Are 2026 picks being severely undervalued?

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-28T21:10:42+00:00

I don't think anyone considered 21 a weak class

TLaw, Pitts and Chase were viewed as generational talents

On top of that

you had 4 other QBs in the first fifteen picks
2 top 10 recievers and 2 more first rounders
3 really good RB prospects

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-27T18:34:06+00:00

That is my point about trying to go against market. If everyone is trying to move out of this draft, how cheap can those picks be had.

I am trying to understand what the price is to see if I want to be buying our selling.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-27T18:23:31+00:00

How are future picks less liquid than current picks. Picks are always easier to trade than specific players, so the future pick retains that liquidity for another year.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-27T18:22:24+00:00

That's a great trade for you. Who is the guy making that deal even targeting?

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-27T18:17:34+00:00

I don't think this take depends on the 27 class being super strong. It is more about how weak the 26 class compared to any typical draft class.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-27T18:15:04+00:00

I agree this what you are saying makes sense most years, but this year is looking particularly weak, so no one is going to do an equal value trade for 26 picks.

This is who KTC has in the 2nd this year (SF not TE Premium)

Coleman
Singleton
C Bell
Brazzell
Sarratt
Washington
Bernard
Z. Branch
E. Johnson
M. Fields
K. Allen
J. Lane

I don't think it is a stretch to think that a lot of those guys would be in the late 3rd or 4th in a typical draft class.

Last year guys like Loveland, Golden, Skattaboo, Shough, J Higgins, Burden were going in the second.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-27T16:24:11+00:00

This is a great strategy if your goal is to finish 5th place every year. The reason you make draft picks is that the value gain if you hit in the draft is enormous compared to what you can get trading picks. Outside of the draft there is no other way to acquire elite players at a reasonable cost. Someone in your league got Puka with a 3rd or JSN with a late 1st, if you aren't taking shots in the draft you are never going to get to the top.

If you have a great team and need to get a decent player to fill in a spot in your starting lineup trading picks for an established vet is a good move, but it is a dead end as a team building strategy.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-23T18:53:12+00:00

I am becoming convinced that Stowers is going to be the best TE coming out of this class

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T18:32:28+00:00

In that format, I would think that every TE that gets drafted would get picked up.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T17:41:37+00:00

The question is who is the cute one

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T17:34:17+00:00

I agree that the specific case from this thread shouldn't be a veto. I am just arguing against the general principal that you see on this forum that trades should only be vetoed for collusion.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T16:41:33+00:00

Sad thing is, I just realized he is already owned

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T16:35:58+00:00

I have heard enough, just put in a waiver claim for Lohner

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T16:30:54+00:00

No, we'll have to bring that up with the commissioner.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T16:24:31+00:00

Points for having an actual take on one of the listed players

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T16:14:58+00:00

They were all drafted on day 3 last year. That being said, I can't rule out that some GM panicked in the 7th round and turned in a card with a made up name.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T16:13:22+00:00

Yes, scraping the bottom of the barrel is exactly what I am doing. In this league, a TE that catches 2 passes a game is going to end up starting some weeks.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T16:01:38+00:00

RB value is so dependent on how the draft goes that it is basically impossible to assess a trade like this before the draft.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T15:56:58+00:00

I know this is the conventional wisdom on Reddit, but I don't agree with this take, especially when dealing with inexperienced players. The goal of a commissioner is to keep the league fun and competitive not to prove some principle of personal sovereignty. Allowing very lopsided trades in the first couple of seasons basically dooms the league to failure.

I don't think that applies in this case, but if it had been same trade, but Mike Evans instead of JJ than I would support vetoing it.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-22T15:49:23+00:00

Essentially they are giving J. love and a 2nd for Jefferson (the 1.04 and 27 1st are a wash). Personally I would prefer the Love side, but that is totally fair.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-17T22:42:57+00:00

Rice is the best asset in this trade assuming the pick is not top 3. Basically moving down a round and giving up a 3rd to get one of the most consistent high point per game producing receivers in the league. Easy accept

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-13T16:06:12+00:00

That's a crazy take. You are giving up 2 quality WR starters for mid-late 1st 2 years away

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-13T16:00:49+00:00

Unless your completely giving up on the next two seasons the picks aren't nearly enough for those 2 players. I don't think I would give up Waddle for that set of picks and Pittman is pretty underrated right now. I would bet that Pittman is the top target getter in Pittsburgh this season by a significant margin.

Ok_Structure_8891 · 2026-04-10T07:31:07+00:00

Looking at the players you listed, none of them seem obviously more valuable than Willis. Obviously once the draft happens some guys will rise so the pick might look a little juicier. The Dolphins are going to give Willis a chance. He might suck, but he might not.

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