Pat Bryant
Bryant is a second-year Broncos wideout fighting for outside snaps in a receiver room that includes Courtland Sutton and Troy Franklin, with camp reports pointing to him as the breakout candidate of the group. He flashed late in his rookie season with a strong playoff showing before a concussion cut it short, and now looks like the player Sean Payton wants on the field regardless of role. Right now he's a late-round dart with legitimate path to WR2 snaps if the camp buzz translates.
The two-week arc is unusually consistent: Harris Fantasy Football Podcast kicked things off saying Bryant was outpacing Franklin in camp buzz, and that theme only grew louder. FantasyPros, Yahoo's Josh & Hayden, Establish The Run, and Fantasy Footballers all followed with praise tied to Sean Payton's public comments and strong showings from coaches and teammates like Bo Nix and Pat Surtain. The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast has been the most aggressive, with JJ repeatedly floating him as a round 14-16 target who could eventually overtake Sutton at outside receiver — there's no real dissent here, just varying degrees of enthusiasm.
The line: Draft Bryant as a high-upside WR4/5 flier in rounds 14-16; the camp buzz is unanimous and Sutton's role is genuinely threatened.
▶ FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast: Rostered in 16% of leagues; had 6 targets/4 catches in Week 1 but a goose egg in Week 2, though he played 41 snaps and ran 24 routes (more than Jalen Waddle) and could eventually chip into Courtland Sutton's role. listen ↗
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