Welcome to Week 8 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:
- Fantasy QB Most Likely to Improve
- Fantasy RB Most Likely to Improve
- Fantasy WR Most Likely to Improve
- Buy-Sell Week 8
Let's roll...
Matt Waldman: Give me the wide receiver from the list who you believe is most likely to improve his value in Weeks 8-17.
- WR36 KC Concepcion Jr.
- WR37 Ryan Flournoy
- WR39 Rome Odunze
- WR40 Jaylen Waddle
Jason Wood: Unfortunately, none of these receivers are great bets. Matt is giving us their notional points ranking, but on a per-game basis, they're performing even worse so far.
Of the four, I'll pick Rome Odunze as the most likely to improve, for three reasons. One, he's the most pedigreed of the bunch. Two, he plays on the best offense. Three, the Bears have already been without Caleb Williams for a few games.
I know you didn't ask, but Ryan Flournoy is the one I'd most want to buy in dynasty. He's probably still the cheapest (or second-cheapest, behind Jaylen Waddle) and seems likely to break free of his WR3 shackles next year as a clear-cut starter, either in Dallas (if the Cowboys don't re-sign George Pickens) or elsewhere.
Phil Alexander: I realize KC Concepcion Jr. was playing the Titans last week, and Tennessee has made plenty of wide receivers look good this season, but I'm not ruling out a major step forward for the rookie.
Concepcion hasn't seen a target share below 20 percent in any game he's finished this season. The problem was that in Weeks 1-6, most of those targets were of the Wan'Dale Robinson variety, coming within five to six yards of the line of scrimmage.
Last week brought a significant change. Concepcion's average target depth jumped to 11 yards, and he averaged 12.9 yards per target, more than double his season average entering Week 7.
Concepcion entered the league as one of the most fun players to watch with the ball in his hands. If Week 7 was proof that Todd Monken trusts him with more than just manufactured touches moving forward, his best is yet to come.