FFT Express - Jamey Eisenberg’s 2026 All-Breakout Team! 7 Fantasy Football Players Ready to Explode! (FFT Express)

And now it's time for the all breakout team from Jamie Eisenberg on fantasy football today express And welcome in everyone. All right Jamie yesterday. We did your all sleepers team today breakouts again It's one quarterback two running backs two receivers a tight end and a flex who is our breakout quarterback Yeah, first, you know apologies to anybody. I think some of these guys might be too obvious But I'm expecting some career seasons for a few of these players or just building off of some Segmented parts of the season that they're coming off of and I'll start with Trevor Lawrence who closed last season on an absolute tear Averaging over 30 fantasy points per game in his last seven games including the playoffs and now you're coming into this another year in Liam Cohn system I think the best receiving core collectively that he's going to play with depending on how much Travis Hunter plays on offense But a healthy Brian Thomas Parker Washington clearing his injury situation back on track Brent Strange Jacobi Myers all that whole group. It could just be another It could be the first year of Trevor Lawrence putting all together We saw it in the second season. You know when you went to the playoffs there for the Jaguars like he didn't build off with that I think now he's so dialed in he's so In control of this offense and I love that Cohen the last two seasons has really done wonders for his quarterbacks running I don't think you're getting nine rushing touchdowns from Trevor Lawrence, but four or five 400 yards. I think that's realistic for him and so he could challenge to be a top five quarterback this year How would you rank Jackson Dart K the Williams Trevor Lawrence Lawrence Williams start Okay, give me your running backs on your all breakout team So again, I'm going to stay on more of the the high-end side of things here and Ken Walker, I think we'll finally put it all together and have the best year of his career We saw it in the postseason last year divisional round When Zach Sharbone got hurt he averaged more PPR points per game in the NFL playoffs and Christian McAfry did for the season So a small sample size, but now you're talking about what he can do in this chief's offense Specifically, I think what he can do as a pass catcher and in 2024 He was on pace only play 11 games, but he was on pace for 71 catches for Seattle that season I don't think he's going to be a 70 catch guy, but I think he's going to be around 50 and so if it if everything holds from what we're hearing in In training camp and so There might be more competition for touches than I'm giving credit for it because I did think Emma Johnson look good in the first preseason game for him I still think Bashar Smith and Imari de Mercado will have some semblance of maybe a combine role Whether it's one of them working on some passing on situations one of them you know being able to jump in there on some Russia's and then you got a factor in Walker's injury history, but Man, if he stays healthy everything you're hearing seeing he looks explosive like they went out and got him for a reason to fix what was the worst part of their offense for the last two years maybe three years I think there's a huge opportunity here for Ken Walker. I have no problem taking him in the beginning part of round two Okay, Ken Walker who's your other breakout running back? Amari and Hampton, you know We saw it in flashes last year beginning part of the season he was starting to ramp up before the foot injury Had some good moments in the second half of the season really this is all about two factors here And it has nothing to do with Amari and Hampton himself has to do with his offensive line in his coach So you get Joe Altback you get Rashon Slater back I know they lost be outage that sucks to have the center not being there But the tackles last year just with Joe Altalong Joe all played six games They averaged a touchdown better per game as an offense and for I believe two of those games Hampton didn't play so he comes back the second half after the foot injury and Did not have the offensive line working for him against later missed the entire season But Mike McDaniel you've heard me say this a lot. He's coached two different versions of running backs Both were awesome Raheem Mostert in the beginning part of his dolphins tenure 18 rushing touchdowns. He got out of Raheem Mostert Then he gets to Von H and we saw all the superstardom that he got there That he produced there over 20 PPR points per game last year was greatly here before as well. I think this is an opportunity for Amari and Hampton to I don't want to say challenge to be the rushing leader But I think he could be in the conversation be a top five fantasy running back this year He's got the past catching ability. He will work at the goal line. I'm excited about this charter's offense as you know So these are two guys that I'm taking early part around to And who do you like better? I like Walker better, but it's close Okay, we'll be right back with wide receivers tight end and flex after this on FFT express So far on Jamie's breakout team We've got Trevor Lawrence can Walker and O'Marion Hampton who are our wide receivers So this will be the last like high-end guy that I'll talk about and that's the Bonte Smith And I think you look at what he's able to do now without AJ Brown there. Thankfully the hamstring injury is done At least that's what we expect and he's good to go locked in as the number one receiver for AJ for for Jalen Hertz with AJ Brown gone very small sample size But in the three games that Brown missed over the last two years 16 PPR points per game or more in two of those I'm sorry average 16 PPR points per game in those three games But more importantly average over nine targets per game in those three outing So I think we're going to see a big opportunity for him We got the question on the full-length fantasy football today episode that we did on Tuesday What would Jalen Hertz look like in this new offense that he's gonna You know playing under Sean Manion and I think it's gonna benefit him eventually maybe some hiccups along the way But I think that Hertz will lean on debonte Smith quite a bit And I think Smith could challenge to be a top 10 fantasy receiver this year And your other breakout wide receiver So I'm torn on the two injured guys because I still think there's plenty of upside for them for mecca buka and Luther Burton. I'll go to Luther Burton because his ADP is actually lower So I think people running away from Luther Burton because the groin injuries mistake I was still taking him in round four I think we're gonna see him be the guy for Ben Johnson Johnson's already come out and said he wants to lead the NFL and scoring or set the NFL scoring record That's gonna be fun to see Williams Is I think going to make burden a priority in his offense. You mentioned Klee Freeman I think Raymond's having a good camp because of burden being absent in practice Romo Dunes is going to be a factor in no cost and love is gonna be a factor But 85 targets available without DJ more on the field We saw burden in the second half of the season when oh Dunes. I was dealing with the foot injury Become a focal point you cannot watch him and not see how good he can be and so give him targets give him opportunities Give him those chances to make plays. I think he will so he's gonna be one of these guys I think that benefits a lot of fantasy managers because you got him at this kind of price All right, that gives us Trevor Lawrence Ken Walker Amarian Hampton debonte Smith Luther Burden. Who's our tight end? I'll go Isaiah likely You know, you look at what he is seemingly going to be for the Giants and could be an outlet option for Jackson Dart. We got the news yesterday. I don't know if you mentioned on the show Theo Johnson a little bit banged up practice for the Giants That's another boost for likely, but we'll see how this all looks once we get Malik neighbors on the field and how neighbors and Malachi fields and Darnell Mooney and Darius Light and all these guys You know work together, but I think Jackson Darts showed last year Theo Johnson was basically averaging 10 ppr points per game with Dart in the 12 games that he started And likely is a better talent. So likely has I want to make sure I get the stack correctly But likely I think has nine games in his career with at least six targets averaging over 12 ppr points per game in Averging 12 ppr points per game over that span. I think score 12 or more 12 ppr points or more in eight of those games So that's basically Top five tight end caliber production And so I think we're going to see a guy that consistently gets five plus targets I think will be number two on the team in targets So very excited to take out a likely and he comes at such a discounted price. It's it's well worth your You know sort of It's worth making him a draft target because you can get him at at one of these late options that we talk about greater late Last we need a flex on the all breakout team. So let's go back to a buka And I think just looking at his you know, he's kind of fallen a little bit as well You know now he's in surround four. This is the guy we were talking about around three and so the toe injury You know, hopefully it's not an issue. You know, you reference the comment that Baker may filled made on On the radio talking about you know a buka's You know still going to be a big part of what we do and coming along with the with toe injury But really more about the other guys talking up Chris Godwin talking. I'm Jalen Mcmillan Tedhurst That's going to be a factor there especially if Godwin's right But a buka in the first five games this season was averaging over 20 ppr points per game Like you don't do that as a rookie and not have the ability to reduce When you're getting those chances Baker got hurt Godwin came back Evans came back and just became a huge problem He also you know dealt with injury mid season I think a buka's still going to be the best receiver for the bucks And I'm excited to see him perform. So hopefully he gets healthy and ready for week one All right, that gives us the all breakout team of Trevor Lawrence Ken Walker Amari and Hampton Devante Smith Luther Burden Isaiah likely and a mecca of buka Good stuff from Jamie iceberg. Thank you very much Okay, we've got the drafted on show on Wednesday night. We will talk to you tomorrow on fantasy football today express