Fantasy Football 2026: One Key Insight From Every NFL Team

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  • By Jon Mosales

    Last Updated on July 26, 2026 12:32 pm by Jon Mosales | Published: July 16, 2026

    When trying to sort through the chaos of the fantasy football season, I like to separate teams into categories of must-draft, stayaway and ambiguous.  Obviously there is a massive difference in ceiling and capability between the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns, but value is value and there is always something to like about every team in the NFL.  Obviously doing a deep dive on each team is the best method to get in the weeds, but it’s also good to have a cursory understanding of each team.  So, enjoy as I provide one fantasy nugget for all 32 teams.

    Atlanta Falcons – The Falcons were 3rd in FPPG at RB and 29th at WR.

    Drake London is among the best WRs in football and was the WR7 in FPPG.  With two semi-competent QBs to feed London, they should be far better than 26th in passing TDs this season.

    Arizona Cardinals – The ARI offense threw the most passes in the NFL (41.6) and had the 29th best defense (28.8 PPGA).

    The QB position might be messy and the o-line a work in progress (23rd), but the Cardinals remain a gold mine for fantasy.  Sometimes, you don’t bet on talent, you bet on circumstances.  Their running backs had the fewest carries in the NFL (299) and while the shiny new RB will get his touches, game-script is going to dictate ARI slinging the rock again this season.

    Baltimore Ravens – Zay Flowers was the WR1 in Week 1 and Week 18, but only scored two TDs in all the game in-between.

    The BAL WRs were 26th in FPPG and only saw 52% of the targets (27th), while the offense ran the ball 54.3% of the time — the highest run rate in the NFL.  There is plenty of upside if BAL starts throwing to the WRs and the decline of the BAL TE duo might signify that transition.  They threw 23 passing TDs after having 41 two seasons ago.

    Buffalo Bills – Everyone is excited about DJ Moore, but their rushing attack ranked 1st in the NFL with 2,714 yards on the ground, they ran the ball 547 times (1st in NFL) and they scored 30 rushing touchdowns (1st) and their ground game averaged 5.0 yards per carry — 2nd in the NFL.

    This is a run-heavy team first and that isn’t changing overnight.

    Carolina Panthers – The resurgent CAR offense was only 27th in PPG (18.3) and 19th or worst in FPPG at every skill position.

    This team might be in a similar position that ARI was in with Kyler Murray as Bryce Young is holding the offense back.  Tetaroia McMillan is a star, but how high can he fly with Young?

    Cincinnati Bengals – CIN ran the ball just 37.3% of the time — the 2nd most pass-heavy team in the NFL, yet Chase Brown was the RB6 from Week 6-18.  Brown is elite despite the pass-heavy nature of the offense 34/66 run/pass split.

    CIN will keep the ball in the hands of Joe Burrow and that’s perfect for Brown.  Ideally, they improve on the 18% RB targets (14th) as defenses scramble to contain Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins

    Cleveland Browns – CLE had 32nd ranked o-line last season and as a result were 26th in rushing attempts, 27th in rushing yards, 25th in rushing TDs and 28th in YPR (3.8).

    Quinshon Judkins had at least 20 carries in six games and looks to be an old-school bell-cow RB.  If the o-line can improve to a top-20 unit, Judkins could be a league-winner.

    Chicago Bears – The Bears scored the third-most points in franchise history and were a top-10 unit in almost every category.

    The offense is just getting started though and the entire team is a must-draft.  They have a top-three o-line and were great running the ball, but the passing game is about to take off.  Last season, the Bears ranked 10th in pass attempts per game and first overall in total plays per game.  I couldn’t be higher on the CHI offense this season.

    Detroit Lions – The Lions are right there with CHI, but they are more top-heavy.

    Their RBs scored 20 rushing touchdowns — 2nd most in the NFL and the WRs scored 24 receiving TDs — 2nd most in the NFL.  They scored 83 less points than two seasons ago, but look for them re-bolster the o-line and get back to basics.

    Denver Broncos – The Broncos were more pass-heavy than expected (42-58 run/pass split), especially with a dominant o-line (ranked 4th).

    With two solid RBs backed by a mobile QB, the DEN running attack should get back on track.  They were 13th in FPPG at RB, but targeted the RBs 20% of the time (7th).  JK Dobbins gets hurt every week, so RJ Harvey has a chance to really separate himself from the herd.

    Dallas Cowboys – The DAL offense didn’t let down, as the WRs led the NFL with 253 catches for 3,605 yards on 387 targets — 1st in all three categories.


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    July 16, 2026, 10:29 am