# Derek Brown: Brown is all-in on Mike Evans in his new offense, comparing it to Davante Adams' situation last year and arguing the discount on age and injury makes him a bargain.

**Claimed:** Mar 21, 2026
**Pundit:** Derek Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown
**Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/fantasypros-fantasy-football-podcast/fantasy-gold-the-top-10-must-have-players-for-2026-ep-1981

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in.

> I'm not worried about Evans. The cliff has not come.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Mike Evans to outplay his draft cost (You will get a discount based off of his age, based off the injury history)**
  - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Mike Evans
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Mike Evans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mike-evans

## What others said about the same people

- Brian Peacock on Mike Evans: Peacock lays out his projected 53-man roster for the 49ers, position by position: three specialists, three quarterbacks (including Curtis Rourke), five running backs, six receivers (cutting Christian Kirk), three tight ends (cutting Braden Willis), nine offensive linemen, ten defensive linemen (with Mykel Williams on PUP), five linebackers, six cornerbacks and four safeties. He also predicts a new player will take center snaps in preseason week three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/62e9aad7-105c-45a0-95b3-3b43b64603ae (scored 100)
- Pat Fitzmaurice on Mike Evans: Fitzmorris gave his personal ranks, pushing Ashton Jeanty, Brock Bowers (whom he calls a clear tier above all tight ends), Drake London, Mike Evans, Garrett Wilson, Chuba Hubbard and Aaron Jones above consensus while fading Christian McCaffrey, Tyreek Hill, Rashee Rice, DJ Moore and TJ Hockenson. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/316f2dfd-c096-416d-ae8a-6cb60715ceac (scored 0)
- Rich Eisen on Mike Evans: Eisen predicts Tampa Bay handles an injury-depleted Saints team with Mike Evans reaching 1,000 receiving yards, Carson Wentz and the Chiefs upsetting the Broncos, New England beating Buffalo and then picking second or third and landing Travis Hunter, and Kenneth Gainwell rushing for 101 yards against the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6bcb2b9-484f-4b6b-a900-7dd9980f9d7c (scored 99.2)
- Daire Carragher on Mike Evans: A PFF piece tracking 2026 all-time milestones suggests Aaron Rodgers has a decent chance of throwing for the 3,726 yards he needs to reach 70,000 career passing yards, expects Mike Evans to be San Francisco's top receiving target in his first year with the 49ers, and says Demario Davis will again start for the Jets at age 37. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a1fe2772-7559-416a-ab3b-06c759945a07 (not settled)
- Jose Sanchez on Mike Evans: Sanchez argues Mike Evans is the missing piece the 49ers needed, filling their vacant true No. 1 wide receiver role in 2026. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c109535f-cd1b-4dee-8fe2-b88db19a9a8a (not settled)
- Rich Hribar on Mike Evans: In his Week 1 fantasy preview of 49ers-Rams, Hribar tiers the key players: Stafford as a strong QB1 and Purdy as a back-end QB1, McCaffrey as a volume-based RB1, Kyren Williams a strong RB2, Nacua a WR1, Adams a WR2, Mike Evans a boom-or-bust WR2/WR3, rookie De'Zhaun Stribling a WR3/FLEX, and Terrance Ferguson and Colby Parkinson as TE2s. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dff0f485-bc4d-47de-bc98-e1baaf644587 (not settled)

## More sleeper calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Tom Strachan on Ricky Pearsall: Tom Strachan backed Xavier Worthy, Jalen Coker, Egbuka, Jalen Waddle, Darnell Mooney, Zay Flowers, George Pickens, DeVonta Smith and Travis Hunter as values at their draft costs, while avoiding Jerry Jeudy and the Cleveland receivers. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c42eacc5-eb10-4103-a94d-50545a487cbb (scored 100)
- Ryan Wormeli on Ricky Pearsall: 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 100)
- Chris Welsh on Tyler Warren: Welsh drafted Christian McCaffrey, Breece Hall, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan, Travis Hunter, the Rams and Saints receivers, Justin Fields (a top-10 QB), Drake Maye (QB10-14), Travis Kelce and Tyler Warren, while passing on Joe Mixon, the Commanders backfield, Tyreek Hill, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9f0f2132-f3b8-4813-b2b1-374b827d86a8 (scored 100)
- Pat Fitzmaurice on Rashee Rice: Pat Fitzmaurice gave draft-or-pass calls: reluctant drafts on Christian McCaffrey, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan (his WR16), Rashee Rice at a ninth-round price, Austin Ekeler, Chris Rodriguez, Chris Olave, Drake Maye (his QB8) and Tyler Warren, with passes on Breece Hall, Joe Mixon, Croskey-Merritt, Tyreek Hill, Travis Hunter, the Rams receivers and Justin Fields. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e36f1287-466c-4889-a7ea-c9d86f4b5182 (scored 0)
- Joe Pisapia on Tyreek Hill: Joey P (Joe Pisapia) played draft-or-pass on 2025 fantasy values: he passed on Christian McCaffrey at pick 7, Breece Hall, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Travis Hunter and Chris Olave, while drafting RJ Harvey, Tyreek Hill, Tetairoa McMillan, Puka Nacua, Tyler Warren and a late-round Joe Mixon. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3c95c1c-64a4-42b6-9389-58d5fb5b27d1 (scored 0)
- Ryan Wormeli on Tetairoa McMillan: Hosting the segment, Warmley backed Bryce Young to finish better than his QB22 consensus ranking, endorsed Cedric Tillman as a late-round target, and said Tetairoa McMillan will be a top-15 fantasy receiver this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c695b79-bc5e-4d3f-8136-6705656267a2 (scored 100)

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