Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude Podcast. I'm your host, Corey
Evans. Thank you for listening to this week's show. It is title week
six Guests the Player. I've done this numerous times in previous seasons, where
I'm going to give you clues and different context points to attempt and identify our
guest, the player that I'm referring to, while also providing you my analysis
on said player, my outlook on them the short and long term. Before
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about it. So here we go. Guess the player. These are in
no specific order. Hopefully you can guess most, if not all, of
them. And I always love hearing feedback on if my clues were too easy,
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many of the five you got correct or incorrect. First player is twenty three
years old. A former second round pick out of North Carolina. He finished
as the PPR RB seventeen and twenty twenty one as a rookie, so smack
dab in the middle of RB two ranks for his first year as a professional.
So far in twenty twenty three, has appeared in five or six games.
He plays for a team in the AFC West. Sustained an acl tair
along with other ligament damage in twenty twenty two, yet has returned to twenty
twenty three, far ahead of what most assumed projected for a timeline to be
back in the field. He's averaging four yards per carry on forty rushes to
date this season. Posted a six point three yard per carry average on three
hundred and sixty six career kyle rushing attempt So that's what made him a second
round commodity out of school that high efficiency and overall production at North Carolina and
delivered one of his best or most effective rushing performances of the season in Week
six at Kansas City with ten rushes four fifty two yards with a long of
eighteen yards. This player also has yet to surpass a snap rate of forty
five percent in a single contest this year, which is the main factor limiting
his ceiling to flex territory at the moment. Long term, I believe this
player could still be in RB one or RB two. So go ahead,
put this episode on pause or think to yourself and guess the player. If
your answer was Javonte Williams, you are indeed correct. So a few takeaways
here is that based on his quick or faster than anticipated return to the field
from the torny ACL in twenty twenty two, the results aren't horrible for Javonte,
They've been underwhelming from a ceiling perspective, yet he is still a core
piece of Denvers offense. Granted it's a very inefficient offense and now one of
the worst teams in football with Russell Wilson at quarterback and Sean Payton in as
le Bronco's new head coach. I think the biggest thorn in Javonte's side is
actually not samaj p Ryme, which most of us projected would be. It
is Julia McLaughlin, who I talked a lot about this offseasons. A night
sleeper. He has exceeded expectations and has a lot of burst, explosion and
wiggle in between or even outside to the zone the edge of opposed defenses,
which as we saw in Week six and Kansas City, there's going to be
enough volume to go around for all three of Javonte, Jalil and p Ryan.
So it is a nightmare situation from our point of view in fantasy in
terms of we'd rather be a one to two punch or Javonte leading a seventy
to thirty split. That is not the reality. But I do think that
Javonti Williams is a sound by low in Dynasty. Still only twenty three has
draft capital on the side. Looked what I thought was his best in Week
six with those ten rushes for fifty two yards on the ground. There were
some big plays and when Javonte gets a football, he usually delivers. The
downside is the presence of McLaughlin, no doubt about it. Not to mention
this trio of running backs Denver often trailing in games, leading to negative gamescript,
which has not bowed well to this point. For Javonte. The biggest
elephant in the room is the snap percentage. It is not surpassed forty five
percent in a single contest this season. That has to hit sixty seven percent
for Javonte to be back in the RB two ranks. Until then, he
is a flex, but I think with those blind resume numbers and his pedigree
there's hope for better results than a few. Next player is twenty four years
old, a seventh round pick out of Rutgers in twenty twenty two, has
managed to overtake and start in favor of a former first rounder at running back
on his same team. Both of those clues might give it away, but
I'll keep going. He ranked as the PPRRB thirty seven in his rookie campaign
last season. He runs fierce with power and a level of physicality that you
don't see very much at running back because the shelf life would seem to shorten
or lessen with that style. He attempts to bounce outside a bit much on
tape, but otherwise as a speed four point three seven forty too excel as
a pro, and that's evident from his four point four upper carry average on
eighty seven carries to date in twenty twenty three. This player's coming off of
a fresh six reception showing versus Denver in Week six that is a new career
high for him and catches in a single game. This player's lowest snap rate
of the season checks in at forty two percent in Week three, and his
highest snap rate of season was actually in Week six at sixty three percent,
so it is increasing since week one. Suddenly he is on the RB one,
if not RB two borderline for fans purposes, as a result of an
increased sophomore role. He actually never ran at Rutgers more than seven or twenty
nine yards in a single color season, which does show some sort of proof
that NFL scheme fit can outweigh production in school in some cases last clue to
give away. This player is a Kansas City Chiefs running back. You guessed
it. It is Isaiah Picchecko. Pachecko is someone that I have been out
on. I still am at cost because now it's more expensive than ever.
But I was not buying him as a seventh round talent. I thought that
his athletic profile out of school, the SI speed combination most only the four
point pre seventy forty. He was intriguing, and he was worth a fourth
or fifth round rookie draft pick in summer drafts last year, or even a
priority AD if he was not selected in your specific leagues. But him overtaking
Clyde Edwards Layer or even Jack McKinnon seemed far fetched. Now we fast forward
to week seven of twenty twenty three and pic Checko is the clear RB one
in Kansas City. The question or dilemma is under Andy Reid, where pieces
are very interchangeable, as we've seen it wide receiver, let alone at running
back, can't piccheck Go sustain this pace? And if he's given more volume,
Kenny hold up with his rushing style as I'm actually being so fierce with
that power, the physical approach, or he's looking to initiate and force contact
to churn more yardage forward, sort of like Marshawn Lynch that was talked about
on the broadcast. As comparison, it does make sense. It's a similar
rushing mindset where Pachecko does not care who's in his way. He is looking
to get as many yards for a big play as possible. That usually does
not build well for longevity, but until piccheck Go misses time due to injury,
if everyone occur, he can be fired up as a safe RB one
RB two. As I mentioned on that borderline or threshold, if there is
an exit and you have plenty of depth at running back. I want to
be a posted cashing out for a twenty four first, because I don't feel
confident that piccheck Go is a long term RB one in Kansas City because he
is basing it off of previous litmus tests with Andy Reid Clydepn. Zilira was
thought of in the same conversation as Jonathan Taylor right, and JT has bounced
back to some extent at least locked in with the Colts now with that new
deal, whereas EH is borderline and visible as a member of the Chiefs organization.
Who's to say the ICC check go, we look ahead to twenty twenty
four isn't in the same scenario. So that's where it's a dilemma and or
murky situation for his value outlook. But based on those numbers, it is
interesting to see that mccheck with the player does deserve more recognition and praise than
he often receives, at least in Dynasty when it comes to that long term
picture. Upnax is a player that is five to nine, two hundred pounds
a running back. Began his college screen with Georgia Tech before transon Alabama.
Recorded a career five point six yard b cary average in school on three hundred
and eighty three total rushing attempts, posted one jud and four career receptions at
the college level, averaging eleven point seven yards per catch. Was a first
round pick in this year's draft. This might give it away twelfth overall.
You might know it already. If not, I'll continue. Has been held
to forty two yards rushing or fewer in three of four games played this season.
He's currently dealing with a hamstring injury that has sidelined him for two consecutive
weeks. At this time of the recording, it sounds like week seven could
be a nice return for him. Does not turn twenty two years old until
March. He's on an NFC North team. His snap rates went after this
year are twenty seven percent, forty eight percent, sixty percent, and thirty
seven percent, not up to par with the twelfth overall price tag in real
life his name, Go ahead and guess it is, in fact Jamier Gibbs.
Gibbs has elites beed four point three six forty clear burst working in his
favor long term in Detroit. The issue is the short term. Hopefully he's
back in week seven from the hamstring injury. Dave Montgomery dealing with a rib
injury sounds like a cardlige issue, so Dan Campbell said Montgomery could miss some
time. What that amount translates to in terms of games or weeks is completely
unknown at this point yet. If Craig Reynolds is the next man up,
Jamier Gibbs has a massive opportunity to become what Montgomery has been in this offense,
at least from a fantasy lens. What's clear is that Dan camp and
the Lions brass don't view Jamiir Gibbs as a workhorse avah da Montgomery, which
quite honestly is super strange when you break it down from a cost juncture,
because why would an NFL franchise allocate the twelfth overall pick rumor to trade up
to his highest six for an asset like Gibbs If you don't plan on giving
him ample volume. We might not be able to understand or rationalize that thought
process. Perhaps the long term Perioch is different for Jamiir Gibbs as he accilates
more and more to the pro level. The running back coach in Detroit,
I saw an article or quote saying people are a bit disappointed with him,
but they'll be praising him in a matter of weeks. So perhaps Detroit is
more in store for Gibbs than we've seen over the first half of the fantasy
football season. But to this point, Gibbs has been a bust compared to
his one oh one or one o two rookie price tag in one quarterback formats,
or at least a top six pick in super flex leagues. All of
that being said, I've been on the bandwagon of Gibbs over Montgomery for most
of the offseason. We all knew that Montgomery was the better value. That
much was obvious based on ADP. It was a matter of how much would
it cost between Gibbs versus Montgomery, and why not shoot for the moon in
full PPR for running back that could have posted easily in Alvin Kamara esque rookie
season fording with over one thousand to fifteen hundred yards of scrimmage in his first
NFL campaign. Not to say that can't have for Gibbs rest of season,
but at this point his backs against the wall to even surf as an RB
two unless he returns to Week seven, Montgomery miss his ample time and he
takes his backfield over. But even Montgomery returns, we know that Dan Campbell
uses Montgomery honorly downs and gives him more volume than Gibbs is intended or slotted
for, at least early on in his career as a pro. Now,
what is it worth in order to trade for Gibbs right now? It's still
a first. It's a matter of if your risk averse or if you want
to just buy all in on the player to talent and hope it pans out.
And what's as sending is one of the better offenses and all football.
Time for a quick break. I'll be back with two more guests the player
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We'll be right back with a few more guessing games. Next player is a
second round or at SMU this year, checking at six two to two oh
three, so a good body frame has quiably began to emerge for an AFCUS
team he plays for over the past few weeks, most recently receiving logs of
four thirty three to one at Minnesota and four grabs seventy two yards versus Denver.
He spent four years at the college level, with his best campaign coming
last season in twenty twenty two with a ninety six thirty to fifty five ten
receiving log fourteen point one yards per catch. He's in an offense that doesn't
operate with a true wide receiver one, meaning this player's a path to become
a focal point in the team's passing attack as a season progresses and goes on.
Best known for his run after the catch skills, which we've seen in
bunches already this year. He currently sports a twenty one two forty five two
receiving efforts and three week seven on twenty eight targets. So good, not
great, and despite the emerging role that I've spoken of, has not managed
to pass fifty one percent of snaps in a single week to date. Last
clue, this player is a wide receiver for the Kansa City Chiefs. You
might have guessed it. You probably did. If not The answer is none
other than or She Rice, who I was a big fan of coming out
of SMU. I was willing to reach for him late first, but most
of the time as KADP settled in around the early to mid second. At
this point, not named Travis Kelce among pass catchers or already talked about Isapba
Checko. Rashee Rice seems to be the golden ticket that could literally win you
a league if the usage increases over second half of this year. Harder trust
canaries Tony based on durability, and he looked to have lost a step when
touchingto football in the past few weeks. MBS is literally running Cardio downfield and
or catching a bomb, nothing else in between. Sky Moore has not live
up to any expectations whatsoever, which is a massive disappointment. Justin Watson has
hurt now, but he's been a solid field streuccher. You get the point.
If anyone's going to break out among wide receivers in Kansas City, it
should be Rashee Rice, who the franchise thought could be an air apparent replacement
direct fit for the absence of Jujus Mitchuster, who was a nice compliment to
what Kansas City brought to the table last season. Rashi Rice is operating in
a similar fashion. Can line up inside outside, even motion pre snap with
his run after the ketch, gills beam where he shines, and that's what
Patrick mahomes ms to have realizes of lates incorporating Rice more and more, and
we're looking for him downfield. So at this point, it's going to cost
you a first to buy into the Rashi Rice hype train. If he continues
to stockpile a few more good games on one another than we're looking at a
player who could skyrocket and value. He is startable right now, especially with
Bilee's coming left and right. So Rashi Rice isn't yet one hundred percent trust
worthy lineups, but you could do worse at flex at this point in Dynasty
if you invested in him with that first or second, you're thrilled with the
early seasoned results, in the fact that he's already usurped multiple of their names
like sky Moore on the team's depth charts, and last but not least,
a player in his third NFL season, turning twenty five in November, was
a first round pick six overall in twenty twenty one out of Alabama rookie receiving
line was one oh four, ten, fifteen and six, one hundred and
forty targets nine point yards per ketch. Softomre receiving log seventy five thirteen fifty
six eight, one hundred and seventeen targets eighteen point one nuts per ketch.
Each NFL campaign you could see represent an entirely different usage. He was a
posession wide out year one, field structure. Year two at Alabama more a
field structure. Now we're in year three, twenty twenty three, he's compiled
a twenty four, two, ninety six and two effort on thirty five targets.
Missed one game with a concussion. This player has cleared double legit PPR
points in four or five appearances. At the beginning of the year with snapshares
of sixty four percent and then seventy three. He's seen those numbers begin to
increase steadily in the past few weeks of seventy five percent eighty one percent,
dip down a bit in week six to sixty nine percent, which is because
the team that he plays for, that being Miami Dolphins, had a considerable
lead in the second half, especially the fourth quarter, so the wide receiver
was not needed for the last time. In this week's episode, go ahead
and guess the player. If you guessed Jalen Wattle, you are in fact
correct. If you listen to last week's report card episode, I talked about
honorable mentions among each letter grade and at Sea I had Jalen Waddle, but
Chrystal Lobby was an ultimate choice. It's because they have not necessarily met or
exceeded expectations. Suddenly, however, Waddle is starting to compile a few strong
efforts back to back to back, and that is the build up we need
for him to achieve at least a wide receiver two valuation. I think that's
where we should be right now. And every week wide receiver two with wide
receiver one upside, he finds the end zone being tied to Tua and offensive
master mind might McDaniel helps. The main obstacle for Jalen Wattle achieving a larger
ceiling would be the presence of Tyreek Hill and or how might be Down utilize
his running backs When it comes to Raheem Mostert, Devon h Shawen, he
returned, Salvin Akhmed. We even have Jeff Wilson returning. Nonetheless, Jalen
Watto is still young, only twenty five this November, in his third NFL
season and has a track recor of strong seasons year over year, and now
in his third years a pro is on track to operate in between his year
one and year two role, averaging just over twelve yards per catch. Year
one was nine point eight, year two is eighteen point one. From our
perspective, a PPR volume ass set possession trades will be a best case scenario
like it wasn't twenty twenty one. But if it's somewhere in the middle,
and he can catch somewhere in the category range of eighty balls over a thousand
yards and flirt if not exceed ten touchdowns or double digits, then Wattle is
firmly in the discussion of a wide receiver one, if not high in wide
receiver two. And that's where we're at with him right now in Dynasty after
a fairly slow start to the season. That will do it up. You
all enjoyed my Guest the Player episode. As a quick recap the names I
discussed with their value our Javonte Williams, Isaiah Pachecko, Jamier Gibbs, Rashi
Rice, and Jalen Wattle. Thank you all for listening. Don't forget about
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