The 2026 NFL Draft is over. Now the real dynasty work begins. Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm joins Jeff to separate the winners from the losers, highlight the dream landing spots and the fantasy nightmares, and decode the biggest reaches and strangest picks. From Jeremiyah Love's arrival to a crowded RB room to the Jets' bumper crop of slot weapons to the best snipe in NFL draft history, Coop has the intel and strategy you need to win your rookie drafts.

💡 Key Takeaways

• Coop’s “Block Line” evaluates the draft class based on when the first pure blocking tight end is taken. The 2026 class had the earliest Block Line in recent memory.
• Don't overthink Jeremiyah Love (ARI) because of the Cardinals' backfield situation. He's the 1.01, regardless of format.
• Kenyon Sadiq's landing spot (NYJ) was great ... for an hour. Then the Jets drafted Omar Cooper Jr. The slot has gotten crowded.
• Eli Stowers (PHI): the Eagles told him he’s the next in their lineage of star second-round tight ends.
• Depressed RBs: The NIL era has created a bottleneck at running back, and draft capital suffered for it.
• Coop’s favorite non-first-round dynasty picks: Eli Raridon (NE), Elijah Sarratt (BAL), Malachi Fields (NYG) and Adam Randall (BAL).
• De'Zhaun Stribling (SF) and Kaelon Black (SF) headline the reaches, and force Coop and Jeff to rethink their rankings.
• Coop rates KC Concepcion as the last rookie he’s truly comfortable taking in round one of dynasty rookie drafts — after five or six the value gets very sketchy very fast.
• Despite a weak class, there's value to mine in later rookie draft rounds.

⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps

00:00 – The Draft Is Over
03:39 – The “Block Line”: Coop’s draft quality litmus test
08:42 – Tight end landing spots: Sadiq & the Jets disaster, Stowers & Raridon
19:01 – Tight end nightmares: Roush, Klare & the Rams’ 5-TE
24:15 – Wide receiver landing spots: Williams, Bernard & the best/worst spots
36:35 – Running backs: the NIL bottleneck and why the class is thin
42:10 – Jeremiyah Love: just take him 1.01, full stop
49:09 – Jeanty, Washington & the Raiders’ split-backfield reality
55:28 – Quarterback landing spots: Mendoza, Simpson & the rushing QB flyers
1:06:25 – Reaches, head-scratchers & the panic picks
1:15:32 – Value picks & sleepers: Raridon, Branch, Brazzell & late-round darts
1:20:53 – Dynasty rookie draft strategy: round-by-round recommendations

🔗 Links Mentioned

• Fantasy Alarm
• Follow Andrew Cooper on Twitter/X 
• SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio
• Jeff’s Dynasty Rankings
• Follow Jeff on Twitter/X
• Footballguys
• Footballguys Rookie Guide

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