Updated April 27, 2026.
Day 2 and Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft delivered more insights into the value swings that can define dynasty startup and rookie boards through this summer. Our Round 1 dynasty recap covered the big headliners, and the Day 2 movers piece tracked Drew Allar, Carson Beck, De’Zhaun Stribling, Malachi Fields, and Antonio Williams. This article zooms more in on the winners and losers while focusing primarily on the day 2 and 3 draft picks. We will breakdown a Seahawks running back about to inherit a backfield, the Nicholas Singleton Titans pick, and the tanking veteran dynasty values.
Seattle closed Round 1 by selecting Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price at No. 32 overall. This was Seattle’s first first-round running back selection since Rashaad Penny in 2018. The fantasy story here is the depth chart he is walking into. Kenneth Walker III left in free agency for Kansas City. Zach Charbonnet is recovering from an ACL tear in last season’s playoffs and is unlikely to be ready for Week 1. That leaves Price as the Day 1 lead-back candidate behind a Seahawks offensive line that ranked 11th in run blocking late last season per PFF.
Price ran for 6.0 yards per carry as the part-time back behind Jeremiyah Love at Notre Dame in 2025. He never logged a college start, but he became the first Notre Dame player ever with multiple 100-plus-yard kick-return touchdowns in a single season.
Dynasty read: Price is a rookie back with a clear path to 15-plus touches per game starting in Week 1. The situational setup is perfect, making it up to him to lose the long-term RB1 label in Seattle.
The Titans grabbed Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton in the fifth round at No. 165. We dissected Singleton’s prospect profile in our SPS scouting report, and the Tennessee landing spot is the kind of Day 3 RB situation that may get overlooked in rookie drafts but could pay off immensely.
The Titans’ backfield is one of the more convuluted RB depth charts in the league. Tony Pollard is the projected starter, but not due to winning that job. Tyjae Spears has missed time in each of his last two seasons. Singleton walks into a real path to work and if Spears is unavailable. Even if Spears is available, the path is open for Singleton to steal some carries. It is just up to Singleton to show whether he is worthy.
Dynasty read: late-round lottery ticket with a real chance to outperform his ADP. Worth a stash in any league with 25-plus dynasty rosters.
Dallas Goedert is the biggest single dynasty value casualty of the entire weekend, although possibly predictable regardless of what happened during the 2026 NFL Draft. He just turned 31, he is on the final year of his contract, and the Eagles just spent significant Round 2 draft capital on the position. Philadelphia’s front office has clearly telegraphed for some time that 2026 is Goedert’s final season in Philly, and the draft pick made the timeline official.
The fantasy concern is not Week 1 of 2026. Goedert opens as the starter and likely sees TE1-snaps early in the season. The concern is the potential in-season shift. The moment that happens, Goedert’s weekly upside collapses. By 2027 he is either signing a bridge deal somewhere else or retiring outright.
Goedert’s dynasty problem is also a market-timing problem. His trade value peaked 2-3 offseasons ago when he was healthy, in his prime, and on a top-five offense. The drop since has been steep, and the Round 2 TE pick at No. 54 – Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers -is the final nail in the coffin for dynasty managers who held too long.
Dynasty read: sell where you can. unless you are a surefire contender and may need his services at some point. Even then, it’s probably wisest to sell now.
Circling back around to the topic of our first player in this article, Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL in last season’s playoffs, and the Seahawks were not willing to wait on his recovery before reshaping the backfield. Drafting Jadarian Price at No. 32 with first-round capital is a clear vote of no-confidence in Charbonnet’s ability to handle a lead-back workload in 2026.
Even if Charbonnet returns clean, Price’s draft capital may win the outright RB1 argument with this coaching staff. Charbonnet’s path back may be reduced to a passing-down complementary role.
Dynasty read: sell-low candidate, but you may have to take the discount. A late desperation buyer is your best bet.
The Steelers passed on a running back through five rounds. They selected Drew Allar at No. 76 (covered in our Day 2 movers article) and grabbed an offensive lineman and Wide Receiver Germie Bernard in the first two rounds. Rico Dowdle was just signed and is projected to compete with Jaylen Warren as the lead back with Kaleb Johnson lingering as the RB3.
With Johnson not showing any glimpses last season, this helps validate Warren’s floor but also caps his ceiling. Warren is unlikely to see the every-down workload his fantasy managers were hoping heading into 2026 with the Dowdle signing.
Dynasty read: Warren is a hold, not a buy. His value peaked at the news cycle when Najee Harris left, and a true bell-cow workload is no longer realistic for him in this offense. The only thing that seems certain in the Steelers backfield is a near-term future of uncertainty. Although we will be rooting hard for the Naval Academy graduate Eli Heidenreich.
While we are talking rookies, our SPS Rookies page has every official 2026 SPS grade plus our projected 2027 grades all in one place. Last year the SPS was loud on Jaxson Dart, Harold Fannin Jr., and Tyler Warren before consensus caught up. This year’s grades are already live for members – which contains a flag plant that goes against consensus – and a look into next year’s class including big names like Jeremiah Smith and Arch Manning.
Jadarian Price. Seattle’s depth chart effectively cleared out around him with Kenneth Walker leaving in free agency and Zach Charbonnet still recovering from an ACL tear. Price walks into the cleanest RB lead-back path of any rookie in this class. Even Jeremiyah Love doesn’t have a cleaner path to the most week 1 carries a team can offer.
Yes, if you can find a contender willing to pay for one final (hopeful) productive season. Goedert is still listed as the Eagles’ starter for 2026, but the draft capital spent on the TE position signals 2026 is the end of the road in Philadelphia for Goedert. His trade-value cliff has arrived, and 2027 brings either a smaller role on a new team, or retirement.
The path is the cleanest of any rookie running back. Kenneth Walker III left in free agency, Zach Charbonnet is unlikely to be ready for Week 1 after his playoff ACL tear, and Price was the only running back the Seahawks added in the draft. The role is his to lose.
Late-round lottery ticket with weekly waiver upside. Tyjae Spears has missed time in each of his last 2 pro seasons, and Tennessee did not add another running back in the draft.
5 veteran losers from the 2026 NFL Draft: Allgeier, Conner, Aiyuk, Ridley, and Wan-Dale Robinson all just had their dynasty floors cracked.
Malachi Fields gives Jaxson Dart a trust receiver, not the chosen one. His 3.6% career drop rate is the entire pitch for the Giants’ Round 3 pick.
2026 NFL Draft reactions: Allar, Beck, Stribling, Williams, and Fields land in their new NFL homes. Fantasy football impact and dynasty notes.
