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The WireBreaking coverage · SECUPDATED AUG 28, 2026
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Five Former College Standouts Land on a 2026 Fantasy Breakout List

Jaxson Dart, Jonathon Brooks, Jordan Mason, Parker Washington and Luther Burden III made Yahoo Sports' non-rookie breakout team on production and projected 2026 roles.

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Yahoo Sports' 2026 fantasy football “All-Breakout Team” includes Jaxson Dart, Jonathon Brooks, Jordan Mason, Parker Washington and Luther Burden III.

Dart has the clearest fantasy case. He averaged 20.13 fantasy points per game over 12 starts last season, rushed for 40.6 yards per game and scored nine rushing touchdowns. He is QB11 in Yahoo ADP after playing much of his rookie season without Malik Nabers or Cam Skattebo.

Mason led 44 running backs with 200-plus carries in both forced-missed-tackle rate (33.9%) and explosive-run rate (14.4%) over the last two years. Washington averaged 13.4 fantasy points and 74.7 yards per game over the final nine regular-season games plus the Wild Card Round.

Burden had 47 catches for 652 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie, and his 2.7 yards per route run ranked third among receivers with 200-plus routes in 2025. Brooks' health and Carolina's backfield remain unsettled, while Minnesota's split between Mason and Aaron Jones Sr. still has to play out.

Sourcing & standards: Reporting via Yahoo Sports. Produced by the Pate State Wire Desk under the site's verification rules, monitored by an editor. Corrections are timestamped, never silent.