The Hall of Fame Game is done, folks, and we are officially deep into NFL Preseason! That means one thing for us fantasy fanatics: draft day is almost here. Heath Cummings just dropped his must-have picks for your 2026 squad, and let me tell you, Zay Flowers at his current ADP is looking like a straight-up steal.
Zay Flowers Is a Round 3 Gold Mine
Seriously, if you are not targeting Zay Flowers, you are playing yourself. This dude is sitting there with an ADP of 35 in Round 3, but Heath’s projections have him as a top 24 player in full PPR. That is a full round difference! Last year, he was absolutely dominant, finishing top five in route participation at 95.6%, pulling in a 29.0% target share, and crushing it with 2.53 yards per route run. He ended up as WR7 in total PPR Fantasy points, and get this, that was on a Ravens team that only threw the ball 420 times! Lamar Jackson’s 17-game pace is 480 attempts, and with a new head coach and offensive coordinator, that number could shoot even higher. It is easy to project a 10% boost in targets for Flowers just because the team will throw more. Sure, touchdowns are wild cards, but if Flowers hits 140 targets and has a career year in the end zone? We are talking straight-up Round 1 value from a Round 3 pick. Don’t overthink this one.
Don’t Sleep on Rice or Higgins in the Middle Rounds
While Flowers is shining, let’s not ignore the other early-to-mid round values out there. Rashee Rice, wide receiver for the Chiefs, is popping up at an ADP of 24. Heath says you can snag him after pick 18 in Round 2. Think about it: 120 catches, 1,377 yards, and 10 touchdowns in his last 17 healthy regular season games. The guy is still Patrick Mahomes’ top option! Yeah, Kenneth Walker might make the run game better, and Mahomes might run less coming off his injury, which could mean even more short-area targets for Rice. Heath even said if it was not for some injury risk and off-the-field stuff, Rice would be a Round 1 pick. The training camp clip making him look slow? Forget about it unless the Chiefs actually show concern. Then there is Tee Higgins from the Bengals, sitting there in Round 4 with an ADP of 41. How is this even happening? When he and Joe Burrow are healthy, Higgins consistently drops 15-plus Fantasy points per game. There is just not enough of an injury track record to justify him falling a full round and a half. These guys are screaming value.
Look, the 2026 NFL season kicks off in less than a month. You know the excitement is real for Draft Day. These are the guys who are going to make your season. Heath Cummings has laid it out clear: Zay Flowers, Rashee Rice, and Tee Higgins are sitting there for the taking, ready to make you look like a genius. Get in there and secure these studs. Your fantasy championship starts now!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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