The Mock Draft Project: Ja'Marr Chase Over JSN 👀 + Kenneth Gainwell A SMASH?! | ESPN Fantasy

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🗓️ 11 June 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Liz Loza is joined by actor Desmin Borges and Coachspeak Index creator Greg Brainos for a jam-packed Facts vs Feelings episode! First, Liz and Dez break down the biggest lessons learned from the Mock Draft Project, including why Kenneth Gainwell has intriguing value and why Ja’Marr Chase is Liz’s preferred WR1. Then, Greg Brainos joins to decode a recent coachspeak moment before playing a round of Fact or Feeling with Liz. 0:00 - Welcome 0:30 - A sneak peek into a VIP fantasy league 1:40 - Did Dez just drop a bar?! 3:06 - The Mock Draft Project: Key takeaway 4:45 - The Mock Draft Project: QB lesson 6:11 - Why Kenneth Gainwell has intriguing value 8:14 - Why you should draft Ja’Marr Chase over Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba 11:14 - Is it time to sell on Jonathan Taylor? 13:15 - Can De’Von Achane deliver this year? 15:04 - Who will have a breakout season? 16:26 - First round pick: Bijan Robinson vs Jahmyr Gibbs 18:10 - Greg Brainos, creator of Coachspeak Index, joins! 18:46 - Big Coachspeak moment: Ben Johnson said… 21:12 - Fact or feeling? Matthew Stafford is good value in the 8th round 22:29 - Fact or feeling? Jadarian Price will be RB1 in Seattle? 23:30 - Fact or feeling? The most underrated bellcow is… 24:22 - Fact or feeling? Aaron Donald will come out of retirement 24:50 - Fact or feeling? AJ Brown will thrive in New England 26:38 - Fact or feeling? Fantasy hot take for 2026 28:01 - Last call: NFL’s biggest Michael Scott is… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.1	Hey, I'm Liz Loza. This is Facts versus Feelings, and today's fact is that a project leads to purpose.
0:33.7	Hey, Desmond Borges's star of stage and screen.
0:39.1	What are you doing in that little box?
0:40.0	I'm not used to that.
0:44.1	Well, you know, producer Presley said he needed someone to fill in.
0:47.7	So I thought I'd, you know, try out producer Des as you will.
0:51.0	And I got to say, sitting in this little box, it's nice.
0:51.9	It's cozy.
0:53.2	I feel at home.
0:55.7	And looking at myself, I look fantastic.
1:04.0	You are dressed in the Orange and Navy of Chicago. Also a multi-hyphenate talent. Desmond Borges joining our little show. I could not be more honored. Fun fact, Des and I are in a pretty big deal auction league together. You want to
1:14.6	tell folks really quickly about that so that they know that you play fantasy? Yeah, I would say,
1:19.3	you know, what are we going on? Year five already. And there's just a couple of people that are in it
1:25.6	that people might know, like, you know, Rain Wilson,
1:29.4	Joe McHale, Al Madrigal, myself, Liz Loza.
1:34.0	Miclovin.
1:35.7	Oh, yes.
1:37.4	We're not allowed to call him that, but I think he doesn't like what we call him that, yeah.
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