Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Due podcast. I am
your host, Corey Evans. Thanks for checking out this week's show.
It is titled Bench to Standalone Value Upside. I have
five players who are currently projected for Dynasty benches that
could catapult to standalone value or starter territory in our
lineups for twenty twenty five. Before I get to that,
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to Standalone Value Upside up.
Speaker 2: First.
Speaker 1: I have Jacob Cowing with the forty nine ers. He's
twenty four, a fourth round pick out of Arizona. Last season,
he only had four catches for eighty yards across six
targets and fifteen games played. Minimal usage as well as
utilization in his rookie season did not surpass a nineteen
percent snap share until Week eighteen against Arizona, where he
was then on the field for a sixty six percent
snap share. The primary reason why I believe Jacob Cowing
could become a standalone value asset in dynasty leagues is
opportunity based. Do you have Juwan Jennings who's requesting a
trade and or a new contract. Brandon Ayuk as well
as Rickie Pearsaw on the pup list could be active
at any point in training.
Speaker 2: Camp and be back.
Speaker 1: However, we know that Ayuk post acl tair is more
of a mid season projection in terms of returning in
twenty twenty five, whereas Pearsall's hamstring injury seems minor or
a cautious approach easing him in from that early offseason
soft tissue injury.
Speaker 2: Now Colleen is undersized at.
Speaker 1: Five to eight a BUCKS sixty eight, yet offers an
intriguing blend of athletic traits four point three eight forty
one point five to four ten yard split, thirty six
inch vertical, nine foot eleven inx broad and a seven
point zero two three cone drill. He had fifty eight
career college games played three years with UTEP, two years
of Arizona resultant in production of three sixteen forty four
seventy seven thirty three receiving touchdowns for fourteen point two
yards per ketch, twelve rushes one hundred and two yards
and a touchdown on the ground. The Athletic report of
this past week that Cowing quote could take a lot
of the departed Deebo Samuel gadget plays end quote and
supposedly added weight during the offseason, a bulk up from
his aforementioned rookie checking weight of one hundred and sixty
eight pounds. Callying has been a free agent in multiple
of my DINAS leagues, has since been scooped over the
offseason domino effect of IU Pearsall Juwan not to mention
much depth being added outside of Jordan Watkins, who I
actually like as a stash late in rookie drafts or
an ad immediately once they're concluded. Either way, Colleen is
a bench asset that has the now forecasted usage based
on injury or step start climbing to become a standalone
value player in short order training camp, preseason. It's huge
for Coween's value. KeAndre Lambert Smith wide receiver, a rookie
for the Chargers up next. He turns twenty three later
on this month, a fifth rounder out of Auburn six
's one one ninety four point three seven forty one
point five three ten yards split thirty four inch vertical
ten foot four inch broad, solid traits across the board.
Lambert Smith spent four years of Penn State and one
year with Auburn, a total sixty games played in college
output of one seventy six twenty seven h two, nineteen touchdowns,
fifteen point four yards per catch, similar to that of
Jacob Coween. Lambert Smith faces now an opportunity, with Mike
Williams retiring now to mention limited depth behind Labacacki, Quentin
Johnston rookie Tray Harris for wide receiver depth in LA.
There's been speculation post retirement of Mike Williams that Keenan Allen,
still a free agent, could reunite or former reunion with
the Chargers organization. That would certainly damper the outlook of
KeAndre Lambert Smith. Even so, he at least now has
an opportunity to carve out a role in three receiver
sets if he has a strong training camp, let alone preseason.
While we know that the combination of head coach Jim
Harbaugh oc Greg Rohman is run centric, we saw what
lab McConkey did in this offense with Justin Herbert as
a rookie last season.
Speaker 2: The ceiling for.
Speaker 1: Lambert Smith is nowhere near as high. However, if you
can't get shares of Trey Harris in the second round
of Eurokey drafts this summer, pivoting or waiting for Lambert
Smith in the fourth, fifth round or a free ad
after the fact is well worth the potential of him
going from a bench commodity to a standalone value asset
before our eyes. Bershard Smith, running back, Kansas City, twenty
two years old, a seventh round selection of SMU in
stein case here for him five point ten one ninety
four four point three nine forty one point five eight
ten yards split, thirty two and a half ins vertical,
nine foot nine inch broad. He spent three years with
Miami as a wide receiver, then transitioned to running back
with SMU.
Speaker 2: In twenty twenty four.
Speaker 1: Forty nine total games played in school as a receiver,
a log of one to eight ten ninety seven eight touchdowns,
ten point two yards per catch as a rusher, primarily
in twenty twenty four, but collectively the total was two
for three fifteen oh nine fifteen rushing scores for a
crisp six yards per rush. ESPN reported in early July
that the Chiefs have plans for bershard Smith already have
used him extensively out of the backfield from the slot
split out wide. There is a logjam at running back
Isaiah pa Checko, Kareem Hunt, Elijah Mitchell formerly the forty
nine ers. Therefore, it's an uphill battle for a bershard
Smith made a team B for him to have a
legitimate role for fantasy. A fair comparison for converted wide
receiver turn running back is Tyrone Tracy Junior that was
a success.
Speaker 2: Story last season with the Giant.
Speaker 1: Theoretically, same outlook or role could exist for bershard Smith
in an even better high cotane offense in Kansas City.
Not to mention Isaiah bcchecko being proof of concept as
a former Day three pick himself and the Chiefs fantasy
friendly offense that a high ceiling is achievable. Prochecko was
the PPRRB fifteen at his best. So far in twenty
twenty three, Brashard Smith's rookie ADP has climbed since May
and June from the fourth round for the most part
to now pushing back into the second if not smack
dab in the third based on exposure to Andy Reid
Patrick Mahomes. I'm all on board for that cost or
evaluation when it comes to his potential in the league.
Not going to demand the same premium of the top
tier running backs in this year's twenty twenty five class
so Bershard Smith is looking like a lottery ticket that
sure starts off as a bench piece for us in
dynasty leagues. If he makes the team, could easily become
a standalone value contributor to our starting lineups.
Speaker 2: Time for quick break.
Speaker 1: I'll be back with two more bench to standalone value
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Be right back after a quick break, Let's discuss Marshaun Lloyd,
twenty four third round pick in twenty twenty four out
of USC. He spent two years in school at South
Carolina and that one season with USC, for a total
of thirty two college games played with collegiate output career
wise of two ninety one sixteen twenty one nineteen rushing touchdowns.
That's five point six yards per rush, thirty four grabs,
four forty two two touchdowns, thirteen point three yards per catch.
He appeared in only one contest as a rookie for
green Bay, six rushes fifteen yards due to hip, hamstring,
and ankle injuries. He also dealt with a pendicitis that
required surgery. It was a red shirt year in a
sense from Marshaun Lloyd. Lloyd since then is apparently one
hundred percent healthy. He spoke to reporters back in June
and said that he has been fully recovered for quite
some time now, which does bode well for his sophomore outlook.
I foresee a bench to standalone value path for Marshaan Lloyd.
Because the Packers are roll behind, josh Acups is up
for grabs between Lloyd himself, Emmanuel Wilson, Chris Brooks. Green
Bay spent a Day two pick on Lloyd only a
year ago. Clearly the franchise envisions him as a compliment
or eventually heir apparent to Josh Sjacups, assuming health cooperates.
A lot of people in Dynasty of a sour perception
of Marshaon Lloyd after disappointing rookie year that took place,
meaning a by the window exists, which means new rookie
running backs in the tier of Camp Scataboo or base
Shall Tuton are likely going to cost more than Marshaon Lloyd,
despite similar opportunities that are projected ahead of them. In
twenty twenty five. Marshawn Lloyd is also an injury away
from Josh Shacops, away from becoming a plug and play
RB one or at least a matchup based RB two. Finally,
let's discuss Dylan Sampson. He's only twenty years old, turns
twenty one September. Talk about youth on your side from
a Dynasty Lens. Sampson's a fourth rounder out of Tennessee
five eight two hundred thirty five inch vertical ten forms
broad three seasons in school Tennessee across thirty five games played.
Let's wait four to twenty two, twenty four to ninety
two thirty five touchdown rushing log five point nine yards
per rush. Just shy that six yard clip forty grabs
three forty two in a touchdown. Outstanding production in that
limited sample size, combined with a solid, if not above average,
athletic profile, forecasts well for Sampson. Prior to the Quinn
shown Judkins situation, sampsons KADP was mostly the third round
that since has changed. He's now a second round, or
at least that's where his ADP is going to end
up for given another month or two prior to start
by their season. Speaking of Judkins, he's facing league discipline
after being charged with domestic battery. He could even be
put on pay leave if when he signs his second
round contract, which at the times recording has not taken place.
The Browns are in a tricky situation with Judkins. There
is now the assumed starter, Jerome Ford, the veteran who
figures a slot in as the Browns RB one if
Judkins does miss time in twenty twenty five. Let's reflect
back and see that Ford's best season came in twenty
twenty three as a PPRRB sixteen filed suit in the
twenty twenty four as a PPRRB thirty three. Meanwhile, prior
to the Judkins saga, Dylan Sampson was already receiving work
as both a running back and receiver in practice sessions,
which means he might have the Jerome Ford role. While
at least in the short term or interim, Ford takes
over for the perceived role of quin Sewan Juckkins, the
situation has a lot of time to play out. However,
Sampson has been a pre draft and post draft favorite
of mind purely based on skill sets and what he
accomplished with Tennessee at the college level. So if you
have a share already or multiple shares, it's a room
for profit to either flip or hold and see how
the situation ultimately pans out for Sampson. Either way, this
is a positive development for Sampson's fantasy forecast, with now
only his real competition depending on what happens with Judkins.
Jerome Ford in Sampson's way to become a bench the
standalone value asset that will.
Speaker 2: Do it be all enjoyed this week's episode.
Speaker 1: A quick recap of those five names being Jacob cowing Ke,
Andre Lambert Smith, Bershard Smith, Marshaon Lloyd and Dylan Samson.
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