Fantasy Football Outlook: De’Zhaun Stribling & Antonio Williams

Let’s dive into Andrew Erickson’s fantasy football outlook for some of the dynasty rookies drafted Day 2. Here is our fantasy football outlook for: De’Zhaun Stribling & Antonio Williams. And here are all of Erickson’s Day 2 fantasy football winners & losers.

Fantasy Football Outlook: De’Zhaun Stribling & Antonio Williams

De’Zhaun Stribling (WR – SF)

Round 2 wasted no time in getting the night started with a bang. The 49ers selected Stribling 33rd overall despite some higher-ranked WRs across several consensus boards. I know I was a bit higher on Stribling versus consensus – featured in my sleepers article – based on the fact that I felt strongly he would be a Day 2 pick. But 33rd overall was beyond my highest expectations.

The fact that he was drafted so early makes him a winner. But he is going to skyrocket up rookie draft boards as a result. Don’t chase if the cost gets way out of control.

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The 49ers still have Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall and Christian Kirk. Now it remains to be seen how healthy these guys can stay for a full season. So there’s an opportunity for Stribling there.

But there are also major red flags in his profile. Stribling noted that his numbers dipped this past year due in part to more weapons around him, along with playing at a higher level in the SEC. Spoiler. Won’t get easier at the NFL level.

He posted a bottom-10 target share this past season at 15%. Hard to ignore that he was also not the true alpha No. 1 WR from this class who played for Ole Miss last year. That would be Harrison Wallace, who is also part of this draft class.

The DC confirmed the NFL was higher on Stribling, but I think part of that is boosted by his late-season performances (84 receiving yards per game over the last five games) in some primetime spots.

He has played 5 years of college football across three different schools (already 23 years old). And his best season dominator rating doesn’t crack the top-25 in the class. His career DR is also outside the top-20.

I liked Stribling when he was a sleeper. But with high-end draft capital attached to his name, I am concerned he projects more like a rookie landmine.

Antonio Williams (WR – WAS)

I love Antonio Williams‘ landing spot. He was one of my favorite sleepers among the WRs in this year’s class. He was actually my WR of choice for the NFL Draft Dream Landing Spots (2026 Fantasy Football) article.

Williams operated as Clemson’s slot receiver in 2025 (93% slot rate and 20% target share), but he hardly lived up to the expectations he set in 2024 (along with most of the 2025 Clemson team). The 5-foot-11-inch and 187-pound wide receiver spent all four years playing for the Tigers, but broke out as a true freshman in 2022 at 19 years old. He led Clemson in catches, yards and targets from the slot. Injuries aside, Williams checks off a lot of boxes of a rookie wide receiver sleeper with a high-volume slot role projection at the next level. From Weeks 4-14, Williams averaged over six receptions per game.

Washington’s best WR is Terry McLaurin. Deebo Samuel and his 308 slot routes (8th-most in the NFL last season) are gone. One of Chig Okonkwo or Williams is going to see a decent chunk of volume this season – especially with TMC not profiling as a monster alpha target earner. I suggest being high on both players across all formats.

I’d take Williams over Stribling in a heartbeat despite the stark contrast in draft capital.