Episode Summary: Market Monday – June 8 (June 8, 2026)
Adam Levitan returns with another Market Monday, breaking down six best ball ADP risers and fallers. He is still taking A.J. Brown even as the ADP rises to 20.1 overall after the trade to the Patriots, especially with Drake Maye in the mid-60s. He is fading the Jonathon Brooks hype train at 107 overall, where the market is suddenly excited about a player coming off two ACL tears on the same right knee. And he is closing his eyes and clicking RJ Harvey at 80 after the market overreacted. Plus, Tank Dell as a 19th-round C.J. Stroud stack piece, Chris Rodriguez Jr. as a buy at 127, and Jaxson Dart’s upside even with Malik Nabers banged up.
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Key Topics
- Risers: A.J. Brown up 7.1 spots to 20.1 overall on DraftKings, Jonathon Brooks up 8.4 to 107, and Tank Dell up 5.2 to 189.
- Fallers: Chris Rodriguez Jr. down 5.0 spots to 127, RJ Harvey down 2.7 to 79, and Jaxson Dart down 2.5 to 98.
Takeaway #1 (1:20): Adam is still taking A.J. Brown even as the Patriots trade pushes ADP up
- The A.J. Brown to Patriots deal was reported by Adam Schefter as effectively done all the way back on April 20. Schefter does not say things that definitively unless he is very sure. ETR has been ranking and playing it as if Brown would be a Patriot for roughly two months — around the George Pickens range, ahead of Garrett Wilson, DeVonta Smith, and Ladd McConkey. The Patriots’ passing game is a huge upgrade over the Eagles. New England was fourth in pass rate over expectation last season, versus 19th for the Eagles. Drake Maye averaged 8.9 yards per attempt last year with a pretty dusty pass-catching corps. Jalen Hurts averaged 7.1. Stefon Diggs, in his withered state and only playing about 60% of the snaps, posted 85 catches for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns with Maye.
- The Patriots know that if Brown does not get the ball a ton, he will whine, cause problems, read a book on the sideline, and yell at the head coach. Knowing all of that, they still gave up a first-round pick for the right to give Brown $33 million guaranteed.
- Adam has been taking A.J. Brown even as the ADP rises here, especially on full-PPR DraftKings, and especially because Drake Maye is a strong pick where he is going in the mid-60s. Back to the quarterback dynamic this year in best ball, Adam is taking a lot of Drake Maye, plus Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, and Jalen Hurts.
Takeaway #2 (3:58): Adam is not buying the Jonathon Brooks hype at 107
- The Brooks rise stems from some relatively meaningless OTA videos, some coachspeak about how healthy and great he looks, and some thin reporting from national and local reporters. He was at 121 overall on DraftKings just two weeks ago. He is now at 107 and rising. Adam knows a ton of sharp people disagree with him on Brooks, but he is just not buying the massive spike.
- Adam is not sure he has ever seen people so excited about a player who tore his right ACL in November 2023, had this very weird and slow rehab, got back in December 2024, recorded nine carries for 22 yards in three games, and then re-tore the same right ACL and missed the entire 2025 season. And not only excited despite the injury — he is also a Panther. The Panthers have an implied average team total for the season of just 20.6 points, 27th in the NFL.
- Adam is no Chuba Hubbard fan and does not think Hubbard is very good or a difference-maker. But the Panthers gave Hubbard a $33 million contract extension, and he has already had two seasons with nearly 300 touches. ETR is pretty far behind ADP on Brooks. Adam is just not going to have much of him at this 107 price. If Brooks runs away and dominates for a Panthers team with Hubbard there off this injury, Adam will have to tip his cap.
Takeaway #3 (9:24): The RJ Harvey ADP at 79 has gotten cheap enough that Adam is closing his eyes and clicking
- RJ Harvey is down to 79 overall on DraftKings and 85 on Underdog. This is a good example of two things. First, the fantasy market is getting much sharper. We are talking about a sophomore back coming off a 12-touchdown rookie season in which he caught 47 balls. It is not that long ago that people would be blindly piling into that profile much higher.
- Second, the Harvey ADP is an example of everything being price-dependent. Adam thought he would be out on Harvey this year — the signs have been really bad. Harvey’s best skill is in space as a pass catcher, but they do not like using him on passing downs because of protection issues. He got roasted by J.K. Dobbins in rushing efficiency last year. The Broncos were in the mix for Travis Etienne and Breece Hall; the Sean Payton comments have not been great around Harvey; they ended up giving J.K. Dobbins a bunch of money; they drafted Jonah Coleman, who can pass protect; and Jaylen Waddle is going to take a bunch of targets.
- The market has reacted so violently that at 80 overall, Adam actually thinks Harvey is pretty interesting. It is just so hard to find real upside at running back this late this year. We are talking about a guy who catches the ball well, is really good in space, and was trusted around the goal line. That is enough for Adam to close his eyes and click RJ Harvey at this falling price.
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