6 Dynasty Risers & Fallers (2026 Fantasy Football)

Welcome back to our dynasty fantasy football risers & fallers column, a weekly series where I’ll break down the biggest movers in dynasty fantasy football and share my thoughts on their current fantasy value.

It’s generally wise to be less reactionary in dynasty formats than in redraft, but you don’t want to get caught holding the bag on a dead asset or miss the boat on a rising star. With that in mind, let’s take a look at this week’s biggest risers and fallers.

Dynasty Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers

Dynasty Fantasy Football Risers

Antonio Williams (WR – WSH)

The rookie wide receiver from Clemson was the one bright spot in an otherwise dismal offensive performance from the Washington Commanders on Sunday. Jayden Daniels managed just 4.8 yards per attempt (YPA) on 34 pass attempts, seemingly running for his life on every dropback.

Antonio Williams, on the other hand, had an excellent NFL debut. He caught all four of his targets for 64 yards and a touchdown, and did so on just 11 routes. Hopefully this early production earns him a larger snap rate in Week 2 and beyond.

I’ve been a notable Williams bull since his early days in college, so it was nice to see him hit the ground running. I’d be willing to pay an early 2027 second-round rookie pick, or equivalent player value, to acquire him.

Caleb Douglas (WR – MIA)

It appears I was wrong on Caleb Douglas, at least for now. The former Red Raider didn’t have a college prospect profile I was particularly impressed by, and I chose to ignore the bullish camp reports as well. Well, Douglas just hauled in five of his seven targets for 94 yards, the most receiving yards in a debut since Puka Nacua.

Is Douglas the real deal, or is this just a product of playing alongside such weak competition? Maybe it’s a combination of both. I’d imagine at this point, you can’t acquire Douglas for anything less than a mid-second, which is more than I’m willing to dish out. He still sits well outside of my top 50 dynasty wide receivers until we get a larger sample size of production.

Matthew Golden (WR – GB)

After just 46 targets and 33 receptions in his entire rookie season, Matthew Golden earned 12 targets and caught six receptions for 95 yards to kick off his second season.

With Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks both out the door, an opportunity has opened up for Golden to become a focal point of this offense. I was skeptical (and still am to an extent), given Golden never earned a large target share in college. That said, he’s off to a great start and could be on his way to a breakout season.

The most promising stats for Golden? He had an 82% snap rate and ran 40 routes in Week 1. That kind of every-down usage should give Golden a safe fantasy floor, even if the target volume drops a bit.

Dynasty Fantasy Football Fallers

Colston Loveland (TE – CHI)

Colston Loveland truthers are in shambles after Chicago dropped 59 points in Carolina, but Loveland failed to record a single reception. However, I’m here to tell you not to hit the panic button yet.

This was an anomaly, to say the least. First, this was a very run-heavy game for the Bears, with 39 total rush attempts and six rushing scores. Second, Loveland had a 90% route rate in Week 1, which led all NFL tight ends.

Loveland is still a premier fantasy asset, and he’ll be just fine. Test the waters in your league and see if the Loveland owner is worried; you may be able to buy him for a slight discount. Loveland is still my dynasty TE3 overall, and I’m confident in a bounce back.

Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)

Speaking of getting shut out, Kyle Pitts also posted a goose egg in Atlanta’s loss to Pittsburgh this weekend. Having Cooper Rush under center certainly doesn’t help the cause, so better days should be ahead for him.

You can say Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. are garbage, and you’d probably be correct. But both are still light-years ahead of Rush in terms of raising the fantasy floor and ceiling for their receivers.

Pitts is coming off a season where he posted a 90% route rate and a TE4 finish in PPR points per game. Sure, he’s a frustrating asset to own, but most tight ends are. I’m not moving Pitts down in my dynasty ranks based on this one performance. I’m still valuing him slightly ahead of an early 2027 second-round pick in TE-Premium scoring formats.

Terry McLaurin (WR – WSH)

Going back to the Commanders’ offense, Terry McLaurin had a scary bad game for a 31-year-old receiver in the late stages of his career. He finished the afternoon with just two receptions on four targets for 14 receiving yards. He managed just an 11% target share and 0.40 yards per route run (YPRR), basically just running cardio the entire game.

Given how poor this passing offense looked in Week 1, it’ll be tough to confidently start McLaurin right now. Add in the Stefon Diggs signing and the early production from Antonio Williams, and McLaurin may quickly find himself buried on dynasty benches everywhere. That’s not a great place to be when you’re well past the age apex.

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