Good morning.

Sorry for the delayed post, we had some technical difficulties. But on the bright side… we have FOOTBALL tomorrow! And if Carson Beck vs. Kenny Pickett doesn’t fire you up in the middle of August, I don’t know what will…🙄

While we’re stuck with mediocre “football” for the next few weeks, we’re going to take some time to reflect on general fantasy football strategy. Today, we’ll begin with the lessons we learned from our biggest hits and misses at each position last season.

Let’s get after it…

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1) Drake Maye
- Our 2025 Rank: QB9
- Consensus 2025 Rank: QB16
- 2025 Finish (PPG): QB3

Maye was our most impactful win of 2025. He stood out as a late-round QB target due to his draft capital (3rd overall in 2024), mobility (averaged 41 rushing YPG in 10 full starts during his rookie year), and improved scheme (Josh McDaniels hired as OC).

So, who could be this year’s Drake Maye? My pick is Justin Herbert. He has the draft capital (6th overall in 2020), mobility (leads the NFL in rushing yards per scramble (9.4) over the past two seasons, per CBS Sports’ Jacob Gibbs), and now gets Mike McDaniel as his OC. Under McDaniel in 2022, a physically limited Tua Tagovailoa led the NFL in TD percentage (6.3%) and YPA (8.9), and then in 2023, he led the league in passing yards (4624), per Fantasy Points’ John Hansen.