Pat Fitzmaurice· Aug 28, 2026
Fitzmaurice names four tight ends he loves to target in 2026 fantasy drafts — Brock Bowers, Colston Loveland, Tucker Kraft and Kyle Pitts — expecting Bowers to be the Raiders' top pass catcher and Pitts to be Atlanta's No. 2 target earner.
“Bowers is worth a look in the back half of the second round or early in the third round of 12-team fantasy drafts.”
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Brock Bowers · 2026 season5 calls from 5 pundits between 1 and 1. Pat Fitzmaurice said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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- Depth Chart CallsKyle PittsAtlanta FalconsAug 28, 2026
Kyle Pitts to be 2nd on the depth chart
“The Falcons don't have a lot of firepower at wide receiver beyond Drake London, so Pitts could very well be Atlanta's No. 2 target earner this season.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsBrock BowersLas Vegas RaidersAug 28, 2026
Brock Bowers to be 1st on the depth chart
“The Raiders are talent-starved at wide receiver, so Bowers is poised to be their alpha pass catcher.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsBrock BowersLas Vegas RaidersAug 28, 2026
Brock Bowers to outplay his draft cost (the back half of the second round or early in the third round of 12-team fantasy drafts)
“Here are four tight ends Pat Fitzmaurice loves to target in 2026 fantasy football drafts. Brock Bowers (LV) ... Bowers is worth a look in the back half of the second round or early in the third round of 12-team fantasy drafts.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsColston LovelandChicago BearsAug 28, 2026
Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts)
“Here are four tight ends Pat Fitzmaurice loves to target in 2026 fantasy football drafts. ... Loveland is the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts behind only Brock Bowers and Trey McBride.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Las Vegas RaidersHit · 100Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Las Vegas RaidersHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsMiss · 0Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro.
- Matt HarmonGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsMiss · 0Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.
- Tracy SandlerGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsHit · 100Sandler predicted Caleb Williams would miss two to three weeks with his hamstring injury, and in the picks segment took the Broncos, Ravens, Vikings, Bills and Bears (switching off an earlier Tampa pick).
- Adam ChudwinGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsHit · 100In his annual game-by-game Bears prediction, Chudwin went through all 17 games and landed on a 12-5 season for Chicago.
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