These are Walter’s Sunday Nuggets featuring:
📊 Weekly Poll for You All - how many QBs would you all select over Drake Maye + a Sophie’s choice of sophomore RBs
📚 Reading recap from our team from this week - with analysis for every NFL room of pass catchers + ADP movers
🎥 Highlights from the WalterPicks content team - 6 candidates who could be this year’s JSN + 5 big winners from OTAs
Weekly Poll 📊
Last week how many QBs you would draft over Drake Maye.
Following the AJ Brown trade, and early reports that Drake is tearing up OTAs, it feels like his floor is as high as any QB in fantasy football.
Here is how you answered:
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ 0
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 2-3
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 4-6
The Results:
A shocking number of voters answered that they would take zero QBs over Drake Maye!
Even the biggest Drake Maye believers should have a hard time putting Maye ahead of Josh Allen who has been 1st or 2nd in total fantasy points scored across all players every year since 2020. Even if Maye now has better weapons, Allen’s higher run rate should keep him protected as the QB1.
The most popular answer here was 2-3. If we assume one of the QBs this group would take over Maye is Allen, here is my best guess at the next two:
Lamar Jackson - Despite coming off of a season where he finished outside the top-10 QBs in points per game, Jackson is still considered to be a fantasy monster. Most would chalk his poor efficiency last season up to injuries and bet on his illustrious track record over Maye’s one smashing season.
Jayden Daniels - My best guess for the other QB many would take over Maye is Jayden Daniels, who like Lamar Jackson had an injury riddled season in 2025. Despite appearing in only 7 games, he was second amongst QBs in rushing yards per game. With his rushing aptitude, his ceiling is simply higher than Maye’s for fantasy.
Other QBs I suspect the pessimists would take over Maye: Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow, Patrick Mahomes
We currently have Drake Maye as the 3rd ranked QB for 2026.
This weeks question…
Which Year 2 running back would you draft with the 12th pick overall? (PPR)
📚 Reading Highlights
Most Clicked Story in the Walter Nuggets last week: Samps’ breakdown of the Zero RB draft strategy, how to implement it, and best targets for 2026 was the clubhouse leader last week. We might just have more draft strategy breakdowns hitting you inbox soon 👀.
🎥 6 Players Most Likely to Be This Year’s JSN
When Sam identifies breakout candidates, we should all listen. He breaks down all of the signals for JSN’s breakout last season, and identifies 6 candidates who fit that mold for 2026.
Christian Watson
Parker Washington
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Click the video to see the last 4 👇👇
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🎥 5 Big Winners from OTAs
🧵 The 1.01 Curse - A History of Misfires
