Nic BodifordAug 24, 2026
A PFF fantasy piece argues Amon-Ra St. Brown faces the softest 2026 positional schedule and is a buy-low at their WR4 ADP, that George Pickens remains a WR1, and that the Cowboys will lead the league in offensive plays per game.
Published in writing · Pro Football FocusRead the original
What Nic Bodiford said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromPickens should remain a high-volume fantasy football WR1.
- Where it was published
- Pro Football Focus
- The piece
- Fantasy Football 2026: Wide receivers primed to exploit soft schedules
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- 1George Pickens to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points“WR George Pickens , Dallas Cowboys : Pickens should remain a high-volume fantasy football WR1.”
- 2Amon-Ra St. Brown to outplay his draft cost (1.08, WR4 consensus pick by average draft position (ADP))“St. Brown is being drafted as the half-point-per-reception (half-PPR) format's 1.08, WR4 consensus pick by average draft position (ADP)... His current ADP can reasonably be viewed as a buy-low opportunity.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown to outplay his draft cost (1.08, WR4 consensus pick by average draft position (ADP))2 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 positional finish and 1 sleeper call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 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.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Their call against the record
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Positional FinishesGeorge PickensDallas Cowboys
George Pickens to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Sleeper CallsAmon-Ra St. BrownDetroit Lions
Amon-Ra St. Brown to outplay his draft cost (1.08, WR4 consensus pick by average draft position (ADP))
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More sleeper calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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