Derek Brown· Aug 3, 2026
Derek Brown predicted Derrick Henry remains an RB1 with top-five upside, David Montgomery owns the Houston backfield with a low-end RB2 floor and low-end RB1 ceiling, Terry McLaurin returns to top-15 (possibly WR1) production, and Travis Kelce finishes as a top-12, likely top-7 tight end.
“Derek Henry's gonna be an RB one until he decides to hang up the cleats.”
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David Montgomery to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points
“And the floor is low end RB two and the ceiling is not hard to see again, go back to twenty twenty four Joe Mixon and if David Montgomery could be a low end RB one this year”
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Derrick Henry to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
“Derek Henry's gonna be an RB one until he decides to hang up the cleats... But again, an RB twelve or higher every single year.”
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Derrick Henry to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points
“If he catches any more passes in this Doyle offense this year could be a top five back”
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Terry McLaurin to finish top 15 at his position, by fantasy points
“Gall that got all the touchdowns in Jane Daniels rookie season was a top fifteen wide receiver. I think he can go back to being that. Heck, he could be a wide receiver one this year.”
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David Montgomery to be 1st on the depth chart
“I'm not worried about Woody Marks at all... I think this backfield will be owned by David Montgomery.”
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Terry McLaurin to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver twenty four overall, right now, fifty fifth)
“Terry McLaurin, baby wide receiver, twenty four overall, right now, fifty fifth... we could see a career best season for McLaurin. So the safe floor is there, But also there's a ton of ceiling here too.”
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Travis Kelce to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
“but he's still gonna be a top twelve tight end. He's still gonna be probably a top seven guy.”
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Travis Kelce to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points
“He's still gonna be probably a top seven guy... that's still a quality tight end one with top seven upside”
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