2026 NFC South Fantasy Cheat Sheet: Stefanski and Tua Restart Atlanta, New Orleans Restocks, Tampa Turns the Page
Stefanski and Tua start over in Atlanta, New Orleans restocks the backfield, and Tampa turns the page on an era.
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The South is where careers came to restart this spring. A fired Cleveland coach and a departed Miami quarterback found each other in Atlanta; a former Jacksonville workhorse found Kellen Moore's huddle in New Orleans; and Tampa said goodbye to twelve years of Mike Evans without much of a wake.
| Team | New Voice | In | Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Kevin Stefanski, HC · Tommy Rees, OC | Tua Tagovailoa · Brian Robinson Jr. | Raheem Morris (fired) |
| NO | — | Travis Etienne · Jordyn Tyson (draft) | — |
| CAR | — | Darren Waller | — |
| TB | Zac Robinson, OC | Kenneth Gainwell | Mike Evans (to SF) |
- AtlantaThe RestartKevin Stefanski's play-action machinery now runs on Tua Tagovailoa's timing, which is either a beautiful marriage or a fragile one — there is no middle reading. Bijan at 1.9 doesn't care either way. Drake London at 9.9 carries the division's most honest warning label: a yearly injury probability the actuaries put north of seventy percent.
- New OrleansRestockedKellen Moore's second year adds Travis Etienne — whom Alvin Kamara's presence immediately caps — and eighth-overall rookie Jordyn Tyson, whose August hamstring is now expected to cost him roughly the first month. Chris Olave at 20.2 quietly profits from every pass-leaning script this offense writes.
- CarolinaFog AdvisoryChuba Hubbard is week-to-week, Jalen Coker keeps climbing the camp reports, and Tetairoa McMillan's second-year price assumes passing volume Bryce Young's offense has never once produced. Darren Waller, on his one-year deal, is a TE-premium flyer and nothing more. Price everything here like the weather: changeable.
- Tampa BayAfter EvansThe first Buccaneers season since 2013 without Mike Evans hands the perimeter to Emeka Egbuka — toe sprain, fading second-half form and all — under new coordinator Zac Robinson. Bucky Irving returns from injury to find Kenneth Gainwell's guaranteed money in his backfield. The market hasn't decided what this offense is; neither have we.
Atlanta is the division's bet, New Orleans its volume, Tampa its question mark, Carolina its fog.