Buying the Breakouts? Analyzing Six Big Breakouts From 2025 (04/08 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Fantasy Football Today
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🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Chris Olave and George Pickens were obvious breakouts, but does Garrett Wilson qualify? We'll talk about those three wide receivers and more after we get to the news and notes (4:35) on Malik Nabers, De'Von Achane and others ... Garrett Wilson (13:15) had a strong start to the season for the second straight year. Is that enough to call him a breakout? Can he pick up where he left off? George Pickens (24:00) had by far his best season. What changed for him other than the upgrade at quarterback? And as we evaluate Chris Olave (33:40), did anything change other than touchdowns? Does that make him risky in 2026? ... Javonte Williams (47:40) was a Top 12 RB, so why isn't he being considered in that range in drafts? And we finish with a couple of breakout quarterbacks (53:00): Drake Maye and Trevor Lawrence. Who can replicate their production in 2026? How much stock do we put in Lawrence's strong second half? Did Maye overachieve? ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com
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| 0:00.0 | This is fantasy football today from CBS Sports. |
| 0:03.6 | What a play! |
| 0:04.8 | Can you believe this? |
| 0:06.3 | It's a no idea. |
| 0:08.0 | It's time to dominate your fantasy league. |
| 0:10.6 | Off to the races and he stays on his feet. |
| 0:13.4 | It's just going to go the distance. |
| 0:15.2 | Now here's some combination of Adam, Dave, Jamie, and Heath. |
| 0:21.1 | Welcome to the show, everybody on Wednesday, April 8th. |
| 0:24.0 | It's fantasy football today. |
| 0:25.4 | Are we buying the breakout from 2025? |
| 0:28.5 | Garrett Wilson, did he even break out? |
| 0:30.1 | I might have to try to convince myself and others that he did. |
| 0:32.8 | George Pickens, he certainly did. |
| 0:34.2 | He was wide receiver six per game, his first time finishing in the top 30 per game. Chris Olave broke out. He was wide receiver six per game, his first time finishing in the top 30 per game. |
| 0:38.9 | Chris Olave broke out. He was wide receiver seven per game, his first time finishing in the top 20. |
| 0:43.8 | Giovante Williams broke out. He was a top 12 running back on a per game basis. And of course, Drake May broke out. |
| 0:49.3 | He almost won the Super Bowl. And Trevor Lawrence had his best season. He averaged 23.2 fantasy points per game in six point per passing touchdown league's |
| 0:57.4 | first time over 20 points per game. |
| 1:00.9 | Okay, Adam, Dave, Jamie Heath, we're all here talking about those breakouts. |
| 1:04.4 | We have some news and notes. |
| 1:06.2 | Heath, do you think Garrett Wilson had a breakout year last year? |
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