# Walt: Updated 2026 fantasy wide receiver rankings, with Ja'Marr Chase first and A.J. Brown (now with the Patriots) second, plus per-player projections for catches, receiving yards and fantasy points. **Claimed:** Aug 1, 2026 **Pundit:** Walt — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/fantasy2026widereceivers.php 31 checkable claims — 30 player season numbers and 1 fantasy ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 20 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 19 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 17 and below it on 2. > Nico Collins resembles Julio Jones at times. He should have another great year. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Puka Nacua to record 122 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Amon-Ra St. Brown to record 122 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Drake London to record 96 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Drake London, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ja'Marr Chase to record 124 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Drake London to record 1,340 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Drake London, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **CeeDee Lamb to record 1,440 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ja'Marr Chase to record 255 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **A.J. Brown to record 1,450 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: A.J. Brown, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Emeka Egbuka to record 194 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Justin Jefferson to record 207 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 226 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Puka Nacua to record 1,600 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Justin Jefferson to record 107 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **A.J. Brown to record 229 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: A.J. Brown, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Justin Jefferson to record 1,470 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Emeka Egbuka to record 1,340 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 116 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Nico Collins to record 206 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Nico Collins, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **CeeDee Lamb to record 204 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **CeeDee Lamb to record 114 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **A.J. Brown to record 91 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: A.J. Brown, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Emeka Egbuka to record 81 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ja'Marr Chase to record 1,650 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Nico Collins to record 1,400 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Nico Collins, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Puka Nacua to record 226 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 1,660 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **2026 Fantasy Football Rankings - Wide Receivers ... 1. Ja'Marr Chase ... 10. Emeka Egbuka, WR, Buccaneers.** - Kind: Fantasy Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Drake London to record 200 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Drake London, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Amon-Ra St. Brown to record 208 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Nico Collins to record 88 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Nico Collins, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Amon-Ra St. Brown to record 1,420 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Puka Nacua — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/puka-nacua - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Amon-Ra St. Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amon-ra-st-brown - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Drake London — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drake-london - Atlanta Falcons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/falcons - Ja'Marr Chase — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ja-marr-chase - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - CeeDee Lamb — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ceedee-lamb - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - A.J. Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/a-j-brown - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Emeka Egbuka — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emeka-egbuka - Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers - Justin Jefferson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/justin-jefferson - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Nico Collins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nico-collins - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans ## What others said about the same people - Trevor Ripley on Max Brosmer: Ripley expects Max Brosmer to return to the Vikings on the practice squad after being waived, and thinks Dillon Bell may draw waiver interest but is also a practice squad candidate for Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/529718b4-3310-4bc4-949a-09c9600f3c48 (scored 0) - Adam Carlson on Max Brosmer: Carlson argues that after a poor preseason showing, quarterback Max Brosmer should be cut by the Vikings, with the team then weighing a practice squad spot for him. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0bca24b3-254a-4507-8c8e-65733ef0af1a (scored 0) - Jay Morrison on Mitchell Tinsley: Following the preseason opener against Detroit, Morrison updated his Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster projection, naming starters and backups at every position group and identifying which players are on the bubble. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0a72a3d-7feb-4331-bc2c-8f92d529d752 (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on Los Angeles Rams: Rogers made his own Week 2 calls, taking the Packers, Eagles (by at least 10), Panthers (by at least a field goal), Cowboys (by at least six), Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also noted Baltimore was his Super Bowl pick and said it wouldn't shock him if Jacksonville hosted the AFC Championship Game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c2a0048-cb74-4da9-8ef4-695cc6571cdf (scored 100) - Chris Simms on Los Angeles Rams: Simms went through every Week 2 game with predicted final scores, picking the Texans, Bears, Steelers (as an upset), Packers, Ravens, Eagles, Buccaneers, Panthers, Jaguars, Seahawks, Cowboys, 49ers, Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also reiterated that Denver was his preseason Super Bowl pick while predicting the Broncos would fall to 0-2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32db5f5e-13da-47e3-b280-2aa9a80d172b (scored 57.14) - Chris Long on New England Patriots: Previewing Week 2, Long called New England a spot to bounce back against Pittsburgh, projected a 27-14 Patriots win, saw Eagles-Titans as a 23-10 grinder, liked the Rams' spot Monday night against the Giants, and wrote down a Bills 31, Lions 23 final for the Thursday nighter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab903e00-9f1b-4862-91a6-96343679649c (scored 100) ## More player season numbers The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Ross Jackson on Tyler Shough: Jackson projects a big sophomore jump for Saints QB Tyler Shuck, laying out a Drake May-style stat line (17 starts, 72% completions, ~4,601 passing yards, 24 TDs, 9 INTs) or a Bo Nix-style consistency line (over 4,000 yards, over 20 TDs, ~10 INTs), and says either path means a playoff season for New Orleans in 2026. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4dc05898-73fd-4fcb-92c4-a940d7e395ba (scored 3.63) - Chris Broussard on Lamar Jackson: Broussard expects Lamar Jackson to play well but not vintage — two touchdown passes and no picks — while Derrick Henry carries the load with over 100 rushing yards. He also takes the Browns to upset the Bengals and believes Myles Garrett gets at least two sacks to break the single-season record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a026afc-40fe-4b1f-b209-3ce53ae205d7 (scored 0) - Nick Wright on Myles Garrett: Wright picks the Steelers to beat the Ravens outright in Pittsburgh, takes Seattle over San Francisco, and thinks the Browns lose to Cincinnati even as Myles Garrett gets the sack record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9a8b5cea-9f2f-46f0-9939-72c2a60e4c26 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Myles Garrett: Nick Wright says Myles Garrett is playing at an all-time level and might reach 25 sacks this season, and among his weekly picks he expects the Bears to beat the Steelers in an ugly low-margin home win and Seattle to win comfortably at Tennessee. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/029b0090-8d3f-47de-9fb9-7f0a02320f3a (scored 84) - Shannon Sharpe on T.J. Watt: On a Bengals-Steelers matchup, Sharpe took the over on several player props: Ja'Marr Chase over 74.5 receiving yards, Joe Flacco over 36.5 pass attempts, and T.J. Watt over 3.5 tackles+assists, adding that Watt will get two sacks. He also predicted Rico Dowdle would make the Pro Bowl this season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fbc5b8e-7449-41f4-a5a2-7029cc4ef65e (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on Micah Parsons: Eisen made a series of picks: Micah Parsons will out-sack any two Cowboys combined (after initially leaning the other way), the NFC North is more likely to produce a Super Bowl team than the NFC East, Eagles wins will outnumber Cowboys losses, Bo Nix/Courtland Sutton will out-touchdown Cam Ward/Calvin Ridley, and Marvin Harrison Jr./James Conner will beat Kamara/Olave in yards and TDs. He also picked the AFC West order and said Deion Sanders is more likely than Bill Belichick to have a winning record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f94f8499-af74-4a8d-a688-fd08cd52bb3c (scored 56.25) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=walt