Quarterbacks
FAZE expects Patrick Mahomes to finish as a top-seven fantasy quarterback in 2026.
The ceiling is higher.
Mahomes finished 2025 with a 50.4 FAZE Score and 64.3% Consistency rating, placing him among the strongest quarterbacks in the FAZE consistency model despite playing only 14 games.
That matters.
This is not a projection built on his name.
It is built on what Mahomes still produced during one of the worst seasons of the entire Chiefs era.
He had no consistent running game.
Rice missed significant time.
Kelce was declining.
Worthy did not break out.
The offense never fully stabilized.
Mahomes still remained one of FAZE's most reliable quarterbacks.
Now add Walker.
Add a full Rice season if health cooperates.
Use Worthy in the explosive role that best fits him.
Allow Kelce to complement instead of carry.
Keep the elite coaching infrastructure.
The market is currently offering Mahomes at a substantial discount.
FAZE should use that.
Fantasy expectation: QB7.
Ceiling: Top 5.
Target: Rounds 7-8.
Do not reach simply because FAZE likes him.
Let the market discount create the advantage.
If Mahomes is still available after the elite quarterback run, attack.
Running Backs
Kenneth Walker III is a first-round-turn fantasy asset.
FAZE currently views him as an RB7-level player.
His 2025 line does not immediately scream first-round selection: 1,027 rushing yards, five touchdowns, 182 fantasy points, one BOOM, four HITs, two MIDs, and ten BUSTs.
Context changes the evaluation.
Walker spent much of that season operating in a shared backfield.
FAZE does not expect the same structure in Kansas City.
The Chiefs needed an explosive lead runner.
They acquired Walker to become that player.
He can run between the tackles.
He can create explosive runs.
He can catch the football.
And the Mahomes effect creates lighter and more conflicted defensive boxes than most running backs receive.
Kansas City finally has a runner capable of making defenses pay for selling out against Mahomes.
If the workload matches the opportunity, Walker can significantly outperform his 2025 fantasy production.
FAZE ADP: 11.
Position: RB7.
Target: Round 1 to early Round 2.
Health is the primary concern.
Opportunity is not.
Wide Receivers
Rashee Rice is one of FAZE's favorite Round 2 targets.
In only eight games last season, Rice produced 53 receptions, 571 receiving yards, five receiving touchdowns, 20 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, one BOOM, four HITs, three BUSTs, and a 63% Consistency rating.
That is the important evidence.
He did not need a full season to show that his role translates into fantasy production.
He also played through an unstable Kansas City season and portions of the year without the complete Mahomes-led environment FAZE expects in 2026.
FAZE's current model places Rice at WR10 with a FAZE ADP of 27, while the market sits around 31.
The official model can stay disciplined.
The editorial conviction can still be stronger.
Rice belongs firmly in Round 2.
If the top elite receivers are gone, FAZE is comfortable attacking Rice aggressively rather than automatically moving down the public ADP list.
The Mahomes-Rice stack is one of the most attractive stack constructions available because managers can potentially secure Rice early and then exploit Mahomes' quarterback discount several rounds later.
Xavier Worthy requires a different approach.
The market expected a second-year explosion in 2025 and did not get it.
That does not make Worthy a failed fantasy asset.
It means his price has finally become more realistic.
FAZE should move closer to the market rather than bury him at WR55 pricing.
Worthy does not need to become Rice.
He needs to stretch the defense, create explosive plays, and occasionally decide fantasy weeks.
He is a complementary receiver with BOOM-week potential.
Preferred Worthy window: Rounds 10-12.
Draft the upside.
Do not pay for guaranteed volume that does not exist.
Tight Ends
Travis Kelce is no longer peak Travis Kelce.
That is fine.
Kansas City no longer needs him to be.
Kelce still caught 76 passes for 851 yards and five touchdowns last season.
He can still play.
He can still read coverage.
He still has elite chemistry with Mahomes.
The difference is that fantasy managers should no longer build the Kansas City passing-game projection around Kelce dominating targets.
Rice can handle volume.
Worthy can stretch defenses.
Walker creates another underneath and intermediate problem.
That can actually help Kelce by allowing Kansas City to use him selectively in high-value situations.
The tight-end position is deep enough at the top that FAZE should not force Kelce into the top ten.
Current FAZE positioning around TE14, with a FAZE ADP near 117 and market value around 113, is reasonable.
Target window: Rounds 9-11.
Kelce can absolutely finish as a top-ten tight end.
That is upside.
It should not be the price.
Defense / Special Teams
Kansas City DST is a streamer with draftable late-round upside.
Chris Jones gives the unit an elite centerpiece.
Spagnuolo gives it one of the NFL's most aggressive defensive structures.
Delane, Woods, and Thomas add premium young talent.
The McDuffie departure and rookie integration keep the unit from being treated as an automatic weekly start.
Draft it late if the room allows.
Otherwise stream the matchups.
