Welcome to Week 6 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:
- Surprising Fantasy WRs
- Malik Nabers' Outlook
- Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade
- Drop-Hold-Start: The RB Edition
Let's roll...
Matt Waldman: These wideouts have delivered beyond or below expectations thus far.
- Matthew Golden WR13
- Denzel Boston WR20
- Devaughn Vele WR23
- Emeka Egbuka WR27
- Jaylen Waddle WR41
- Courtland Sutton WR77
Pick one and explain why they will sustain or decline in value.
Jason Wood: Matthew Golden was among my largest outliers this preseason, as I believed he could rival, if not exceed, Christian Watson's value. We are too quick to forget that the Packers made Golden their first first-round receiver since Javon Walker in 2002.
Because Golden had a forgettable rookie season, he was unfairly discounted in drafts. Yet the team jettisoned Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, creating a thinner target funnel.
What none of us could have accounted for was the team's transition to a pass-first approach. Jordan Love's per-attempt metrics have always been enticing, but his limited volume has been an albatross for both his value and his receivers'. Now he's on pace for 629 attempts after averaging 484 over the last two seasons.
Andy Hicks: A few of these are relatively surprising, and some aren't surprising at all. Egbuka and Sutton do not surprise me at all. But let's focus on one. Denzel Boston.
Three touchdowns in five games will positively skew Denzel Boston's numbers. While his yardage is impressive, he is truly doing more with less, considering he has only 16 receptions. In fact, he leads the league in yards per reception among players with at least 10 catches.
Boston has outperformed the team's higher draft pick, KC Concepcion Jr. Concepcion has more receptions but is averaging under 10 yards per catch with zero touchdowns. Moving forward, expect production to even out between the two. Both should settle in as reliable WR3s, provided the quarterback play remains better than originally expected.
Phil Alexander: There are receivers on this list with more exciting rest-of-season prospects, but if you know a fantasy analyst who predicted Devaughn Vele would be a WR2 after five weeks, I'd like to ask them their secrets.
Vele is producing thanks to a confluence of factors, but the biggest one is volume. The Saints play with the fastest neutral pace of play, and their pass rate over expectation was positive in every game besides last week's ugly loss to Minnesota. Tyler Shough's 205 pass attempts trail only Matthew Stafford's 217 for the league lead, and Shough doesn't have anywhere else to aim those throws outside of Chris Olave and Juwan Johnson.
To his credit, Vele has made some impressive catches and proven his value as a reliable possession receiver. But if there is a takeaway for fantasy football moving forward, it's to check your waiver wire or make a low-ball trade offer for Jordyn Tyson while he's still on IR.
If the rookie's hamstrings hold together long enough for him to settle into an every-down role opposite Olave for the stretch run, he'll blow past Vele in the pecking order, and pair nicely with Tyler Shough's ability to extend plays and willingness to throw deep.