# Mike Fanelli: Fanelli names 13 wide receivers he targets in a Zero-WR draft strategy, arguing each will outperform their ADP, with specific finishes projected for several (Odunze and Harrison as top-12 receivers, Pierce as a top-20 finisher, Robinson leading the Titans in targets and receptions, Lane leading Baltimore in receiving touchdowns). **Claimed:** Aug 25, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Fanelli — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-fanelli **Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fantasypros **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/08/13-zero-wr-targets-2026-fantasy-football/ 22 checkable claims — 13 sleeper calls, 6 positional finishes, 2 depth chart calls and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 25 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 8 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 7. > Fantasy players shouldn't be shocked if Harrison is this year's Chris Olave, a mid-round WR3 that finishes as a top-12 wide receiver. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Ja'Kobi Lane to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving tds** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Ja'Kobi Lane, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Davante Adams to record 10 receiving tds** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Davante Adams, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rome Odunze to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Alec Pierce to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: not settled yet - **Marvin Harrison Jr. to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Alec Pierce to outplay his draft cost (ADP 91.6 | WR 37)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: not settled yet - **K.C. Concepcion to outplay his draft cost (ADP 130.8 | WR 50)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: K.C. Concepcion, Cleveland Browns - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Addison to outplay his draft cost (ADP 108.6 | WR 45)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **DJ Moore to outplay his draft cost (ADP 53.2 | WR 23)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: DJ Moore, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Christian Watson to outplay his draft cost (ADP 71.2 | WR 30)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Parker Washington to outplay his draft cost (ADP 75.6 | WR 32)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Parker Washington - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zay Flowers to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: too vague to check - **De'Zhaun Stribling to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: De'Zhaun Stribling, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Marvin Harrison Jr. to outplay his draft cost (ADP 75.4 | WR 31)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **De'Zhaun Stribling to outplay his draft cost (ADP 152.2 | WR 57)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: De'Zhaun Stribling, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Alec Pierce to finish top 20 at his position, by fantasy points** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: not settled yet - **Wan'Dale Robinson to outplay his draft cost (ADP 98.4 | WR 39)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Wan'Dale Robinson, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chris Godwin Jr. to outplay his draft cost (ADP 100.8 | WR 40)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Chris Godwin Jr. - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ja'Kobi Lane to outplay his draft cost (ADP 195.2 | WR 62)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Ja'Kobi Lane, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rome Odunze to outplay his draft cost (ADP 61.6 | WR 27)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Davante Adams to outplay his draft cost (ADP 50.4 | WR 22)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Davante Adams, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Wan'Dale Robinson to finish top 1 at his position, by receptions** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Wan'Dale Robinson, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Ja'Kobi Lane — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ja-kobi-lane - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Davante Adams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/davante-adams - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Rome Odunze — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rome-odunze - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Alec Pierce — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/alec-pierce - Indianapolis Colts — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/colts - Marvin Harrison Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/marvin-harrison-jr - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - K.C. Concepcion — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/k-c-concepcion - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Jordan Addison — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-addison - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - DJ Moore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dj-moore - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Christian Watson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-watson - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Parker Washington — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/parker-washington - Zay Flowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers - De'Zhaun Stribling — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/de-zhaun-stribling - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Wan'Dale Robinson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/wan-dale-robinson - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans - Chris Godwin Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-godwin-jr ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Baltimore Ravens: 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 97.62) - Chris Long on Los Angeles Rams: 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) - 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) - Steven Ruiz on Baltimore Ravens: 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) - 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) - Sam Monson on Minnesota Vikings: 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 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 Jalen Coker: 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) - 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) - Chris Welsh on Tetairoa McMillan: 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) - 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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