# Andrew Erickson: In his 2026 fantasy football draft cheat sheet, Erickson names dozens of sleepers/targets and busts across quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end, plus value picks by draft range, backup running backs to target or avoid, rookies to target or avoid, and defenses to draft. **Claimed:** Aug 29, 2026 **Pundit:** Andrew Erickson — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson **Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fantasypros **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/08/fantasy-football-draft-cheat-sheet-rankings-targets-2026/ 21 checkable claims — 20 sleeper calls and 1 positional finishe — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 37 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > AJB WR1 szn is loading. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Dalton Kincaid to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chase Brown to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Chase Brown, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost (Round 11+ / Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Aaron Jones, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Wan'Dale Robinson to outplay his draft cost (Round 11+ / Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Wan'Dale Robinson, New York Giants - Verdict: not settled yet - **Travis Etienne to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Travis Etienne, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Charlie Kolar to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Charlie Kolar, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Isaiah Likely to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Isaiah Likely, New York Giants - Verdict: not settled yet - **Greg Dulcich to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Greg Dulcich, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **A.J. Brown to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: A.J. Brown, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Javonte Williams to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Javonte Williams, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dallas Goedert to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **A.J. Brown to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: A.J. Brown, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **George Kittle to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaylin Noel to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jaylin Noel, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Terrance Ferguson to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Terrance Ferguson, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tetairoa McMillan to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Juwan Johnson to outplay his draft cost (Late-round only)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jadarian Price to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jadarian Price, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kimani Vidal to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Kimani Vidal, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rashee Rice to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Dalton Kincaid — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dalton-kincaid - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Chase Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chase-brown - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Aaron Jones — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-jones - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Wan'Dale Robinson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/wan-dale-robinson - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants - Travis Etienne — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-etienne - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Charlie Kolar — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/charlie-kolar - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Isaiah Likely — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/isaiah-likely - Greg Dulcich — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-dulcich - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Zay Flowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - A.J. Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/a-j-brown - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Javonte Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/javonte-williams - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Dallas Goedert — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dallas-goedert - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - George Kittle — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-kittle - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Jaylin Noel — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylin-noel - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - Terrance Ferguson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/terrance-ferguson - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Tetairoa McMillan — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tetairoa-mcmillan - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Juwan Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/juwan-johnson - Jadarian Price — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jadarian-price - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Kimani Vidal — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kimani-vidal - Rashee Rice — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rashee-rice - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Kansas City Chiefs: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on New York Giants: Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/83d1e88b-95a0-45ba-83d3-f86297170c6c (scored 100) - Chris Long on Cincinnati Bengals: Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3df9ea25-e57f-4fd7-b20c-c910a1c3633a (scored 0) - Steven Ruiz on Houston Texans: Previewing 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a30ff469-4972-4c48-855b-ba984e4de9d0 (scored 0) - Nate Tice on Baltimore Ravens: Tice 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b8378e16-ea5c-4107-a883-28aaf0e71134 (scored 100) - Sam Monson on Seattle Seahawks: Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0b810ffd-fd93-4ea2-a208-b1353dea5fb0 (scored 0) ## 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) - 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 RJ Harvey: 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 100) - Jake Ciely on Braelon Allen: Counting down his 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) - Ryan Wormeli on Cedric Tillman: Hosting the segment, Warmley backed Bryce Young to finish better than his QB22 consensus ranking, endorsed Cedric Tillman as a late-round target, and said Tetairoa McMillan will be a top-15 fantasy receiver this season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c695b79-bc5e-4d3f-8136-6705656267a2 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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