The flip side of succeeding with value players is failing with overvalued players. These players will not put up stats commensurate with their draft spots, and avoiding them is another important key to a successful fantasy team. To identify these players, we asked our staff to review highly rated players and identify those who should underperform their draft position.
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Here are the players who received votes.
Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns
Gary Davenport: On those rarest of occasions, when Neptune and Uranus are in alignment, a remarkable thing occurs—something good happens to the Cleveland Browns. The selection of Fannin in the third round of the 2025 draft was just such a convergence—the 6'4, 241-pounder went from dominating the MAC to an immediate impact in the NFL. As a rookie, Fannin reeled in 72 catches for 731 yards and six scores, leading all Cleveland pass-catchers in all three categories. Fannin went from a late-round dart-throw or early-season waiver pickup to sixth at the position in fantasy points.
But the clouds of regression loom on the horizon. There's a new coaching staff and scheme in Cleveland in 2026. The Browns spent two of their first three draft picks in 2206 on wide receivers in KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston—both of whom could start from Day 1. If Deshaun Watson is close to 100 percent, he is (sigh) going to be the starting quarterback for the Browns to open the season. It's not that surprising that one of those new variables bodes well for Fannin, because nothing good in Cleveland can last.
Ryan Weisse: There is a temptation to go all-in on Harold Fannin Jr. in 2026, but that feels risky. On paper, everything appears to be trending the right way. He delivered a strong rookie season, and with David Njoku gone, the target tree in the Browns offense looks cleaner than it did a year ago. That is exactly the kind of setup fantasy managers chase at tight end.
The problem is that the people around him in this offense are hard to trust. The quarterback situation is unsettled between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders, and the scheme under Todd Monken might not produce the kind of concentrated tight end volume that justifies paying up.
In Baltimore, where Monken had an elite tight end, usage at the position was good but not great. Mark Andrews averaged just 70 targets per season during Monken's tenure. That is not the type of volume fantasy managers will expect when drafting Fannin.
Harold Fannin Jr. is a good football player. However, the combination of scheme history, quarterback volatility, and added competition after the Browns spent high draft capital on wide receivers makes him a far riskier draft pick than most are willing to admit.
