Liz Loza wants more Cam Ward exposure, calling him the ideal last-round QB3. She compared Ward’s "stone-cold killer" demeanor and quick memory to what scouts loved about Jaden Daniels, praising his ability to progress to the next play without blinking. Ward’s rapid ascent at Washington State and shrewd NIL transfers show what Loza labeled elite football IQ and business acumen—traits she says translate to faster playbook mastery. Tennessee spent the No. 1 overall pick on him believing he can elevate a receiver room headlined by Calvin Ridley and Tyler Lockett. If Ward beats out Will Levis, Loza anticipates a top-12 QB ceiling thanks to his 650-yard rushing background and Callahan’s vertical attack. At pick 210-plus she views him as easy tournament leverage over a flat late-round quarterback tier.

Liz Loza called Michael Wilson an egregious draft-room afterthought given his every-down role. Wilson logged an 88% route rate when healthy last season and drew praise from Kyler Murray for his contested-catch reliability. Loza likes grabbing him in the 18th round as insurance against a slower-than-expected Marvin Harrison Jr. transition, noting that Wilson’s 6'2", 213-pound frame and 73% contested-catch win rate at Stanford make him the likeliest candidate for jump-ball red-zone looks. Even in an offense funneled through Harrison and Trey McBride, Loza projects 70–75 targets for Wilson, which would have made him a weekly WR3/FLEX in half-PPR down the stretch last year. She framed him as a low-cost floor piece that fills the inevitable bye-week potholes on Best Ball rosters.

Liz Loza said Pittsburgh is one of the rare backfields where she is willing to draft both runners in Best Ball Mania. Arthur Smith told local media he wants about 500 rushing attempts, a figure that would have led the league by 40 carries last year. Loza is comfortable taking presumed starter Caleb Johnson around pick 80 and scooping Jaylen Warren a round later because that volume can sustain two playable backs. She noted Smith’s history of giving No. 2 backs 35–40% snap shares (Cordarrelle Patterson in 2021, Tyler Allgeier in 2022) and pointed out that Warren led all qualifying RBs with 3.0 yards after contact per rush in 2023. In her view the tandem offers weekly spike-week potential and invaluable injury-contingent upside while costing only mid-round capital.

Liz Loza called Marvin Mims the cheapest way to buy into what she expects to be an ‘ascendant’ Broncos attack. She highlighted that from Week 13 on, Mims’ yards per route run jumped to 2.08 as Sean Payton schemed jet-sweeps, backfield snaps and bubble screens to manufacture touches. Loza thinks that late-season chemistry with rookie quarterback Bo Nix carries over, especially because newcomer Pat Bryant profiles as a big-bodied chain mover rather than a field-stretcher. With defenses tilted toward Cortland Sutton and tight end Evan Engram, Mims should see plenty of single-high looks where his 4.38 speed can pop for long touchdowns. Loza admitted he might be a weekly headache in managed leagues but argued that best-ball drafters simply want the handful of 20-point eruptions he is likely to produce at a Round-15 price tag.

Liz Loza said Tyler Warren is her favorite late-round tight end because Indianapolis has been ‘thirsting for a real wide-T’ since Eric Ebron’s 2018 season. Loza loves Warren’s versatility—Penn State used him as an in-line blocker, H-back and slot receiver—and believes that diverse skill set meshes perfectly with Shane Steichen’s RPO-heavy scheme. She noted GM Chris Ballard’s camp comments that Warren is already lining up in the backfield and out wide, plus beat writers keep labeling him a ‘target vacuum’ in early practices. With Anthony Richardson (or Daniel Jones if the vet wins time) needing a quick safety valve, Loza expects a rookie-year 16-18% target share, enough to threaten low-end TE1 numbers in half-PPR. At a double-digit ADP he is an easy fit in three-TE best-ball builds that punted the position early.

Liz Loza labeled Matthew Golden a high-upside late-round dart who could immediately become Green Bay’s alpha receiver. She noted it’s the organization’s first first-round wideout in roughly two decades, and Adam Stenavich openly said Golden will help keep Jaden Reed healthy—code for instant snaps. Golden offers legitimate sub-4.3 speed and polished routes, a profile Loza believes Matt LaFleur covets after Christian Watson’s inconsistent start. With no established WR1 and Jordan Love willing to air it out, Loza thinks Golden has the pathway to command the top target share and deliver week-winning spikes for best-ball drafters.

Liz Loza urged drafters to scoop Zach Charbonnet even if they already roster Kenneth Walker. Seattle coaches call Charbonnet a "hammer," and he handled roughly one-third of last year’s goal-line snaps, giving him weekly spike-week potential. Walker has missed games in each of his two NFL seasons, so an injury would leave Charbonnet as the featured back in Clint Kubiak’s run-heavy, outside-zone attack that Seattle is building around. Loza thinks that combination of immediate touchdown equity plus league-winning contingency volume makes Charbonnet an ideal Round-10 swing in best ball formats.

Liz Loza said she is happily drafting Ashton Jeanty ahead of Saquon Barkley in Best Ball Mania. Jeanty is only 21, carries zero NFL mileage, and now lands in Chip Kelly’s up-tempo Raiders offense that should mirror the 2013-14 Eagles seasons when Kelly rode LeSean McCoy for back-to-back 300-carry campaigns. Loza pushed back on the idea that a mediocre Las Vegas attack will cap ceiling, reminding listeners that Barkley himself finished as the overall RB1 as a rookie on the 2018 Giants. She called the Raiders’ offensive line "underrated," expects Kelly to operate at a top-five pace, and believes Jeanty can soak up bell-cow work while Barkley faces the historical efficiency cliff that always follows a 480-touch year.

Liz Loza passed on Tyreek Hill, explaining she does not want to invest a first-round pick in a receiver who will be 31 and whose game is so reliant on elite speed. She believes the inevitable age-related decline in explosiveness introduces too much downside relative to his current draft cost in Best Ball Mania.

Liz Loza warned that Saquon Barkley is a fade at his current top-three ADP, citing the wear-and-tear of last season’s 482 total touches. She reviewed every NFL back in the last decade who handled at least 300 carries and 20 receptions (320 touches) and found that, aside from LeSean McCoy, every one of them suffered year-over-year declines in yards per carry, yards per touch, and fantasy points per game. Several—like Adrian Peterson and Derrick Henry—were even forced to shut their seasons down early with injuries. Given that precedent, Loza prefers taking Ashton Jeanty in the mid-first and letting someone else absorb Barkley’s looming efficiency and injury risk.

Liz Loza said taking Christian McCaffrey at the very top of Best Ball Mania drafts still makes sense because she expects a full bounce-back season. McCaffrey is one of the few backs who can casually average 20-plus fantasy points every week, and Kyle Shanahan has shown no hesitation feeding him a true workhorse role despite any perceived durability issues. Loza noted that last year’s late-season shutdown plus the surrounding secrecy has created an unfair discount, yet the back enters camp completely healthy and unrestricted. Given Shanahan’s history of funneling touches to his feature backs and McCaffrey’s dual-threat skill set, she is happy to bet on league-winning volume and ceiling in half-point PPR best-ball tournaments.