2026 NFL Draft: Live Fantasy Tracker (Rounds 2-3)
The second and third rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft will be held today (beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET), while the remainder of the draft will finish up on Saturday (12 p.m. ET).
Throughout the second & third rounds, I'll be updating this page with player evaluations from the Rookie Draft Profiles produced by our partners over at Dynasty League Football. I'll also add receiver evaluation from Matt Harmon (Reception Perception). Finally, I'll add my own fantasy spin based on the player's opportunity, draft capital, and landing spot.
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2.33 - 49ers - WR De'Zhaun Stribling, Mississippi
DLF Dynasty Profile: The well-traveled Stribling spent two seasons at Washington State and two at Oklahoma State before spending his last year at Ole Miss. He was solid last year for the Rebels, finishing second on the team with both his 55 catches and his 811 yards while leading the team with six receiving touchdowns. Even better, he ran a 4.36 40 at the NFL Draft Scouting Combine and scored in the top five overall. The challenge with Stribling has always been his lack of short-area quickness and slower-than-average feet out of his breaks. In short, Stribling looks like a project player but one who could surely get drafted higher than most think in both the NFL and rookie draft formats at this point in the process.
Harmon: Overall, I think De’Zhaun Stribling is a really nice sleeper candidate as a mostly outside prospect in the 2026 class. He is physical, shows flashes of strong separation skills against man coverage, and is already a credible ball-winner and carrier in the open field. He can play all three spots and projects as a usable outside option, given his success rates vs. man and press.
Opportunity: C+
Paulsen’s Fantasy Analysis: De’Zhaun Stribling is an outside receiver who does his best work after the catch. He posted a 90th-percentile yards after catch per reception (7.3) and an 89th-percentile PFF Receiving Grade (78.8) across 15 games at Ole Miss, with an absurdly low 1.8% drop rate (just one drop on 56 catchable targets). He lined up almost exclusively outside (80.5% wide rate), and the 25th-percentile aDOT (9.3) tells you he's working in the short-to-intermediate range and creating with the ball in his hands rather than winning vertically. The contested catch rate (39th percentile) is pedestrian, which limits his projection as a true alpha.
The 49ers don't need him to be an alpha—they already have Mike Evans on the outside and Ricky Pearsall developing into a legitimate starter. Christian Kirk handles slot duties. That's a crowded receiver room for Stribling to crack, and he's realistically the WR4 in this offense behind all three, though with a good summer, he could usurp Kirk and/or Pearsall. If he doesn't move up the depth chart, the target path is narrow. Pending his progress this summer, Stribling is at worst undraftable in most redraft formats and at best a WR3/WR4.
2.39 - Browns - WR Denzel Boston, Washington
DLF Dynasty Profile: Boston doesn't quite profile as one of the top three receivers in this year's draft, but don't let that fool you, as he can play. Boston was the University of Washington's top receiver this season and has posted over 1,700 yards and a whopping 20 touchdowns over the past two seasons combined, showing a clear ability to simply produce. An outstanding competitor with NFL toughness, Boston may not have elite-level speed, but there are no questions about his hands or ability to make tough catches. His performance has dipped against better competition, and that raises some red flags, but it's hard to see Boston falling out of the second tier of rookie draft prospects based on what looks like a pretty high floor.
Harmon: Denzel Boston belongs to an expanding archetype of receivers that looks like the classic X but can be weaponized by moving across the formation to create mismatches in the modern NFL. He’s not quite at the caliber of prospect of some of these names to come into the league the last few seasons, but he certainly brings a ton of ability to the table and is a much better route runner than he’s credited by most that I’ve seen. Boston should go off the board in the later portions of the first round of the NFL Draft and immediately add a reliable possession target who can also make plays in tight coverage. If he continues to hone his craft and improve against zone coverage down the field, he could be a high-volume option early on in your offense.
Opportunity: C
Paulsen’s Fantasy Analysis: Denzel Boston is the contested-catch alpha that Cleveland has been missing. He posted a 97th-percentile PFF Receiving Grade (87.2), a 93rd-percentile contested catch rate (76.9%), and an 87th-percentile yards per route run (2.44) at Washington, all while running an 84th-percentile aDOT (14.4). This is a true X receiver who wins downfield and in traffic. Eleven touchdowns on 95 targets across just 12 games is legit production. The YAC numbers are modest (50th percentile), which tells you Boston is a points-of-the-catch winner rather than a create-after-the-catch guy, which is fine when you're this dominant at the catch point.
The fit alongside Concepcion actually makes sense on paper. Concepcion moves around the formation while Boston attacks the boundary downfield. The problem is the quarterback situation. Until Cleveland figures out whether it's Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders, or Deshaun Watson, the entire passing game operates with a hard ceiling. Boston's downfield orientation makes him especially quarterback-dependent; a 14.4 aDOT needs accuracy and arm talent on the other end. He's a late-round redraft dart throw with more risk than reward in Year 1; dynasty managers should buy the talent at a depressed price and hope the Browns eventually find a passer worthy of this receiver room.
