Aug 25, 2026 · 60 min
Fantasy risers reshape draft values and stacking plans
Fantasy Football - Stack Attack! + High Risk Picks - Podcast for 8/25
The episode tests which preseason signals deserve draft-day trust, from emerging players and trades to uncertain workloads and quarterback stacks.
- 1Keenan Allen, Jacoby Lane, and Mike Washington Jr. emerge as preseason climbers with sharply different paths to fantasy value.
- 2Houston’s addition of Ke'Shawn Booty reshapes its receiving outlook, while the hosts question whether his cost justifies the opportunity.
- 3The mailbag favors Cam Skattebo’s keeper value and urges restraint on forced stacks, early team judgments, and uncertain league-winning bets.
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The hosts debate whether Ke'Shawn Booty’s arrival creates enough opportunity to justify drafting him ahead of cheaper alternatives.
The brief
Andy, Mike, and Jason open with preseason performance climbers, weighing Keenan Allen’s impact in Indianapolis and Jacoby Lane’s chance to earn an early Ravens role.
Mike Washington Jr.’s athletic profile and preseason production have raised his price, but the hosts debate whether his value survives beyond an Ashton Jeanty injury scenario.
Houston’s acquisition of Ke'Shawn Booty creates opportunity in two offenses, prompting a broader debate over the Texans’ receiving hierarchy and cheaper alternatives.
The mailbag compares keeper values, a Quinshon Judkins trade, and Josh Allen stacks, with team environment and draft cost serving as decisive tiebreakers.
The episode closes on how quickly teams reveal their identities, underrated stacks, and players such as Dalton Kincaid who could become league-winning bets.
Featuring
Ashton Jeanty
Jaxson Dart
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