FantasyPros - 11 Fantasy Football BUSTS To Avoid | Overvalued Players & Early-Round Draft Landmines (Ep. 2035)
The Fantasy Pros Fantasy Football Podcast delivers a hard-hitting, contrarian take on the 2026 season's most overvalued players, warning against 11 early-round draft landmines that could derail even the most well-prepared fantasy teams. Host Seth Wilcox and co-hosts Scott Boggs and Tara Roberts dissect the 'premium fades'—top-tier players like Malik Nabors and CeeDee Lamb—whose elite rankings are built on shaky foundations: injury uncertainty, quarterback instability, and overcrowded receiving corps. The episode escalates with 'mid-round traps' like Bucky Irving and Bayshel Tootin, where depth and competition erode fantasy upside despite high ADP. At the quarterback and tight end positions, the hosts spotlight Jackson Dart’s coaching risks and Dalton Kincaid’s injury-prone profile as critical red flags. The core argument? Overvalued players aren’t just bad picks—they’re strategic liabilities that compound over the season. The show concludes with a powerful call to action: draft with discipline, avoid emotional attachment to hype, and prioritize durability and role clarity over name recognition.
Wait on Malik Nabors until official confirmation of his ACL recovery status—drafting him now is a high-risk gamble.
CeeDee Lamb’s ceiling is capped at WR8-10 due to George Pickens’ presence and inconsistent production, despite high target volume.
Ken Walker’s injury history and KC’s depth at RB make him a risky RB1 pick; he’s better as a handcuff or late-round dart throw.
Bucky Irving’s role will likely be shared with Gainwell and Tucker, making him low-end RB2 at best—avoid drafting him as a top-10 back.
Bayshel Tootin’s efficiency metrics are poor, and Jacksonville’s backfield depth makes him a risky lead-back pick.
…and 4 more takeaways available in PodZeus
Podcast Intro & Sponsor Tease
The episode opens with a promotional segment for the Jonas Brothers' podcast 'Hey Jonas' and a brief mention of 'Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends', setting a light tone before transitioning into the main content.
Premium Fades: Nabors & Lamb
“I expect Malik Nabors to be back early in the season, week one or week two, somewhere around that range. But any tiny setback now, he's starting on the pup and you're going to miss a big chunk of the season with him.”
Mid-Round Traps: Irving & Tootin
“The problem is that I know that it feels like an overreaction when you say, oh, well, they added Kenneth Gainwell. They've got Sean Tucker. But it's not that they're taking over the jobs. It's the combination of little chipping away by multiple running backs.”
Wide Receiver Landmines: Moore & Watson
“I don't see them massively increasing pass volume because we've got a lot of continuation of things. We got a new head coach, but that head coach has implemented a system that has been in existence for years.”
QB & TE Landmines: Dart & Kincaid
“I've just got zero faith that all of that wonderful progress that we saw for Jackson Dart last year is just not decimated by the coaching situation in the – more so issue there is that this is not like, if you were to look at Matt Nagy in Kansas City, right?”
“Like I want to be wrong on this one but unfortunately I've just got zero faith that all of that wonderful progress that we saw for Jackson Dart last year is just not decimated by the coaching situation in the more so issue there is that this is not like, if you were to look at Matt Nagy in Kansas City, right?”
“Now we throw DJ Moore into the mix, and I don't see them massively increasing pass volume because we've got a lot of continuation of things. We got a new head coach, but that head coach has implemented a system that has been in existence for years.”
“The problem is that I know that it feels like an overreaction when you say, oh, well, they added Kenneth Gainwell. They've got Sean Tucker. But it's not that they're taking over the jobs. It's the combination of little chipping away by multiple running backs.”
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Tara Roberts
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Scott Big Time Bogman Boggs
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CeeDee Lamb
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Malik Nabors
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FantasyPros
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Ken Walker
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Bucky Irving
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Jackson Dart
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Seth Wilcox
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Bayshel Tootin
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