Romeo Doubs

Romeo Doubs enters 2026 in a much better fantasy spot than he ever had in Green Bay, because he’s now with the New England Patriots and is widely being treated as a clear top-two receiver in the offense behind A.J. Brown, with some outlets projecting him as Drake Maye’s WR2 and a viable round-6-to-round-10 draft target depending on format. The big-picture takeaway is simple: the move gives him more target access than he had with the Packers, where he never cleared 100 targets in a season, and that alone raises his weekly ceiling.

The risk, though, is that his fantasy value still hinges on volume more than elite efficiency. Recent preseason/fantasy coverage has settled on him as more of a strong WR3/FLEX than a locked-in weekly difference-maker, with one projection set putting him around 78.3 fantasy points for 2026 and another valuing him as a borderline top-50 receiver in drafts. That profile fits a player who should be useful, but who may still live in the 5-8 target range most weeks rather than operating as a true alpha.

The main thing to monitor right now is health, because he was recently listed as not practicing, with reports saying it was unclear what he was dealing with after missing Wednesday and Thursday sessions. Any lingering issue matters more for Doubs than for some other receivers, since his value depends on being available and establishing chemistry quickly in a new system.

For fantasy drafts, Doubs looks like a sensible mid-round pick with room to beat cost if the New England passing game is more concentrated than expected. The friendly version of the projection is that he settles in as a steady weekly starter with occasional spike weeks and a realistic shot at outperforming his ADP; the cautious version is that he remains a useful but volatile WR3/FLEX if target share gets spread around more than expected.