Vets That Are RISING In Value Post-NFL Draft | Dynasty Fantasy Football Podcast Ep. 824
4/28/202630 min
Garret and Andrew break down the biggest “survivors” from the 2026 NFL Draft, highlighting veterans whose roles stayed clean when many managers expected their teams to add real competition. If your league is still overvaluing rookie picks, this is the window to trade for proven production before summer pricing kicks in. Listen to This Episode: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube The list starts with Chase Brown, who dodged the exact type of Day 2 back that could have threatened a true feature workload. Then the focus shifts to Cam Skattebo, another back who avoided the nightmare scenario, keeping a clear path to touches in a room that already fits what he does best. At receiver, Josh Downs benefits from a depth chart that stayed quiet in the draft, setting up a target-friendly season in the middle of the field. The Chiefs not adding meaningful wide receiver competition keeps Rashee Rice positioned as a volume-driven centerpiece when healthy, even if the offseason noise never stops. Jacksonville passing on RB additions creates a cleaner runway for Bhayshul Tuten, while Tampa’s draft keeps Rachaad White alive as a practical contender play in PPR formats. The big sneaky call is Oronde Gadsden, whose situation stayed open enough to flirt with top tier tight end outcomes if the target tree cooperates. The episode closes with David Montgomery as a pure win-now buy, a short-window volume bet that can outscore the mid-second rookie tier when you are chasing a title. Start Using the Film Room Today! FFPC: New Users: Use promo code NERDS for $25 off your first FFPC Orphan Team! 00:00 Start 01:53 Chase Brown 03:59 Cam Skattebo 06:51 Josh Downs 09:44 Rashee Rice 12:43 Bhayshul Tuten 16:33 Rachaad White 18:34 Oronde Gadsden 23:09 David Montgomery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsGarret Price· Host0:00
Yes, the '26 draft is over, and we all have a huge sigh of relief. And there's some players that have a huge sigh of relief as well because they saved a bunch of trade value in this draft. There were some worries, and there always are some worries about some guys losing some jobs during the NFL draft or the room getting super crowded. And look, there were still plenty of that in the NFL draft this year. But these are some players that survived that wave, and now we're saying, "Huh, I think I might wanna trade for some of these players. The, the risk is gone, and now I'm a little more interested." So, uh, we could get right into things here, but Andrew, overall, are there, uh, d- would you say there's more players that you're like, "Oh, they gained value in the, this process or lost value in this process," or was it kinda net neutral?
Andrew Mott· Host0:52
It does feel kinda net neutral. I mean, you kinda gotta sift through it for me to find the players that are gaining value or maybe have not as much competition as we initially thought were going to be coming into some of these rooms, whether that be the wide receiver room or the running back room. But, uh, it does feel a little bit net neutral. The positive thing, I guess, about this whole thing, if you wanna go half glass full approach, is when you do have a rookie draft that disappoints us a little bit from a landing spot perspective or disappoints us from a talent perspective or a draft capital perspective, is it does mean a lot of our fantasy relevant options that are already drafted already in the NFL do dodge