16 Late-Round Draft Picks Experts Target (2026 Fantasy Football)

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few late-round fantasy football draft picks our expert consensus targets when looking at their rankings compared to average draft position.

2026 Fantasy Football Draft Advice

RK	TIERS	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	BEST	WORST	AVG.	STD.DEV	ECR VS. ADP
123	7	Jayden Higgins	HOU	WR50	113	167	127.6	10.5	10
134	8	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	RB45	113	232	137.7	21.3	20
139	8	Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB48	121	188	145.8	14.2	27
140	8	Tyjae Spears	TEN	RB49	114	215	146.2	15.8	10
145	8	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB50	116	245	154	27.7	16
152	8	Tank Bigsby	PHI	RB52	126	288	165.7	25.6	13
153	8	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	WR57	136	217	166.2	17.4	20
158	8	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	WR60	138	304	177.1	27.7	23
165	8	Braelon Allen	NYJ	RB55	113	313	166	32.3	27
167	8	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	WR65	139	330	192.8	31.5	22
169	9	Tre’ Harris	LAC	WR66	136	298	186.8	32.3	18
172	9	Troy Franklin	DEN	WR67	109	318	197.9	36.4	49
173	9	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	RB56	129	277	182.5	34.1	46
174	9	Kayshon Boutte	NE	WR68	123	293	191.4	31.3	26
175	9	Kimani Vidal	LAC	RB57	145	276	192.4	33.1	32
178	9	James Conner	ARI	RB58	85	293	186.6	45.6	47

We should always be looking to take swings on talented second-year wide receivers for fantasy football, and Jayden Higgins fits the bill as a possible late-round breakout candidate for 2026. Last year, in Weeks 8-18, Higgins had seven finishes as a WR3 or better in weekly scoring. During that stretch, Higgins, among 119 qualifying receivers, also ranked 24th in target per route run rate (24%) and 38th in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). During those 11 games, among the same group of 119 receivers, Higgins was also 28th in yards per route run and 25th in route win rate as a perimeter receiver. If C.J. Stroud can at least be a league-average passer in 2026, Higgins could be a weekly WR2/3 or flex option. He also has contingent upside if Nico Collins misses any time.
– Andrew Erickson

Tre’ Harris has to be one of the best WR sleepers to take in 2026. The second-year WR is being grouped into the “elite” Chargers WR conversation alongside Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston by HC John Harbaugh. And even though his rookie year didn’t feature a ton of highlight-reel plays or counting stats, his playing time increased because of his contributions as a run-blocker. That suggests he could see much more playing time (and targets) than his bottom-dwelling ADP would indicate in 2026. Harris can create big plays and is versatile enough to line up all over the formation. He also averaged 5.5 targets in the last two games that QJ missed in the second half of the season. If the Chargers lean into the run game more with their new OC, Mike McDaniel, Harris could be a major benefactor in terms of snaps/routes based on how well he does the dirty work.
– Andrew Erickson

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