# Chris Welsh: Welsh publishes his 2026 fantasy draft sheet, naming sleepers and busts at every position, value picks by draft range, and rookies to target or avoid. **Claimed:** Aug 13, 2026 **Pundit:** Chris Welsh — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-welsh **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-welsh/ 26 checkable claims — 24 sleeper calls and 2 fantasy bust calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 26 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > I am throwing my targets in the mix here for draft day. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Quinshon Judkins to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Quinshon Judkins - Verdict: not settled yet - **K.C. Concepcion to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: K.C. Concepcion - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mike Evans to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Mike Evans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Deebo Samuel Sr. to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Deebo Samuel Sr. - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Bucky Irving - Verdict: not settled yet - **Stefon Diggs to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Stefon Diggs - Verdict: not settled yet - **Braelon Allen to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Braelon Allen - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tank Dell to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Tank Dell - Verdict: not settled yet - **Omarion Hampton to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Omarion Hampton - Verdict: not settled yet - **Antonio Williams to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Antonio Williams - Verdict: not settled yet - **De'Zhaun Stribling to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: De'Zhaun Stribling - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matthew Golden to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Matthew Golden - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaylen Waddle to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jaylen Waddle - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malik Washington to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Malik Washington - Verdict: not settled yet - **Nicholas Singleton to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Nicholas Singleton - Verdict: not settled yet - **Emeka Egbuka to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Emeka Egbuka - Verdict: not settled yet - **CeeDee Lamb to fall short of his draft cost (at Top 5 cost)** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: CeeDee Lamb - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tyler Warren to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Tyler Warren - Verdict: not settled yet - **Emmett Johnson to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 11+ | Outside Top 120)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Emmett Johnson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keenan Allen to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Keenan Allen - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jake Tonges to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jake Tonges - Verdict: not settled yet - **Greg Dulcich to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Greg Dulcich - Verdict: not settled yet - **David Montgomery to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: David Montgomery - Verdict: not settled yet - **Caleb Williams to fall short of his draft cost (at Top 7 cost)** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Caleb Williams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ted Hurst to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Ted Hurst - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ja'Kobi Lane to outplay his draft cost (Outside Top 200)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Ja'Kobi Lane - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Quinshon Judkins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quinshon-judkins - K.C. Concepcion — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/k-c-concepcion - Mike Evans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-evans - Deebo Samuel Sr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/deebo-samuel-sr - Bucky Irving — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bucky-irving - Stefon Diggs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/stefon-diggs - Braelon Allen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/braelon-allen - Tank Dell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tank-dell - Omarion Hampton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/omarion-hampton - Antonio Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/antonio-williams-1040 - De'Zhaun Stribling — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/de-zhaun-stribling - Matthew Golden — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/matthew-golden - Jaylen Waddle — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-waddle - Malik Washington — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malik-washington - Nicholas Singleton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nicholas-singleton - Emeka Egbuka — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emeka-egbuka - CeeDee Lamb — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ceedee-lamb - Tyler Warren — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-warren - Emmett Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emmett-johnson - Keenan Allen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keenan-allen - Jake Tonges — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jake-tonges - Greg Dulcich — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-dulcich - David Montgomery — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-montgomery - Caleb Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams - Ted Hurst — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ted-hurst - Ja'Kobi Lane — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ja-kobi-lane ## What others said about the same people - David Harrison on Stefon Diggs: Harrison gives his initial 53-man roster projection for the Washington Commanders: three quarterbacks including Ethan Kalyak Manus, three running backs, four tight ends, six receivers (leaving off De'Ami Brown and Jaden Bradley), nine offensive linemen with Matt Goldman at center, and a defense of six linebackers but only four cornerbacks. He also projects Tunstall and Newton going to IR on Monday with De'Ami Brown and Dietrich Wise re-signed, plus a corner-heavy practice squad. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d5b2565-5531-47ac-bff8-ccb9b23a980a (scored 100) - Nick Pedone on K.C. Concepcion: Previewing the Browns' preseason finale, Pedone says five receivers — Jerry Jeudy, KC Concepcion, Denzel Boston, Isaiah Bond and Tylan Wallace — are very likely to make Cleveland's 53-man roster, leaving one final spot open for Luke Floriea and others. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b7401a6b-fdaf-4d71-84f3-d96262d88dcd (scored 100) - Nick Pedone on K.C. Concepcion: Reading the Browns' first depth chart, Pedone projects Deshaun Watson as the Week 1 starting quarterback, lays out the full projected starting offensive line with Parker Brailsford as backup center, expects KT Leveston to make the roster as guard depth, and names Jeudy, Concepcion, Boston and Bond as roster locks with Tylan Wallace as the fifth receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1ad89afe-570a-4067-b536-6940a8533619 (scored 100) - David Harrison on Antonio Williams: Harrison projects the Washington Commanders' initial 53-man roster if it had to be set today, naming 26 offensive players, three specialists and 24 defenders, and also assigns depth-chart slots at quarterback, running back, the offensive line, the interior defensive line, and the return/specialist jobs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2e2254ee-daf7-4f82-81d4-2bc73e1b7291 (scored 100) - Jacob Westendorf on Matthew Golden: In his final 53-man roster projection for the Packers, Westendorf names every player he expects to make the initial roster, places Luke Musgrave and Micah Parsons on PUP, projects Anthony Campbell as the final cut headed to the practice squad, and sets out several depth-chart calls (Love over Taylor, Jacobs as the bell cow, Franklin/Cooper starting at linebacker, Cox and Dennis-Sutton as the No. 2 edge tandem in Week 1). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60a297eb-a1a6-4929-a589-40cb7119463c (scored 100) - Alain Poupart on Malik Washington: Previewing the Dolphins' preseason finale and roster cutdown, Poupart states Malik Willis is locked in as the starting quarterback, Mark Gronowski is effectively gone, and identifies Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek as the only certainties at tight end while treating several receivers as settled roster locks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ea9d4107-0a88-42a5-8300-186c4a38bef3 (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) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Rashee Rice: 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 0) - 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) - Ryan Wormeli on Tetairoa McMillan: 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 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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