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FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast

2026 Fantasy Football Breakouts: The Next Wave of League Winners! (Ep. 2072)

FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast

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Sports, Fantasy Sports

4.710.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Who are the biggest fantasy football breakout candidates for the 2026 season? Joe Pisapia is joined by Andrew Erickson and Tera Roberts to break down the second-year players they believe are primed for massive fantasy production. The trio discusses why Quentin Johnston could thrive in Mike McDaniel's new-look Chargers offense, why Omarion Hampton has RB1 overall upside, and why Cam Skattebo is being overlooked after an injury-shortened rookie season. They also dive into why Emeka Egbuka, Tyler Shough, and Isaiah Likely are all poised to take significant steps forward in 2026 fantasy football drafts. If you're preparing for your fantasy football draft and looking for league-winning breakout players before their ADP rises, this episode is packed with actionable insights.

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0:00.0

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0:02.6

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0:05.4

Welcome in everybody, the Fantasy Pros, Fantasy Football Podcast.

0:08.8

This is Joe Pizapia here with Tara Roberts and Andrew Erickson.

0:12.6

And we're talking about the big breakout performers that could be on the precipice of huge things in fantasy football this season.

0:19.0

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0:29.3

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0:30.3

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0:34.1

And today, guys, we're going to talk about some of these candidates here that we think

0:37.3

could have really, you know, to talk about some of these candidates here that we think could

0:37.5

have really, you know, big next level kind of seasons in 2026. And Tara, we're going to start

0:43.6

with a guy that kind of teased a little of that in Quentin Johnson last year. Quentin Johnson

0:47.9

was kind of left for dead by a lot of the fantasy experts around and all of a sudden he started

0:52.6

catching touchdowns and Andrew Erickson will tell you that he was not buying in on it. Then, of course, the dropses came back, but the charges had so many injuries and so many issues. Now he finds himself in a Mike McDaniel offense. So how could that potentially lead to big things from QJ in 2026, maybe over a full season? Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Yeah, you set it up perfectly. He finds himself now in this Mike McDaniel offense. I understand everyone's concerns. You know, I just want you to put that view of Quentin Johnston in the past, the rookie bias that we all had in terms of thinking this was not going to work out. And buy into a breakout season for him here. He's got a consensus ranking of

1:28.6

wide receiver 43. It's on the rise a little bit. I would like to think that is partially my

1:32.9

help there for him going to bat, literally video after video after video for him. But I mean,

1:38.3

we've all acknowledged the positives that have come with this Chargers offense, the change in

1:43.2

the offensive scheme that's going to

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