Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Do podcast. I am
your host, Corey Evans. This week's show is titled twenty
twenty six Breakout Candidates. I want to actually quantify what
I deem a breakout candidate. A lot of podcasts or
analyst in to space will just state that a players
want to break out, But I'm going to actually label
it with what that means, and I'll touch more on
that as we get to each player. The opposite twenty
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get right to it. What I figure a breakout candidate
is is a better fantasy finish than the year prior.
Without that benchmark or number to beat, we're simply just
stating a player might have a good season. Therefore, for
each of these five breakout candidates. I will give you
what I think their breakout campaign will equal in terms
of fantasy finish among their peers at each position. Let's
get right to it. Ruther Burden is my first breakout
candidate for twenty twenty six. He's twenty two point five
years old, forty seven, sixty two to two touchdowns, thirteen
pointy arts per catch across sixty targets in fifteenth played
as a rookie in twenty twenty five for the Bears.
He was the wives for forty eight in full PPR.
He did a lot more second half of the year
than the first half. It was a slow burn brought
along slowly by Ben Johnson and company. There's a lot
of factors working in Burden's favor to take that leap
as a sophomore. First of all, Dj Moore trade to Buffalo.
Second of all, Romadoonsday is dealing with the after effects
of the stress fracture from last season his foot, and
not to mention underwhelming rookie and sophomore seasons on his
own behalf. Because of that, I view the Bears aerial
attack as Colson Lovelin as arguably one a in the
pecking order, while Luther Burden could surface as one B
or could be a one B one C tandem with
Burden and Rome, depending on Rome's durability. We cannot forget
either that Luther burdon slither of the Bears thirty ninth
overall last season, despite a former five star recruit profile
and being dean more so of a Day one product
out of Missouri, and last season in terms of efficiency stats,
even though the volume was not there or the county stats. Rather,
for Burden, he ranked third among NFL wideouts minimum of
two for snaps in yards per out run, third among
all our receivers two point nine one yards per out run.
Burden was very effective on his per touch basis, not
to mention fourteenth best target share at twenty six point
eight percent. That was only again those sixty targets. Imagine
if we strapolate that with a full workload in twenty
twenty six, what Burden could achieve. Ben Johnson said he's
quote buying burdenstock right now, end quote during the beginning
stages of the Bears offseason program, and here's my breakout
label or what he needs a breakout for fantasy Burden
in my opinion, has to be a top twenty four
wide receiver, a wide receiver two in twelve teen leagues
that will fulfill, at least in my opinion, a breakout
candidate season for mister Burden in terms of what it
would cost to acquire him. It's going to be a first.
Whether it's twenty six or twenty seven. Bad is the
bare minimum. Up next Xavier Worthy. I'm still a believer
in worthy services and what he could be with the Chiefs.
He's still only twenty three point one years old. Let's
reflect back rookie year twenty twenty four A fifty nine
six thirty eight six efforts, ten powinty yards per catch,
ninety eight targets as the wide receiver thirty three, so
just finished as a wide receiver three in fantasy. We
expected more, if not growth as a sophomore did not occur.
Took a step back twenty twenty five forty two five
thirty two, only one touchdown, twelve point six yards per reception,
seventy three targets as the wide receiver fifty nine, albeit
in fourteen games played, and quite honestly, we know what
the reasoning was behind Worthy's lack of success in year
two was the fact that he was never at full
strength because of that labor injury that occurred. On his
third snap of the season, Worthy and Travis Kelcey collided,
and that pretty much ended any hopes of a breakout
season for Xavier in twenty twenty five. Now, he is
hoping to shed his non contact jersey by training camp,
and a lot of Casey reporters have said that so
far in the Chiefs offseason program, where he's been the
MVP or the standout player. Andy Reid even admitted recently
that Worthy's role was limited last season to avoid further
or worsening of his ailing shoulder, which again for a
smaller wide receiver to begin with, Worthy's not physical off
presser man coverage, let alone being able to go up
and get a ball or initiate or take more contact
post catch. Worthy was more of a decoy than anything
in twenty twenty five, and I still believe that he
can surpass his wide receiver thirty three finish as a
rookie in twenty twenty four. We can't forget either. Four
point two point forty was an NFL combine record. Worthy
is a Blazer. There is so much to like about
his skill sets, and then there's the Rashi rice looming
or possible suspension, which would, if true or happens, carve
out a huge role or target share for Worthy. There's
ancillary pieces here, like Tae Kwon Thornton or I like
Cyrus Allen. There's upside if Jeff Calbin makes a team.
But sign me up for exaber Worthy as the proven
commodity who just has to stay healthy. And that was
a fluke injury Worthy to not get hurt because of
his size or a lack thereof. It was literally him
and Travis Kelce running the wrong route, colliding and then
the labor injury unfortunely occurring. What do I think a
breakout for exaber Worthy is actually? In terms of quantifying
it for me, it's just like Luther Burden, a top
twenty four wide receiver, so a wide receiver two in
a twelve team league, and I think that is very achievable.
Worthy is also obtainable in Dynasty. Could swoop in for
a second early to mid or a late first and
sign me up for that. When you look at his
floor compared to ceiling, if it all clicks, whether it's
Patrick Mahomes justin fields. I want in on the exaber
worthy business because he is an affordable in terms of
ceiling wide receiver one compared to others in that territory
of dynasy adp or rankings. Up next for a breakout
cannonate Let's pivot to tight end Isaiah Likely. He's twenty
six point one years old. He's been good, not great,
hasn't really made that tier jump quite yet. As the
tight end twenty seven, twenty five, sixteen, and forty five
in PPR with the Ravens from twenty twenty two to
twenty twenty five and across that span with Baltimore, likely
to not surpass in any season forty two receptions, four
unred and seventy seven yards receiving, six receiving touchdowns or
sixty targets because he was playing second fiddle or a
secondary option to Mark Andrews. Likely has now escaped the
shadow of Mark Andrews. He's followed John Harbaugh from Baltimore
to the New York Giants. The Giants antied up to
the two to three years forty million to secure what
should be a top target in the passing attack for
jacking dark to utilize, and I think it speaks volumes
that an in house option was THEO Johnson, Yet the
Giants prioritize bringing in Likely who's more of a pass
catcher than the THEO brings size and more physicality in
terms of blocking. You're not going to get that out.
A likely likely is essentially a glorified wide receiver which
the Giants need help at when it comes to pass catchers.
Malik Neighbors is a major uncertainty in terms of timeline
or return from his ligament damage last season. The range
of outcomes could be pup candidate doesn't come back at
all this year, or he's not the same version himself.
The best case would be he's back week one, but
there's no concrete evidence at least to this point for
Neighbors being ready right away. There could be some sort
of delay or set back in his recovery in terms
of being back regular season. Therefore, Isaiah likely could become
one of, if not the top target for Jackson Dart
to utilize. What does a breakout mean in my opinion
for isa Likely, it is top twelve among tight ends
of fantasy to a tight end one and a twelve
team league, which he has not even come close to
as a tight end twenty seven to twenty five, sort
of in that conversation tight end sixteen and then forty
five last season, Isaiah likely has so much room for
growth and really nowhere to go butt up in terms
of what he's done for the Ravens. Sign me up,
and I think it costs no more than a second,
even in the tiny Premier League at most a late
first to buy the breakout before it occurs as soon
as this campaign. Quick break me back with two more
twenty twenty six breakout candidates before I get to that.
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Another breakout candidates on my radar is Matthew Golden twenty
two point nine years old. He disappointed a rookie in
twenty twenty five with production of twenty nine threnered and
sixty one yards no touchdowns, twelve point four yards per
catch across forty four targets in fourteen is played as
the wide receiver eighty nine let down. No other way
to spin it. But then we have so many things
working in Golden's favor. Now for a sophomore what I
think breakout campaign on the horizon. Romeo Dobbs traded the Patriots,
now Tavi al Wicks traded the Eagles. It's now that
Christian Watson who got paid Matthew Golden and Jayden Reid's
Show and Green Bay wide receiver, And in terms of cost,
it's pretty much Watson red, with Golden being the AffA thought,
even though he has so much room to develop in
this Matt Lafuer and Jordan Love offense. Draft capital is
certainly on Golden side as the former twenty third overall
pick last year, and not all that dissimilar from his
favorite Worthy. Golden has a bit more size and bulk
to him in terms of build, with similar speed four
point two nine forty so Golden can beat defenders inside
outside and be utilized in a lot of different ways,
and what's music to our ears. Matthew Golden already lined
up in two receiver sets with Christian Watson and Mantory Minkie.
So if it's going to be Matthew Golden and Watson
when it comes to two receivers on the field, and
then Jayden Reid is the expendable or complementary piece, then
we need to take advantage of that news if that's
going to be the actual utilization in personnel groupings and
prioritize gold and potentially overread the breakout in terms of
quantifying it. For me, it's a top thirty six wide
receiver or wide receiver three in twelve team leagues. If
he's in that realm at the end of twenty twenty six,
then I think it's a breakout season that was fulfilled
in terms of what I would spend to acquire Golden.
A twenty twenty six second or a twenty twenty seven
second seems spot on. If I have a aging veteran
wide receiver running back and I want to pivot, give
up the immediate production and take on the semi risk.
Mathew golden that also fits the bill, And last, but
not least, for another breakout candidate, another tight end who's
similar to the skill set of Isaiah. Likely it is instead,
though Chig a concuo now with Washington, in case you forgot,
he's twenty six point eight years old. He's been steady
with the Titans as he tight end twenty five, twenty one,
twenty one and you guessed it twenty one from twenty
point two twenty five and full PPR formats stable floor
but not much of a ceiling in that Tennessee passing attack.
In fact, Chigg did not surpass fifty six catches, five
hundred fifty yards, receiving three touchdowns, or seven nine targets
in any single season with Tennessee. Now you flip that
to this Washington offense, assuming health cooperates for Jadan Daniels,
the similar counting stats and a boost in red zone
usage or what I think is the emphasis overall touchdowns
could very well deliverate a title one season. That's within
reach for a con quo tie to Jade and Daniels
and the creativity in terms of personnel alignment in New
OC David Blouse offensive scheme that's going to be much
different than what Cliff Kingsbury did with zach Ertz and
little to know Ben Sinnett in years past. Speaking of
Ben Senate, he could also be a factor. He's more
of a blocking and receiving ten end with superbat legism,
whereas Chicken con Quo was brought into be an extension
or an outlet in the passing game and a replacement.
I believe a direct void fill for zach Ertz, so
sort of like Asaia likely. I think the breakout is
a top twelve season among tight ends in fantasy if
Chig's going to deliver as advertised and again does not
cost you that much compared to more popular names in
Dynasty or even fants football, no matter the format. At
tight end, a Concle was somewhat of an afterthought after
being a middling talent or medium based usage tight end
in Tennessee, and that could easily flip in Washington, especially
if it's only going to really be Terry McLaurin as
the dominant factor for target share, even though I do
like Antony Williams at his cost. So if you want
to get in on the Chigaconcole train, here tied do
Jaden Daniels. You could at the lowest price achieve that
with a third most likely intended premium a middle eight second,
but Chig is arguably one of the easiest breakout candidates
on this episode to trade for at this time. Thanks
for listening, IP, you all enjoyed my twenty four to
six breakout candidate's episode. A quick recap of who those
players are and what I think the breakout actually would
require to occur. Luther Burden a top twenty four wide receiver,
he's able worthy a top twenty four wide receiver, I
say likely a top twelve tight end, Matthew gold And
a top thirty six wide receiver. And Chiga Concole a
top twelve tight end. Hope you all enjoyed the episode.
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