Matthew Berry challenges early WR and TE draft assumptions

Preseason Love/Hate (WRs + TEs)

Berry’s preseason evaluations identify where fantasy managers may find value or risk before 2026 drafts take shape.

3 key takeaways

1Berry’s wide receiver favorites include AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, Chris Olave, Zay Flowers, and Ladd McConkey.
2The discussion weighs appealing draft values against potential fades across a broad group of receivers.
3Berry extends the love-or-hate framework to tight ends, including Colston Loveland, Tucker Kraft, Jake Ferguson, and Harold Fannin Jr.

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Berry’s opening wide receiver list establishes the episode’s core draft question: which recognizable names represent value and which may be better fades.

The brief

Matthew Berry opens his 2026 love-or-hate list with wide receivers, using AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, Chris Olave, Zay Flowers, and Ladd McConkey as early reference points.

The receiver discussion broadens to names including Jaylen Waddle, Luther Burden, Mike Evans, Christian Watson, Parker Washington, and Josh Downs, separating appealing targets from potential fades.

Berry then applies the same draft-value lens to tight ends, evaluating Colston Loveland, Tucker Kraft, Jake Ferguson, and Harold Fannin Jr.

The episode’s central tension is straightforward: preseason rankings can reveal value, but every endorsement also raises the question of which players are being drafted too aggressively.