🚩 Red Flag Players to Target in Fantasy Football + Kyle Soppe’s 2026 Hot Take | ESPN Fantasy

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🗓️ 2 July 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Liz Loza breaks down red-flag players with major upside, including Jayden Daniels, Rashee Rice and Garrett Wilson, before diving into a fresh round of Fantasy Therapy. Then, fantasy football researcher Kyle Soppe joins the show to unpack a key lesson from last season and to play a round of Fact or Feeling. Plus, Kyle shares his bold hot take for 2026. 0:00 - Welcome 0:30 - Which red flag players have upside? 1:14 - Can QB Jayden Daniels overcome injury concerns this season? 3:41 - Will WR Rashee Rice be QB Patrick Mahomes’ primary target? 5:51 - Is WR Garrett Wilson a sleeper pick this season? 9:25 - Fantasy Therapy: Where will RB De’Von Achane finish this season? 10:45 - Fantasy Therapy: Who will be the sleeper QB this season? 12:06 - Fantasy Therapy: Keep WR Luther Burden or QB Drake Maye? 13:44 - Fantasy Therapy: Draft RB James Cook or WR Drake London? 15:06 - Fantasy football researcher Kyle Soppe joins! 15:50 - The biggest lesson learned from last season? 17:21 - Fact or Feeling: CJ Stroud will finish as a top-12 QB? 18:12 - Fact or Feeling: Justin Jefferson will finish as WR3 or better? 19:48 - Fact or Feeling: TE Tucker Kraft is undervalued right now? 20:18 - Kyle’s 2026 hot take 21:47 - Last call: If a player were giving cereal-core, it would be… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.0	I'm going to list a bunch of names.
0:24.7	You tell me what they all have in common.
0:26.6	Tim Boyle, Trevor Simeon, Terrod Taylor, Joe Flacco, Mike White, Zach Wilson, Aaron Rogers,
0:33.2	and Justin Field.
0:34.8	Hey, I'm Liz Loza.
0:36.3	This is Facts versus Feelings.
0:38.0	And today's fact is that red flags can be fun.
0:45.3	Hey, top in a box.
0:47.0	Welcome back.
0:47.6	I'm so glad you decided to return.
0:49.8	Hey, Liz Loza.
0:50.8	Thank you for letting me return.
0:52.3	I'm very excited about it.
0:57.8	We're doing a show on red flags today. I don't think I have any red flags. Do I?
0:57.8	Oh, no, girl, you are all green and beige.
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