Meg Shoup said Kenneth Walker is steaming for a reason and should be treated as a fourth-round lock instead of the fifth-round swing he still falls to in some rooms. She rattled off Seattle’s fantasy-playoff runway—at Rams in Week 16, followed by the Colts and Panthers—reminding listeners that all three defenses finished bottom-10 in rush EPA and did little to patch those holes this offseason. Shoup also emphasized the "sneaky" receiving workload nobody bakes into Walker’s projection: Sam Darnold targeted backs at a 20% clip in Carolina, and Walker cleared 25 receiving yards in multiple primetime games last year, a prop she routinely cashed at plus money. With rookie Caleb Johnson soaking up most of the mid-round buzz, Shoup thinks drafters are sleeping on Walker’s three-down profile and labeled him "this summer’s forgotten bell-cow." The combination of an elite December schedule, hidden pass-game juice, and an offense that should lean run-heavy inside the red zone gives Walker league-winning upside at a price that still hasn’t caught up.

Meg Shoup tagged DeMario "Pop" Douglas as an underrated late-round pick in Underdog’s Eliminator contest. She noted that new coordinator Mike McDaniel historically funnels quick, high-percentage targets to the slot—think Jaylen Waddle and River Cracraft in Miami—and with Stefon Diggs potentially missing early games Douglas could walk into a team-high target share out of the gate. While the second-year wideout is unlikely to score many touchdowns, Eliminator’s half-PPR scoring rewards consistent receptions that prevent weekly zeros. Shoup added that Douglas’ Week-11 bye lines up cleanly with most premium receivers, reducing early-season dead spots, and that his current 16th-round ADP lets drafters tack on cheap Patriots correlation without forcing a third quarterback.

Meg Shoup reaffirmed Christian McCaffrey as the undisputed 1.01 in Eliminator formats, highlighting a cakewalk start: Seahawks, Saints and Cardinals, all bottom-10 run defenses by EPA per rush last season. She expects San Francisco to be favored by a touchdown or more in each contest, projecting positive scripts that keep McCaffrey locked into 20-plus touches and multiple red-zone looks. Shoup noted the early schedule security is crucial in single-elimination brackets—survive September and you can worry about correlation later—so pairing CMC with Brock Purdy later on is her preferred ‘cover all bases’ mini-stack.

Meg Shoup hammered Aaron Rodgers as the ideal unstacked third quarterback in Best Ball Mania drafts. She noted Rodgers is being drafted as QB28 despite a fully guaranteed starting job for all 17 games and a track record that far exceeds that price. Shoup wrote in her Substack that merely staying healthy will put Rodgers comfortably inside the top-20, and any bounce-back in touchdown rate under Arthur Smith could vault him into weekly starter territory. She likes the floor/ceiling combo a late-round Rodgers adds to rookie-heavy builds, arguing that a safe, every-week signal-caller boosts advance rates while still offering playoff differentiation because hardly anyone is clicking him after pick 200.

Meg Shoup pounced on Jake Ferguson roughly ten picks past his usual cost, saying the slide made a two-tight-end build an easy call. Pairing the Cowboys’ starter with T.J. Hockenson gives her weekly ceiling without spending a third roster slot, and she trusts Dallas to keep leaning on its pass game. The discount plus Ferguson’s attachment to Dak Prescott in an offense she ‘loves to bet on’ makes him an automatic click whenever he drifts into the 150s.

Meg Shoup argued that Drake Maye is mis-priced when he slips into the triple-digit picks. She highlighted a surprisingly bullish betting market—New England’s win total sits at 8.5—and the league’s second-easiest schedule as evidence the offense could be functional right away. Maye’s ceiling is magnified in best ball because drafters can capture his spike weeks without sweating rookie inconsistency, and his cost creates simple correlation paths with Stefon Diggs or Javon Baker while still leaving room for a third quarterback dart. Shoup expects steady ADP creep once Twitter hype cycles through camp clips, so scooping Maye in the 10th round now sets up a cheap, uniquely back-loaded Patriots stack for Week-17 shoot-out potential against the Jets.

Meg Shoup said Malik Nabers is her preferred pick in the late-first/early-second tier of WRs because the rookie does not share targets with another established alpha. She noted that the only other Giants wideout she even drafts is Darius Slayton, and that is in the late rounds, illustrating how thin the depth chart is behind Nabers. Shoup also highlighted Nabers’ fantasy-playoff run – Washington, Minnesota and Las Vegas – three secondaries she expects to force pass-heavy scripts in mostly friendly December weather. That combination of clear target dominance and an attractive Week-15-to-17 schedule makes Nabers a priority selection over similarly priced receivers like Puka Nacua, Nico Collins and Brian Thomas Jr.