Fantasy Football Today - FFT Express - 9 Rookies We're Most Excited For! Best Values, Top Fantasy Picks (07/19 Fantasy Football Podcast)

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Starting point is 00:01:02 Woo! Express. All right, everybody. Dave is excited about nine rookies in particular. I guess that they're ADP. I don't know what it is, but nine rookies that he gave me a list of. I bet we could find some more if we really wanted to, but we'll stick with these nine.

Starting point is 00:01:19 Marvin Harrison is the first one I'm going to ask you. Marvin Harrison or Saquon Barkley? Ooh, I'll take Saquon unless I just want to avoid early round running backs. And then Marvin Harrison is totally fine to fall back on. I'm anticipating him to see a ton of targets in Arizona's offense. Kyler Murray threw the ball pretty well last year, coming back from his ACL, regular off season for him. He's going to get in sync with Marvin Harrison.

Starting point is 00:01:43 This is going to be the number one target getter in an improving ascending Arizona offense. And I think he's also going to be a big time target in the red zone. There's potential for a hundred catches, 1300 yards, double digit touchdowns. Yes. It's from a rookie. Yes. It's somebody that's never played in the NFL before, but someone with the absolute type of pedigree and draft profile that makes you want to trust he's around to pick Marvin Harrison. Malik neighbors is next Malik neighbors or Amari Cooper. You know, I'll probably end up taking Cooper over Malik neighbors because I can't get as excited about Malik neighbors quarterbacks. And I wonder if that's going to be what holds them back,

Starting point is 00:02:25 but I'm pretty much convinced at this point that the giants offense has to revolve around neighbors. If they want to be competitive this year, remember there's no more Saquon Barkley. There's a lot of other decent receivers in New York, but not anybody with the type of acceleration downfield speed and certainly catch radius and size physicality that Malik neighbors has I think that he's easily going to be the top target getter in New York I just don't

Starting point is 00:02:50 think there will be quite as many as Marvin Harrison and I don't know if there's going to be quite as many touchdowns either I am warming up to him as a round five pick some people take him in round four I'm not there yet Ladd McConkie is next So we've talked about Harrison and Malik neighbors. Now, Lad McConkie, would you rather have Lad McConkie or Jaden Reed? I'll take Reed, but I'm a big Reed fan. So maybe you're, you're different. You might differ on that one and that's okay. The projection with McConkie is that he's going to be the chargers number one target getter, not as explosive as the first two rookie wide receivers that we talked about, but certainly in position to be in that seven to seven and a half target per game range from Justin Herbert dude gets open very easily.

Starting point is 00:03:32 Just great route runner, good hands, little undersized. That's another thing that might make some kind of a nitpick compared to the other two. If you can get them in round seven, I think you're doing okay. And full PPR.

Starting point is 00:03:44 What do you think about this team name? McConkie Kong. Not bad. Not bad. It's not from me. It's from someone in the chat. All right, next up. In that case, I love it.

Starting point is 00:03:55 Yeah, I knew you'd like it more once you found that out. Brock Bowers. Yeah. Bowers is a rookie you're excited about. Brock Bowers or Jake Ferguson? I kind of want to chase the upside with Bowers and that might end up being a big mistake and Jake Ferguson kind of the safer plan, but I love Bowers size, speed, versatility. I think he'll be number two in targets in Las Vegas. I think the Raiders would be smart to get him involved near

Starting point is 00:04:24 the goal line, as well as just everywhere else on the field. He is that type of player. Many camp reports were overly positive on him. I think he can be an absolute difference maker for Las Vegas and someone who could be potentially a top six tight end in fantasy on a per game basis. As soon as this year. And how about we do a few more after this commercial break on fantasy football

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Starting point is 00:05:13 SecurianCanada.ca. Securian Canada, insurance designed for life. All right, we've done Marvin Harrison, Malik Neighbors, Lab McConkie, and Brock Bowers. Let's get to some more rookies that Dave is excited about. Blake Corum is one. I'm going to give you another rookie to compare them to. Would you rather have Blake Corum. He's physical grinder back, someone that we've seen in college just absolutely dominate. Basically, he scored in all but one game last year in Michigan and scored in a bunch of games the year before. He's used to being a bell cow, won't have to be a bell cow. Perfect type of running back to throw on your bench, especially when the starter in front of him, Kyron Williams. Yeah, awesome year last year. Can't take that away from him. Maybe Corum steals some touchdowns, and we know that Kyron Williams does have a tendency to miss playing time.

Starting point is 00:06:08 He missed it last season. His rookie year, he missed a ton of games. He's already been hurt technically this offseason. I think that there is going to be some weeks where Blake Corham absolutely shines, and we've seen Sean McVay be very fickle with his running backs. He pivoted very quickly last year from cam acres to Kyron Williams. What if Kyron Williams gets off to a slow start this year and he pivots to Blake Corham and Corham ends up being the lead ball carrier for the LA Rams.

Starting point is 00:06:33 That's an offense expected to score a lot of points. Now let's get to a quarterback. You're excited about Jaden Daniels. I'm excited about him too, but I'm excited about Caleb Williams. Also Dave, who would you rather have Jaden Daniels or Caleb Williams? If it's redraft, it's Daniels.

Starting point is 00:06:48 If we're thinking more long-term, I'll take Caleb Williams. And Caleb Williams, I saw in person at minicamp, made a ton of great throws, not very many bad throws. So I'm encouraged by him. But Jaden Daniels is just going to run more. We saw it at LSU, and we saw him improve as a thrower at LSU as well. It's been exciting to watch during the draft process and now to see him acclimate quicker than expected, I'd say, into that offense.

Starting point is 00:07:12 He's got a good number one receiver in Terry McLaurin. I think that Jaden Daniels does have a chance to finish as a top 10 fantasy quarterback this year. I'm not drafting him as a top 12 guy. He's just outside there, but absolutely the type of blue chip, high upside quarterback that you draft in round nine. And you might end up starting by week four. So recap so far,

Starting point is 00:07:32 Marvin Harrison, Malik neighbors, lad McConkie, Brock Bowers, Blake Corum, Jaden Daniels. Those are six. And that's in the order I draft them in as well.

Starting point is 00:07:40 In a one QB PPR league. So let's talk about three late round picks, Roman Wilson, Luke McCaffrey, and Dylan lobby, Roman Wilson, Luke McCaffrey, and Dylan lobby, Roman Wilson, Luke McCaffrey, and Dylan lobby.

Starting point is 00:07:49 Are you really drafting any of these guys? The best news is you don't have to, if you don't want to. And these might be more for deep league plays, but if the Steelers do nothing to improve their receiving core, I wonder if the door is open for Roman Wilson to be number two on that team and targets great route runner, great catch radius. A lot of the things I said about other players, but he's a little physical as well. And I, and he was that lead target guy and red zone option for Michigan. I know Michigan didn't throw a lot. They didn't have to

Starting point is 00:08:17 that Blake Corum, but I think that Roman Wilson's a really talented wide receiver. And we know the Steelers have a pretty good track record of taking day two and day three receivers and turning them into fantasy studs. I think that Roman Wilson could be next in line for that. And then you mentioned Luke McCaffrey. I just, I like how he's already trying to change his role a little bit in Washington. And the fact that he's familiar with the GM and the coaching staff is starting to warm up to using him in a variety of different ways. Somebody that I wouldn't mind starting the season with on my bench,

Starting point is 00:08:48 just to see what happens. Does he get only two or three touches in week one, or does he get five or six? And does he end up playing half the snaps? I think the door is open for him to be at minimum, the number three receiver for Washington, maybe even the number two wide receiver, and certainly somebody that can be used in a variety of ways. And then Dylan Laube, a senior bowl special, good passing downs back. I don't think the Raiders have one of those guys other than Laube. Exceptional hands, somebody that can run routes as well. Could be a factor, could be like his ceiling could be Jalen Warren from last year. That's 10 PPR points per game. That's not a bad thing to have when you need a running back in a pinch from week to week. Well, that is Dave Richard. And I'm Adam Azer,

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Fantasy Football Today - FFT Express - 9 Rookies We're Most Excited For! Best Values, Top Fantasy Picks (07/19 Fantasy Football Podcast)

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