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...5 Deion Burks .95 5 Kendrick Law .95 5 Brenen Thompson .9 5 C.J. Daniels .85 5 Lewis Bond .8 5 Aaron Anderson .8 5 Colbie Young .7 5 Di...
...similarly poor production profile, and were drafted in the first round: Matthew Golden Jameson Williams Jahan Dotson Henry Ruggs John Ross Mike Williams...
...rade picks after 1.06. Kevin Concepcion - actionable: strong buy He's my Luther Burden this year but we're not getting as good a price because the class is weake...
...Omar Cooper Jr. 2.25 3 Ted Hurst 2.2 3 De'Zhaun Stribling Jr. 2 3 Elijah Sarratt 2 3 Chris Brazzell II 2 3 Germie Bernard 1.85 4 "Avoid" Bryce Lan...
...'Zhaun Stribling Jr. 2 3 Elijah Sarratt 2 3 Chris Brazzell II 2 3 Germie Bernard 1.85 4 "Avoid" Bryce Lance 1.75 4 Skyler Bell 1.6 4 Chris Bell 1....
...ell Tate 2.6 2 Ja'Kobi Lane 2.4 3 "Draftable" Denzel Boston 2.3 3 Omar Cooper Jr. 2.25 3 Ted Hurst 2.2 3 De'Zhaun Stribling Jr. 2 3 Elijah Sarr...
.... I'm happy to spend that on these guys assuming I'm not in heavy TEP with Max Klare on the board. Chris Bell - actionable: fade Another brief one. I'm seei...
...on 3.45 1 "Elite" Jordyn Tyson 3.25 2 "Upside" Makai Lemon 3.15 2 Carnell Tate 2.6 2 Ja'Kobi Lane 2.4 3 "Draftable" Denzel Boston 2.3 3 Omar Coo...
...al Grade */4 Historical Tier Kevin Concepcion 3.45 1 "Elite" Jordyn Tyson 3.25 2 "Upside" Makai Lemon 3.15 2 Carnell Tate 2.6 2 Ja'Kobi Lan...
..."Avoid" Bryce Lance 1.75 4 Skyler Bell 1.6 4 Chris Bell 1.6 4 Malachi Fields 1.5 4 Zachariah Branch 1.4 4 Cyrus Allen 1.3 4 Antonio Williams 1...
...ordyn Tyson 3.25 2 "Upside" Makai Lemon 3.15 2 Carnell Tate 2.6 2 Ja'Kobi Lane 2.4 3 "Draftable" Denzel Boston 2.3 3 Omar Cooper Jr. 2.25 3 Ted...
...Kevin Concepcion 3.45 1 "Elite" Jordyn Tyson 3.25 2 "Upside" Makai Lemon 3.15 2 Carnell Tate 2.6 2 Ja'Kobi Lane 2.4 3 "Draftable" Denzel B...
...n 1.3 4 Antonio Williams 1.25 4 Barion Brown 1.05 5 "Undraftable" Caleb Douglas 1.05 5 Kevin Coleman Jr. 1.05 5 Zavion Thomas 1 5 Anthony Smith ....
....95 5 Brenen Thompson .9 5 C.J. Daniels .85 5 Lewis Bond .8 5 Aaron Anderson .8 5 Colbie Young .7 5 Dillon Bell .7 5 Reginald Virgil .65 5...
...ermie Bernard 1.85 4 "Avoid" Bryce Lance 1.75 4 Skyler Bell 1.6 4 Chris Bell 1.6 4 Malachi Fields 1.5 4 Zachariah Branch 1.4 4 Cyrus Allen 1.3...
...5 Reginald Virgil .65 5 Josh Cameron .65 5 Malik Benson .55 5 Emmanuel Henderson Jr. .5 5 Kaden Wetjen .3 5 --- Now that we have the grades, I'll c...
...Lane 2.4 3 "Draftable" Denzel Boston 2.3 3 Omar Cooper Jr. 2.25 3 Ted Hurst 2.2 3 De'Zhaun Stribling Jr. 2 3 Elijah Sarratt 2 3 Chris Brazzel...
...1.75 4 Skyler Bell 1.6 4 Chris Bell 1.6 4 Malachi Fields 1.5 4 Zachariah Branch 1.4 4 Cyrus Allen 1.3 4 Antonio Williams 1.25 4 Barion Brown 1.05...
....7 5 Dillon Bell .7 5 Reginald Virgil .65 5 Josh Cameron .65 5 Malik Benson .55 5 Emmanuel Henderson Jr. .5 5 Kaden Wetjen .3 5 --- Now tha...
...Kevin Coleman Jr. 1.05 5 Zavion Thomas 1 5 Anthony Smith .95 5 Deion Burks .95 5 Kendrick Law .95 5 Brenen Thompson .9 5 C.J. Daniels .85 5...
...ams 1.25 4 Barion Brown 1.05 5 "Undraftable" Caleb Douglas 1.05 5 Kevin Coleman Jr. 1.05 5 Zavion Thomas 1 5 Anthony Smith .95 5 Deion Burks .95...
...ai Lemon 3.15 2 Carnell Tate 2.6 2 Ja'Kobi Lane 2.4 3 "Draftable" Denzel Boston 2.3 3 Omar Cooper Jr. 2.25 3 Ted Hurst 2.2 3 De'Zhaun Stribling J...
...Ted Hurst 2.2 3 De'Zhaun Stribling Jr. 2 3 Elijah Sarratt 2 3 Chris Brazzell II 2 3 Germie Bernard 1.85 4 "Avoid" Bryce Lance 1.75 4 Skyler Be...
...s 1 5 Anthony Smith .95 5 Deion Burks .95 5 Kendrick Law .95 5 Brenen Thompson .9 5 C.J. Daniels .85 5 Lewis Bond .8 5 Aaron Anderson .8 5 Co...
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Starting this off on a note not directly related to dynasty football. If you won't allow me a moment on a soapbox, skip past this first section: I've been doing this for a decade now and not a single letter, number, cell of data, point of analysis, etc. has been assisted by any of the language-modeling software that marketers and stakeholders are commonly calling "A.I.". Every line of text, every bit of research, every calculation was hand-rolled by me or by an automated process I coded -- and this all in collaboration and conversation with an uncountable network of other human beings with an interest in or passion for this hobby. I feel compelled to say this because I believe more people engaged in creative endeavor should be vocal about their work when they've done it by their own will, sweat, and collaborative spirit. I believe this is small but not insignificant approach to combat a rising tide of mediocrity in product and uncertainty in consumption online. I know there are people that feel strongly about this issue one way or another and that it's off-topic so I won't be responding to any negative feedback regarding this. Thanks for your time if you read this part. --- On to the show: Okay here we go! We'll start off my final grades of the 2026 class with the best part of this underwhelming class - Wide Receivers. I've said it many times and I'll keep saying it: thanks to anyone and everyone that has engaged with this project over the years even if it's just to say thanks or ask a clarifying question. After all this time, I've pretty much lost the level of intrinsic interest in dynasty and player evaluation to keep it going were it not for wanting to get these out there for the folks I know look forward to it every year. So again, thanks! Now on to the grades. --- For those of you that aren't already familiar with what I do, here is the link to my final WR grades from last year. I didn't review them throughout the year like I've done some years in the past but looking back on them now, I have to pat myself on the back. Even with a rookie year's worth of new data, I think I have basically the same feelings about all these guys and I'm proud of my thoughts on the players I commented on specifically toward the end of the article. You can still view my historical WR grades here. If you're new and want some more convincing to stick around, here is an analysis of my grades over the years someone else did. Before my old account got suspended, I wanted to do a retrospective kind of thing like this and someone did it for me. Shout out to you u/CultofBroadly! --- Before the grades some high-level things to keep in mind: These grades are attempting to solve for first 2 years NFL fantasy production. And first 2 years production is a good proxy for career production. The grades use a composite of age and competition adjusted production, draft capital, professional film analysis, declare status, and a composite of physical traits. All these inputs are not weighted equally with draft capital being the single most heavily weight input and physical traits composite the lowest. A lot of top guys didn't put down official athletic testing this year so I just assume they meet my lowest threshold there and no more. If I find compelling reason to raise any of them over time, I still could do that. So far, this is where I've settled for everyone. Player evaluation is useless absent consideration of market price and personal exposure rates. Dynasty is 100…