Derek Brown · Aug 3, 2026
Derek Brown predicted Derrick Henry remains an RB1 with top-five upside, David Montgomery owns the Houston backfield with a low-end RB2 floor and low-end RB1 ceiling, Terry McLaurin returns to top-15 (possibly WR1) production, and Travis Kelce finishes as a top-12, likely top-7 tight end.
“Derek Henry's gonna be an RB one until he decides to hang up the cleats.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
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- Positional FinishesAug 3, 2026
“Derek Henry's gonna be an RB one until he decides to hang up the cleats... But again, an RB twelve or higher every single year.”
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- Positional FinishesAug 3, 2026
“And the floor is low end RB two and the ceiling is not hard to see again, go back to twenty twenty four Joe Mixon and if David Montgomery could be a low end RB one this year”
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- Positional FinishesAug 3, 2026
“He's still gonna be probably a top seven guy... that's still a quality tight end one with top seven upside”
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- Sleeper CallsAug 3, 2026
“I think Dave Montgomery is one of the best values on the board. I drafted him in flex this week”
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- Positional FinishesAug 3, 2026
“Gall that got all the touchdowns in Jane Daniels rookie season was a top fifteen wide receiver. I think he can go back to being that. Heck, he could be a wide receiver one this year.”
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- Positional FinishesAug 3, 2026
“If he catches any more passes in this Doyle offense this year could be a top five back”
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- Depth Chart CallsAug 3, 2026
“I'm not worried about Woody Marks at all... I think this backfield will be owned by David Montgomery.”
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- Sleeper CallsAug 3, 2026
“Terry McLaurin, baby wide receiver, twenty four overall, right now, fifty fifth... we could see a career best season for McLaurin. So the safe floor is there, But also there's a ton of ceiling here too.”
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- Positional FinishesAug 3, 2026
“but he's still gonna be a top twelve tight end. He's still gonna be probably a top seven guy.”
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