9 Breakout WRs You NEED to Draft in 2026! | Fantasy Football League-Winners (Ep. 2158)

Ryan Wormeli is joined by Mitch Anderson and Justin Mello of the Lineup Fantasy Football Show to identify the WRs with the talent, opportunity and ADP to become major fantasy football draft values, and potentially league-winners.

The guys break down Christian Watson’s upside in Green Bay, why Ladd McConkey could explode in Mike McDaniel’s Chargers offense with Justin Herbert, whether Tetairoa McMillan can take another leap in Year 2, and why Parker Washington has become one of the hottest names in fantasy drafts.

They also make the case for rookie Carnell Tate, Josh Downs, Jalen Coker, Jameson Williams and 49ers rookie Dijon Stribling before explaining exactly what fantasy managers should look for when trying to identify the next breakout wide receiver.

Plus: Is Zay Flowers actually poised for a breakout with the Baltimore Ravens, or should fantasy managers target higher-upside WRs around his ADP?

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00
Christian Watson - 0:01:38
Ladd McConkey - 0:05:37
Tetairoa McMillan - 0:11:21
Parker Washington - 0:16:02
Carnell Tate - 0:22:42
Josh Downs - 0:30:20
Jalen Coker - 0:34:43
Jameson Williams - 0:39:00
De'Zhaun Stribling - 0:44:32
How To Identify Breakout Receivers - 0:49:11
Zay Flowers - 0:53:22
Outro - 0:56:03

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