Sharp Football Analysis by Warren Sharp

Warren Sharp runs through everything that matters heading into preseason week 1: what the Commanders lose with Laremy Tunsil gone, Patrick Mahomes vs Josh Allen for best quarterback of the decade, the 2026 schedule traps hiding behind last year's late quarterback surges in New Orleans and Jacksonville, the new Highmark Stadium, and what a single sack actually costs a drive.

Rich Hribar joins to explain moving Christian McCaffrey to No. 3 overall, and where Mahomes and Allen land for fantasy this season.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 What's on today's show

1:25 Three shows a week, and a favour

3:35 The Commanders lose Laremy Tunsil

7:13 Washington's kicking problem

10:05 Mahomes vs Allen, best QB of the decade

14:36 The 2026 Sharp Football Preview

16:27 Rich Hribar: Christian McCaffrey to No. 3

26:57 Rich Hribar: Mahomes vs Allen for fantasy

34:24 Was it real, or was it the schedule

36:12 New Orleans and the schedule behind the surge

38:37 Jacksonville, the same story

44:51 The new Highmark Stadium

47:51 Sack avoidance and Caleb Williams

52:46 Kyler Murray, and what Minnesota asks of a QB

55:26 Denver's new offense and Bo Nix

59:08 Outro

 

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Raymond Summerlin and Rich Hribar draft a best ball team live from the number two pick, covering 2026 fantasy football ADP, best ball strategy, roster construction and the Stefan Diggs signing.

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Stefan Diggs is signing with the Washington Commanders, and the guys open by working through what it means for Terry McLaurin, Jayden Daniels, Chig Okonkwo and the late-round tight end market, plus why Deebo Samuel's move back into a familiar system is more interesting than the efficiency numbers suggest.

Then it is a live draft from the 2 spot. Bijan Robinson comes off the board first, the back half of round one turns into an RB-RB pile-up, and the team ends up with seven running backs, two Cardinals by accident, and a tight end room the guys openly call their weakest position.

What You'll Learn:

• What Stefan Diggs to Washington does to Terry McLaurin, Jayden Daniels and the late-round tight end crowd

• Why the back half of round one has become RB-RB no matter which site you draft on

• Rashee Rice, touchdown regression, and the red zone numbers behind the call

• David Montgomery and the prototypical dead zone running back profile

• The Colston Loveland bet, and what the team would have looked like if Brock Bowers fell one more spot

• The full roster recap, and Malik Nabers' fantasy playoff schedule

Chapters:

0:00 Cold open

0:18 Weekly live drafts through August

1:27 The Fantasy Draft Kit

2:24 Breaking: Stefan Diggs signs with Washington

2:59 What it means for McLaurin, Daniels and Okonkwo

5:41 Deebo Samuel back in a familiar system

7:21 The draft begins, on the clock at pick 2

10:02 Why the back half of round 1 turned into RB-RB

12:10 Rashee Rice and touchdown regression

14:20 David Montgomery and the dead zone profile

18:01 Marvin Harrison Jr. and the receiver run

21:53 Xavier Worthy, Jordan Addison and the WR3 tier

26:13 Deebo over Dobbs, and hunting a second QB

28:18 C.J. Stroud and the second tight end problem

31:28 Round 15: pounding running backs

36:17 Cyrus Allen, Jerry Jeudy and the fun picks

41:08 The full roster recap

44:29 Nabers' fantasy playoff schedule

45:30 Wrap-up and BUNDLE20

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Warren Sharp ranks every NFL starting quarterback into tiers for 2026, covering all 32 teams, NFL QB rankings, quarterback tiers, betting futures and fantasy football draft value.

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Training camps are open, so Warren Sharp puts every starting quarterback in the NFL on one board and sorts them into five tiers, from "we can win the Super Bowl because of you" down to "we need to replace you."

This is not a career ranking. It is a 2026 ranking: the quarterback, the coaching staff, and the talent around him, judged for this season only. Warren goes team by team from Arizona to Washington with the numbers behind every call.

Some of the placements that will start arguments: Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen land in different tiers, Justin Herbert sits in tier three, Bryce Young is placed below Jacoby Brissett, Sam Darnold does not crack tier two, and Bo Nix does.

What You'll Learn:

• Why "win playoff games because of you" and "win playoff games in spite of you" are two different tiers

• Why Jacoby Brissett is better than the league thinks, above average across the board among 45 qualifying quarterbacks

• The Justin Herbert verdict: elite talent, tier three placement, and what has to change

• Drake Maye vs Jayden Daniels, and how roster building rather than talent separated the same draft class

• The full tier board at the end, including where Kirk Cousins and Shedeur Sanders shake out

Chapters:

0:00 The five QB tiers, explained

0:26 The 2026 Football Preview Book

1:19 How the tiers work

2:33 Jacoby Brissett

3:16 Tua Tagovailoa & Michael Penix Jr.

4:15 Lamar Jackson

6:28 Josh Allen

7:32 Bryce Young

10:09 Caleb Williams

11:36 Joe Burrow

12:35 Shedeur Sanders / Deshaun Watson

13:47 Dak Prescott

14:58 Bo Nix

16:29 Jared Goff

17:39 Jordan Love

18:27 C.J. Stroud

19:57 Daniel Jones

20:47 Trevor Lawrence

21:45 Patrick Mahomes

22:56 NFL Futures package

23:32 Justin Herbert

25:28 Fernando Mendoza

25:53 Matthew Stafford

27:16 Malik Willis

28:13 Aaron Rodgers

28:48 Kyler Murray

29:27 Drake Maye

31:48 Tyler Shough

32:34 Jaxson Dart

33:02 Geno Smith

33:19 Jalen Hurts

34:23 Brock Purdy

35:06 Sam Darnold

36:03 Baker Mayfield

36:28 Cam Ward

36:48 Jayden Daniels

38:20 The final tier board and wrap-up

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The Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans & New York Giants each must make one key change in 2026 to improve their Super Bowl odds. 

Full offseason breakdown with betting & fantasy angles. Warren Sharp and Ray Summerlin break down the single most important fix for all four teams — straight from the 2026 Football Preview. 

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN 

• Why the Chiefs fell from No. 1 to 28th in first-quarter scoring — and how Kenneth Walker's explosiveness (32 runs of 20+ yards vs. 17 by ALL Chiefs RBs since 2022) fixes their slow starts as Patrick Mahomes returns from injury 

• The play-calling tell that made Denver's offense predictable (79% pass from shotgun, 29% under center) and what new play caller Davis Webb changes after an 11-2 record in one-score games 

• How Houston's rebuilt offensive line and David Montgomery unlock Nick Caley's man-blocking scheme — and why C.J. Stroud's red zone numbers, not his overall play, held the Texans back 

• Jaxson Dart's historic rookie rushing (3rd-best EPA since 2000) vs. 35th-ranked passing — and why Giants expectations under the new staff need caution 

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2026 NFL Preview Book is live with 619 pages of football betting edges, fantasy football rankings, NFL win totals, team previews, schedule analysis and futures market insight. 

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The 2026 NFL season starts now. The new Sharp Football Preview is here with 619 pages built to get you smarter before the market catches up. This episode breaks down what is inside the book, why this NFL season looks more wide open than usual, and how coaching changes, schedule edges, win totals, fantasy football trends and futures markets create opportunity before Week 1. 

What You’ll Learn: 

• What is inside the 2026 Football Preview 

• Why this year’s book is the biggest one yet 

• How Sharp Football attacks all 32 NFL team previews 

• Why the 2026 NFL season has more uncertainty than usual 

• How coaching changes can create betting and fantasy edges 

• Why schedule analysis, rest edges and team context matter

• How to enter the printed book giveaway

• Why this book helps with futures, fantasy football, best ball and in-season betting 

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