Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude Podcast. I am
your host, Corey Evans. This week's show is titled Fantasy
Football Christmas wish List. I have five wishes or outcomes
that would like to see come true as if I
was putting them on a Santa.
Speaker 2: Claus wish list or holiday gift guide.
Speaker 1: Hope you all enjoy the holiday spin on the theme
and topic.
Speaker 2: Let's get right to it.
Speaker 1: Number one wish list item is that Terrence Ferguson emerges
as the Rams tight end one and quick context with
side note obviously, with only two weeks left of the
regular season, the NFL posting in upon us these are
more for twenty twenty six and beyond in terms of
likelihood or probability to actually occur. So again, with that
in mind, Number one, Terrence Ferguson emerges as the Rams
tight end one on the season nine catches a bucks,
seventy seven two receiving touchdowns, twenty one targets, and thirteams played.
As a rookie to date for nineteen point seven yards
per catch, Ferguson has served a minimal role, albeit effective
when given volume. Second round pick forty six. Overall, this
year out of Oregon. Career receiving log with Oregon in
school was one thirty four for fifteen thirty seven and
sixteen touchdowns. That was four years with the program. We
can't forget. What made Ferguson so enticing as a prospect
this year was the agility, the athleticism for his size
sixty five to two forty seven, four point six three
forty yard dash, one point five five second, ten yards split,
thirty nine ers vertical and.
Speaker 2: Ten foot two inch broad.
Speaker 1: All of those are exceptional metrics for a tight end
on the loane pass catcher when you want to translate
it to the NFL field for fantasy counting stats. The
factors that keep in mind the obstacles, if you will,
for Ferguson emerging as a Rams tightened one, hopefully as
soon as next season, is Tyler Higbee, who is under
contract with the Rams until the end of this season,
so free agent in twenty twenty six. Chobe Parkinson, who
has been perhaps the Rams' best tight end stat wise,
he's under contract the Rams till twenty twenty seven, and
even Davis Allen under contract with the Rams till twenty
twenty seven, so Ferguson does not have an immediate clear
path to bean the starting tight end for Los Angeles.
That being said, I want to see that come true
in short stints or burst We've seen Ferguson produce this season.
At times he looks at more of a wide receiver
than true tight end, which is what you want from
a fantasy lens that usage to essentially make him a
glorified wide receiver, whether Steven passes for Matthew Stafford or
quarterback of the future tied to Sean mcvay's offense. That's
my first Christmas wish list. Item number two on my
list is that New England commits to Kyle Williams as
a fixture in three receiver sets. He so far has
seven for one pint eighty nine and three touchdowns twenty
seven yards per cecch She's been big play or nothing
in a sense, sixteen targets and fifteenth played in his
campaign to this point. Third round selection, sixty nine overall
out of Washington State, who had a well rounded college
resume of two forty eight thirty six eight twenty nine
first hour on effort in school. That's three years with
UNLV and two years with Washington State, sort.
Speaker 2: Of like Ferguson.
Speaker 1: There are obstacles in the former competition to have this
outcome come true in the Patriots wide out room, being
Stefan Diggs under contract till twenty twenty eight, to Mario
Douglas under contract till twenty twenty seven, Kayshawn Boody under
contract till twenty twenty seven, even Mac Collins, who you
would think is more of a veteran or commentary presidence,
but still gets ample target and snapshare under contra till
twenty twenty seven. I am a fan simply of Kyle
Williams and what he brings the field, and there's not
enough usage to necessarily pinpoint his role as a sophomore
or moving forward in three receiver sets, but we've seen
enough upside or big playability to become really excited about
what his role could be tied to Drake May in
this revamped and electric New England asking attack. So sure,
it's an uphill battle for Williams to carve out said
role in two or three receiver sets. However, the undeniable
field stretching ability, let alone after catch instincts and prowess
he has with that skill set are what excite me
to invest seconds or thirds into him in hopes that
New England does start to feature a bit more down
the stretch, in the postseason and ultimately in twenty twenty six.
My third Christmas wish list item is that Kenneth Walker
tests free agency a penny free agent and in twenty twenty
six the one A, one B or vice versa approach
with Kenneth Walker and Zach Sharbonay.
Speaker 2: It's working.
Speaker 1: It's great for your life, but in fantasy it's puzzling.
It's frustrating. Who is going to earn more volume, a
more red zone opportunities weekend week out. It is sort
of a flip of a coin if you will right now.
Kenneth Walker entering week seventeen one ninety eight, seventy nine
five versin scorers, four point six yards per rush, twenty
five grabs, two forty no touchdown, thirty targets. It's a solid,
if not above average season, but it's not reaching peak
Kenneth Walker in terms of usage or capability because he
is limited a thorn in the side being Zach Sharboney.
The same applies for Sharboney. If this was Sharbony's backfield,
we'd have a true workhorse caliber RB one on our hands.
Let's look back at three other NFL seasons to date
from a fantasy perspective. In twenty twenty two is a
rookie A two twenty eight, ten to fifty and nine
rushing efforts with twenty seven grabs for one to sixty
five thirty five targets as the PPRRB eighteen in fifteen
games played. Sophomore twenty twenty three two nineteen for totes
nine oh five yardage, eight russian scores, twenty nine receptions
two fifty nine and a touchdown thirty seven targets the
PPRRB nineteen in fifteen games played so in middle of
the road RB two as both the rookie and sophomore.
Third year twenty twenty four, he battled more injuries only
had eleven games played that their ability or red flag
became more prominent. Year three, it was one fifty three
on the ground, five to seventy three and seven rushing scores,
but the receiving usage spiked forty six two nine and
a score fo fifty three targets as the ppr RB
twenty seven. Therefore, we become accustomed or familiar with Kenneth Walker,
bridging that gap of being RB one in the best
case scenario on a perbit basis, or settling in as
a borderline RB two RB three based on durability, availability
or usage. With the split of Zach Charbonnay. The good
news is that if Kenneth Walker tests free agency, of
course he could sign extension with Seattle any day and
this is put to rest and that's his home. Even so,
he turned twenty five in October. He has youth on
his side and is one of the best big play
threat home run hitters at running back in the NFL,
and he has weak wining upside in fantasy. So that's
why he's on this wishless item. I want to see
him out of Seattle if the team is more than
committed to giving him that two hundred plus touch rushing volume,
let alone corporating him as a forty to fifty catch
receiving threat. That of course could result in more wear
and tear in his body. But again from running backs,
the showflight is so small to begin with. We just
want the maximum usage or seeing them possible for Kenneth Walker,
and that might not be Incat. Even if the efficiency
is good, sometimes volume is king. Even if it burns
running backs long term in their career arc, the short
term dividends are league winning. For my Dynasty lens quick
breakway back with two more of my Christmas Wishless items.
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bonus episode part two, So five more wishless items.
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My wishless item number four for this week's show is
Trey Harris cements himself as the Chargers wide receiver two.
I am a huge fan of what Harris brings to
the field with his side speed, combination, physicality. We're seeing
it more and more down the stretch year with the
Chargers dominating over the second half of the season on
the year, twenty seven grabs, two eighty eight and a
score for ten point seven yards per catch, thirty six targets,
and fifteen eighth played to this point, second round pick
fifty five of a row to ole Miss for Trey Harris,
a career college receiving resume of two hundred and twenty receptions,
three thousand, five un and forty two yards receiving and
twenty nine touchdowns, an ultra productive wide out prospect that
was three years with Louisiana Tech and two years with
ole Miss. Like Terrence Ferguson in terms of standout trades,
Trey Harris did it from a box score production perspective,
but also analytic wise, sixty two to two oh five,
four point five to four forty one point five six second,
ten yards split, thirty eight and a half inge vertical,
and a ten foot five inch broad. If we're not
for Keenan Allen re signing or returning to the Chargers,
I do believe that Trey Harris would be having a
breakout rookie season. That being said, there are obstacles in
play here from preventing Trey Harris as emerging as a
Chargers of fact, a wide out. Two, it is labmccackie
under contract with twenty twenty eight. The clearest path is
Keenan Allen being a free agent in twenty twenty six,
not returning time will tell ultimately. Quentin Johnston under contract
to twenty twenty eight. He's been feast or famin, boom
and bus, but as a touchdown machine when healthy in
his hands are cooperating without drops. And then fellow rookie
who has shown some nice glimpses at times of upside,
ke Andre Lambert Smith. Trey Harris is who I'm betting on.
I would spend a second or a third on him
easily and do get a pulse on him in your league.
There was one member of mine and a ten team
dynasty league who gave up on Trey Harris after spending
a second on him and cutting him outright. This is
a league, or it's twenty seven manter roster, so a
bit shallower, but still you never know what your opponents
or peers are thinking, whether it's a rookie or a veteran.
If they're only to cut bait, you could swoop in
for a third or a fourth, not any longer. Trey
Harris has certainly emerged over second half of the campaign
as I alluded to, but I do want to see
as a wasteless item, Trey Harrison met himself and be
that fixture as the Chargers wide receiver to opposite Lad mccackey,
whether the rotating slot or perimeter alone or even coexisting
mcquentin Johnston. There is so much untapped potential for Trey
Harris tied to Justin Herbert, and I'm excited to see
if the future holds for him and my fifth Christmas
wishless item. And this is more of a goal of
mine to do or accomplish in all my Dynasty leagues,
and that does acquire as many shares of Justin Jefferson
as possible via trade. The window to acquire a caliber
player of Justin Jefferson, an elite cornerstone franchise building block
in real life or fantasy is rare, and we're at
that point due to that lull in production in November
and even some of December, that Jefferson is obtainable at
even if it's slightly discounted cost than other first round
early lock options like Jamark Chase or b John Robinson
Seed lamb asking gente, pukin Nakua, I'm in Saint Brown.
You get the picture or the idea I'm trying to
get across, is that Dustin Jefferson belongs in that mold,
in that conversation, in that breath. Yet, because of his
quote unquote down season in twenty twenty five, there is
a slight case to be made that he does not
belong in said tier.
Speaker 2: And if you can.
Speaker 1: Convince a league mate that's the case, you can get
him at maybe seventy five cents on the dollar. All
that being said, so far production seventy two nine to seventeen,
two touchdowns, twelve point seven yards per catch, one hundred
and twenty five targets. Still, of course, two games remaining
in twenty twenty five regular season for JJ to extend
his one thousand yard receiving streak two sixty secutive seasons
to begin a said A career. Let's look back at
said production. His career receiving logs have been eighty eight
for fourteen hundred and seven touchdowns, one oh eight for
sixteen sixteen and ten touchdowns, one twenty eight for eighteen
oh nine and eight touchdowns, sixty eight for ten seventy
four and five touchdowns and one oh three for fifteen
thirty three and ten touchdowns.
Speaker 2: Prior to this year.
Speaker 1: His PPR finishes over that span have been wide receiver six, four,
one thirty three and two before twenty twenty five. And
the best part is j Jefferson is still relatively young.
Is twenty six, twenty seven, is up coming June, and
it's under contract Minnesotau till twenty twenty nine. The elephant
in the room is the Vikings quarterback situation, right jaj
McCarthy at times look like the answer, other times looks
like a complete bust out of Michigan.
Speaker 2: Max Brozmer not the answer.
Speaker 1: Carson Wentz was a stop gap of band aid on
a larger problem. I always say invest in the talent,
the player, and it will rise at the top, independent
of surrounding environmental factors within a franchise or scheme.
Speaker 2: And I believe that wholeheartedly with just Jefferson.
Speaker 1: And this is a rare opportunities that I alluded to
potentially buy shares of Jefferson before Minnesota addresses fixes or
ultimately Jefferson's prevails regardless of quarterback situation.
Speaker 2: That will all do it up.
Speaker 1: You enjoyed my Fantasy football Christmas wish list Part one again.
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every single week. In the former content and available twenty
over seven four dms for the free show, it was
Number one Terrence Ferguson emerges at the Rams tight end one.
Number two New England commits to Kyle Williams the fixture
and three receiver sets. Number three Kenneth Walker test free agency.
Number four Trey Harrison meant himself as a Chargers wide
receiver two and number five acquires many shares of don't
Jefferson as possible in leagues. Hope you all enjoy the
rest of your holiday season. Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays
wherever you celebrates.
Speaker 2: Good luck.
Speaker 1: If you made it in your Fantasy Super Bowl Finals matchup,
I hope you take home a title this year or
multiple if you were able to accomplish that feat. Until
next time, this is the dynast you're drinking out. Talk
to you all next week.
Speaker 2: See you