Sophomore WRs! This Class Has Big Upside and Big Downside
Fantasy Football Today
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🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
We start with sophomore wide receiver trivia and then we've got some news and notes (6:15) including a note on Ashton Jeanty's role in the Las Vegas backfield ... Getting into this class with our Top 3 (11:30) for 2026. Do we like Emeka Egbuka or Tetairoa McMillan at #1? Luther Burden will be #3 as of now. We spend a lot of time on these guys including what went wrong for Egbuka after his first five games, the obstacles for Burden and what went wrong for McMillan in his last five games ... Who in this class will be overdrafted (35:55)? Which players might be NFL busts (36:30)? Matthew Golden comes to mind, but what about Tre Harris? Travis Hunter? Who are some sleepers (42:08) in this class? And in case we missed anyone, we go through the entire draft class (46:40) and talk about the relevant guys ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com
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| 0:00.0 | This is fantasy football today from CBS Sports. |
| 0:03.5 | What a play! |
| 0:04.7 | Can you believe this? |
| 0:06.2 | It's a no idea. |
| 0:08.2 | It's time to dominate your fantasy league. |
| 0:10.5 | Off to the races and he stays on his feet. |
| 0:13.2 | It's just going to go the distance. |
| 0:15.2 | Now here's some combination of Adam, Dave, Jamie, and Heath. |
| 0:18.7 | Well, in 2024, we had Brian Thomas Jr., Malinjavis, Adam, Dave, Jamie, and Heath. |
| 0:27.3 | Well, in 2024, we had Brian Thomas Jr., Malik Neighbors, Ladd-McConkey, all finished top 13 overall. |
| 0:29.2 | Neighbors and Brian Thomas Jr. were top six overall. |
| 0:32.1 | In 2023, we had Pooka Nakua as a top-5 rookie wide receiver receiver. Top five wide receiver as a rookie. |
| 0:38.6 | Last year, you know, not quite as good. |
| 0:40.7 | Tenerol McMillan did finish 15th overall, 23rd per game. |
| 0:45.3 | Ameca Abuka had a strong season, but obviously finished poorly and finished |
| 0:51.6 | wide receiver 36 per game. |
| 0:53.8 | But there's a lot of talent here and a lot of reason to be optimistic. poorly and finished wide receiver 36 per game. |
| 0:58.4 | But there's a lot of talent here and a lot of reason to be optimistic. |
| 1:01.5 | And we're going to, I don't know, I think we're going to be pretty optimistic on today's show. |
| 1:02.1 | Welcome, everybody. |
| 1:03.5 | It is Thursday, February 26. |
| 1:04.9 | We're looking at the sophomore wide receivers. |
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