4 BOLD Fantasy Football Predictions for 2026 with JJ Zachariason | Best of the Fest (Ep. 2154)

This segment was taken from the 2026 FantasyPros Fantasy Fest, our 4-hour marathon livestream to help you be fully prepared for all of your upcoming fantasy football drafts! Click here to watch the whole thing on the FantasyPros YouTube channel at youtube.com/fantasypros

JJ Zachariason joins Chris Welsh and Derek Brown for FantasyPros Fantasy Fest to break down four predictions that could completely reshape the 2026 fantasy football season.

Could Stefon Diggs AND Terry McLaurin both finish as top-24 wide receivers? Is Puka Nacua capable of averaging an incredible 26 PPR points per game? Could Malik Willis become a top-12 fantasy quarterback thanks to his rushing upside? And is Justin Jefferson actually at risk of finishing outside the top 20 wide receivers?

The guys dig into the stats, usage, ADP and historical trends behind each prediction before putting even more bold takes from the FantasyPros community to the test.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00
Stefon Diggs and Terry McLaurin - 0:07:18
Puka Nacua - 0:12:02
LeagueBase - 0:14:42
Malik Willis - 0:16:21
Justin Jefferson - 0:21:42
Chat Bold Predictions - 0:25:18
Outro - 0:27:16

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