Episode Details

The 2026 fantasy football projections are here, and Jared Smola found 126 things that could change your draft strategy. In this episode of the Draft Sharks Fantasy Football Podcast, Matt Schauf and Jared Smola break down one key stat, trend, or projection takeaway for every NFL team heading into the 2026 fantasy football season.

We’re digging into: 

🏈 Regression candidates at QB, RB, and WR 
🏈 Hidden fantasy football sleepers and breakout players 
🏈 TD luck that could swing fantasy value in 2026 
🏈 Overvalued and undervalued players in early fantasy football drafts 
🏈 Rookie outlooks, workload changes, and offensive trends 
🏈 Advanced fantasy football stats that actually matter

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:50 Arizona Cardinals

5:28 Atlanta Falcons

6:52 Baltimore Ravens

8:56 Buffalo Bills

11:40 Carolina Panthers

14:14 Chicago Bears

17:02 Cincinnati Bengals

18:46 Cleveland Browns

21:30 Dallas Cowboys

23:14 Denver Broncos

25:38 Detroit Lions

26:45 Green Bay Packers

28:48 Houston Texans

30:20 Indianapolis Colts

32:58 Jacksonville Jaguars

35:37 Kansas City Chiefs

37:28 Las Vegas Raiders

38:56 Los Angeles Chargers

40:58 Los Angeles Rams

43:12 Miami Dolphins

44:38 Minnesota Vikings

45:57 New England Patriots

48:31 New Orleans Saints

49:45 New York Giants

51:27 New York Jets

53:20 Philadelphia Eagles

54:51 Pittsburgh Steelers

56:48 San Francisco 49ers

59:03 Seattle Seahawks

1:00:07 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1:01:55 Tennessee Titans

1:03:32 Washington Commanders

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• 126 Things Jared Learned
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• Fantasy football rankings
• Dallas Cowboys preview
• Most accurate fantasy football experts

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