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Fantasy Football: Must-draft players for 2026

  • Chase Brown unlocks supreme efficiency alongside a healthy Joe Burrow: Operating against light defensive fronts in a loaded Cincinnati passing attack, Brown paced the position at a premier 22.3 PPR points per game down the stretch when Burrow was fully healthy.
  • Luther Burden III has a path to a breakout: The Bears cleared playing time for Burden after he ranked third among NFL wide receivers with 2.69 yards per route run as a rookie.
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Some players are worth targeting as often as possible in fantasy football drafts, and these are the players currently at the top of my list for 2026 based on early ADP.

My must-draft players are those whose mix of role, value and upside makes them priorities regardless of your league settings or where you pick — the names I keep finding on my rosters.

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