The considered all of the fantasy weaponry within the rugged NFC West has me biting my lip with goosebumps climbing my arms. Dynasty fantasy soccer is each an extended and brief recreation. This division has you coated both method.
The 49ers have been convention champs and topped the division with 12 wins, however the Rams and Seahawks each completed above .500 with the previous incomes a Wild Card berth. Even the Cardinals, beneath new head coach Jonathan Gannon, confirmed some enamel regardless of logging solely 4 wins. Trying forward at 2024 and past, all 4 groups have a lot to supply in the way in which of fantasy manufacturing at each place.
Dynasty Draft Primer: NFC West
Try our dynasty fantasy soccer draft outlook for every group within the NFC West.
San Francisco 49ers
The Brock Purdy glow-up is actually a sight to behold. We will’t fault him for waking up on third base satisfied he hit a triple. It’s what it’s. An ideal offensive system teeming with elite weapons should have its catalyst, simply as a towering pyre loaded with tinder wants a spark. Purdy is that ignition level, regardless of having less-than-stupendous passing traits himself. Hand to glove, letter to mailbox. He was QB6 in fantasy final season. The long-term prognosis is overwhelmingly optimistic as nicely. When (not if) the 49ers lengthen Purdy to an enormous cash extension, they’ll lose their discount basement leverage on the cap. Judging by how John Lynch has dealt with such maneuvering up to now it could point out additional shedding of wage on protection. This implies extra shootouts and extra upside for the aw-shucks child from Iowa State.
Pepperidge Farm remembers when Christian McCaffrey was “harm inclined.” Nonsense. 49ers working backs have been considered in the identical method and one thing needed to give when McCaffrey was traded from Carolina. Nothing gave. McCaffrey is a legendary soccer participant and a fantasy soccer Corridor of Famer. If he have been to fall off the proverbial “age cliff” for dynasty managers, it could have already occurred. Forge forward and reap just a few extra illustrious years of dynasty warfare spoils. The newest draft decide for San Francisco is athletic marvel Isaac Guerendo from Louisville. Don’t overreach in rookie drafts. 49ers RBs have been abandoned on the bench all season and Guerendo will battle to usurp Elijah Mitchell and Jordan Mason.
The receiver room in San Francisco is even higher now than it was final season. Commerce rumors round Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel reached a frenzy main as much as the NFL Draft, but it surely was all smoke. The group added route-running ace Ricky Pearsall on the finish of the primary spherical. He’s a stellar technician versus man protection, one thing sorely missing from final season’s corps within the Tremendous Bowl. Aiyuk’s worth is at a peak proper now, which opens a promoting window for a dynasty roster trying to rework into one thing youthful. Samuel is a pivotal cog within the Shanahan offense and in good well being will persist as a high-upside participant for a few extra years.
George Kittle continues to be a monster. For the fifth time in six seasons, Kittle was a top-five TE in fantasy and even cracked 1,000 yards receiving for the primary time since 2019. Fascinating to see the 49ers attain the Tremendous Bowl after they contain their elite TE extra typically down the sphere. The danger will at all times be his working fewer routes due to his unimaginable blocking acumen. That also mustn’t deter anybody from investing within the 30-year-old celebrity.
Los Angeles Rams
It positive was good to see a wholesome Matthew Stafford final season. The grizzled veteran completed 2023 with six QB1 performances in his final seven video games with 15 passing touchdowns and solely 4 interceptions throughout that stretch. The Rams have good weapons out large and within the backfield, setting the stage for Stafford to distribute the ball in any respect three ranges within the potent Sean McVay offense. He’s statistically a QB2 in fantasy with a really regular flooring and the occasional spike week. His age and retirement teetering are already baked into his dynasty worth. Stafford is a pacifier.
It was a banner season for Rams RB Kyren Williams. The Notre Dame alum was considered too “unathletic” to make it within the league. Seems that in the event you’re good at soccer, nothing else issues. Williams was third within the NFL in speeding yards with 1,144 and he scored 15 touchdowns from scrimmage. That landed him at RB7 in PPR scoring regardless of being nearly free final offseason in dynasty leagues. Although the Rams took Michigan’s Blake Corum within the second spherical of the draft this spring, I nonetheless envision a hefty workload for the Golden Domer. He performs the sport how McVay envisions for his system and which means an incredible deal.
It was right here at FantasyPros the place you heard the loudest screeches in favor of Puka Nacua in 2023 rookie drafts. The BYU standout broke each rookie receiving document on the books. No, he isn’t somebody who will lose worth. When Cooper Kupp was wholesome and lively, it was nonetheless Nacua who drew favor from Stafford. Kupp is ducking the previous “injury-prone” rubbish now, which opens the window for a contending dynasty roster to make a run at him for minimal price. There may be nonetheless a lot to go round on this passing recreation, particularly because the TE room is an abject catastrophe.
Tyler Higbee is on the mend from a knee harm suffered final season, however the Rams solely added Colby Parkinson in response. McVay solely wants a heat physique to chip and catch layup throws anyway. The complete passing scheme revolves round opening home windows to Kupp and Nacua, earlier than checking all the way down to the RB or TE. It isn’t a gaggle I intend to pay any consideration to in dynasty, even in probably the most dire moments of bye weeks and harm hell.
Seattle Seahawks
Geno Smith turned again right into a pumpkin within the accuracy division in 2023, however he wasn’t fully accountable. Accidents to each offensive tackles compelled him to hit the eject button prematurely repeatedly. Quick-area accuracy beneath stress has by no means been Smith’s sturdy swimsuit and the group narrowly missed the postseason in consequence. The road is assumed to be wholesome and improved heading into 2024, with receiving weapons abound for the West Virginia standout. Is Geno greater than a QB2 in Superflex codecs? I’ve my doubts. Elite receiving corps don’t essentially translate in fantasy, particularly when the QB isn’t identified for his speeding.
The dynamic duo of Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet was not as cannibalistic because it was feared, though the latter solely discovered the top zone as soon as as a rookie. Charbonnet is the higher receiver, whereas Walker is an explosive playmaker. The improved offensive line scenario bodes extremely nicely for each, whom I take into account to be valued appropriately in dynasty.
For my cash, the Seahawks nonetheless have one of the best WR trio within the NFL. DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett welcomed blue chip Jaxon Smith-Njigba to the fold final season and the rookie seemed incredible (when given the prospect). These are two target-thirsty veterans with loads of pedigree to parch anybody downstream. The encouraging element main into 2024 is the hiring of Ryan Grubb as offensive coordinator. Grubb orchestrated the Washington Huskies offense that supported the trio of Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan and Ja’Lynn Polk on the way in which to the Nationwide Championship recreation. Smith-Njigba doesn’t essentially slide in because the third fiddle going ahead both. He has greater than sufficient recreation to blossom into an unstoppable WR1 in fantasy for years.
Noah Fant continues to be in Seattle however is way from sleepless. Ever the athletic prototype for a dominant receiving TE, he has by no means actually taken that final soar into fantasy superstardom. It is going to be fascinating to see if his deployment adjustments beneath Grubb, however I gained’t maintain my breath.
Arizona Cardinals
When did Kyler Murray turn into so disrespected in dynasty? It doesn’t make any sense. Out of eight video games performed final season after a prolonged hiatus from ACL surgical procedure, he was a QB1 in 4, regardless of taking some time to get his sea legs beneath him. He ran for his life with an terrible line and a skeleton crew at RB. His prime receiver was stud TE Trey McBride as a result of Marquise Brown battled decrease physique accidents. Brown was changed by probably the greatest WR prospects in a long time. McBride stays as a hulking chain mover with malevolent intentions after the catch. I absolutely count on Murray to return to his rightful place as a top-tier fantasy QB.
Don’t ask me when James Conner has had sufficient. I do not know. In a very non-derogatory method, he’s the fantasy soccer cockroach. His nuclear fallout period nonetheless has him growing older like a Twinkie and plunging into the top zone. He’s nonetheless not 30 years previous someway however has an intensive harm historical past and a shiny new toy within the RB room. Trey Benson transferred from Oregon to Florida State after a catastrophic knee harm derailed his Geese dream. As a Seminole, Benson was unimaginable as an all-around again. A extra bursty Kyren Williams, I envision a fast payoff for Benson as a rookie with a large contribution to the offense.
Be nonetheless, my coronary heart. Marvin Harrison Jr. has arrived within the desert to stir us emotionally together with his artistry and craftsmanship. Sure, he’s that good. To look at Harrison run routes and lengthen his vice grip arms and faucet his toes inbounds like a gymnast on the steadiness beam is artwork. He can be a WR1 from the phrase ‘go’ and for one more decade-plus. He joins incumbents Michael Wilson and Greg Dortch within the receiving room. The previous proved a greater than serviceable possibility as an unheralded rookie final season. The latter is a stunningly under-appreciated goal hog from the slot. Zay Jones was acquired as a camp invite. I’m unsure sufficient stays within the tank to offer him a shot in dynasty.
I swoon for McBride, too. He has traits that may completely dominate a soccer recreation. I in contrast him to Jeremy Shockey coming into the league a few years in the past and he has confirmed that to be apt. I’ve him ranked as my dynasty TE3 general, behind solely Kyle Pitts and Sam LaPorta in the identical elite tier. If this Cardinals squad can put collectively a powerful protection, they’ll break some hearts within the classiest division beneath the defend.
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