# Walt: He ranks wide receivers 21 through 40 for 2026 fantasy football and attaches projected catch, receiving yard and fantasy point totals to each player. **Claimed:** Aug 1, 2026 **Pundit:** Walt — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/fantasy2026widereceivers_3.php 61 checkable claims — 60 player season numbers and 1 fantasy ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 36 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 25 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 10 and below it on 15. > Moore is now the top option in Buffalo. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Ladd McConkey to record 94 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Luther Burden III to record 164 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rome Odunze to record 67 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carnell Tate to record 60 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Carnell Tate, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Romeo Doubs to record 131 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Romeo Doubs, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ladd McConkey to record 1,130 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rashee Rice to record 150 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **DK Metcalf to record 950 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: DK Metcalf, Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Luther Burden III to record 1,220 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaylen Waddle to record 980 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jaylen Waddle, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaylen Waddle to record 77 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jaylen Waddle, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Addison to record 65 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zay Flowers to record 161 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Romeo Doubs to record 80 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Romeo Doubs, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Courtland Sutton to record 920 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaylen Waddle to record 134 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jaylen Waddle, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Parker Washington to record 144 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **DJ Moore to record 1,120 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: DJ Moore, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mike Evans to record 65 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Mike Evans, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rome Odunze to record 960 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Alec Pierce to record 148 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rashee Rice to record 980 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carnell Tate to record 830 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Carnell Tate, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brian Thomas Jr. to record 146 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zay Flowers to record 84 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mike Evans to record 154 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Mike Evans, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matthew Golden to record 830 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Luther Burden III to record 97 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rome Odunze to record 144 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordyn Tyson to record 71 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jordyn Tyson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Alec Pierce to record 52 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: not settled yet - **Romeo Doubs to record 950 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Romeo Doubs, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **DK Metcalf to record 131 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: DK Metcalf, Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carnell Tate to record 129 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Carnell Tate, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Quentin Johnston to record 940 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **DJ Moore to record 84 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: DJ Moore, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mike Evans to record 960 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Mike Evans, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Quentin Johnston to record 142 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brian Thomas Jr. to record 62 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rashee Rice to record 91 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **Parker Washington to record 78 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tetairoa McMillan to record 73 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Courtland Sutton to record 67 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tetairoa McMillan to record 147 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tetairoa McMillan to record 1,050 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Addison to record 136 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matthew Golden to record 139 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Alec Pierce to record 900 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: not settled yet - **Parker Washington to record 1,080 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Quentin Johnston to record 69 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ladd McConkey to record 167 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordyn Tyson to record 990 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jordyn Tyson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **DJ Moore to record 166 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: DJ Moore, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordyn Tyson to record 145 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jordyn Tyson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zay Flowers to record 1,250 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Courtland Sutton to record 140 fantasy points** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **2026 Fantasy Football Rankings - Wide Receivers ... 21. Ladd McConkey, WR, Chargers ... 40. Carnell Tate, WR, Titans.** - Kind: Fantasy Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matthew Golden to record 63 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Addison to record 940 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brian Thomas Jr. to record 980 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **DK Metcalf to record 65 receptions** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: DK Metcalf, Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Ladd McConkey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ladd-mcconkey - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Luther Burden III — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/luther-burden-iii - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Rome Odunze — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rome-odunze - Carnell Tate — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans - Romeo Doubs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/romeo-doubs - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Rashee Rice — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rashee-rice - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - DK Metcalf — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dk-metcalf - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/steelers - Jaylen Waddle — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-waddle - Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/broncos - Jordan Addison — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-addison - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Zay Flowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Courtland Sutton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/courtland-sutton - Parker Washington — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/parker-washington - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - DJ Moore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dj-moore - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Mike Evans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-evans - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Alec Pierce — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/alec-pierce - Indianapolis Colts — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/colts - Brian Thomas Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brian-thomas-jr - Matthew Golden — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/matthew-golden - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Jordyn Tyson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordyn-tyson - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Quentin Johnston — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quentin-johnston - Tetairoa McMillan — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tetairoa-mcmillan - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers ## 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 Kansas City Chiefs: 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 Buffalo Bills: 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 100) - Steven Ruiz on Denver Broncos: 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 100) - 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) - Chris Simms on Green Bay Packers: Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b12420c5-837c-4a24-8a8e-c74b10cc697c (scored 9.52) ## More player season numbers The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Broussard on Myles Garrett: Broussard expects Lamar Jackson to play well but not vintage — two touchdown passes and no picks — while Derrick Henry carries the load with over 100 rushing yards. He also takes the Browns to upset the Bengals and believes Myles Garrett gets at least two sacks to break the single-season record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a026afc-40fe-4b1f-b209-3ce53ae205d7 (scored 91.67) - Nick Wright on Myles Garrett: Wright picks the Steelers to beat the Ravens outright in Pittsburgh, takes Seattle over San Francisco, and thinks the Browns lose to Cincinnati even as Myles Garrett gets the sack record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9a8b5cea-9f2f-46f0-9939-72c2a60e4c26 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Myles Garrett: Nick Wright says Myles Garrett is playing at an all-time level and might reach 25 sacks this season, and among his weekly picks he expects the Bears to beat the Steelers in an ugly low-margin home win and Seattle to win comfortably at Tennessee. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/029b0090-8d3f-47de-9fb9-7f0a02320f3a (scored 84) - Joe Marino on Kyle Pitts: Marino argued Kyle Pitts deserves more respect after a good season and expects his touchdown total to keep rising, landing on six touchdowns next season (following the pattern of his yearly totals). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/73dfb52d-5f75-423d-ac98-c593c1f09e76 (scored 66.67) - Tim Hasselbeck on Isaiah Likely: Hasselbeck expects Kyler Murray to be released by Arizona, believes Malik Willis will sign somewhere as the anointed opening-day starter, and thinks Isaiah Likely can be a true No. 1 tight end who would catch over 75 passes with close to seven touchdowns as a full-season starter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f427a6b0-2fb5-4887-90e3-a02973258757 (scored 0) - Nick Wright on Matthew Stafford: Nick trusts Josh Allen over the Broncos defense, picks the Bills to win outright in Denver (Bills +1.5 as his lock), picks the Patriots to beat the Texans by more than three, likes the 49ers to keep it close but not win, and predicts the Rams blow out the Bears roughly 42-28 with Stafford throwing about five TDs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/86bcecae-59c2-4e55-9b5f-8d47778f1f67 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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