NFL Draft Grades For Fantasy Football: One-Line Recaps For All 32 Teams
Matthew Freedman, Dwain McFarland, Ian Hartitz and Peter Overzet go team by team to give their one-line recap of their NFL Draft haul, specific to the skill positions for fantasy football.
The NFL draft is firmly in the rearview mirror, and while the draft class is weaker than what we've grown accustomed to, there were plenty of landing spots that will have impacts on fantasy football.
To help give a TL;DR of what happened at the skill positions over the weekend, we rounded up Matthew Freedman, Dwain McFarland, Ian Hartitz and Peter Overzet to give their one-sentence reactions to the skill-position draft hauls of all 32 teams. Consider them draft grades for fantasy football.
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Team-By-Team NFL Draft Grades For Fantasy Football
ARIZONA CARDINALS
FREEDMAN: Love was a terrible draft pick in reality, but he should be good enough for fantasy … as long as Beck doesn't start too many games.
ATLANTA FALCONS
IAN: The Georgia speedster could eat up lame, boring underneath targets from Tua if the shell-shocked ex-Dolphin looks anything like he has over the past two seasons.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
DWAIN: Eric DeCosta is ready to turn the page on their WR2, firing two shots in Rounds 3 and 4.
BUFFALO BILLS
- WR Skyler Bell
PETE: Brandon Beane traded for DJ Moore and then said, "On the 7th day, God ended his work which he had done."
CAROLINA PANTHERS
FREEDMAN: Brazzell is big and fast, but he'll likely be the No. 3 WR at best, and his QB is Bryce Young. Meh.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
- WR Colbie Young
- TE Jack Endries
PETE: Year 19 of needing to believe in someone named "Andrei Iosivas."
CLEVELAND BROWNS
- WR KC Concepcion
- WR Denzel Boston
- TE Joe Royer
- QB Taylen Green
FREEDMAN: With Concepcion, Boston and veteran Jerry Jeudy, the Browns now have a complementary WR room. The problem is still their QB room.
CHICAGO BEARS
- TE Sam Roush
PETER: Should we be scared about Colston Loveland?! Just kidding, relax. Even Cole Kmet needs a breather sometimes.
DALLAS COWBOYS
- NA
FREEDMAN: The Cowboys drafted defense with almost every pick. They understood the assignment.
DENVER BRONCOS
FREEDMAN: Why stop at just seven TEs on the roster?
DETROIT LIONS
- WR Kendrick Law
DWAIN: The Lions are loaded at the skill positions. They did the right thing, adding OT Blake Miller in Round 1 to replace Taylor Decker and then attacking defense.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
- NA
FREEDMAN: The Packers opted not to replace the departed Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks in the draft, which means that Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden now all have the opportunity to put up career-best campaigns.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
- RB Seth McGowan
- WR Deion Burks
DWAIN: Nick Westbrook-Ikhine is about to drive fantasy managers nuts when he plays more than Josh Downs.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
PETER: I had so much fun drafting Brashard Smith last year, and now I get to do it again with a slightly different spelling!
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
FREEDMAN: OC Mike McDaniel is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936
HOUSTON TEXANS
- TE Marlin Klein
- WR Lewis Bond
IAN: The Texans used most of their early draft capital attempting to improve what has annually been one of the game’s worst offensive lines. We don’t like it, we love it.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
- QB Ty Simpson
- TE Max Klare
- WR CJ Daniels
PETER: Handcuffing isn't just for fantasy bros. Sean McVay is a huge proponent … to a terrifying extent.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
PETER: I give the Jags a C+ ... they could have earned a B if they added another TE, though.
DWAIN: I can't believe Peter missed the opportunity to say the words Galaxy Brain.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
DWAIN: The Dolphins had the worst WR room in the NFL entering the draft. It still might be the worst, but Chris Bell is the most intriguing name here. Big. Fast. YAC Monster.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
IAN: Please, for the love of the football gods, let Kyler Murray be better than *nine*.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
- TE Eli Raridon
- QB Behren Morton
- RB Jam Miller
PETER: Hard to trust the Morton and Miller selections, considering Vrabel wasn't around to approve them.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
- WR Jordyn Tyson
- TE Oscar Delp
- WR Bryce Lance
- WR Barion Brown
FREEDMAN: Second-year QB Tyler Shough is about to fornicate.
NEW YORK GIANTS
IAN: The Golden Domer adds size and contested-catch goodness to this wide receiver room, but the real takeaway is that Cam Skattebo RB1 szn is loading.
NEW YORK JETS
- TE Kenyon Sadiq
- WR Omar Cooper
- QB Cade Klubnik
DWAIN: The Jets have a promising set of weapons with Sadiq and Cooper joining Garrett Wilson. Now Geno Smith needs to write back.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
DWAIN: The WR depth chart is brutal. Brock Bowers might get 384 targets in 2026.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
- WR Makai Lemon
- TE Eli Stowers
- QB Cole Payton
DWAIN: Lemon will ease the loss of A.J. Brown. He is a WR4 with upside as a rookie. But the real winner is DeVonta Smith, who has WR1 upside.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
- WR De’Zhaun Stribling
- RB - Kaelon Black
PETE: The NFL Draft is normally about learning new names on Day 3. The Niners like to get the party started a day early.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
IAN: One of the more surprising picks of Round 1, Price’s explosiveness could help him work as an upside RB2 in fantasy land … until Zach Charbonnet (knee) returns.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
IAN: The team’s ayahuasca-addicted 42-year-old QB is likely to hold back everyone involved, but that doesn’t change the fact that Eli Heidenreich had 1,000 RECEIVING yards at NAVY.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
- WR Ted Hurst
IAN: The runway is clear for Emeka Egbuka to EAT in 2026 … if Baker Mayfield gets back to partying like it’s 2024.
TENNESSEE TITANS
DWAIN: Young QBs deserve weapons. The Titans now have a solid trio with Tate, Wan'Dale Robinson and Calvin Ridley. Congratulations, Cam Ward!
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
IAN: My great-grandad died of Kaliakmanis. Also, this depth chart is weak enough that Antonio Williams and Kaytron Allen could potentially be WR2 and RB1.
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