Last Updated on July 15, 2026 12:07 pm by Jon Mosales | Published: July 15, 2026

Individual talent will always rule the day in fantasy football, but sometimes the sum of the parts is a better indicator of future success.  Last season, if you invested in the LA Rams offense, you would have a solid fantasy team whether you went QB, RB or WR.  The Rams scored points by the bunches behind a veteran QB, a great o-line and a pair of elite WRs and the best part was every player out-performed their ADP.  One of the best fantasy recipes is investing in a good offense with a terrible defense, but for this article, we will ignore the defense aspect of the equation and just try and predict which offenses will make the leap or are going to be undervalued on draft day.

 5. Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings have been one of the most bankable offenses in recent memory, but last season they fell off a cliff and finished with only 344 points and were 28th in the NFL with 275 yards per-game.  They were a disappointment across every metric and the key was the o-line falling to 29th in the league.  J.J McCarthy looks like a bust and not even Justin Jefferson could keep the offense afloat.   Was that a gap-season or a sign that all things end.  The good news is they scored the same about of points three seasons ago and bounced-back with a 14-3 record and resurrected Sam Darnold’s career.  I’m banking on a similar return this season, but it all starts at QB.  The Vikings were 28th in FPPG at QB and they brought in Kyler Murray to hopefully stabilize the position.  It seems impossible for a passing offense to be that inept with Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, but that’s what happened.  Murray isn’t exactly a perfect fit as he’s had problems getting the ball downfield, but anyone is an upgrade over McCarthy and it’s very possibly Murray just needed a change of scenery.  The o-line needs to improve, pure and simple, but that’s an easier fix than finding a superstar QB and the running game should be better with Jordan Mason operating as the QB1, but if the Vikings can’t get the ball downfield, it’s all for naut.  The most glaring question is what to do with Jefferson because he’s clearly one of the best WRs in football, but he was the WR25 despite playing 17 games.  You can’t draft Jefferson if you don’t believe in the Vikings, so they go hand in hand.  Jefferson is often seen as a floor raiser, but that proved to be a fallacy last season, so maybe he’s really a ceiling-raiser.  If the MIN offense can get back to being competent, Jefferson can propel them into the top-10, but if it fails to launch again, Jefferson will be the biggest casualty.

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Jon Mosales

I have been crazy about fantasy sports even before I knew what it was.  Some people use stats as a tool and some use the eye test.  I like to believe I have the perfect blend of both and that extra special spider sense that separates me from the herd.  I have been nominated for one FSWA Football Article of the Year award and am just getting started.  My only fear is that I will become too good at fantasy football and have to retire early like Michael Jordan. You won’t see me leave my house without at least one of my (four) dogs and if you are lucky enough, you will catch me cruising top-down with all four in tow.

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