FFT Express - Top 6 WRs in the 2026 NFL Draft! Dave Richard’s Rankings & Best Landing Spots for Fantasy Football! (04/11 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Fantasy Football Today
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🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Dave Richard breaks down his Top 6 Wide Receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft and reveals which prospects have the talent and upside to make an immediate fantasy football impact. From Denzel Boston and Omar Cooper to KC Concepcion, Jordyn Tyson, Carnell Tate, and Makai Lemon, Dave explains what makes each wide receiver stand out and how their NFL fit could determine their rookie-year value. If you’re prepping for 2026 fantasy drafts or scouting early dynasty targets, this is your complete WR preview for the class.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about the top rookie wide receiver prospects in the 2026 drafts, and then we'll write them and then we'll give them fits here on Fantasy Football Today Express. |
| 0:15.5 | What's up, everybody, Dave Richard? |
| 0:17.3 | I've looked over the top six wide receiver prospects, Denzel Boston, Casey Concepcion, Omar Cooper, |
| 0:24.3 | Mikhail Lemon, Carnell Tate, Jordan Tyson. I'm pretty sure that was in alphabetical order by last name. |
| 0:30.7 | And I've got some thoughts on where they could go and how they can help us in fantasy, |
| 0:34.9 | but more importantly, who they are as players. And then we can talk about what you guys think the best fits are, because I asked you, well, at least I asked you if you're on X. So let's go, ranking six to one. I'm going to start with Denzel Boston, who reminds me a lot of Romo Dunzei, Michael Pittman, kind of that big physical outside receiver type. He can win jump balls. |
| 0:55.5 | He's a glider, not a speedster. He's got good hands, got a little bit of an injury history. |
| 1:00.8 | I think he can be okay. I think he'll end up being a second round pick. How about him going to the |
| 1:06.0 | Saints with their second round pick, physical perimeter receiver? Like I said, that's something the Saints didn't really have a lot last year. And he could be Kellynne Moore's next to Mari Cooper. Think about how Marri Cooper was used in Dallas. Maybe Denzel Boston could be that exact same guy. Who's fifth? And man, I'll tell you what. Once you get to fifth, you can make the case for anybody at five all the way to one |
| 1:28.5 | being the number one receiver in this draft class. And I'm a big fan of Omar Cooper. He's fifth |
| 1:33.4 | for me, quick mover, elusive, good hands, playmaking flashes. He especially has a knack for |
| 1:39.7 | making plays after the catch. We saw that a lot at Indiana when he was catching passes from |
| 1:45.5 | Fernando Mendoza. I don't like that he's a one-year wonder, but he was still very, very good. |
| 1:50.4 | And I could see him going to the Raiders with their second round pick. I mean, why not? Put |
| 1:55.4 | them right back there with Fernando Mendoza, let them continue to grow and develop. And I thought long and hard about this. And I'm not still sure that I want to say this, but I'm going to say this anyway. I wonder if Clint Kubiak sees Cooper as like a poor man's Jackson Smith and Jigba, where he can line them up everywhere. He can make plays out of the catch. He's got the good enough hands. Just not that same type of name recognition, but he's good. Omar Cooper's good. |
| 2:19.4 | Go watch him play. He makes a bunch of great passes. And if it's not J.S. And okay, we can tone it down a notch. This is what I would have said if I didn't say JASN at all. Could he be a younger Adam Thielen? Could he be a younger Cooper cup? somebody who's versatile can line up in everywhere, make a play after the catch, has good hands. |
| 2:35.6 | I like that fit of Omar Cooper, reuniting with Mendez. Could he be a younger Cooper Cup? Somebody who's versatile, can line up in everywhere, make a play after the catch, has good hands. |
| 2:35.4 | I like that fit of Omar Cooper reuniting with Mendoza in Las Vegas, not just because it's Mendoza, |
| 2:40.9 | but also because of what he could do in that Clint Kubiak option. |
| 2:45.0 | Who's fourth a wide receiver for me? |
| 2:47.6 | It's Casey Concepcion. |
| 2:49.4 | It's a little bit by default because he has this knee injury that he's working his way back from, had surgery on it in March. But man, when he played at A&M, he was speedy, he was agile, he was tough. He overcame his size because of that toughness. I do wonder if that's going to be a problem at the next level. He's got to work on his drops too, but he is fast. |
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