Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Do podcast. I'm your host Krey Evans.
Thank you for listening to this week's episode. I'm discussing ideal twenty twenty
four rookie landing spots. So the premise here is we're post combine, still
pre draft. It's a matter of a month now until we see where these
prospects in twenty twenty four end up on actual NFL squads. So at this
point in time, we know what rookies we like in terms of skill set,
production, testing, measurables, et cetera. But more importantly, landing
spots make or contain a big piece of the evaluation puzzle. So this exercise
intended to identify which NFL team have a need at quarterback, running back,
wide receiver, tight end most and for us to identify those weaknesses or opportunities
from a fantasy perspective, where if those skills as your players are drafted to
those slots or depth chart openings, that suddenly might prioritize said prospects post NFL
draft. I have a handful of team to discuss before I get to that.
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I did not include the Chicago Bears in this conversation since it's safe to
assume after trading just fields that the team will address quarterback at pick one point
oh one with Caleb Williams or even the Washington Commanders at pick one point zero
two, since Jayden Daniels, Drake may or JJ McCarthy are strong candidates be
drafted in those respective slots. So here we go. Up first, I
have the Arizona Cardinals wide receivers of pressing need and for the context of this
episode, I'm looking at top one hundred picks, so most likely first,
second, or third round. There could be some competitory picks included as well.
Just keep in mind that these are mostly top three round picks or Day
one, Day two selections, and for a time stamp, this episode's being
recorded on Friday, March twenty ninth, So if any big trades take place
with the draft capital I'm discussing, you'll know why to not bring it up.
All right, So, the Arizona Cardinals indeed do need a wide receiver
upgrade. They have pick one point oh four one point two seven from Houston,
two point three five, three point six six, three point seven to
one from Tennessee, and three point nine nine zero from Houston, So a
lot of top one hundred picks to solve the wide receiver conundrum. Currently on
the depth chart you have Michael Wilson and Greg Dortsch. Wilson is twenty four,
a third round pick out of Stanford last year, where he output a
thirty eight five to five and three for fourteen point nine yards per catch on
fifty eight targets in thirteen games play. He has good size at six two
to thirteen, he's not a franchise caliber wide receiver one, a good two
or three rotational piece, not necessarily a full time player. And then Greg
dortsch Is twenty six in May, a former UDFA out of Wake Forest who
delivered twenty four to eighty and two last season for eleven point seven yards per
grab, forty one targets, and he's primarily a slot weapon or slated four
kick return duty's five to seven one seventy five a much smaller stature. So
all rumors indicates that the Cardinals could be set on selecting Martin Harrison junior.
I picked one point oh four soon many slides that far. If not the
Cardinals Mike trade Beck. Still, you'd think that they end up with one
of harrison junior neighbors Odoonsay or the next best thing in Brian Thomas junior at
a I, mikeschow Lad McConkey. The list goes on and on. The
main takeaway here is that Kyler Murray needs a go to weapon not named Shane
McBride, who plays tight end of course, at wide receiver. It is
not Michael Wilson does not Greg Dortch. Therefore, from a dynasty lens,
a wide receiver earning first round, second round, or third round draft capital
to Arizona is someone to keep in mind and elevate in our post draft rankings.
Hopefully it's a premier name like Harrison Junior, Neighbors or Odoonze Baltimore Ravens
also need a wide receiver upgrade. The franchise has the thirtieth overall pick in
the first round two point six two and three point nine to three. As
it stands, he's a Flowers or Shad Bateman and Nelson Agalore. So Flowers
locked in as wide hot one for the Ravens franchise, whereas Bateman is up
for debates if he's even going to be relevant for much more than a season
or two, and Agalore is well past his prime purely depth. So Flowers
twenty four September twenty second overall pick last year, who burst outo the NFL
scene to the tune of a seven twenty seven, eight fifty eight five log
eleven point poine yards per catch with one hundred and eight targets. Solid production
for a rookie in the Todd mockin offense took time to acclimates. Lamar Jackson
quickly favored and developed a rapport with Zay Bateman. He's twenty five and November
twenty seventh overall pick in twenty twenty one out of Minnesota who has struggled with
injuries without surpassing forty six receptions, five hundred and fifteen yard receiving two touchdowns,
or sixty eight targets in any of his three campaigns to date. He
is a major wild card at this point could be viewed as a by Lowan
dynasty circles third fourth. His market value has plummeted compared to where he was
as a rookie three years ago, and then Nelson Agalore is I mactually he's
thirty one in May twentieth overall selection back at twenty fifteen in Philadelphia, that
seems so long ago. He's bounced around through a lot of NFL locker rooms
as a two or three on each team's target total poll. I just think
that sure you have a healthy Mark Andrews Derek Henry now in the fold to
take a lot of volume for the offense. You just need a solid one.
I really were two to compliment ze Flowers, and that could be selected
thirtieth overall if Baltimore chooses go that route, if not in the second or
third round. Now, I will admit that the fantasy environment in terms of
target share would not be all that great if at Xavier were the Alabmaconcky a
Xavier La Guet someone in that value range where to land thirty the overall.
So keep that in mind, some of the might lower in our rankings despite
the need for Baltimore. Real life Carolina Panthers need wide receiver and tight end
help. They have picked two point three three two point three nine from the
Giants and three point six five picked one point oh one could have been Carolina's,
but that was part of the Bryce Young trade of Chicago last year.
That is currently Adam thieland deontaey Johnson and Jonathan Mingo. Of note for Carolina
wide receiver and a tight end Tommy Tremble Ian Thomas theelan is thirty four in
August. He did flourish last season one O three ten, fourteen and four
nine point eight per catch, one hundred and thirty seven targets. He was
the leader in that wide out room. Deante Johnson was a recent trade for
the Panthers. He'll be twenty eight in July, aging faster, and he
might think third round out of Toledo in twenty nineteen to Pittsburgh receptions per year
fifty nine eighty eight, one oh seven, eighty six fifty one with only
one one thousand yard receiving season A show four and that was one thousand,
one hundred and sixty one yards back in twenty twenty one. We all know
the deal or story with Deyontae. A great route runner, fluid, quick
feet, good decision making in terms of where to go on routes to create
separation. The issues are durability and his hands are inconsistent when it comes to
drops. But he should be a security blanket and nice outlet for Bryce Young
in his sophomore campaign. I mean Jonathan Mingo is twenty three and April.
He's a second rounder out of Ole Miss last year a huge disappointment as a
rookie though four to three catches fours and eighteen yards zero touchdowns on eighty five
targets. A lot of the Donsy community seems to have written off Mingo.
I would not go that far because his pedigree and profile we were excited about
for good reason last year. So he's a solid BI low shoot for a
fourth or a fifth. I've seen Mingo drop in a fe dynasty leagues,
I think it is way too early to overreact in that capacity. Then at
tight end, Tommy Tramble's twenty four in June, he has sixty two catches
in three NFL seasons, Ian Thomas twenty eight in June, one hundred and
sixteen receptions since twenty eighteen, but only five catches in twenty twenty three.
So I do think that wide receiver and tight end our spots we want to
see Carolina address and based on pure opportunity, would be solid from a fantasy
perspective, assuming that Bryce Young takes a step forward in twenty twenty four with
the guideance and direction of Dave Canalis, who has right of the ship for
other quarterbacks like Geno Smith, Baker Mayfield in the past, the Dallas Cowboys
running back stands out most Without twenty powared obviously pick one point two, four,
two point five to six, and three point eight seven. We can
all agree that there's no running back that deserves to be selecting the first round
of this year's draft, so we can ignore that maybe the second round could
be a target for Dallas, or even a third So right now, it's
Rico Dowdle, duce Vaughan, and Malik Davis. Dowdell's twenty six in June,
a former UDIFA out of South Carolina who served a solid change of pace
roll behind twenty powered last season. He went eighty nine three sixty one and
two for four point one yards per carry and seventeen for a buck forty four
and two receivers touchdowns. As of right now, we can assume that donalds
RB one in Dallas. However long that lasts is up to the Cowboys front
office and how they proceed to move with their draft capital, because in free
agency no running backs were added up significance. Duce Vaughn will be twenty three
in November, a sixth rounder last year out Kansas States who generated some rookie
buzz based on his college production and preseason play, yet was not a large
factor in the regular season twenty three rushes for forty yards, only one point
seven yards per clip, seven grabs forty yards. Keep in mind, duce
Vaughn is also very small five six one seventy six. He is not going
to be an ample workload weapon at professional level. And then Malik Davis twenty
six November did not earn a single carry last season, instead chipton six receptions
for sixty three yards. Okay, So if Dallas bypasses running back in the
first round, we assume so second round comes around, perhaps it's Jonathan Brooks
or Blake koram Trey Benson, Jalen Wright, perhaps in the third round Braylen
Allen or actually estimate we will see but Land in Dallas to become potentially a
featured back in that system with Dak Prescott and all the weapons that would take
defensive attention away from running back. To replace twenty powered would be a huge
boost for any running back prospect in this year's class, So keep that in
mind as a post draft point of emphasis. The Denver Broncos need a quarterback
without Russell Wilson, they have picked one point twelve and three point seven to
six to work with. Jared Stidham is the current starter. He's twenty eight
in August, a fourth rounder out of Auburn in twenty nineteen to the Patriots.
He then spent time with Las Vegas in twenty twenty two and Denver in
twenty twenty three. He's a career fifty nine point four percent passer, eight
touchdowns, eight picks on his resume and has a career seventy eight point three
passer rating. Unless Denver is fully tanking for twenty twenty five, it's hard
to envision Sean Payton entering twenty twenty four with Stidham as the team starter.
There's been a lot of chatter in the rumor mill that Denver is linked to
JJ McCarthy, but at one point twelve it seems unlikely slides that far,
so Denver gonna have to trade up if they want secure one of not named
Cale Williams, McCarthy, Drake may or Jaden Daniels. The Indianapolis Colts tight
end hear me out. I know they have plenty of depth, but I
just don't think it's a standout strength for the team in real life, especially
if we assume Anthony Rigerson is back and healthy this upcoming season. They have
the fifteenth pick overall two point four to six and three point eight two,
so the depth the room at tight end for the Colts looks like Will Mallory,
Jlanny Woods, Kylin Granson and Mollalley Cox. Their career reception stand at
Will Mallory eighteen, he was rookie last year. Jelanny Woods twenty five missed
all of last year with a very serious hamstring injury. Should be back this
season, but is he a franchise caliber starter and even viable for us in
fantasy? Who knows hard to trust right now? Kylin grantson seventy two catches
and mo Alle Cox one hundred and two. They thought here is that if
somehow brock Bowers were to slide to the fifteenth overall pick and the Colts are
on the clock, I think it'd be a dream scenario. He will eventually
supplant replace Mallory Woods, Granson Cox, and be a fundamental component of the
direction that the Colts franchise is headed with a are Michael Pittman Jonathan Taylor a
key cog offensively who can block and also serve an extension of the passing game
with ridiculous after the catch abilities. Brock Bauers is essentially a glorified wide receiver
and a tight end body frame, so that'd be really nice I have panned
out, if not second third round kup looking at THEO Johnson, Ben Sinnett,
perhaps even jaheem Bell. We will see how it goes. But if
I was running the Colts franchise, I certainly be considering a tight end to
pair with Anthony Rigotson from here on out. Las Vegas Raiders help out wide
receiver makes sense. They have the thirteenth overall pick, the second round pick
forty four overall, and the third round seventy seven overall. I thought about
quarterback, and they've been linked to a lot of names, yet Gardner Minshew
should be enough to get the job done as a stop get the position just
don't be surprised if the Raiders are going to drop the quarterback in the first
round. But I don't know if the thirteenth overall pick is enough to get
it done at wide receiver's Davonte Adams, Kobe Myers, and Trey Tucker.
Adams will be thirty two in December. He's had back to back stellar seasons
with Las Vegas one hundred fifteen sixteen and fourteen and one three eleven forty four
eight this past season, but target totals won eighty one seventy five. He
is still getting it done as an elite wide receiver one real life and fantasy.
The question is how much longer as he's going to be thirty two and
December. That is a lingering storyline, as I have advised to cash out
on Adams for probably four or five seasons now. He's proven me wrong in
terms of the efficiency remaining. His skill set has not declined, but eventually
you need to pivot off of an aging wide out for either a first early
to mid August a younger version of what Adams could be That is totally subjective
and up to you if you have Adam's roster. Kobe Myers is twenty eight.
In November, he delivered output a seventy one eight oh seven eight for
eleven point four yards per ketch with the one hundred and six targets his first
year away from the Patriots. Finally, Trey Tucker is twenty three. He
was a third rounder last year of Cincinnati. His rookie production was nineteen for
three thirty one and two for seventeen point four yards per ketch on thirty four
targets. Plenty of wide receiver depth in this year's class to target an option
at the thirteenth overall pick and the second or the third quarterback dependent. Of
course, Gardamage you can get it done. All was more of a facilitator
game manager than actual game winner or stack driver for running back, wide receiver,
tight end. So hopefully if it is not a rookie, then it
is Gardner Mitshew and adding a nice number three to replace Trey Tucker makes the
most sense he because Adams and Myers is a solid duo. The main topic
conversation and why I have wide receiver listed as a need for the Raiders is
once Adams does fall off in terms of being a true wivesuver one, that
replacement is not currently on the Raiders team or depth chart, so this could
be a nice draft to do. So look ahead of the future and lock
in his long term air apparent at the position. Time for a quick break,
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with a few more landing spots that we should be really focusing on for position
team needs. That next team is the Los Angeles Charger running back, wide
receiver, and tight ends. Than at most to me, they have a
fifth overall pick two point three seven and three point sixty nine at running back
right now, it is Gus Edwards and Asia Spiller. At wide receiver,
it's Joshua Palmer, Quentin Johnston, and at tight end a room of veterans
Will Disley, Hayden Hurst and Donald Parham. So at running back we have
Gus Edwards twenty nine in April one, ninety eight, eight ten and thirteen
four point one yards for Carrey in twenty twenty three with Baltimore. He's a
great fit for Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman. However, based on how much
the Chargers will probably run the football, a rookie in this line spot would
be ideal. There have been some reports that JK. Dobbins is going to
work out for the Chargers, so if you're listening and Dobbin's ready signed there,
then it would clearly change things. Wide receiver, though, that is
no joke, No Keenan Allen, no Mike Williams. We have Joshua Palmer,
who is a solid role player twenty five September third rounder in twenty twenty
one out of Tennessee. He has not eclipsed seventy two catches, seven hundred
and fifty nine yards, receiving four touchdowns or one hundred and seven targets,
and a season to date he is not a one, more of a two
or a three and a best case scenario. And then as Quentin Johnston,
who could still profile as a one long term, but there's development and refined
that has to take place. It'll be twenty three in September twenty first overall
pick out of TCU last season, who flopped as a rookie with a thirty
eight four to thirty one to two receiving log for eleven point three yars per
catch on sixty seven targets. There's a two full conversation here. One,
the Chargers are encouraged or believe in Qj's development to treat him as a one
or two. Or the other side is that at pick one point oh five
or if they trade back, there's going to be a plan for Harrison Junior
Neighbors or a Duneze to really lock in a franchise caliber wide out one.
Then again, you hear Jim Harbell talk even at the owners meeting, and
he wants to really build the offensive line, which could mean Joe Alt at
the fifth overall pick. It is uncertain what direction the franchise is headed,
but we do know that wide receiver is a nice fit if a rookie lands
there with a first, second or third round pick in real life, and
then the career receptions at tight end are will diss Lead one to twenty seven,
Hayden Hirrison one ninety five, and Donald Parham for sixty seven Bowers,
he would make a lot of sense. Or the other names I mentioned in
the second or third round from my previous tight end discussion could theoretically be upgrades
over Disley Hurst or Parhams just a very crowded tight end room. The Minnesota
Vikings need a long term solution at quarterback. They have the eleventh overall pick
and twenty third overall pick it was acquired from Houston. Right now, it's
Sam Darnoald, who was signed on a free agent transaction Nick Bollens and Jaron
Hall. Sam Darnald the presumes starter for now is twenty seven in June,
third overall pick back in twenty eighteen with the Jets, and he was with
the Carolina Panthers with twenty twenty one and twenty twenty two and the backup to
Brock Purty on the forty nine ers last season. As I mentioned on my
Free Ation show, I like Sam Donald as a quarterback three and tuper flex
perhaps treamabowl in one quarterback league's if Minnesota does not draft the rookie. But
it sounds like that is the plan for the organization, hence why they traded
for that twenty third overall pick to have more ammunition to move up from one
point eleven for one of Daniels may or possibly JJ McCarthy. The Newtonland Patriots
need a quarterback and wide receiver one point zero three D, two point three
four and three point sixty eight. At quarterback, it's Cobbersett and Bailly Zappi.
Wide receiver is a log jam of average talent, no cornerstone pieces though
kja Osbourne, jujusmn Schuster tomorrow, Douglas, Taelwon Thornton, and Kendrick Bournset
will be thirty two in December, so he is a short term bridge option
for the Patriots rebuilding franchise. Bailly zappi Is twenty five in April has not
proved to be reliable starter consistently when mac Jones Miss Timer is outright benched.
And then the career receptions for the receivers are kja osbourn at one fifty eighth,
Juju With four thirty, Tomrio Douglas forty nine, Thornton thirty five and
born to sixty four. That is not a great wide receiver room. Then
again, we don't want a wide receiver or quarterback with the level of upside
such as Jaydon Daniels to land in New England because a fantasy supporting cast and
environment is dreadful. So this is a situation. A lot of the names
that we are excited about as rookies don't land in time will tell the New
Orleans Saints could use another wide receiver. They have the fourteenth overall pick and
pick two point four to five from Denver at wide receivers Chris Olave, Rashid
Shahead, and at Perry Michael Thomas, who was released. Olave is twenty
four in June, eleventh overall picked at twenty twenty two. He went eighty
seven eleven twenty three and five last year twelve point nine yards per grab,
one hundred and thirty eight targets, and then Shaheed twenty six in August former
UDFA out of Ubber State. His sophomore output was forty six seven nineteen and
five fifteen point six yards per catch on seventy five targets, and then at
Perry was a nice depth piece and flyer for the Saints last season. He's
twenty five in October rookie log of twelve two forty six and four for twenty
and a half yards per catch that stands out eighteen targets. A sixth rounder
out of wake Forest, Olave is the wide receiver one for the Saints.
The quarterback play is in consistent with their car sure, but there's other needs
for the Saints to identify or strategize on their big board. I think wide
receiver's one of them because Rashid Shaheed has struggled with injuries over his rookie and
software campaigns. He's a good lidlifter, but you still need that Michael Thomas
replacement alongside Olave. Alave has not proved in fantasy yet to be a true
wide receiver one, and his size perhaps is indicate that he is the same
in real life. Maybe he's just a great wide receiver two or more of
an Aj Brown to Devonte Smith one to a one B situation. Or if
the Saints do bring in a promising rookie wideout, then it takes a little
bit of pressure off of Lave, who wouldn't say has been a bust at
Ohiose States, But in terms of being expectations, his first two seasons have
been good, not spectacular. The New York Giants quarterbacks of possibility, certainly
wide receiver. They have the sixth overall pick two point four seven from Seattle
and three point seven zero Daniel Jones Drew Lock at quarterback. At wide receiver,
it is a lot of depth, but no standout names unless someone emerges
from this group of Jalen Hyatt, Wandale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Stone Sheppard,
and Isaiah Hodgens. At quarterback. Daniel Jones is twenty seven in May,
sixth overall pick in twenty nineteen out of duke a career sixty four point
three percent passer, sixty two touchdowns of forty interceptions. That's the demise or
downside of Daniel Jones, his decision making and the turnovers. Then there's Drew
Locke twenty eight November second rounder twenty nineteen on Missouri, who did not pan
out with Denver Good backup in Seattle last season. I don't think that Locke
will unseat Daniel Jones unless Jones is not recovered from his knee injury in time.
There's been a lot of smoke around the Giants trading up and or selecting
a quarterback at one point zero six, which would absolutely sink Daniel Jones his
value in dynasty leagues, especially super FLEXI two quarterback that's concerned. And then
at wide receiver that's also a prime spot to select a Harrison Junior, a
neighbors Arrodonze if the Giants want to reset that position and have a clear stud
to then make Hyatt Wandale, Slayton Sheppard, Hodgens nice rotational pieces or a
solid two or three behind a more talented true number one. And then finally
the Pittsburgh Steelers a wide receiver. They have the twentieth overall pick two point
five to one, three point eight four and three point nine eight actually compensatory
pick from Philadelphia. The room in Pittsburgh. Right now is George Pickens,
Van Jefferson and Calvin Austin after Gionton Johnson's traded the Carolina Pickens. You all
am a huge fan of his. He's twenty three. He emerged during the
second NFL season last year, sixty three eleven four, twenty and five,
eighteen point win ards per catch, one hundred and six targets with unreliable and
consistent quarterback play, whether it's from can He Pickett or Donna Stretch. Decent
support for Macy Rudolph hopefully Russell Wilson and judgment fields are massive upgrades for Pickens
and his outlook. I think he's a borderline wide receiver two with wide receiver
one upside in dynasty leagues. And then Van Jefferson is twenty eight in July,
one hundred and thirteen career catches, a former second rounder in twenty twenty
three rams. Calvin Austin meanwhile is twenty five. He misses in hierrookie season
out of Memphis in twenty twenty two. In twenty twenty three, he went
seventeen for a buck eighty to one for ten point six. Jeffer Ketch On
thirty targets. He's more of a gadget type of player or a special teams
contributor like on pupp returns. But Austin's not someone that we should go out
of our way to trade foreign dynasty even use a roster spot on because it's
Pickins question market Van Jefferson, frianmuth at tight end and then the RB duo
of Nag Harris Jalel Warren, which is where oc Outle Smith is going to
focus his offensive game plan on. But adding to wide receiver is huge for
Pittsburgh to compliment George Pickens, take some pressure off of him and just elevate
the offense. Russell Wilson justin Fields, whoever the starter is needs more weapons
to throw the football to. Pickets cannot do it all. Hope you all
enjoyed this week's episode. Again, the main idea here is to pre draft
identify where we want rookies to actually land and then post draft potentially raise those
names if draft capital lines in our rankings and keep that as an indication of
landing. Spot is important where you compare it though to talent in terms of
the college prospect, their resume, the production, and how they test it
at the combine. Then you find the balancing act of weighing opportunity versus pure
talent. Long term, it's the most polarizing discussion point of dynasty leagues because
there's pros and cons to evaluating from opportunity versus the true upside of a player's
skill set. More often than that, I bank on the skill set over
opportunity because the opportunity change based on injury, coach, staff, chain,
personnel, group beings. You get the idea. Nonetheless, I go through
this exercise every off season before the draft hits, so about a month now
to see exactly where there are holes in offensive depth charts that rookies could easily
solve. Thank you again for listening. Until next time. This is the
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