Biggest Post-Draft Winners for Fantasy 2026

Every season, a handful of players survive the NFL Draft and explode in value.

Last year they were Javonte Williams, Chase Brown, and Zay Flowers. The draft shook up depth charts, and these guys came out on top.

Brock Bowers

In truly healthy games, Bowers averaged 16.7 PPR FPPG in 2025. The Raiders WR depth chart behind him is Dont'e Thornton, Jalen Nailor, and Jaco Bech. With Kubiak, Cousins, and an upgraded offensive line, he could easily see 150+ targets this season.

Tyler Shough

Fact: Shough was a fantasy QB1 as the Saints' starter in 2025. From weeks 10–18 he averaged 17.1 fantasy PPG, finished as a top-12 QB in five of those nine games, and had zero bust games. He's a high-floor, high-end QB2 with an upgraded offense that now includes Jordyn Tyson.

Chase Brown

Brown's weekly finishes in games with Joe Burrow: RB22, RB10, RB6, RB13, RB1, RB3. That's 21.4 PPR fantasy points per game. Only McCaffrey, Robinson, Taylor, and Gibbs averaged more. The Bengals drafted zero running backs this year.

Rashee Rice

Rice played eight healthy games in 2025 and averaged 18.8 fantasy points, 71.4 receiving yards, 9.8 targets, and 0.6 TDs per game. He finished as a top-12 WR in five of those eight games. The Chiefs didn't add a WR until Day 3 of the draft. He remains a strong WR1 option.

– Alex