It is the ultimate week of our sequence protecting the largest Risers and Fallers in Yahoo ADP. There are some massive movers amid main NFL information, and a few costs lastly shifting into the precise vary after an extended offseason. For the total context, you possibly can try the final piece right here. Let’s get into it!
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Largest ADP Risers
3. De’Zhaun Stribling, WR, 49ers (ADP ↑ 10.4)
George Kittle, TE, 49ers (ADP ↑ 5.4)
Pay attention, I am not going to beat a useless horse on Stribling. He made final week’s article and the one earlier than that … and the one earlier than that. Over the course of this column, Stribling has gone all the best way from 154th to 103rd. And I would nonetheless take him a bit of greater than that. As for Kittle, he has lastly returned to apply and is trying to ramp up for Week 1 in opposition to the Rams (following a seven-month Achilles tear rehab). Between ongoing soft-tissue points for Mike Evans and a short-term IR stint for Christian Kirk, the Niners want Kittle, and so they want him badly. It is seemingly drafters are beginning to undertaking him atop the San Francisco pecking order once more, and drafting accordingly. He is nonetheless riskier than different tight ends going after him in drafts (like Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews), but additionally has extra upside than nearly anybody on the place if wholesome.
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2. Terrance Ferguson, TE, Rams (ADP ↑ 18.6)
Dalton Schultz, TE, Texans (ADP ↑ 17.2)
The late rise of this pair of late-round tight ends is without doubt one of the greater mysteries over a month of penning this column. I like Dalton Schultz quite a bit as a draft worth (he is my TE15) and Terrance Ferguson has an intriguing alternative in Los Angeles, however a round-and-a-half bounce with out some main impetus is … curious. My greatest explanations? With the lack of Jayden Higgins and the traditionally spotty well being of Nico Collins and Tank Dell (who was positioned on short-term IR), the acquisition of Kayshon Boutte will not be sufficient to take in all of the goal quantity in Houston.
Because of this, drafters are (properly) turning to Schultz, who has really seen 85+ targets in 5 straight seasons and caught 82 passes for 777 yards final 12 months. He is most likely one of many most secure tight finish picks outdoors the highest 12. As for Ferguson … this ADP rise must be a guess on upside. Particularly, that the second-year tight finish beats out Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen, Tyler Higbee and second-round rookie Max Klare for snaps, after which additionally earns important targets behind Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. All issues thought-about, it is a very lengthy shot. I would fairly take Schultz by a rustic mile, in addition to different sleepers like Chig Okonkwo or Brenton Unusual.
1. Mike Washington Jr., RB, Raiders (ADP ↑ 25.3)
MarShawn Lloyd, RB, Packers (ADP ↑ 20.6)
Raiders rookie and backup working again Mike Washington Jr. was already the highest riser final week, regardless of the Ashton Jeanty damage information not breaking till Sunday. Nevertheless, with Jeanty now a significant query mark for Week 1, speak of a two-man backfield from head coach Klint Kubiak (a la Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet in Seattle final season), plus Washington’s preseason play, he is now all the best way as much as the 10-11 flip. That is been paired with a six-spot drop for Jeanty, from fifteenth total to twenty first total, which is important within the second spherical. He is nowhere close to as protected an early decide as he was a month or two in the past, however may find yourself being a price after Choose 20.
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In the meantime, Josh Jacobs was positioned on the commissioner’s exempt listing amid an ongoing authorized investigation, skyrocketing Packers backup MarShawn Lloyd in drafts. Whereas there is not any assure Lloyd would be the starter in Jacobs’ absence — which may very well be round six weeks, probably longer — he’s the potential frontrunner, with Chris Brooks and commerce acquisition Kaleb Johnson ready behind him. Lloyd was a third-round decide again in 2024 however has been injured the whole thing of his two NFL seasons. Candidly, it is extremely troublesome to foretell, rank or draft this backfield proper now, with Jacobs solely falling six spots to forty first total. If pressured for a solution, I would draft Lloyd round RB30 and Jacobs nearer to RB40, however this is without doubt one of the extra convoluted conditions in latest fantasy historical past.
Largest ADP Fallers
3. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Patriots (ADP ↓ 5.6)
It hurts me to say this as a Patriots fan and Henderson truther, however the second-year working again has been going too excessive all offseason, fueled by misplaced assumptions that he will be the clear chief within the New England backfield. Not solely do I imagine Henderson is not the clear chief, I additionally do not assume he is the RB1 in any respect. That honor goes to Rhamondre Stevenson, who outplayed Henderson when each had been wholesome final 12 months, and soundly retook the job after Henderson’s temporary run of glory throughout Stevenson’s absence late within the 12 months. I’ve Henderson 9 spots decrease than Stevenson in my very own rankings, and 5 spots decrease than his RB25 place in ADP, even after this dip. He’ll have some nice video games, however they will not come as usually or as predictably as his former RB2 value level indicated.
2. Josh Downs, WR, Colts (ADP ↓ 6.4)
Two phrases. Keenan Allen. All of the hope for a Josh Downs breakout in 2026 was predicated on his earlier goal charges alongside Michael Pittman Jr. and the shortage of official goal competitors in Indy now that Pittman’s gone. Then the Colts signed Allen, who led the Chargers in targets final season, with 122 — greater than Ladd McConkey or Quentin Johnston. Even with Allen probably going through a brief suspension for his latest DWI arrest, that is in the end horrible information for Downs’ shot at a high-volume season. As an enormous fan all through the summer time, I’ve dropped him to WR35 in my rankings, which interprets to an ADP proper across the 8-9 flip. He is slid a bit of additional than that, into the late ninth, the place he is a considerably dangerous decide with first rate PPR upside.
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1. Jordyn Tyson, WR, Saints (ADP ↓ 28.2)
Jordyn Tyson was the eighth total decide as a result of he was generally seen as the very best extensive receiver within the draft class. He seemingly would have gone greater — as loopy as that sounds — had been it not for his troubling damage historical past. Sadly, the latter actuality has already marred his 2026 season, as Tyson is about to overlook greater than a month of the season with a hamstring damage and was positioned on short-term IR to start out the season. Even when he returns in mid-October, which is not any assure, it will likely be powerful to belief Tyson out of the gate after lacking a lot essential improvement time in August and September. He has fallen all the best way to the eleventh spherical now, the place he may be price a dart throw, particularly in case your league has IR spots. However I would not anticipate Tyson to be something near a fantasy WR2 till someday within the second half of the season.
