Rotoworld Flags Emeka Egbuka at WR18, Backs Derrick Henry at RB7 for 2026

Q: Could a 37-year-old veteran or an injury-plagued sophomore secretly hold the key to winning your 2026 fantasy football championship?

Yes — both profiles could be league-winning if drafted at the right price, but the safer bet is the veteran Travis Kelce while the more explosive swing is Greg Dulcich. Kelce remains one of the most polarizing players in 2026 fantasy. Rotoworld’s Kyle Dvorchak ranked the 37-year-old at TE9, and the supporting case is straightforward: even with declining efficiency, he still finished 2025 as a usable fantasy tight end because Kansas City continued to feed him targets. Web reporting also notes the Chiefs did not add major target competition, preserving his role. The warning is that his margin is thin. Other analysts argue his 2025 TE finish was helped by injuries around him, and with Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy healthier, Kelce’s target share could slip. That makes him viable, but more as a low-end TE1 than a clear difference-maker. Dulcich is the more intriguing upside play. Denny Carter ranked him TE20 as a late-round sleeper, and outside reporting strengthens that case. Miami re-signed him after he posted 335 yards and a touchdown in 10 games, and from Week 9 on he ranked near the top of the position in yards per route run. In a thin Dolphins receiving corps, Dulcich has a realistic path to meaningful volume if he stays healthy. So the answer is yes, but in different ways: Kelce could still quietly stabilize a weak position, while Dulcich is the injury-risk sophomore-type profile who could return far more than his draft cost and genuinely tilt leagues.

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Rotoworld’s latest 2026 fantasy rankings singled out Emeka Egbuka as a fade at WR18 and Derrick Henry as a buy at RB7, highlighting the widest analyst disagreements in its Top 200.
Egbuka’s bearish case rests on weak 2025 efficiency: a 37% air-yards conversion rate and ESPN open score of 104th among 110 qualifying receivers after an early touchdown-driven start faded.
Henry’s bullish case centers on sustained production in Baltimore, where he has out-rushed every player by 371 yards since 2024 and remained elite last season, ranking third in rush yards over expected.
Other notable buys included Jordan Love at QB8, Jared Goff at QB13 and Ladd McConkey at WR12, while analysts also faded Trevor Lawrence at QB17, Caleb Williams at QB12 and Mark Andrews at TE17.