{
  "id": 5630692,
  "title": "Hurts, Price among six league-winning fantasy football draft targets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hurts-price-among-six-league-winning-fantasy-football-draft-targets",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T19:53:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hurts-price-among-six-league-195344941.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jalen Hurts and Jadarian Price are among the six high-ranking fantasy football targets for the upcoming 2026 season, according to a report. The other four must-have players in the list include a quarterback, two running backs, and three wide receivers. This group stands in contrast to the five players to avoid during the draft, as outlined in the report. The author's full Top 200 rankings are accessible, along with separate rankings for quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers.\n\nHurts and Price have been identified as the top choices by the author, who bases his selections on a thorough analysis of past performances, injury history, strengths of schedules, and potential roles in the offense. The report emphasizes that Hurts, a quarterback, and Price, a running back, are undervalued and projected to significantly impact fantasy football teams in the upcoming season.\n\nThe report also highlights other notable players, such as Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams, both of whom could contribute significantly to their fantasy football teams. Hurts is expected to have a strong season in 2026, with an advantage due to his upcoming eight games against teams that ranked among the top 10 for points allowed to quarterbacks last season. Similarly, Price is projected to start the season against teams that allowed the third-most points to running backs, providing an early-season boost to his fantasy value.",
  "summary": "Jalen Hurts and Jadarian Price are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's six league-winning targets in 2026 fantasy football drafts.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jalen Hurts and Jadarian Price are top 6 fantasy football picks for 2026.",
    "They are one QB, two RBs, and three WRs in the author's must-have list.",
    "Hurts and Price are undervalued and projected to significantly impact teams."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}