We’re about a month and change away from NFL teams reporting for training camp as we approach the 2026 season. We’ve entered the dead zone of the offseason, a time where we’re prepping and building our convictions for fantasy football drafts come August. There isn’t much dust that needs to be settled, but we’re still getting NFL news coming out of OTAs and minicamps in June. Here’s another roundup of news and notes with fantasy football impact.
Dallas Cowboys WR George Pickens will enter the 2026 NFL season playing on a franchise tag after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a long-term contract. Pickens was advised by his agent to sit out of OTAs but reported to practice during the Cowboys’ minicamp this week. Pickens doesn’t have plans to hold out this season and will play on the franchise tag, which is a good sign for fantasy managers.
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Pickens is coming off a breakout season in which he had 93 catches for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns, finishing as the WR4 in total fantasy points in 2025. Yahoo analyst Justin Boone has Pickens ranked as the WR9 in his latest June update for 2026. Pickens will be playing for a big payday and figures to be a big part of Dallas’ passing attack again, making him a prime target in all formats.
We’re still waiting to see where the veteran wideout will land this offseason. Diggs is currently a free agent and remains unsigned after being cleared of battery charges this offseason. One team the Maryland-native wide receiver is being linked to is the Washington Commanders, who could use another option alongside Terry McLaurin.
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Diggs, a Maryland native, could give QB Jayden Daniels another weapon in the passing game. Washington’s other options behind McLaurin include rookie Antonio Williams, Luke McCaffrey and Treylon Burks, among other less-than-appealing receivers. Diggs was solid for the AFC Champion New England Patriots in 2025, catching 85 passes for 1,013 yards and four TDs.
Diggs appeared fully healthy coming off major injury going into last season. Wherever he lands, he’ll hold sleeper value as a WR3/FLEX option in PPR formats.
Cam Skattebo doesn’t plan to hold back
Despite coming off a few gruesome injuries, New York Giants RB Cam Skattebo plans to go back to “running people over” in 2026. The second-year back missed most of his rookie season after suffering a bad dislocated ankle. Prior to the injury, Skattebo rushed for 410 yards with five TDs, plus 24 catches for 207 yards and two additional scores.
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Skattebo finished as a top-10 fantasy back in points per game (14.5) and only really played significant snaps in six games. At 24 years old, Skattebo should bounce back fine after his injury and Boone has him ranked as an RB2 coming in at 15th at the position as of June.
The Giants didn’t add any significant piece to the backfield this offseason, so if Skattebo can stay healthy, he has plenty of upside, being drafted on average as the RB20 in the late-third, early-fourth round in Yahoo drafts so far.
Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will enter the NFL supplemental draft and tiers of teams can blind-bid future picks to land him. Sorsby, 22, was embroiled in a gambling scandal and decided to skip out on the 2026 college season and get right into the NFL.
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Sorsby likely won’t make a fantasy football impact in 2026 (if ever, to be honest). But he’s another QB prospect to keep an eye on for dynasty formats, and depending on where he lands and develops, could become an OK NFL starter. But that seems like a bit of a long shot at the moment. Sorsby put up decent numbers at Cincinnati in 2025, throwing for 2,800 yards with 27 TDs and five INTs.
Again, Sorsby won’t be a target in redraft but could hold some dynasty value if he lands in a situation like Cleveland or Pittsburgh — teams that don’t have a long-term answer at QB.
Bo Nix recovery update
Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix is making his way back from an ankle injury suffered in the 2025 NFL playoffs last season. The Broncos QB told the Denver Post at practice this week that he “could be a full go right now” if the staff wanted him to.
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That’s a good sign for fantasy managers with Nix in dynasty formats, plus those who could target him in redraft. Early ADP on Yahoo has Nix as the QB13, going around the 100th pick. Boone has Nix aligned with his ADP as the QB13 in his June rankings. The QB has finished in the top-10 at his position in fantasy in each of the past two seasons. Nix is looking like a solid late-round QB pickup so long as he doesn’t hit any snags in his recovery.
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