Dynasty Movement: Week 17

The season's end marks the switch from Dynasty player value being driven by weekly performance to a focus on future speculation. All season, our staff has been on the weekly value inflections to keep you current with the market. They crushed the assignment and came through yet again to send us off.

Dynasty staffers Corey Spala, Jeff Blaylock, David Zacharias, and Mike Kashuba give us their Dynasty rankings movement.

Dynasty Movement at Wide Receiver

Chris Olave, New Orleans

Zacharias: Olave suffered multiple concussions across his first three NFL seasons, including one that ended his 2024 season in Week 9. Injury concerns have depressed his dynasty ranking to WR23. But Olave has played in every game this season, and is the WR6 in total PPR fantasy points. He's still just 25. Olave is more than 13 months removed from his last concussion. I have him ranked higher than consensus, at dynasty WR20.

Spala:  Olave ranks fifth in receptions and seventh in receiving yards this season. He has reminded us why he should be considered as a top receiving option in the league. His concussion history was the source of concern; his game is a reminder of his potential. Tyler Shough and Olave have connected. I would like to believe Shough will be the starting quarterback in 2026. I have moved Olave up to WR21.

Parker Washington, Jacksonville

Zacharias: Washington is PPR WR41 on the season, yet carries a dynasty WR94 ranking. The 23-year-old is growing his connection with quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Since Jacksonville's Week 8 Bye, the Jaguars have a 7-1 record, Lawrence is QB2, and Washington is PPR WR22 (even though he missed the Week 14 game versus the Colts). Washington's arrow is pointing up, and I'm happy to add him to the back end of my dynasty rosters. He rises to my dynasty WR60.

Pat Bryant, Denver

Spala:  Bryant has 25 targets and 17 receptions over the last four games played. He has been making an impact as a receiver and as a blocker. Bryant fits the prototypical Sean Payton receiver. He should continue to develop into a reliable chain mover in Denver. I have moved Bryant up to WR43.

Puka Nacua, LA Rams

Blaylock: The WR1 in PPR formats, Nacua leads the league in receptions (114) while ranking second in receiving yards (1,592), fifth in target share (29.4 percent), and tied for sixth in touchdown receptions (8). Excluding a Week 6 game during which he was injured, Nacua is averaging 10.4 targets, 8.0 receptions, and 111.7 receiving yards per game. While he's having a career year, he's not much better than his previous two pro seasons, when he averaged 9.5 targets per game. Volume is king, and Nacua is now king of my WR rankings. 

Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay

Blaylock: I put the cart ahead of the horse with Egbuka, who I ranked as high as W9 after a blistering start to his rookie season. He's faded since, dropping to my WR23 this week. Since Week 11, Egbuka has been the WR48 in PPR formats, averaging just three catches, 39 yards, and seven fantasy points per game, taking himself out of the Offensive Rookie of the Year discussion. His struggles have mirrored those of Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield, the QB17 over that period. I continue to expect Egbuka to be a star receiver, but that's now a coming attraction.

Matthew Golden, Green Bay

Kashuba: The list of first-round wide receivers who had under 500 receiving yards as a rookie isn't pretty. Golden has been a non-factor in the Packers' offense, even with injuries to key contributors all around him. We've been spoiled by early breakouts from wide receivers, and so have NFL coaching staffs. When receivers grow on trees like they apparently do these days, the skillset Golden is displaying is easily replaceable and should be replaced on your dynasty roster. I moved him down from WR39 to WR52.

Adonai Mitchell, NY Jets

Kashuba: Mitchell has earned over six targets per game since being traded to New York. Maybe he was a throw-in during the deal, but the Jets' wide receiver room desperately needed a WR2, and they seem to have found one in Mitchell. The change of scenery has improved his stock heading into 2026, and if the Jets hit on a quarterback, we could see some flex appeal for Mitchell down the road. I moved Mitchell from WR75 to WR64.

Dynasty Movement at Running Back