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The Browns went out and acquired Jeudy from the Broncos earlier this offseason and signed him to a three-year extension soon after. Jeudy has lined up in the slot on 52.5 percent of his snaps during his career and played from the slot on 59.1 percent of his snaps last season. It also sounds like Tillman, a second-year receiver, could be in line for significant snaps this season, but the speedster was targeted on just 11.7 percent of his 358 routes last season. Cooper, Jeudy, and Tillman serving as the Browns’ primary receivers in 11 personnel could leave Elijah Moore on the outside looking in with regards to targets and snaps after he went for 59-640-2 in his first year with the Browns.

It is very funny to wind up as a backup plan for Christian McCaffrey and somehow never be needed, but that’s how Robinson spent this year. He rushed for a 92/400/2 line and played in all 17 games, but maxed out at nine carries in a single game. Robinson enters free agency as someone who has proven himself as a reliable committee member, not a full-time starter. His fantasy value will be dependent on the situation he winds up in.

He gutted through a stinger in this one, leaving briefly at the start of the second half and (obviously) again late as the 49ers fell to pieces. This is one of the great fantasy seasons of recent memory at running back, mostly because it was actually a great wideout season for McCaffrey. He caught 102 balls for 924 yards and seven scores, starting all 17 games – it was his best receiving output since 2019’s 116/1005/4 stat line. He led the NFL with 413 regular season touches and added 21 against the Eagles and 16 here. McCaffrey actually performed pretty poorly as a runner this year, with minus-27.9 rushing EPA and a minus-0.5 rushing yards over expected per attempt that was fourth-worst among all qualified rushers. His special skill set leaves him more than capable of being a fantasy RB1 – maybe even No. 1 overall – in 2026. But the touches and the injury history will continue to make him a caveat emptor all-star.

He added three catches for 29 yards on his only three targets. The Seahawks had no problems with the run game at all against the 49ers for the second week in a row, as Walker compiled while Zach Charbonnet was sidelined with a knee injury. Walker broke four tackles per PFF charting and averaged 3.68 yards after contact. If Charbonnet can’t go in the NFC Title game, Walker figures to see the full workload for the first time all season in the NFC Championship.

He was replaced late by Mac Jones with the score completely out of hand. Purdy’s touchdown rate rebounded from his weird 2024 season, but he turned it over more than ever – mostly on account of playing injured through a painful turf toe – with 10 picks in just 284 attempts. Purdy did drastically cut his sack rate and looked to take a step forward once he finally returned to the lineup in Week 11. He showed some downright Mahomesian highlights against the Bears and continued to look like he could create more out of broken plays than he did as a younger passer. Purdy averaged 24.6 fantasy points per game in nine games – more than any quarterback with at least five starts except for Josh Allen and Matthew Stafford. You’re going to think of him as a low-end QB1 in 2026 – he might actually be a mid-range QB1.

His first throw looked a little off, but Darnold didn’t seem to be any worse for the wear after popping up with an oblique injury on Thursday. Drifting to his left, he found Jaxon Smith-Njigba on a dotted throw to the end zone back pylon for his only touchdown. Seattle did not need to do much on offense after an early touchdown on a kick return and a fumble by Jake Tonges staked them to a 17-0 first quarter lead, so we never got to see what Darnold’s total form was. He’ll host the winner of the Rams/Bears game on Sunday in the NFC Championship game.

He spent time in the blue medical tent and immediately went to the locker room in the third quarter. Amari Kight replaced Cross. Cross missed time down the stretch with hamstring and knee injuries, so while this is a new designation, they have gotten used to playing without him in a playoff atmosphere. This will be something to watch ahead of the NFC Championship game assuming we haven’t jinxed the Seahawks to one of the most unbelievable blown leads of all-time by typing this.

Samuel was activated off the IR in time for this game, with Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers suffering season-ending ACL injuries. As has become the trend, Samuel was not heavily involved in this game and ended the regular season with seven catches on nine targets for 81 yards and a touchdown. It ends another disappointing season for Samuel, who signed a three-year, $24 million contract two years ago. He has one more year on that contract, but the Bills could release him this offseason and take on $3.4 million in dead cap. That seems to be the likely endpoint of this marriage.

Hardman was elevated from the practice squad with both Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers suffering season-ending ACL injuries. His touchdown was the first score of the game for the Bills, but he also dropped a catch that would have kept Buffalo’s drive alive at the end of the fourth quarter. Hardman had no catches on just one target during the regular season as he bounced around a few practice squads. He’ll probably need to settle for a practice squad spot in 2026 as well.

The touchdown catch was a nice play where Coleman caught a quick slant, planted his foot, avoided a defender, and then dove to stretch the ball across the end zone. The 22-year-old had a brutal drop in the end zone earlier in the game on a ball that hit him right in the hands. It wouldn’t have been a touchdown anyway due to a holding penalty, but the drop is indicative of the struggles Coleman has had in his second season. The former second-round pick caught 38 of 59 targets during the regular season for 404 yards and four touchdowns. He only played in 13 games and was a healthy inactive in a few, as Coleman dealt with some off-field disciplinary issues. It wouldn’t be out of the question for the Bills to see if another team wanted to take a gamble on Coleman, but his value may be too low for a trade right now.

You’d be forgiven if you didn’t notice that Engram played in this game. The Bills are generally pretty strong against tight ends, but the Broncos didn’t seem too interested in getting Engram involved in this one. There’s a chance that changes next week with backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham under center.