Fantasy football prep and research is about to take off in a drastic way for managers around the world. Sleepers, busts, and breakouts are going to be studied everywhere in an attempt to get ahead of the rest of their league.
What about the best value picks though once all the great players are off the board? In those Rounds 6-10, who could be the ones that emerge as incredibly solid contributors to your lineup this season?
Let’s take a look and break it all down in this latest article here on the website.
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Parker Washington, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
This WR room in Jacksonville will continue to be one of the most hotly-debated topics in all of fantasy football this season.
Who will be the WR1? Will Brian Thomas Jr. bounce back to his rookie campaign form? How much will Travis Hunter factor in as a wideout this year?
The questions are going to continue to rage on and on, but this presents an opportunity for massive value if you do guess which player will standout correctly. And, for me, that’s very clearly Parker Washington.
Through the fantasy playoffs last year, Weeks 15-17, Washington was the WR6 in Half PPR scoring formats. This doesn’t happen on accident. He was a favorite player of mine coming out in his draft class and I was shocked that he fell all the way to the sixth round.
However, Liam Coen proved that he could unlock his talent and he was incredibly reliable over the back half of last season once he got into the starting lineup.
Yes, there will be competition for targets, but this offense is going to be one of the better units across the league and Washington is apparently a big part of the game plan for the Jaguars this season.
Earlier this offseason, Coen talked about expanding Washington’s role in the offense going into 2026:
I think activating him a little bit, continuing to work on the ball-in-hand stuff that he can, I think, do at a high level because of the way he’s built and wired, the screen game, continuing to work on those things, the jet sweeps, getting on the ball in some of those ways. And then the control route tree, the complete route tree, excuse me, of slot outside being able to do all those things, I think that’s a step he can take…
He’s a threat with the ball in his hands and he’s more than just a slot-only player. At WR33 off the board – No. 78 overall – there’s a great opportunity for value if he does truly emerge as the favorite target for Trevor Lawrence here this year.
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Alec Pierce, WR, Indianapolis Colts
It’s important to note that Alec Pierce is currently rehabbing from an injury and it’s unknown whether or not he will be on the field this training camp for the Indianapolis Colts.
However, the plus side of that argument is that it simply continues to push his ADP further and further down the board as fantasy managers look elsewhere in the middle rounds of their drafts.
We need to remember just how dominant Pierce was last season with – and without – Daniel Jones as his QB.
In 2025, Pierce had the second highest Yards Per Target Rate in the entire NFL with 11.9, while also boasting the highest Air Yards Per Reception (33.8) for any WR with over 20 receptions in 2025.
He was fantastic and was an incredible value for fantasy managers that took him off the board in the later rounds of drafts last season.
And now, heading into 2026, he loses Michael Pittman Jr. as his main competition for targets. Josh Downs will see plenty of work, yes, but behind him it’s players like Ashton Dulin and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine as the ones who could steal work away from the newly-paid Pierce.
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That’s not going to happen. If Pierce is out there on the field, the opportunity for an expanded role and 8-10 targets per game is easily within reach. With the fact that he’s going off the board as WR35 and just in front of veterans like DK Metcalf and Courtland Sutton, he’s an auto-draft player for me at this point of drafts every time.
Quentin Johnston, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
Earlier this offseason, I wasn’t keen on drafting Quentin Johnston in fantasy football. His rookie season left a bitter taste in my mouth and I’ve been hesitant to draft him ever since.
That’s honestly been a mistake. He’s grown as a player in the NFL tremendously and he’s on the verge of absolutely exploding here in 2026 with the addition of Mike McDaniel as the offensive coordinator.
Johnston’s Yards Per Target Rate has increased exponentially over the last three seasons. In 2023, it was 6.4. In 2024, it rose to 7.8. And in 2025, it was 8.8, which was the 33rd highest mark in the entire NFL.
He’s steadily grown as a more well-rounded wideout and McDaniel’s scheme – which utilizes significant yards after the catch opportunities – could be a dream fit for QJ’s skillset.
He’s going off the board right now as WR39 in the latest ADP Consensus and I wouldn’t be surprised if that steadily rises as we get closer to training camp and the preseason. If he receives high praise from McDaniel again, along with a few highlight plays on social media, he could work his way up into the WR32 range.
I’ll take him as a value right now.
Jordan Mason, RB, Minnesota Vikings
Earlier this offseason, I didn’t want anything to do with Minnesota Vikings RB Jordan Mason. With Aaron Jones in town as the lead back, there simply didn’t seem to be much of a path for upside for the explosive runner.
However, we are now starting to get reports about Jones potentially being relegated to a change-of-pace role in this backfield versus the locked-in starter…and that changes things.
When Mason gets the ball, he’s an incredibly talented and efficient RB. Through his young career, which is four seasons long now, Mason has averaged a healthy 5.1 Yards Per Attempt.
But specifically looking at 2025, Despite having a limited workload with just 159 carries, Mason finished with 13 broken tackles and a 12.2 Attempts Per Broken Tackle Rate. This was the 13th highest mark in the NFL and better than players like Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and James Cook.
When he gets the ball, he’s going to make good things happen. And if he’s going to be the lead option on the ground for the Vikings, an offense that should be dramatically better than what we saw last season, he’s a screaming value right now at RB39 off the board and No. 117 overall.
