# Joshua Poniatowski: In his 2026 fantasy football 'league winners' piece, Poniatowski puts Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson and Christian McCaffrey as the top three picks, and names a slate of running backs (Kenneth Walker III, Omarion Hampton, David Montgomery, Jonathon Brooks) and receivers (Malik Nabers, Tee Higgins, Christian Watson, De'Zhaun Stribling) as players who will far outperform their draft cost. **Claimed:** Sep 2, 2026 **Pundit:** Joshua Poniatowski — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/joshua-poniatowski **Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fantasypros **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/09/14-fantasy-football-league-winners-2026/ 11 checkable claims — 6 sleeper calls, 2 positional finishes, 1 depth chart call, 1 fantasy ranking and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 15 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 2. > These two should be the 1.01 and 1.02 in standard, half-PPR, and PPR drafts. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Kenneth Walker III to record 10 rushing tds** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Kenneth Walker III, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - “These two should be the 1.01 and 1.02 in standard, half-PPR, and PPR drafts. Every single time... McCaffrey should be the 1.03, only behind Gibbs and Bijan.” - Kind: Fantasy Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (1.03)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kenneth Walker III to outplay his draft cost (RB11 at the back end of the second round)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Kenneth Walker III, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **De'Zhaun Stribling to outplay his draft cost (a very late-round wide receiver dart throw)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: De'Zhaun Stribling, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Omarion Hampton to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Omarion Hampton, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tee Higgins to outplay his draft cost (drafted like a late value WR2)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **David Montgomery to outplay his draft cost (the middle rounds)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: David Montgomery, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malik Nabers to outplay his draft cost (the third and sometimes fourth round; outside the top-10 wide receivers)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Malik Nabers, New York Giants - Verdict: not settled yet - **David Montgomery to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: David Montgomery, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Kenneth Walker III — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenneth-walker-iii - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Christian McCaffrey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-mccaffrey - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - De'Zhaun Stribling — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/de-zhaun-stribling - Omarion Hampton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/omarion-hampton - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Jonathon Brooks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonathon-brooks - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Tee Higgins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tee-higgins - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - David Montgomery — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-montgomery - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - Malik Nabers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malik-nabers - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants ## What others said about the same people - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Parker Hurley on Khalid Kareem: Hurley predicts the 49ers will release Khalil Kareem when Nate Hobbs is activated and cut Brandin Cooks when C.J. West returns, while arguing Sebastian Valdez won't be the one let go and no cornerback will be cut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a729417-69ee-493a-9bec-d905fd1a7082 (scored 0) - Sam Monson on New York Giants: Monson picked every Week 10 game, taking the Giants, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Colts, Texans, Bills, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Rams, Cowboys, Bengals and Ravens, and also suggested the Chargers' only likely wins the rest of the way come against the Jets and Dolphins. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f4cb7a1e-1380-4f08-b39b-1432b97db846 (scored 0) - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e142b910-0967-4de9-9429-c342bc079205 (scored 35.71) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04562aeb-eccf-4266-be8e-32a3aacfd6fc (scored 42.86) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6c19276-74df-4775-8a6e-f67c6d94b773 (scored 42.86) ## More sleeper calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Derek Brown on Travis Hunter: Derek Brown ("Debro") laid out a slate of wide receiver breakouts — Ricky Pearsall, Jalen Coker, Egbuka, Jalen Waddle, Joshua Palmer, George Pickens, DeVonta Smith and Travis Hunter — while fading Xavier Worthy, Tyreek Hill and the cheap Cleveland/late-round types, and gave their own rankings well ahead of ADP for several of them. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/effe2fda-3dcb-489f-a1e1-f8fa5b11ada7 (scored 100) - Chris Welsh on Tyler Warren: Welsh drafted Christian McCaffrey, Breece Hall, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan, Travis Hunter, the Rams and Saints receivers, Justin Fields (a top-10 QB), Drake Maye (QB10-14), Travis Kelce and Tyler Warren, while passing on Joe Mixon, the Commanders backfield, Tyreek Hill, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9f0f2132-f3b8-4813-b2b1-374b827d86a8 (scored 100) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Chris Rodriguez Jr.: Pat Fitzmaurice gave draft-or-pass calls: reluctant drafts on Christian McCaffrey, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan (their WR16), Rashee Rice at a ninth-round price, Austin Ekeler, Chris Rodriguez, Chris Olave, Drake Maye (their QB8) and Tyler Warren, with passes on Breece Hall, Joe Mixon, Croskey-Merritt, Tyreek Hill, Travis Hunter, the Rams receivers and Justin Fields. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e36f1287-466c-4889-a7ea-c9d86f4b5182 (scored 100) - Joe Pisapia on Tyreek Hill: Joey P (Joe Pisapia) played draft-or-pass on 2025 fantasy values: they passed on Christian McCaffrey at pick 7, Breece Hall, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Travis Hunter and Chris Olave, while drafting RJ Harvey, Tyreek Hill, Tetairoa McMillan, Puka Nacua, Tyler Warren and a late-round Joe Mixon. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c3c95c1c-64a4-42b6-9389-58d5fb5b27d1 (scored 0) - Derek Brown on George Pickens: Brown's five-to-one breakout list was Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Tucker Kraft, Ricky Pearsall, George Pickens and Tetairoa McMillan; they forecast Brian Robinson Jr. being cut or traded, Kraft finishing as a top-five/six tight end, Pickens as a top-15 receiver and McMillan spiking for double-digit touchdowns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9d95277c-e110-411f-8934-9a1282c3286e (scored 100) - Jake Ciely on Braelon Allen: Counting down their top-five middle/late-round breakout candidates, Seely picked Bryce Young, Cedric Tillman, Braelon Allen, Marvin Mims and Rome Odunze, arguing Young can be a fringe QB1 with added rushing, Tillman and Mims are their teams' No. 2 receivers, and Caleb Williams will post a huge statistical season that lifts Odunze. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6b5a40bc-e349-48a1-ad37-18ee448ebe75 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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