Which Wide Receivers Will Break Out In 2026? (Episode 1005 with Matt Harmon, Evan Silva, Adam Levitan)
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Episode Description
Adam Levitan and Evan Silva are joined by Yahoo Fantasy and Reception Perception's Matt Harmon to assess wide receivers across the fantasy landscape, including how they foresee receivers transitioning into new roles, which ageing WRs might fall off a cliff and the best-positioned rookie to take the league by storm
Links mentioned in the episode:
- Subscribe to Draft Kit Pro for all our articles, tiers and rankings this draft season
- Evan Silva’s Top 150 Rankings for 2026 Fantasy Football
- Evan Silva’s Top-150 Change Log for 2026
- Matt Harmon's Reception Perception
- The Reception Perception Podcast
- The Yahoo Fantasy Forecast with Matt Harmon
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:28 - New Role: Devonta Smith
6:48 - New Role: Garrett Wilson
9:55 - New Role: Jaylen Waddle
14:14 - New Role: Ladd McConkey
21:10 - New Role: Parker Washington
26:44 - New Role: Alec Pierce
30:51 - New Role: Packers WR Room
34:49 - New Role: Cardinals WR Room
42:01 - Year 2 Outlook: Luther Burden
46:07 - Year 2 Outlook: Emeka Egbuka
50:25 - Year 2 Outlook: Tetairoa McMillan
53:31 - Year 2 Outlook: Jayden Higgins
56:45 - Ageing Vets: Davante Adams
1:01:06 - Ageing Vets: A.J. Brown
1:05:53 - Ageing Vets: Mike Evans
1:09:46 - Ageing Vets: DJ Moore
1:12:49 - Rookies: Jordan Tyson
1:15:08 - Rookies: Carnell Tate
1:17:41 - Rookies: Makai Lemon
1:20:33 - Rookies: DeZhaun Stribling
1:23:31 - Harmon’s Most Underrated
1:27:34 - Harmon’s Most Overrated
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