Buccaneers rookie WR Ted Hurst—sporting a 33.6% College Dominator Rating and 27.8% College Target Share—is turning heads at minicamp as a boundary X-receiver. While Tampa Bay values the versatile skill sets of Jalen McMillan, Emeka Egbuka, and Chris Godwin Jr., Hurst offers a 6-foot-4 vertical frame to stretch defenses deep.
With field stretcher Tez Johnson missing practice with a groin injury (Godwin, Egbuka and McMillan all sat out the same day for maintenance), Hurst had a day flashing big plays on the outside. While Johnson’s role has been precarious since Hurst was selected in the third round, McMillan’s snap share is also at-risk from the size-speed specimen.
Hurst currently sits fourth on the target hierarchy, but his classic X receiver profile makes him a strong late-round fantasy football draft target with upside if he captures perimeter snaps. Dynasty league drafters would be wise to soak up as much Hurst now before he starts delivering splash plays on Sundays.
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Beyond the knee ligament sprains, Rick Stroud reports that Baker Mayfield also battled a severe biceps contusion and a sprained left AC joint last season, directly impacting his velocity. These injuries limited him to 16.6 fantasy points per game (QB17) and a 63.2-percent completion rate.
Now entering a pivotal contract year with both sides far apart on a financial extension, he faces a hard deadline to finalize a deal before training camp starts. Still just 31.2 years of age, Mayfield is a strong fantasy football buy coming off a gritty season where both he and his top receivers were far from 100-percent healthy.
Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are at a financial standstill, with contract negotiations slow-rolling into a potential training camp stalemate. Head coach Todd Bowles wants his quarterback anchored in Tampa long-term, but a massive valuation gap remains between the two parties.
Despite a high-volume offense, Mayfield’s 63.2-percent completion rate and 6.8 yards per pass attempt from the 2025 season have the front office hesitant to meet his price tag before his current contract expires. It is hard to fathom Tampa not extending Mayfield. He will experience a fantasy football dynasty league valuation bump when the new contract is ultimately announced.
Baker Mayfield is applying leverage to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, setting a hard deadline to halt contract extensions once training camp begins in roughly a month. Head coach Todd Bowles believes Mayfield is the team’s franchise quarterback long-term following a 2025 campaign where Mayfield logged 3,693 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns.
The former number one overall pick currently commands a 15.56-percent cap hit for the 2026 season, leaving both sides with significant ground to cover to find financial alignment. Mayfield’s Top-5 fantasy QB 2024 season proved to be a mirage in 2025, but Tampa will be forced to extend him based on position scarcity. Draft Mayfield with confidence in fantasy football superflex dynasty leagues.
With Mike Evans now in San Francisco, Chris Godwin assumes alpha status in Tampa Bay after a compromised campaign where he averaged 9.2 Fantasy Points Per Game following a severe 2024 ankle dislocation. No longer grinding the rehabilitation process, his trajectory points upward with a massive volume of vacated targets available in this passing game.
At a current WR40 price tag in best ball drafts, Godwin is a premier rebound candidate at a significant discount. At age 30.3. years of age, he has several years of high target share years left for bargain-shopping dynasty managers.
Baker Mayfield is drawing a line in the sand with the Buccaneers by saying, “Obviously, yes, I would love to have a long-term deal done, but they know my deadline: as soon as training camp starts, we’re not doing any contract stuff. It’s all ball.” This sets a firm contract deadline for the start of training camp.
The 31-year-old quarterback is coming off a season where he averaged 16.6 fantasy points per game while recording a 93.6 True Passer Rating. Mayfield is entering a pivotal contract year, he must command a new offense without Mike Evans. Regardless, contract discussions are positive, and Mayfield’s dynasty stock will immediately surge when he is ultimately extended by the Buccaneers.
