That’s spicy. While early reports hint at a true 50-50 committee split in Los Angeles, Blake Corum faces significant weekly volatility sharing the backfield with Kyren Williams and upstart Jarquez Hunter. Meanwhile, Williams logged a dominant 69.9-percent snap share and out-touched Corum heavily last season with 259 carries. Williams is the ultimate RB floor play as a true backfield committee would cap his ceiling.
Williams’ fantasy floor is supported by high-leverage roles on passing downs and at the goal line where he handled 13 goal-line carries in 2025. Corum’s weekly production is difficult to project, making him a better best ball option. If either Williams or Corum is nicked up, Hunter would likely slide into the 1B role.
This is music to David Montgomery‘s ears. The Houston Texans dropped their pass rate down to 55.8-percent from Week 13 to Week 18 of 2025, and Caley wants to deploy more multi-tight end sets and heavy personnel packages to extend the offensive line and attack defensive surfaces with creative blocking schemes this season.
Given the Texans feature a top tier defense, a renewed commitment to a heavy, balanced ground attack make perfect strategic sense. Houston’s myriad of WR options also suggests a more diversified wide receiver rotation, lowering the ceiling of Jayden Higgins, Tank Dell, and Jaylin Noel. Though Caley also praised C.J. Stroud for taking a leap this offseason and exuding “a different comfort level,” Montgomery remains best Houston player to target in fantasy football drafts this year.
Brandon Aiyuk remains locked in a contract standoff on the San Francisco 49ers’ reserve/left squad list, recently posting a social media video challenging the team to cut him so he can sign with the Washington Commanders. A recent Instagram video shows Aiyuk holding a football with a Washington logo on it with the caption: “The best team in the world.”
The 49ers lack immediate financial incentive to blink, as they voided his remaining guarantees after he stopped attending team activities following his 2024 knee injury. If he avoids a release, a team will eventually have to trade for an elite separator who logged a 17.9 Yards Per Reception mark and a +15.9 Expected Points Added (EPA) rating during his last full season. If and when Aiyuk leaves San Francisco, the Commanders are his most likely destination.
Matthew Stafford confirmed on the Green Light podcast that he is operating on a year-to-year timeline, though conversations with legendary signal-callers have him open to playing into his 40s. The 38-year-old quarterback is coming off an elite campaign where he averaged 21.1 Fantasy Points Per Game (No. 4) and paced the league with a 122.7 Passing EPX (No. 1).
The offseason addition of Myles Garrett has further inspired Stafford, who commands high-end QB2 status with an undeniable weekly ceiling for an ascendant Los Angeles roster. At 38.3 years of age, Stafford has counterintuitively become a top value in fantasy football dynasty leagues based on the assumption that the 2025 NFL MVP will retire soon.
After faceplanting with an anemic 5.5 Fantasy Points Per Game (No. 84) and a 1.21 Target Separation mark (No. 81) as a rookie, Quentin Johnston now enters an offense designed to fix his structural floor. New offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel brings a system built to maximize yards after catch, direct angles, and open grass.
With Keenan Allen long gone, Johnston is set to absorb significant target share under optimal schematic conditions. Los Angeles’ offensive line set to return to health while Ladd McConkey is nursing a strained hamstring. Johnston will battle PlayerProfiler favorite Tre’ Harris for Justin Herbert’s affection. Johnston is the rare short-term fantasy football best ball value play who is also a long-term trap in dynasty leagues.
The Jacksonville Jaguars locked up Brenton Strange with a contract extension worth up to $48 million with $25 million guaranteed, shutting down any speculation fueled by the team drafting multiple rookie tight ends. Strange earned this commitment by posting 540 receiving yards and a +19.2-percent Target Premium (No. 10 among qualified tight ends) in 2025, building on a 411-yard sophomore campaign.
While block-first tight end Nate Boerkircher clears the runway in heavy formations, Strange remains an efficient weapon who projects as a premium late-round tight end target. Strange is an purgatory tight end in fantasy football seasonal leagues, the contract extension makes him particularly valuable in dynasty formats.
