Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude podcast. I'm your host, Korey
Evans. Thanks for listening. It's episode three and seventy titled Depth Chart Climbers
to Roster. We were at the peak of offseason free agency and the NFL
Draft soon to follow. Next week's content will be dedicated to the entire free
Asian class and all the big new signings. I didn't want to jump the
gun and talk about it this week because not all transactions are official and illegal
tampering period would it be necessarily underway until after a few days I usually record,
So instead of speculating on what could be deals, let's wait until it
actually occurs and I'll break that all down next week. But this is discussing
five depth chart climbers to roster who could benefit from a free agency b the
NFL Draft, or see already actions that have been taken by teams. And
you can see the right in the wall that these five names could see a
boost and value as soon as twenty twenty three. Before I get to that,
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Let's get right to it. DUP chart climbers to roster first. I have
Jerome Ford running back Cleveland Browns. He'll be twenty four in September. He's
five ten two ten, so a good build. Fifth Ron pick out of
Tinnati. Last year, his game film stood out to me, but I
think his below average athletic testinge led to him sliding further than expected. In
twenty twenty two, he had a four point four to six forty yard dash,
thirty one inch vertical a nine foot ten inch broad jump, which are
good not great numbers. The vertical in particular is underwhelming. As a rookie
with Cleveland, Jerome Ford had eight rushes for twelve yards one and a half
yards per carry. That was in thirteen games played. He was not serving
a prominent role because you had Nick Chubb, Cream hunt the Ernst Johnson,
a top that running back depth charts at the collegiate level. Ford spent two
seasons with Alabama and then transferred for another two years with to Tenati. His
best output came in twenty twenty one went to Cinnati when he ran for a
two fifteen thirteen, nineteen nineteen rushing line six point one yards per clip along
with thirty one career receptions. I really thought that twenty twenty one production log
would put Forward on the map as a third fourth round draft pick over thirteen
hundred yards rushing, nineteen touchdowns on the ground, high efficiency with six point
one yards per clip. Unfortunately, though, I do think that athletic testing
made him not as valuable in the eyes of NFL talent evaluators. All that
being said, sophomore year could be a different story for Jerome Forward. Cleveland
is full expected to let both cream Hunts and Derens Johnson leave as free agents,
which paves a path for Ford to become RB two for the Browns behind
Nick Chubb, assuming a free age running back and or a rookie draft pick
is not allocated. To that position. Jerome is actually a logical replacement two
Hunt skill set wise dual threat Russia receiver and isn't that far off in size
either. Again, Forward five two ten, Hunt five eleven two sixteen very
close and similar. I'm targeting Forward for a third or player of equal value,
whether it be a running back, receiver, or tight end while people
are sleeping on his potential as a sophomore. During combine weekend in Indianapolis,
head coach of the Browns, Kevin Stefanski, was talking about a lot of
different players, but a name that kept coming up in interviews and all of
our social media was Jerome Forward. So we need to take that information at
face value and look to a claire before his stock could potentially increase stantially in
a matter of a few months. Tyler Batty running back Denver Broncos. He's
twenty three five eight one ninety seven, a bit undersized, a six round
selection out of Missouri last year by Baltimore. Size is the difficult obstacle to
overcome for him at the pro level, especially when he tested mediocre with combine
numbers of a four point four to five forty yard dash thirty three and a
half inch vertical on ten foot one. It's broad jump. For his size,
you think the speed would be in the fourth three range. He reckonstered
one rushing attempt during his rookie campaign in the NFL for zero yards. He
did, however, managed to catch one pass for twenty four yards. I'm
one target for a touchdown. That was with Denver all while appearing in one
contest with the Broncos. He was not relevant at all of Baltimore was let
go actually, and then Denver scooped him up. Storage from the NFL Combine
revealed that Javonte Williams in Denver could be back to start twenty twenty three,
miss actual games in the regular season, or even potentially be forced to miss
the entire year due to his twenty as Yale and unfortunate additional ligament damage.
You talk about ay array of outcomes that doesn't provide as much clarity as we
had in the most important part of the offseason, that being rookie draft time,
as well as initiating startup drafts, making trades, things of that nature.
We do have Octavia's Murray and Mike Boone as free agents, while Chase
Evmans was released a few days ago. That leaves Batty in a position to
benefits if the Broncos don't add significant running back depth in fregency or the draft
right now, he could be on your waiver of wire or cost no more
than a fourth or a fifth. To me, he's a speculative ad that
could rise on the Denver running back depth charts, and it would not surprise
me at all if he becomes relevant in Denver next season. A lot of
the local beat indicates that the team likes what he has to offer in terms
of versatility and physicality, even despite the smaller stature. And with that context
in mind, remember that Baty flat out dominated in twenty twenty one at Missouri
with a two sixty eight sixteen fourteen rushing efforts good for six yards per carry.
He even tallied one hundred and twenty six career receptions in school. That's
a prolific college resume even in a one year sample size. The receptions,
though, are more of a true indication of what he can offer a team
satellite weapon change a pace role something like that. Now, imagine if Javonte
Williams is ease back into action, are able to return for a while and
new head coach Sean Payton actually utilizes Batty in an Alvin Kamara type role in
the passing game. Remember that paid and utilized for the most part a two
back system with New Orleans mark Ingram and al Acamara. It's a long shot
that baby's ever that useful or prominent fantasy, but why not offer up that
fourth, fifth or better yet? Steve's a free agent at him right now?
Stash him as a possible depth chart climber. It could translate to our
game of fantasy football and turn into gold at a silver or bronze price tag.
Sean Payton is the head coach you want pieces of or exposure too in
the fans football realm, and Tyler Batty is arguably the cheapest entrance cost on
Denver's roster at this point in time. How about Kyle Trask, He's already
twenty five, It's a bit older for only a two or three year player
at this point. Check a round pick out of Florida in twenty twenty one
gives an ideal eyes in frame at six five two thirty six. Was not
utilized as a rookie in twenty twenty one, appeared in one contest last season
while completing three of nine pass attempts for only twenty three yards. Now,
that's a terrible start to a pro career, but he performed really well at
the college level in twenty nineteen to twenty twenty with annual passing logs of two
thousand, nine hundred and forty one yards, twenty five touchdowns to seven interceptions,
a sixty six point nine completion percentage rates, eight point three yards press
attempt, and then in twenty twenty, closing out his career with the Gators,
four thousand, two ord and eight three yards passing forty three touchdowns at
only eight picks, sixty eight point nine completion rates, and a nine point
eight yard press attempt. He played with Kyle Pitts, Karis Tony, and
even Danian Pierce at times various points of his tenure with Florida. Eight career
rushing touchdowns as well, shows some rushing upside to his game, and Trash
does have some deceptive ability to escape the pocket, but is more of a
traditional pocket passer or pass first quarterback as opposed to a talent who would tuck
in and run for a first down or yardage. After Tom Brady retired,
yet again this offseason, Tampa Bay has been vocal about envisioning a roll of
four trast with the franchise, and as soon as twenty twenty three, offensive
coordinator Dave Canalis said he sees Trask as an efficient quote point guard end quote
who can distribute the football to the Buccaneers offensive skilled players. Senior advisor Bruce
Arians, former head coach, stated that he thinks Tampa Bay is quote in
good hands with Trask. He's got all the size, he's got the arm,
he's got the stature end quote. That's all great public support, nice
working in his favor. The Buccaneers, though, could easily sign, trade
for, or even draft another quarterback to replace Brady's a plant Trask, what
is working in his favor is draft capital, if from her second round pick
in twenty twenty one, when at that point in time, the Buccaneers did
not need to allocate resources two quarterback from the outside looking in, and then
makes sense for Trash to have a chance to start and what could be a
rebuilding Tampa Bay franchise next season. Therefore, it is reasonable to see what
you have in Trash before spending more capital or resources on a quarterback. Fantasy
wise, and he's a solid quarterback three or quarterback four and superflex not yet
on the one quarterback lead radar outside of deeper formats twelve teams or more.
Trask if I had a bet is tap of a starter week one and less,
something crazy has between now and August September, wait and see he's a
depth chart climber. Without braiding the picture, time for a quick break.
Went back with two more names to roster that are climbing up the respect the
depth charts that warrant our fantasy attention. Kenneth Gainwell came to mind when I
was creating the topic for this episode. He's twenty four actually this week five
nine, two hundreds, so a little bit bigger than Tyler Baby, but
not much. Fifth round choice out of Memphis in twenty twenty one by Philadelphia.
His best career output was in twenty nineteen, when he recorded a two
thirty one fourteen fifty nine thirteen rushing effort six point three yards per carry,
along with a fifty one six ten three receiving log. Fat season put game
one on the map as a legitimate running back prospect out of Memphis as a
rookie and sophomore with the Eagles, he has occupied a complimentary role, not
the same workload or usage at the college level with anti production of first,
we'll start twenty twenty one A sixty eight two ninety one five rushing line four
point three yards per clip and thirty three for two three and one's receiver,
and then last year twenty twenty two fifty three two forty and four as a
rusher four and a half yards per carry and twenty three receptions for a buck
sixty nine. The usage isn't what we thought it might be. I thought
for sure game will be more involved you over a year. If not for
the touchdowns six as a rookie and four as a sophomore, game will be
hardly relevant. But he does have that big playability that keeps him as at
worst a bye week fill in or if you're really weak at running back,
perhaps an RB two RB three plug and play option. There's upside for more
as a point I'm getting at, and he could be in line for a
year three breakouts. With both Miles Sanders and Boston Scott expected to test the
free agent market, and it's not likely they return from what I understand.
Of course, you'd never know. Some mock drafts on the flip side of
the Eagle selecting B John Robinson at pick one point ten overall, which seems
like someone of a stretch for a team that doesn't want to allocate significant capital
to re sign Miles Sanders, who's been a nice fit for their offense.
But BJ Robinson could be a very special talent, as we all know.
What's worth noting is that Gamewell earned increased usage during Philadelphia's twenty twenty two playoff
run NFC Divisional game versus the Giants, a twelve for one twelve and one
rushing line, one catch nine yards. NFC Championship games with forty nine ers
was a fourteen for forty eight rushing line, and then two grabs for twenty
six yards. Super Bowl vers Kansas City a bit disappointing seven rush to twenty
one yards but four receptions twenty yards. Regardless, Gainwell saw his usage increasement
it matters most, and was earning high leverage opportunities in the postseason. Now,
even if Sanders and Scott don't return, it's unlikely that Gamewell would ever
become a feature running back in the NFL like he was at Memphis due to
that five nine, two hundred body frame. That being said, one hundred
plus rushes in addition to thirty more catches could put him on the flex radar
in twenty twenty three with RB two upside. If Gamewell is RB one and
then another veterans brought in a rookie as RB two and it's an RBBC where
essentially Kenneth takes over the Miles Sanders role, then suddenly he could legitimately be
on the RB two map. A lot of different outcomes, which is why
running backs are hard to invest in before the periods of free agency and the
draft conclude. All that being said, his outlook is contingent upon what the
Eagles do over the next few weeks and months. From a short term perspective,
however, I view Gainwells a depth chart climber who is worth a third
round grew draft pick. Since the profit outweighs the potential loss, You're not
spending a premium on gain Well. Nobody really thinks he's ever to become a
workhorse back. And with again all of these mock drafts using draft capital over
the Eagles with their first pick at pick one ten or later on in the
back of the first round their actual pick. With a running back like Beja
Robinson, nobody wants to invest in Kenneth game well because of the fear of
a decrease of value, but at a third round cost valuation, there's room
for profit even if he plays yet again an incilliary role before because his usage
was very encouraging down a second half of twenty twenty two, let alone in
the postseason when you think you put your best players on the field. And
last, but not least is kJ Osbourne. He's twenty sixteen June five to
eleven two, one hundred and three pounds, fifth round pick in twenty twenty
out of Miami. He was a late bloomer of sorts. Produced at the
college level, yet never eclipsed fifty three receptions, eight hundred nine and two
yards or seven touchdowns in a season, and that was all with Buffalo in
the Mac Conference all the way back in twenty eighteen. He tested surprisingly well
at the Combine in twenty twenty, with a four point four eight forty yard
dash, thirty seven a half innings vertical, and a ten foot three inch
broad jump. The NFL Next Gen stats model had him as wide receiver six
in their athleticism score for that wide old class, which is notable considering athleticism
is very important for wide receiver to translate to the pro level. Despite his
average college resume and draft capital, Osbourne has carved out a nice real life
role. We went to seed over the past two seasons after being used solely
on punt and kick returns as a rookie. So let's look at the past
three years. Twenty twenty one fifty six fifty five seven eighty two targets,
thirteen point one yards per reception, twenty twenty two sixty six fifty and five
ninety targets, ten point yards pertetch. Based on this trend, if Osbourne
sees north of hundred targ gets, he could flirt with seventy receptions, eight
hundred ninetdred yards and close to double of touchdowns. That's wide receiver two wide
receivers, three territory and fantasy every day, all day. Yet he's barely
even considered a flex. He's entering a contract year, so when you think
about it, kJ has even more incentive to prove himself in twenty twenty three.
There's a path now the wide receiver two duties for him after the Vikings
decided to move on from Madam Deilan, who has been released as he enters
an age thirty three campaign. He was set to make about twenty million,
so that was an obvious release for the Vikings. It was forecasted and actually
came to fruition. But back to Osbourne, he thrived in December and January.
His best per game outputs over as stretch was ten for one forty seven
and one verse the Colts, seven for fifty nine and one at Green May,
and then five from one seventeen at Chicago. Of course, Minnesota could
easily sign a veteran as a free agent or draft a younger receiver to compliments
or pair with Justin Jefferson moving forward, but I don't think kJ Osbourne's being
phased out of this offense. It's actually the exact opposite. His role is
growing. You can see it you over year and at cost. He's an
advisable wide receiver four or five to roster with. As I mentioned, wide
receiver two, wide receiter three upside if it all pans out, because he's
had a mini breakout over the past two seasons. That nobody's really counting for.
He shouldn't cost you more than a third late or even early fourth.
These often overlooked and not viewed as a Week Tweek contributor. Yet when you
go back look at his box scores, his game logs, Osbourne was startable
for a good portion of twenty twenty one and twenty twenty two. Sure he's
a bit violad old, there's Spike Weeks, so bloom or bust. But
when he connects and now without Adam Field in the picture, kJ has the
opportunity to climb Minnesota depth chart and become very reliable in the fantasy football realm.
That will do it for this week's show. A quick recap of depth
chart climbers to roster beat Jerome Ford, Tyler Batty, Kyle Trask, Kenneth
Gamwell and kJ Osbourne. Hope you all enjoyed the content. A few reminders
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