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2026 Fellowship Draft Grades and Season Predictions
We’ve entered into some unfamiliar territory these last few years, with back to back to back first time winners of the Fellowship trophy. Congratulations to Pele on his first championship, a member from inauguration and it only took until the 16th season to finally put a squad to get through this rigorous league and win it all. Will we have a fourth straight year of a first time champion or will a dominant force retake the throne?
In our 17th season of the Fellowship, we all finally feel comfortable on the league settings we’ve reconstructed over the years. That being said, the consistency of how the board looks when the dust settles is vastly different from year to year, and many have said there is no way to truly prepare for this thing once it finally goes off the rails. I’ll be kicking us off the owners of the 1.01, the gruesome twosome known as Dracorey.
A superflex league means you have to go QB first overall, right? Dracorey set the tone of the draft with their first pick as Gibbs and taking their pulls from Bailey’s in a shoe. A long wait for the rest of their draft as they had the odd-even turn to work with, going Herbert and Rookie RB Love at the turn of the 2nd and 3rd round. I had thought there were better options than both of these guys when they made their picks but when you have 2 co-owners, you have 0. A flurry of rounds and drinks went by and they ended with Receivers like Egbuka, Marvin Harrison’s son, and two rookies in Carnell Tate and De’Zhuan Stribling, hoping for one or more for a superstar breakout season. Kyler Murray and Cam Ward as their QBs do not inspire a lot of confidence, maybe Murray turns it around being able to throw to better targets in Minnesota. Overall it felt like a weaker draft from the 1 spot, but I do have to respect the tone set on QBs, it made you feel as though you didn’t have to rush to get one this year, and their draft affirmed that. They may end up seeing that hurt later in the season, and points might be their only way into the playoffs.
Draft Grade: C+ Record 6-8
With the 1.02 spot in the Fellowship we have Schmidty taking a slam dunk here with Josh Allen at QB. After a long wait, which I’m sure most of the draft felt that way for our only remote drafter, He snags WR London and RB Jeanty. London is a great receiver, the situation in ATL is less than great which may have led to a little fall for him, and Schmidty isn’t concerned for the bump Jeanty got on his ankle hoping Vegas feeds him this year, which is a strong possibility. Over the next few rounds Schmidty sprinkled some less desirable picks among his good ones. Flowers could be a top 5 WR at the end of the year, and Skattebo is fun to watch and will be a top RB as long as he doesn’t get hurt. Davante Adams still has it and will try to recreate the stats he had last year on a solid Rams offense. Tyler Shough as his QB2 I’m not the biggest fan of, he was hurt a ton in College and year 2 he could shine or fizzle out due to lack of talent on the Saints. I think Jonathon Brooks could be his gem, a starting RB late poised for a bust out year. Four potential starters on Schmidty’s roster reside in the NFC South, Schmidty’s hoping his guys will take over their teams and Divisions. I have a feeling Schmidy will make the Playoffs as our 6th Seed or he’ll be missing the playoffs as the 8th placed squad.
Draft Grade: B- Record: 7-7
Down the line we go, at 1.03 we saw Dalton take Bijan Robinson. Personally, I liked the idea of Bijan over Gibbs for all of the preseason. The worry is the quality of teams the other plays for giving a slight edge to Gibbs. You have to be confident Bijan is going to be a main component in ATL and the value of the pick was too hard to pass up. Dalton let the board fall to him in the even rounds, Derrick Henry fell to the end of the 2nd, Breece Hall end of the 4th, Stafford end of the 6th with great value on all of those guys. In the odd rounds he took who he thought was best. AJ Brown a solid pick, Waddle in the 5th felt early for me but he wasn’t gonna make it back to him. Rounding his team out with Willis/Rodgers at QB2, Lloyd as his RB4/Flex2 spot to start the year. TE is his weak spot with Likely, but that’s the position you want to punt if you don’t get a top guy, it didn’t help 8 TE’s went off the board between rounds 8-10 where he went Michael Wilson and Marshawn Lloyd instead. Overall I think it was a pretty solid draft from Dalton, and if one of those rookies from the late rounds like Concepcion, Coleman, or E. Johnson busts out, Dalton could have a nasty running back squad with the rest of the league messaging him for trades.
Draft Grade: B- Record 7-7
We move on to Andrew in the 4 hole. Ja’Marr Chase was a slam dunk here and should be a top WR throughout the year. An Eagle stack in rounds 2 and 3 with Hurts and Devonta, a bold move stacking with an offense that’s been declining, we’re going to have to see if the Eagles can bring back that offense that was dangerous. More stacks incoming, this one a Buccaneer stack with Baker and Bucky, all within the first 5 rounds. Andrew had to be feeling good, RB2 in Rhamondre in the 6th, hoping he gets all the goal line work, I think he may lose a few more touches to Henderson than others think this year, should he return healthy after week 1. Snagging Christian Watson in the 7th round had to feel good, a WR1 that late on a team that should be throwing more often this year could be a steal. Kyle Pitts will have his 2 or 3 games of the season where he goes crazy, and finishing his draft with scooping up other teams handcuffs RBs, and as of this moment Arizona RB1 Tyler Allgeier in the 12th round is looking nice. Andrew’s season is in the hands of the Eagles and Bucs this year, I think that may be good enough to make the playoffs.
Draft Grade: B- Record: 8-6
We find ourselves at pick 1.05 and our Rumbler Matt Behm. He starts off by taking a bite on Puka Nacua, who is just a beast for the Rams. He follows that up with Saquon, Trey McBride, Garrett Wilson, and Patrick Mahomes in the 5th round as his QB1. Some solid value on all of these guys. Swift as his RB2 feels good for now, Terry McLaurin fell to him, as a lot of people seemed to shy away from the Commanders players. Josh Jacobs felt early with the possibility of a suspension looming, and Jacoby Brissett as his QB2 is just not a lot to be desired about. Kelce as a TE2 in the 10th round and a stack with Mahomes could be genius value play, or a front row ticket watching the Chiefs dynasty closes the curtains on their eliteness. Matt’s draft board is not my favorite this year and I see him missing the playoffs, but when he shows up as his dominant WWE 2K Persona and attire, the whole league better watch out cause he can throw down with the best of them.
Draft Grade: C- Record 5-9 Attire: S+
We are halfway through the Draft and we check out Pele and the team he’s going to defend his title with. Copy, Paste, The End. The formula worked last year, and the league let every single one fall to him again, Burrow, JSN, and Jordan Love of course. A change of the RBs for Pele, this year going with David Montgomery and Quinshon Judkins. There’s uncertainty on both offenses in Houston and Cleveland that makes me less confident in those guys. With Tee Higgins falling to him as far as he did, that might be the best pick in the draft. As for the 2nd half of Pele’s draft, I thought his mid rounds were lackluster, aging Aaron Jones, Rookie WR3 in Philly that isn’t healthy, and 2 Jets are not exactly a recipe for success. But, this is the defending champion I’m talking about here and he got his core from last year again, Pele might just run it back.
Draft Grade: C+ Record: 7-7
We come to the final Twosome of our group and that’s Blake/John. The strategy here makes sense, you target two high volume RBs, and collect on the QBs and WRs later. JT and Achane in the first two rounds. QB-WR-QB to follow with Trevor Lawrence, Rashee Rice, and Brock Purdy. Potential top end QBs that could put themselves between other teams this year, and C.J. Stroud as a backup in case one goes down. This left them weaker at the WR position as Stefon Diggs as their WR3 behind Luther Burden, with Doubs and Nailor being decent value picks late. Kraft and Kittle are a fun duo at TE, but if they need to start both of them in multiple weeks, then I don’t think everything went to plan for them. A big need for a contributor from the end of their draft like Nailor, Mitchell, Marks, or Kamara will decide how they finish this year.
Draft Grade: C Record: 7-7
Hank predicts his own team here at the 1.08. It has been brought to my attention that in most years, Hank loves Hank. So I’m going to try and knock myself as much as I can here. CMC at 1.08 with QBs available could be a huge risk, he’s getting old, and he’s got just as many incomplete seasons as he does healthy ones. Jefferson is on an offense that only continues to bring in weapons but no signs of improvement, Addison and Hock in recent years, now Jauan Jennings, JJ could be phased out if Kyler Murray doesn’t target him or Kyler//Mccarthy don’t find success at all, which Minnesota’s O could be awful as well, who’s to say. Dak also hasn’t been the healthiest QB his career and there’s a chance Dodge Dart runs into a bus the same time as Skattebo. In a recent year I said Pele took the Rams Punt Returner in Kyren, now he’s my 4th round pick. Sutton is believed to have a massive drop off from his WR10 season last year as well. Tyler Warren and Alec Pierce, doesn’t feel amazing having to have two Colts on my team. A bunch of rookie stabs late could end up being dropped for whoever Cleveland has at QB. I think a lot has to go wrong, but I don’t see an 0-7 start or choke job to miss the playoffs like last year.
Draft Grade: C Record: 7-7
At 1.09, the man who carried Hank to the first ever Fellowship Golf Scramble victory, we have Cody. I thought Cody had a solid draft, James Cook was a great start and I was hoping CeeDee would fall to me but was scooped up. Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams have him feeling safe about his QBs, as they are projected to be as high as top 5 QBs in fantasy. An early TE-QB stack as he goes Loveland in the 5th round, and then he started snagging WRs, A very late Tet McMillan, an aging Mike Evans who’s a Hall of Famer, hoping to bring back his health and consistency, is a good value pick in the 8th round. Gainwell, Dowdle, Jordan James, Mike Washington, and Bill Croskey-Merritt round out his RBs who he’ll be able to pick between matchups for starts weekly in his RB2 spot. Shaheed and a couple rookie WRs follow Evans and Tet, leaving him short of productive depth at WR to start the year. Overall I thought it was a solid draft, and Cody is a team I consider a playoff lock at this time.
Draft Grade: B Record: 9-5
The biggest surprise of the draft wasn’t any pick, but it was the appearance of one Joshy P. At 1.10 Josh went with the Sun God, and turned his 2nd rounder into a plummeting Lamar Jackson. In a superflex league to get one of the consensus top 3 fantasy QBs, with your 2nd round pick is a steal in my book. The TE whisperer pulled the trigger on Brock Bowers, with how the board was moving it did not feel he would go in the 3rd and I was mistaken. Value picks followed after with Tuten and Nabers, both poised for big years. Along with Tuten, Pollard, Dobbins, and some handcuffs, RBs seem to be the weak position on Josh’s roster, good thing he only has to start 2 every week. Daniel Jones at QB2 and Harold Fannin at TE, contributions will be needed weekly from the likes of Jordan Addison and QJ, which QJ has looked better this preseason. Rounds 12-16 it feels Josh took wild stabs at RB hoping for a handcuff to breakout and carve out large roles for themselves in their offenses. I don’t think the depth is there for Josh, and barring that he squeaks in on points, I see him missing the playoffs this year.
Draft Grade: C- Record: 6-8
At the 1.11, we take a look at the best Fantasy sport Commissioner I’ve ever had, the Fantasy Fellow, Kyle. Drake Maye made his way all the way to the end of the first round where Kyle took only the 2nd QB in round 1. Followed in round 2 with Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker, in a new color for Kansas City. Every turn that made it back to him, he saw many options that were not always there for him in his many mocks and best balls. Olave fell to the end of the 3rd and took whichever Cowboy Jesse left him in the 4th. Round 5 and 6 Kyle stacked some Lions with Goff and Williams. Parker Washington in the 7th had to feel like value getting Jacksonville’s potential #1 WR. Jadarian Price in the 8th round could be the true rookie RB of the season, as Charbonnet is still recovering from his ACL injury. Some late value picks like Coker, Najee, Lane, and Bryant could keep Kyle deep enough into the season to prevent him from wearing the dress again. I think we see the Commish return to the playoffs this year, and probably with a vengeance as well.
Draft Grade: B- Record: 8-6
Bringing up the end of this snake redraft is Jesse. Chase Brown snuck into the 1st round somehow, and with Lamar and KW3 still available, I’m not the biggest fan of the pick. After having a solid year, Cincinnati’s offensive line did not improve much. Hampton could be a solid pick, but with back to back RBs that helped Jesse free up the middle rounds a little bit. At the Round 3 and 4 turn, Jesse went with a falling Nico Collins and another RB in Javonte Williams, giving him arguably the best RB room in the league. Bo NixandSamDarnoldashis2QBsaresafeandnottooflashy. His WRs following Collins are DJ Moore, with arguably his best QB in his career, and Rome Odunze that’s going to have his share of targets in Chicago. Juwan Johnson is a nice late TE who could see a lot of redzone targets this season. Depth with Corum, BTJ, Worthy, and Hunter Henry, has to have Jesse buzzing for the 2026 season. I think we see Jesse as a playoff contender this year.
Draft Grade: B+ Record: 9-5
Record/Seeding
1.) Jesse 9-5
2.) Cody 9-5
3.) Kyle 8-6
4.) Andrew 8-6
5.) Dalton 7-7
6.) Pele 7-7
7.) Schmidty 7-7
8.) Jake 7-7
9.) Josh 6-8
10.) DraCorey 6-8
11.) BlakeJohn 6-8
12.) Matt Behm 5-9