Fantasy Football: Chargers' Gadsden & Mitchell as Potential Busts

0:00It's April 22nd. This is NFL News Today Football Coverage, powered by AI. Fantasy expert consensus rankings for the 2026 season are starting to drop online, giving us a sneak peak at player values. For Chargers fans and fantasy leagues, two names stand out as potential busts, tied in O'Ronda Gadsden at TE11 and running back Keaton Mitchell. At RB 52, Gadsden exploded last year as a rookie, dropping 71.7 fantasy points over four straight weeks from 6-9. That hot streak has experts hyped, even though he averaged just 5.4 points in his other 11 games. The buzz ignores the crowded field at tight end and the Chargers loaded wide receivers and backfield. With so many targets to go around, it's tough for him to climb into top 10 production territory this year. Meanwhile, the newly signed 24-year-old Mitchell brings speed when healthy, but his injury history and RB 52 rank put him ahead of. Kemeni Vidal at RB 59. Add in O'Marion Hampton's expected heavy workload and Mitchell feels like a shaky top 50 pick.

1:07These early rankings remind us to pump the brakes on hype. Do your homework before draft day hits.