# Derek Brown: In his Week 2 fantasy primer, Brown recommends starting players like Dalton Kincaid, DJ Moore, Dallas Goedert and Jared Goff while fading Cam Ward, Cooper Rush, Tony Pollard, Kyle Pitts and others, and names Chuba Hubbard and Aaron Jones as their teams' clear lead backs. **Claimed:** Sep 17, 2026 **Pundit:** Derek Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown **Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/fantasypros **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/09/the-primer-week-2-edition-2026-fantasy-football/ 21 checkable claims — 13 fantasy bust calls, 5 sleeper calls and 3 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 27 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one. > This could be the breakout season for Dalton Kincaid that we've been waiting for. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Kyle Pitts to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Aaron Jones, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Makai Lemon to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Makai Lemon, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Jared Goff, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **DJ Moore to outplay his draft cost** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: DJ Moore, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dalton Kincaid to outplay his draft cost** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jameson Williams to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sam LaPorta to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chuba Hubbard to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cooper Rush to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Cooper Rush, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cooper Rush to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Cooper Rush, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonathon Brooks to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Drake London to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Drake London, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Aaron Jones, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kalif Raymond to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Kalif Raymond, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **T.J. Hockenson to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dallas Goedert to outplay his draft cost** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cam Ward to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tony Pollard to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Tony Pollard, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Wan'Dale Robinson to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Wan'Dale Robinson, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carnell Tate to fall short of his draft cost** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Carnell Tate, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Kyle Pitts — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kyle-pitts - Atlanta Falcons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/falcons - Aaron Jones — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/aaron-jones - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Makai Lemon — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/makai-lemon - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Jared Goff — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jared-goff - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/lions - DJ Moore — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dj-moore - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills - Dalton Kincaid — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dalton-kincaid - Jameson Williams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jameson-williams - Sam LaPorta — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sam-laporta - Chuba Hubbard — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/chuba-hubbard - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Cooper Rush — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cooper-rush - Jonathon Brooks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jonathon-brooks - Drake London — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/drake-london - Kalif Raymond — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kalif-raymond - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bears - T.J. Hockenson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/t-j-hockenson - Dallas Goedert — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dallas-goedert - Cam Ward — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cam-ward - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans - Tony Pollard — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/tony-pollard - Wan'Dale Robinson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/wan-dale-robinson - Carnell Tate — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate ## What others said about the same people - Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picks the Bills 31-27 over the Lions and the Eagles to beat the Titans 27-17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a81fc2f3-5937-4fe2-b19f-098cffc7a412 (scored 85.71) - Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and the Texans to beat the Bengals 27-23 in Houston. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6937b9aa-572a-4449-821a-32af833332f6 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picks the Bills to win a shootout over the Lions 35-32 and takes the Patriots to beat the Steelers 21-13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd11d340-9a85-435f-ba75-832fd87185ab (scored 83.33) - John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech picks the Bills to beat the Lions 38-31 on Thursday night, floats the game as a Super Bowl preview, and takes the Cardinals to upset the Seahawks 20-17 in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f42c4080-99e0-449b-b2fa-05e18ce6f922 (scored 92.86) - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and has the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos 23-20 in Denver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/41f7100c-a241-4e65-b1d3-78bdcbe1e16e (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Unsigned CBS Sports preview of Bills-Lions picks Buffalo to win a high-scoring Thursday night game 35-31, and expects Larry Borom to step in as Detroit's starting right tackle for the injured Blake Miller. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffa356f2-a1ca-4bd2-88cf-02bc5f2d829e (scored 85.71) ## More fantasy bust calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Mike Harmon on Joe Burrow: Harmon gave his Week 18 fantasy rankings — top five quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers — plus lists of 'hot plays,' 'cold sores' (players to avoid) and 'ninjas' (sneaky plays), and said Trevor Lawrence would land around a top-four fantasy quarterback finish for the season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e2e20c82-d482-48e6-90f3-929d0862fc0d (scored 100) - Ryan Wormeli on Ashton Jeanty: Warmley predicted Kyle Pitts and Trey McBride both finish as top-five tight ends in the Cardinals-Falcons game, Justin Jefferson bounces back into the top 15 receivers, Quinshen Judkins finishes top 12 against Buffalo, the Ravens beat the Patriots, and the Raiders produce no startable fantasy players against Houston. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7c3c1a97-4a04-4870-8118-181815ff8c47 (scored 0) - Patrick Claybon on Aaron Rodgers: Claibon says Aaron Rodgers' deep-passing outburst was a one-week product of Baltimore's defense and won't continue, still endorses starting Jacoby Brissett in a tough Houston matchup, and picks Devon Achane as the top running back and AJ Brown as the top receiver for Week 15. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/13d54729-d582-4201-9440-31f8510c7305 (scored 100) - Marcas Grant on Michael Pittman: Grant calls Christian Watson the Packers' clear No. 1 receiver and RJ Harvey Denver's lead back, while labeling Mike Gesicki's and Tony Pollard's big weeks mirages to avoid; he also wants no part of Colts pass catchers with Philip Rivers signing. For Week 15 he picks Matthew Stafford as the top quarterback and Puka Nacua among the top receivers. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d990340b-36f2-4842-81d8-d08a5f3db65a (scored 0) - Andrew Erickson on Cooper Kupp: Erickson reiterated his prediction that Jordan Mason will lead the NFL in rushing touchdowns, backed the Broncos to blow out the Titans in Week 1, called Garrett Wilson a sell and Jacoby Myers a buy-low, expects little from Cooper Kupp, and made several depth-chart calls (Thornton starting in New England, Myers as Vegas' No. 1 receiver, Croskey-Merritt eventually taking the Commanders' 'A back' role). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3809e587-6fa2-464b-ab98-fd96d353c1bd (scored 100) - Ryan Wormeli on Zay Flowers: Host Ryan Warmley endorsed Ricky Pearsall as a bet worth making and put his rookie-receiver capital in Tetairoa McMillan, while fading Zay Flowers at his cost and opting out of Marvin Harrison Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/192d6e67-2e0e-49b3-bc82-4c8a77bd5950 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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