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Who's your favorite breakout candidate for 2026 Fantasy Football?
Jun 29, 2026/u/The_Lineup_Podcastr/DynastyFF
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Malik Nabers
WR · NYG · #general
...’Dale Robinson, Likely is going to be a huge beneficiary of that alongside Malik Nabers (as long as he’s healthy). If you’re wondering what kind of numbers Isaiah...
Jaxson Dart
QB · NYG · #injuryupdate
...ady saw the flashes of talent from Isaiah Likely, and now we pair him with Jaxson Dart in the New York Giants offense and the sky is the limit. Dan Duggin of the...
KC Concepcion
WR · CLE · #breakoutcandidate
...e winning breakouts in 2026 Breakdown of three of the Players Discussed: KC Concepcion (21 Y/O, Dynasty: WR30, Redraft: WR52) Being drafted by the Browns is nev...
Sean Mannion
QB · #injuryupdate
...tep back in the right direction with Kevin Patullo out of the building and Sean Mannion taking over the play calling duties. Nathan Jahnke from PFF had a great wr...
Mark Andrews
TE · BAL · #injuryupdate
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We’re breaking down 5 players with potential to be league winning breakouts in 2026 Breakdown of three of the Players Discussed: KC Concepcion (21 Y/O, Dynasty: WR30, Redraft: WR52) Being drafted by the Browns is never an ideal situation, but Concepcion may be in line to get a lot of opportunities regardless of who’s playing quarterback in Cleveland. Concepcion has round draft capital, went 61 REC for 919 Yards and 9 TDs in his Junior Year at Texas A&M, and despite playing a lot of his snaps from the slot he’s proven his ability to be versatile and move around in the offense. Matt Harmon had a phenomenal statistic about KC Concepcion among WRs in this draft class, in which Concepcion ranked… - No. 1 in success rate vs. man coverage - No. 3 in success rate vs. zone coverage - No. 1 in success rate vs. press coverage - No. 4 in contested catch rate (feels notable) - No. 9 in rate of plays in space with a broken tackle I understand the hesitancy with the Cleveland Browns, but I think back to Garrett Wilson in 2022 as a rookie with the Jets and he broke out for 1100 yards and put his name on the map. There is a lot of potential here for a breakout with a young receiver who won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Isaiah Likely (26 Y/O, Dynasty: TE12, Redraft: TE13) We already saw the flashes of talent from Isaiah Likely, and now we pair him with Jaxson Dart in the New York Giants offense and the sky is the limit. Dan Duggin of the athletic has already reported that Likely’s been Dart’s favorite target at OTAs, and the 3-years $40M with incentives up to $47.5M tells us that the giants have a plan for Isaiah Likely to be a key part of this offense. When we think of the 140 vacated targets from Wan’Dale Robinson, Likely is going to be a huge beneficiary of that alongside Malik Nabers (as long as he’s healthy). If you’re wondering what kind of numbers Isaiah Likely can put up as the TE1 in his offense, he’s already proven he can dominate. In 9 games in his career as the starting tight end without Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely averaged 3.4 rec for 50.4 yards and .7 TDs a game. It may not sound like a lot, but extrapolated over a 16 game stretch that would’ve made Likely the TE3 last season. Buy in on Isaiah likely as a post-hype sleeper with incredible breakout potential. Devonta Smith (27 Y/O, Dynasty: WR16, Redraft: WR13) We finally get to see the former Heisman Trophy and Biletnikoff Award winning receiver get WR1 volume in this Philadelphia Eagles offense. In games without AJB in the past 2 seasons, Devonta’s averaging 7 receptions for 80 yards with a 35.1% target share. We expect this offense to take a big step back in the right direction with Kevin Patullo out of the building and Sean Mannion taking over the play calling duties. Nathan Jahnke from PFF had a great write up on the change in Devonta’s role over the past 2 years. He played more in the slot over the last two seasons than in his first three, but actually showed the most improvement lined up out wide. He posted an 89.9 PFF receiving grade on the perimeter in 2025 with a 25.3% target rate. In fact, Smith achieved 2.95 yards per route run when lined up out wide last season, tied for third-best behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua. We could see a JSN-esque breakout here from an ascending Devonta Smith who could command at a 35% target share and dominate volume here in Philly. Feel free to check out the video for a deeper dive on these three guys, plus two others we’re actively buying rig…