Welcome to Week 2 of the 2026 Footballguys Roundtable. Our intrepid panel of fantasy pundits discusses and debates four topics every week. We split the conversation into separate features.
This week's roundtable features these four topics:
- Week 1 Thrills and Horrors
- Biggest Quarterback Outliers
- Biggest Wide Receiver Outliers
- De'Von Achane and Omarion Hampton
Let's roll...
Matt Waldman: Are you adding anyone from this list?
Sean Settle: Of the four names on this list, I am adding Caleb Douglas ahead of the others. Miami's complete roster overhaul this year points toward Douglas seeing a real target share for the rest of the season regardless of what the scoreboard says in any given week.
Denzel Boston is the more talented player, but his outlook depends entirely on whether Cleveland's quarterback situation stabilizes, and I am not confident betting on that.
Dontayvion Wicks and Khalif Raymond both benefited from circumstances I do not expect to repeat. Wicks from a rookie teammate who was behind in conditioning and Raymond from a game script that will not show up every week, so neither earns a roster spot in most of my leagues right now.
Phil Alexander: Caleb Douglas is the only player on this list I'm interested in. Miami's offense is shaping up as one of the two worst in the league, but no quarterback threw deep at a higher percentage in Week 1 than Malik Willis. The best parts of Douglas' prospect profile were his catch radius and ball skills on deep throws. His emergence as the Dolphins' de facto WR1 also shouldn't surprise anyone who followed the drumbeat out of training camp. It won't always be pretty, but he belongs on rosters as a WR4 or WR5 who can start in a pinch.
Waldman: I agree with you on Douglas because they'll probably use him more against zone coverage, where he doesn't have to do as much work with route technique to get open.
Ryan Weisse: I'll be 100 percent honest, I did not attack the waiver wire hard this week. With all of these players, it feels like we'll be chasing Week 1's points for the rest of the year.
I could make a case for and against any of them, but I will say I have Caleb Douglas on quite a few of my deeper rosters. Thanks to the excellent coverage of the Footballguys Preseason Reports, I saw early on that Douglas could lead this team in targets and started making him a pretty steady late-round pick in my drafts. I am not sure I will ever start him, but as of now, he is worth a roster stash on a Dolphins team trying to figure out who they are.
Jason Wood: You can make a case for adding all four of these receivers depending on your league size, but I rank them: Wicks, Douglas, Boston, and Raymond. Wicks' Week 1 breakthrough wasn't that surprising. Rookie Makai Lemon missed most of the summer and looked well behind in his conditioning upon returning, while Wicks never skipped a beat as the starter throughout the preseason. He'll remain on the field in all down-and-distance situations for the Eagles until Lemon gets on track.
Caleb Douglas was one of my table-pounding recommendations at the end of drafts. The Dolphins have a completely revamped roster looking toward 2027 and beyond, and Douglas brings draft pedigree, a polished skill set, and a starting job he earned in camp. Watching Miami, it was obvious he is far and away their most complete wideout. I'm not sure he'll ever be a bona fide star on an elite offense, but he should be a volume monster this year.
Boston is likely the most talented of the quartet with the highest long-term ceiling, but that hinges entirely on whether the Browns ever solve their quarterback conundrum. Until then, he'll be at the mercy of a boom-or-bust role in one of the NFL's worst offenses. Raymond was simply an outlier. Chicago won't target him eight times a game while Colston Loveland, Rome Odunze, and Luther Burden III are healthy.
Darin Tietgen: From this list, it has to be Boston. His body is NFL-ready, and the Browns are going to be horrible, so they will need to throw the ball a ton to try and keep up with their opponents. Jerry Jeudy has to be a trade candidate at some point, and KC Concepcion Jr. has a different route tree than the downfield weapon Boston.
Jeff Blaylock: In shorter-bench leagues, I'd have to be desperate to grab one of these guys to plug him into my lineup. Raymond will not lead the Bears in targets, receptions, and yards again.
Wicks wasn't the top receiving option on his team; four targets and two catches do not make a viable fantasy starter. Douglas may very well be the Dolphins' WR1, but that may not distinguish him from other waiver-wire replacements.
Boston's fantasy viability depends on Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders. While I'm considerably less excited about these guys than Andy, I agree with his prioritization of Douglas if I were forced to take one. However, I'd need to have little hope of starting the guy I have to drop to get him.
Andy Hicks: All are worth adding, but I'd prioritize Caleb Douglas from this list. Boston and Wicks benefited from touchdowns on far fewer targets. Raymond benefited from the game script. While Raymond will have other similar games, in others he will be targeted at a level unacceptable to fantasy managers.
Douglas got both targets and numbers and was impressive in his debut. Miami won't be playing with many leads this year, but Douglas looks every bit the long-term starter. As for Wicks and Raymond, they'll need an injury ahead of them to see a consistent bump in targets.
Wicks will be behind Devonta Smith, Makai Lemon, Dallas Goedert, and probably Saquon Barkley as well for target share. Raymond would be fourth at best for targets in Chicago.
Boston would be my second choice from the list, as he will start and the Browns will be playing catch-up. Just not very well. Given a choice between Malik Willis and Deshaun Watson as the quarterback, it pains me to say Willis wins this one easily.
Waldman: As always, thanks for reading.
Check out the links below for all of this week's roundtable topics:
- Week 1 Thrills and Horrors
- Biggest Quarterback Outliers
- Biggest Wide Receiver Outliers
- De'Von Achane and Omarion Hampton
Good luck!
