NFL concludes Day 2 of 2026 Draft with major fantasy football implications

14 articles · Updated · Pro Football Focus · Apr 25

Seven tight ends were selected in the first 73 picks for the first time since 1974, with De’Zhaun Stribling landing at the San Francisco 49ers and Caleb Douglas joining the Miami Dolphins.
These selections are expected to increase 12 and 13 personnel usage league-wide, reducing opportunities for third wide receivers and impacting fantasy values for veterans like Jerry Jeudy and Dallas Goedert.
Rounds 2 and 3 featured 100 total picks, including a record-tying 17 wide receivers and 9 tight ends, further shifting the fantasy football landscape and diminishing the pool of viable bye-week fill-in receivers.

Which Day 2 selection will ultimately prove the consensus big boards wrong this season?

Did the third-round slide of quarterbacks Beck and Allar expose a flawed evaluation process?

After waiting 65 picks, did the Broncos make the right choice for their first draft selection?

What inside information drove teams like the Texans to aggressively trade up on Day 2?

Was the 49ers' first pick of Day 2 the biggest reach of the entire draft?

Have the Cardinals finally found their post-Kyler Murray answer at quarterback with Carson Beck?