Smash or Pass: Our Favorite & Fade from Every Round of 2026 Fantasy Drafts

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The episode discusses favorite and fade players for each round of the 2026 fantasy football drafts.

Pete Overzet, Cooterdoodle, and Kendall Valenzuela go round by round through 2026 fantasy football drafts on Underdog and pick their favorite player to smash at ADP and their biggest fade from every single round. From Round 1 all the way through the late rounds — who are you locking in and who are you passing on at every stage of the draft?Is Jahmyr Gibbs the lock at the top of Round 1? Should you be fading Justin Jefferson with his QB situation? Which mid-round value is a smash at their current ADP? And which late-round sleeper are we pounding the table for? We cover it all so you know exactly who to target and who to avoid at every point in your 2026 fantasy football drafts. Format: For every round of a fantasy draft, we pick: Xfinity Lock — the player we're locking in at that ADP FADE — the player we're fading at that ADP Topics in this video: Fantasy football 2026, smash or pass, favorites and fades, fantasy draft strategy, ADP values, ADP fades, Underdog ADP, best ball draft, fantasy football draft, round by round draft guide, fantasy sleepers, fantasy busts, redraft strategy, best ball strategy, dynasty fantasy football, Underdog Fantasy Subscribe for more fantasy football…

People in this episode

Guests: Pete Overzet, Cooterdoodle, Kendall Valenzuela

Topics covered

• Fantasy football 2026
• smash or pass
• favorites and fades
• fantasy draft strategy
• ADP values
• best ball draft

Keywords

• fantasy football draft
• round by round draft guide
• fantasy sleepers
• fantasy busts
• redraft strategy

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Xfinity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Underdog

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