Predicting the Landing Spots of NFL Free Agents for Dynasty 2026! Dynasty Fantasy Football Podcast EP. 799

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Rich Dotson

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Garret Price and Andrew Mott shift from Combine takeaways into the real domino period: NFL free agency. The focus is how quickly dynasty value can swing based on tags, cap space, and surprise landing spots. The quarterback section starts with Daniel Jones as the cleanest call to return. From there, they frame Kirk Cousins as more of a bridge or depth option than a true long-term starter, with potential fits depending on how a team wants to handle the next rookie class. The most discussed “swing” outcome is Malik Willis. They see logical scenarios where he lands in a spot that gives him a chance to start sooner rather than later, but they also push back on the idea that he becomes a franchise saver. The upside is real for fantasy. The long-term NFL outlook is still more uncertain. At running back, they spend time on the tension around Breece Hall, with the tag scenario creating downside risk for both fantasy managers and the player’s perceived freedom. Kenneth Walker is treated as more likely to stay put, but with enough uncertainty that it is worth tracking closely through the deadline. From there, the conversation turns to possible landing spots and role fits. Travis Etienne is one of the biggest pieces on the board if he changes teams. Rachaad White gets framed as a committee and depth type of option rather than a clear starter. Rico Dowdle, Tyler Allgeier, and JK Dobbins round out the “next tier” of backs who could become important depending on how a backfield is built and how much money a team is willing to spend. On the wide receiver side, they start with Alec Pierce as a clean field-stretcher fit for multiple teams. Mike Evans is the headliner name if the longtime situation finally changes, with a clear expectation that any move would be tied to chasing a title. They also run through veteran and role-based fits, including Wan’Dale Robinson, Romeo Doubs, Jauan Jennings, and Christian Kirk, with the key point being that teams with cap space and obvious needs can reshape the entire room quickly. They close the receiver discussion with Deebo Samuel and Rashid Shaheed, focusing on how either player could change an offense’s geometry depending on usage and price. At tight end, they highlight David Njoku as the kind of addition that can immediately upgrade an offense that needs a true middle-of-the-field presence. Isaiah Likely is treated as a talented option whose market may not be as hot as fantasy managers expect. Cade Otton is discussed as a solid, reliable tight end piece who can fit multiple teams without needing to be the entire passing game. Explore more tools and resources to stay ahead of your league Start Using the Film Room Today! FFPC: New Users: Use promo code NERDS for $25 off your first FFPC Orphan Team! 00:00 Start 01:23 Daniel Jones 02:10 Kirk Cousins 05:56 Malik Willis 10:14 Breece Hall 12:50 Kenneth Walker 17:34 Travis Etienne 19:09 Rachaad White 20:25 Rico Dowdle 24:35 Tyler Allgeier 28:06 JK Dobbins 29:22 Alec Pierce 32:59 Mike Evans 35:55 Wan'Dale Robinson 38:04 Romeo Doubs 39:12 Jauan Jennings 41:32 Christian Kirk 43:26 Deebo Samuel & Rashid Shaheed 47:26 David Njoku 48:40 Isaiah Likely 50:08 Cade Otton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now the NFL combine is over.
0:01.9	It's easy to want to jump right into NFL draft time, and it's very exciting.
0:07.6	But we have a huge part of the equation that we have got to get to, and that is NFL free agency.
0:15.2	There's a lot of names out there right now that could be having a new landing spot or going back to an old team or maybe even we're about to be to the the tag deadline but they could still be tagged so we're going to talk about all of those players today in this episode all the biggest names a quarterback running back wide receiver and tight end but before we get into that i got to make sure that I say, what's up to my guy,
0:39.1	Andrew? Andrew, how you doing, buddy? I'm good, man. Excited to talk about free agency. I feel like
0:43.5	this is always a really fun time because the dynasty landscape always shifts pretty rapidly
0:49.3	during this period here. You know, you get about two weeks where teams can start negotiating with
0:53.8	players and all of a sudden the depth that you thought you might have had on your roster either gets better or worse depending on who lands there. And you get a lot of little mystery boxes that you can stash on the back end of your roster that end up seeing newer pathways to relevancy that gets people excited. So it's always a fun time for me. I always love NFL free agency, so I'm excited to be talking about it today. Absolutely, absolutely. All right, well, let's get into it. And we've got, actually, I told you earlier we had two. I totally missed one. And it's a guy you're familiar with. So we have three quarterbacks that we need to talk about. I think the first one's pretty easy.
1:28.5	Daniel Jones, I think he's going back to Indy.
1:31.5	I don't think this one is, I don't think there's a lot of other realistic options.
1:37.1	Indianapolis traded their first round picks because they liked what this guy did.
1:40.7	They believe in him.
1:42.1	I guess he could be lured by another team, but after the ankle injury or the Achilles injury, there's going to not going to be maybe as many suitors as there might have been before. And I think this is just a very logical fit. It's Daniel Jones going back to Andy. Yeah. I mean, I think he goes back to the Colts as well. I don't really see him going anywhere else.
2:18.7	Sounds like they wanted to commit to him beforehand. And I think, yeah, the injury is unfortunate. They're probably still committing to him, though. Absolutely, absolutely. So let's get to a couple names where things might be a little more up in the air. Let's get to another old guy, Kurt Cousins. Kurt Cousins was released by the Atlanta Falcons, so now officially a free agent.
2:20.6	He can go wherever he wants.
2:26.8	I guess the first question before we get the landing spot is, do we think he is the starter for a team next year, or is he just a good insurance depth backup type guy?
2:33.1	I think he's probably, you know, out of his days of being a starting quarterback. I don't really see him being a starter for a team. And the problem is if he is, he's going to be in a situation where when he left to go to Atlanta in the first place, it's going to be the same thing where they use him for a year or two before they go get their franchise quarterback and a rookie.
3:08.1	And I don't know if Kurt Cousins wants to do that at this point in time. Does he still want to be the bridge guy? I don't know. He seemed like he got his feelings hurt a little bit when that happened with Michael Pinnock. So I think he's probably a bridge guy at best, but more likely he's probably just a backup quarterback these days. All right. Well, then where do you see him landing?
3:09.3	Where do you see him landing?
3:08.2	Where do you see him going?
3:09.2	Because, you know, we've seen quite a few guys recently go to places as backups,
3:15.2	but then end up taking the job or whatever.
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