Petzing Tops 2026 NFL Play-Caller Fantasy Rankings
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- Dave Richard ranked all 17 new offensive play-callers for 2026 from most to least likely to improve their team's Fantasy Football outlook
- Drew Petzing (Lions) tops the list at #1, with Mike McDaniel (Chargers) at #2 and Klint Kubiak (Raiders) at #3
- In 2025, Fantasy managers who invested in Ben Johnson's Bears and Liam Coen's Jaguars rode those offenses to Fantasy postseasons and Championship games
- The full 2026 list runs through #17 Tommy Rees (Falcons), covering every new NFL play-caller in the league
- Richard breaks down each new play-caller's tendencies and identifies which specific Fantasy players will be most impacted by the scheme change
Why it matters: Fantasy managers who identified coaching changes in 2025 — Ben Johnson in Chicago, Liam Coen in Jacksonville — rode those offenses to championship-level Fantasy results. With 17 fresh play-caller situations for 2026, Richard's ranking gives redraft managers a priority order for targeting the offenses most likely to spike in production before the market catches up.
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