# Nic Bodiford: A PFF fantasy piece names five late-round "bench stash" players as sleepers who will outperform their draft cost, including rookie RB Jonah Coleman, Jonathon Brooks, KC Concepcion, Cyrus Allen and Ja'Kobi Lane, with projections about their roles and finishes. **Claimed:** Aug 28, 2026 **Pundit:** Nic Bodiford — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nic-bodiford **Outlet:** Pro Football Focus — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/pro-football-focus **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.pff.com/news/fantasy-football-2026-must-draft-bench-stashes/ 9 checkable claims — 5 sleeper calls, 3 depth chart calls and 1 positional finishe — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one. > Coleman is a must-draft bench stash this season and can be drafted conveniently via a 16.01, RB50 Yahoo! ADP and an 18.03, RB53 ESPN ADP. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Ja'Kobi Lane to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Ja'Kobi Lane, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **K.C. Concepcion to outplay his draft cost (14.03, WR55 Yahoo! ADP and his 12.08, WR53 ESPN ADP)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: K.C. Concepcion, Cleveland Browns - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ja'Kobi Lane to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving tds** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Ja'Kobi Lane, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonah Coleman to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jonah Coleman, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ja'Kobi Lane to outplay his draft cost (13.05, WR52 Yahoo! ADP and a 16.02, WR63 ESPN ADP)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Ja'Kobi Lane, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cyrus Allen to outplay his draft cost (going undrafted on Yahoo! and now qualifies as just an 18th-round pick on ESPN)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Cyrus Allen, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonah Coleman to outplay his draft cost (16.01, RB50 Yahoo! ADP and an 18.03, RB53 ESPN ADP)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jonah Coleman, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonathon Brooks to outplay his draft cost (9.10, RB31 ESPN ADP)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cyrus Allen to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Cyrus Allen, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Ja'Kobi Lane — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ja-kobi-lane - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - K.C. Concepcion — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/k-c-concepcion - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Jonah Coleman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonah-coleman - Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/broncos - Cyrus Allen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cyrus-allen - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Jonathon Brooks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonathon-brooks - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers ## What others said about the same people - Zach Roberts on Corey Thornton: Roberts projects the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster following the Hall of Fame Game, naming every player he expects to make the team at each position, and pegs AJ Dillon as the fourth running back on the depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eef72be3-9114-401b-a6e8-2ffc335cc7fb (scored 100) - Jordan Foote on Kansas City Chiefs: Foote expects the Chiefs to rebound at home against the Jets, arguing Geno Smith can't keep pace with Patrick Mahomes and that only turnovers or penalties would keep the game close. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/63106552-e84e-442a-a49e-681fb22fe0bd (scored 100) - Tyler Brown on Kansas City Chiefs: Brown thinks the Jets will hang around for a while but that the more talented Chiefs will ultimately handle the game at home. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d3d204d4-b6ad-40d6-85eb-ad91489cac28 (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on Denver Broncos: Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc43909b-bc7f-47aa-b208-5cf7c95844bc (scored 97.62) - Doug Joubert on Cleveland Browns: Joubert picks the Browns to win 28-17, saying the Saints haven't improved over the first half of the season despite Cleveland starting Shedeur Sanders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1dc26285-5f15-45a0-93a7-62d8bd585adc (scored 26.19) - Zack Kelberman on Denver Broncos: Kelberman predicts the Broncos will comfortably beat the Panthers in Week 9, with Denver's offensive line handling Carolina's weak pass rush. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f7810168-785f-4f00-aef8-968674880237 (scored 100) ## 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 his own rankings well ahead of ADP for several of them. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/effe2fda-3dcb-489f-a1e1-f8fa5b11ada7 (scored 100) - Tom Strachan on Ricky Pearsall: Tom Strachan backed Xavier Worthy, Jalen Coker, Egbuka, Jalen Waddle, Darnell Mooney, Zay Flowers, George Pickens, DeVonta Smith and Travis Hunter as values at their draft costs, while avoiding Jerry Jeudy and the Cleveland receivers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c42eacc5-eb10-4103-a94d-50545a487cbb (scored 100) - Ryan Wormeli on Ricky Pearsall: Host Ryan Warmley endorsed Ricky Pearsall as a bet worth making and put his rookie-receiver capital in Tetairoa McMillan, while fading Zay Flowers at his cost and opting out of Marvin Harrison Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/192d6e67-2e0e-49b3-bc82-4c8a77bd5950 (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 (his WR16), Rashee Rice at a ninth-round price, Austin Ekeler, Chris Rodriguez, Chris Olave, Drake Maye (his 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: he 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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