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David’s Daily Digest

August 14th, 2026

Friday Late Night Edition

Best Hands in the Biz

What to do on a Friday night, how about a deep dive into some wide receiver numbers. With all of the moves this off-season, one of the more recent that's captured some of my attention has to be the Diggs to Washington move.

Last season, with a minimum of 80 targets in 2025, no receiver was better than the Commanders Stefon Diggs (102 targets last season). His arrival to Washington, paired with a healthy (quarterback) Jayden Daniels, has his stock on the rise in my opinion.

Diggs is definitely on the back-nine in his career with recent fantasy finishes as the fantasy WR14 in 2023, WR18 in 2024, and WR25 last season. These followed three consecutive seasons finishing Top-10.

His Top-10 days may be behind him now, but with the electric Daniels slinging passes in his direction, Diggs looks like a strong candidate to finish much higher than his current ADP as the fantasy WR44 - it's still early in the draft season.

Diggs is not likely to climb higher than top 35 ADP, but  in my opinion, finishing inside the Top-30 is not out of the realm of possibility.

That's My Take.

~David Ortega

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David’s Daily Digest

August 13th, 2026

Thursday Evening Edition

THE KING KEEPS KRUSHING

The Ravens running back Derrick Henry may just be the exception to the rule. As most folks and every professional athlete that has ever stepped onto the gridiron know, Father Time is undefeated. 

Heading into his 11th season at the age of 32, King Henry looks to disprove the rule, at least for one more season. Henry is coming off a solid 2025 campaign where posted 1,595 yards rushing (his 3rd highest total in his career) with 16 rushing touchdowns on 307 carries.

Henry is beast, breaking through would-be tacklers and steam-rolling his way to the fantasy RB7 last season. Watching his off-season workouts, it's hard to imagine him not producing once again.

With a healthy quarterback Lamar Jackson under center this season, the King looks poised to hold onto his crown in 2026. His career yards per carry average is just a tick under 5 yards and in 2025, Henry averaged 5.2 yards per carry. In fact, his numbers show, that as the season wears the King just gets better.

Henry's current ADP (PPR 12 teams) is mid-2nd round as the RB9. On my draft board I have him up a few slots as the RB7. There are a couple of backs that may finish ahead of him overall at the end of the season, but Henry's is likely to do most of him damage heading into and throughout the fantasy playoffs - I'll pay up for that.

That's My Take.

~David Ortega

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David’s Daily Digest

August 11th, 2026

Tuesday Evening Edition

BACK WITH A VENGEANCE

Maybe take this one with a grain of salt, perhaps with a slice of lime and in a tall shot glass! I'm not calling a shot here, nor am I sharing any real new take here, just going on record to say I too am a Omarion Hampton "Believer."

It's just a small sample size, but enough to convince me there's something there. Last season I selected Hampton with my third pick in one of my more competitive home leagues and for the first fours weeks of the 2025 season, I thought with this pick I nailed it.

Hampton was winning the timeshare he was in with running back Najee Harris, before Harris went down in week 3. through two weeks, Hampton had earned 72% of the snap-share, by week 4 it was up to 78%.

In weeks 3 & 4, Hampton posted scores of 24.9 fantasy points with 70 yards rushing, one rushing touchdown, 6 receptions, and 59 yards receiving in week 3 (good enough for the fantasy RB4). He followed that up with 27.5 fantasy points with 128 yards on the ground, another rushing score, 5 more catches for 37 receiving yards (fantasy RB7 for week 4).

Hampton would go down in week 5 and miss the next 8 weeks. He was not quite the same in his return, but with a whole off-season to recover and a new OC (Dolphins former HC Mike McDaniel) the prospects of what he could be look limitless.

In my home league, it's a one player keeper, round protected. I went early with Hampton last season in the 3rd, and current ADP has him at the end of the 2nd round. In my opinion there's enough value there. He's a strong hold and keeper for me. I'm all-in on Hampton.

That's My Take.

~David Ortega

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David’s Daily Digest

August 9th, 2026

Sunday Evening Edition

BOUNCE BACK IN 26

One of the most enjoyable parts of fantasy football of course is winning, But when you get it right, that can be nearly as satisfying. It doesn't happen often, so projecting outcomes for the coming season during pre-draft, can be hit or miss. So many variables go into it, off-season changes, new personnel, different role or returning from injury, with so many obstacles, nothing is guaranteed. 

As I am prepping for my upcoming fantasy drafts, I have asterisks on the following players to make big jumps from their 2025 outcome.

In Minnesota, the Vikings acquired quarterback Kyler Murray during the offseason giving their quarterback room a significant upgrade. The improvement should have an immediate impact on wide receiver Justin Jefferson. It's been a while since Murray's had the luxury of throwing to a receiver of Jefferson's caliber, but back in 2020 during DeAndre Hopkins peak run as a pass catcher, in his first season with Arizona, he finished as the fantasy WR5 with Murray throwing his passes. 

Jefferson is more than capable of reaching that plateau and after finishing as the fantasy WR28 (minimum 10 games) last season (84 receptions, 1,048 yards receiving, and two touchdowns). JJ should be a preseason favorite to finish back in the Top-10 in 2026 with a projected outcome of over 95+ receptions, 1,250+ yards receiving, and 8+ touchdowns. 

These projected numbers would have landed him as a Top-10 receiver last season, following his previous finishes of fantasy WR4 in 2024, WR5 in 2023, WR2 in 2022, WR4 in 2021, and WR9 in 2020. He's a good bet to return to the top this season and could be Top-5 once again.

That's My Take.

~David Ortega

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David’s Daily Digest

August 8th, 2026

Saturday Evening Edition

WHO IS NUMBER ONE?

While my preference is to take the Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs with my number one overall pick in this year's fantasy draft; that is any draft where I have the first pick. While this may seem like sound advice, don't discount the others in the conversation.

For the most part, the Big-3 include Gibbs, Bijan Robinson (Falcons), and Christian McCaffrey (Niners), but don't forget the Colts running back Jonatha Taylor. He's coming off his best season, since his breakout campaign in 2021, when he rushed for over 1,800 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and 21.9 fantasy points per game.

Last season Taylor continued rise to the top with a 1,585 yards rushing performance with 18 rushing touchdowns, 46 receptions for another 378 yards receiving and two scores. Last season Taylor finished as the fantasy RB4, this following a 2024 campaign where he finished as the fantasy RB7.

Taylor will bring his 21.3 fantasy points per game average from 2025, to the new season, where he's got a legimate shot at finishing at the top. Taylor is a true workhorse in the Colts backfield and should be featured once again. Even if you miss out on the Big-3, Taylor is primed to make a run for the top spot and should be in the conversation.

That's My Take.

~David Ortega