Each installment of Rebuilders Digest will highlight one buy, one sell, and one deep sleeper to help accelerate your rebuild. Whether it's increasing your weekly production or building long-term asset value, the goal remains the same: turning your roster into a future contender.

Buy

The Denver Broncos are quickly becoming one of the more intriguing young offenses in the league. With Bo Nix emerging as a legitimate top-10 NFL quarterback and a system that leans heavily into three-wide sets, there's room for multiple receivers to develop value.

Pat Bryant is a name that hasn't generated much buzz -- but that's exactly why he's worth targeting.

Bryant's rookie season didn't jump off the page. He started slowly, losing snaps early to Courtland Sutton and Troy Franklin. However, things began to shift late in the year. Following the team's Week 12 bye, Bryant out-snapped Franklin in four straight games -- even while dealing with injury.

The offseason addition of Jaylen Waddle does push Bryant down the pecking order, but his projected role in the slot still carries value in this offense. Denver ran 11 personnel (three-wide sets) on 63% of plays and threw the ball 69% of the time out of those looks. Overall, they ranked as a top-10 passing team in 2025.

Bryant's production (1 touchdown, just one game over 50 yards) keeps his price low, making him an ideal rebuild target. He's often available for a third-round pick or as a throw-in piece in larger deals.

There's also a profile worth betting on. Denver spent a third-round pick on Bryant despite an already crowded receiver room. He posted 560 yards and 7 touchdowns in 2023, then broke out with 984 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2024 in college. At 6'2”, 205 pounds, he brings a solid frame that allows him to beat press coverage and win with route running, even without elite speed.

For rebuilding teams, Bryant is the type of low-cost, ascending asset worth stashing.

Sell

RB Chase Brown, CIN

Chase Brown has quietly been one of the more productive fantasy running backs over the past two seasons, finishing as a top-10 option in both years. However, his production profile raises some long-term concerns -- especially for rebuilding teams.

Brown has never been a high-volume rusher, logging 229 and 232 carries over the past two seasons. Instead, his fantasy value has been driven heavily by receiving work and touchdowns. In 2025, he saw 88 targets, turning them into 437 yards and 5 scores -- accounting for nearly half of his total fantasy production.

While that receiving role provides a stable weekly floor, it also creates risk.

Brown will be over 26 years old following this season and is heading toward free agency. That's not “old” for a running back, but it does place him firmly on the back half of his career arc. Given current league trends toward committee backfields and short-term deals, there's no guarantee he lands in a feature role moving forward.

In fact, the odds point the other direction.

The upcoming free agent class -- including names like Jonathan Taylor, De'Von Achane, Zach Charbonnet, Tyjae Spears, Tony Pollard, and Aaron Jones -- combined with incoming rookie talent, will likely limit demand for Brown as a primary option. A move into a split backfield or a pass-catching specialist role would significantly reduce his fantasy ceiling.

Add in recency bias from his strong fantasy playoff performances, and this becomes a prime sell window.

Rebuilding managers should look to flip Brown for younger assets and future picks. Deals involving a second-round pick plus a young receiver (for example, someone in the DeVonta Smith tier) are realistic when trading with contenders chasing immediate production.

Deep Sleeper

WR Konata Mumpfield, LAR

Rebuilding requires forward thinking -- often looking beyond current production and projecting future opportunity. That's where Konata Mumpfield fits in.

A seventh-round pick by the Rams, Mumpfield flew under the radar in his rookie season, seeing just 23 targets in a crowded receiver room behind Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. Alongside Xavier Smith and Jordan Whittington, he settled into a limited role -- but there were flashes, including a few missed end-zone opportunities that could have changed the narrative around his year.

His college production suggests there's more to work with. Over his final two seasons at Pittsburgh, Mumpfield totaled 1,389 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Now, consider the bigger picture.

The Rams have several looming questions. Tutu Atwell is expected to depart in free agency. Davante Adams will be 34 and nearing the end of his career. Matthew Stafford continues to flirt with retirement, and while Puka Nacua is almost certainly part of the long-term plan, the rest of the offense could look very different within the next year or two.

That uncertainty creates opportunity.

If Adams departs, Mumpfield could climb the depth chart. A quarterback transition could also open the door for new chemistry and a different offensive approach -- one that might better suit Mumpfield's ability to create yards after the catch.

For now, he's essentially free -- often sitting on waiver wires. That makes him an ideal stash for rebuilding teams, especially in leagues with taxi squads.

Mumpfield isn't a guaranteed hit, but that's not the point. Rebuilders should be stockpiling low-cost, high-upside assets that could gain value over time. His realistic ceiling is a flex option by 2027, with potential spot-start usability in 2026.

That fits perfectly into a two-year rebuild window.