AFC South Divisional Podcast Recap For 2026 (Fantasy Football)

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Next up in our Divisional Recap Series: the vaunted AFC South, my home division! The 2025 season was a tale of two halves. The standings after Week 10: Indianapolis: 8-2 Jacksonville: 5-4 Houston: 4-5 Tennessee: 1-8 Then: Indianapolis lost its final seven games Jacksonville won its final seven games (eight in total) Houston won its final seven games (nine in total) Tennessee still sucked What team will carry its 2025 run into the 2026 season, and whose fate will reverse course? Let’s see what the Ballers have to say about the AFC South in 2026. A reminder that we are up to three shows a week now – tune in to The Fantasy Footballers Podcast on all your devices! Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube To take an even deeper dive into fantasy players in the AFC South, check out the full array of the UDK’s tools available to make your fantasy team a champion! Make sure to check out the full version of the episode on YouTube! Let’s Get Divisional – AFC South Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4) Player Additions: RB Chris Rodriguez Jr . (CROD) Player Subtractions: RB Travis Etienne Jr ., WR Dyami Brown Rookies: TE Nate Boerkircher (Round 2), TE Tanner Koziol (Round 5) 2026 Vegas Projected Win Total: 9.5 2025 Offensive Ranks: Fantasy Points Offensive Plays Team Points All QB RB WR TE All Run Run% Pass Pass% Jacksonville Jaguars 27.9 59.9 20.8 6.2 24.9 8 64.3 28.8 44.7% 35.5 55.3% Duvaaal turned into an NFL hotspot to finish the 2025 season, as Liam Coen seemed to finally unlock Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars offense. The Jags went on an eight-win run to end the season; they earned the three seed in a very competitive AFC playoff race, and they gave the Bills a legitimate fight in the playoffs. This team won more than 10 games for the first time since 2017. The Jags offer three main questions for fantasy in 2026: Can Trevor Lawrence continue his strong second half and maintain top-10 QB status? How will the targets be divided between Brian Thomas Jr ., Parker Washington , Jakobi Meyers , Brenton Strange , and the RBs? How will the backfield split look between Bhayshul Tuten , Chris Rodriguez , and LeQuint Allen ? The Ballers believe Lawrence’s success is repeatable due to the Coen offensive system and the offensive weaponry surrounding him. I agree and am happy drafting TLaw as my QB1 late in redraft leagues. The WR question has been discussed at length, and the Ballers are really loving the draft value of Parker Washington over the rest. Mike is still holding a candle for Brian Thomas Jr ., but it is a very cautious optimism. Brenton Strange could be a sneaky late-round value pick at TE as well, after signing a fancy new contract this offseason. As for the RB room, Mike sees the upside in Tuten, expecting him to be boot-scootin’ up to top-end RB volume this season. Andy and Jason are skeptical (3.7 YPC last year), worrying that CROD will be vulturing valuable work. If LeQuint Allen takes substantial receiving work, Tuten and Rodriguez may both be overvalued in drafts. Parker Washington averaged 22.3 PPR points per game over the final four weeks of last season and it's like none of you care pic.twitter.com/ySAZOx08Pg — FantasyPros (@FantasyPros) May 17, 2026 Houston Texans (12-5) Player Additions: TE Foster Moreau Player Subtractions: RB Nick Chubb , RB Joe Mixon , WR Christian Kirk Rookies: TE Marlin Klein (Round 2) 2026 Vegas Projected Win Total: 9.5 2025 Offensive Ranks: Fantasy Points Offensive Plays Team Points All QB RB WR TE All Run Run% Pass Pass…