Locked On Fantasy Football – Daily NFL Fantasy Football Podcast · Locked On Podcast Network, Michelle Magdziuk, Vinnie Iyer

George Pickens, Jonathan Taylor, Drake Maye & MORE dropoff players: 10 picks to FADE in 2026 DRAFTS

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George Pickens averaged 22.2 fantasy points per game without CeeDee Lamb.

1. Locked On Fantasy Football focuses on 10 NFL fantasy players the hosts expect to fall in 2026 drafts. 2. Michelle Majuk and Vinny Iyer host the show and compare last season’s results to 2026 fantasy pricing. 3. The episode asks which 2025 spike seasons are most likely to regress because of touchdowns, role changes, or team context. 4. Zay Flowers is the first fade case, with Vinny pointing to his WR7 overall finish and WR14 half-point PPR output. 5. Vinny says Lamar Jackson’s injury, Todd Munkin’s departure, and a run-first Ravens offense make Flowers’ volume harder to trust. 6. George Pickens follows, and Michelle says his best production came when CeeDee Lamb missed Weeks 3 through 6. 7. Michelle notes Pickens averaged 22.2 points per game in that four-game stretch and only 12.4 points per game in 13 games with Lamb active. 8. Jonathan Taylor is the next running back fade, with Michelle highlighting his 20 touchdowns in 2025. 9. Michelle breaks Taylor’s season into a fast first half and a much slower finish after Week 11. 10. Vinny then pushes back on the idea that Taylor should remain a top-five pick because touchdowns can swing sharply year to year. 11. Matthew Stafford is presented as a classic pocket-passer regression case after 46 passing touchdowns. 12. Michelle points out that Stafford’s 7.7% touchdown rate was the highest of his career, far above his 4.8% career average. 13. Davante Adams is discussed as another touchdown-heavy outlier, with 14 receiving touchdowns and 13.8 points per game. 14. Michelle says Adams turns 34 during the season and averaged only 56.4 receiving yards per game. 15. Drake Maye is treated as a pricing problem, since the Patriots quarterback moved from late-round value to a much higher rank. 16. Vinny says the Patriots still want to lean on TreVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson, which limits Maye’s fantasy ceiling. 17. Jameson Williams is Vinny’s wide receiver fade, and he argues that Sam LaPorta and Amon-Ra St. Brown should absorb more targets in Detroit. 18. Tucker Kraft is the final tight end fade, with Vinny pointing to his high touchdown rate, 15.3 yards per reception, and ACL injury context. 19. The show has a direct, ranking-driven fantasy football tone with numbers, splits, and draft-value arguments. 20. Listeners who track 2026 redraft values will get the most from this episode, while people avoiding fantasy roster debates can skip it.

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