The Cowboys did so little to upgrade their offense this offseason as they’re dealing with excessive contracts from players like Dak and Lamb. This opens the door for their current roster of players to continue to thrive. Ferguson was completely overlooked in 2023, and I think he’s being overlooked again in 2024. He’s going in the eighth round, and he’s giving people Round 5-6 upside. That’s exactly what you’re looking for when you draft, and he’s someone I will take gladly in this round.
Opportunity equals fantasy points and fantasy points often equals fantasy championships. With that in mind, you would think that Zeke would be a good fantasy player. However, I only expect that he’s going to get about 15 touches per week. He probably has some value in standard league formats because he could score 7 or 8 touchdowns, but outside of that, I don’t see him getting more than about 40 or 50 yards each game.
I think we’ve forgotten over the last 12 months how good Dallas Goedert is. When healthy, he can catch five to six passes a game for 50 to 60 yards and the occasional touchdown. To be getting him in Round 11 feels like a steal, as he is certainly a fantasy starter.
There may be people who disagree with me on this, but I do not think that Hurts should be the second overall quarterback taken. He’s honestly not a terrific passer, and if he gets injured (like he might have been last year), he doesn’t put up the passing yards. Moreover, with Saquon Barkley now in Philadelphia there’s a chance that Hurts loses some of the rushing touchdowns that he got in droves over the past couple of seasons. Let’s not forget that Jason Kelce has retired, and when you lose a center, it changes your entire offensive line.
Singletary looks like he’s going to be getting 200+ touches, which puts him in a rarefied atmosphere of starting running backs. Moreover, Giants HC Brian Daboll, who can get very grumpy when his players make mistakes, won’t take him off the field if he blows a blocking assignment or fumbles. That extra leeway is something that fantasy managers can use to their advantage. He’s never going to be a world-beater, but as your RB2, he’s a great addition to any fantasy roster.
There will be many people here who think that Malik Nabers is the overvalued Giant, but I don’t think so. There’s something about his confidence and his ability that sets him apart from others in his draft class. Admittedly, trusting Daniel Jones is not an easy thing to do, especially when it comes to your potential WR1, but Nabers may be just that good to separate himself. There really isn’t any other offensive talent on the Giants’ roster, as most of the other receivers and backups are simply undraftable.
If there’s one player who I think gets steamed up between today and Labor Day, it’s Daniels. Many of you may remember that years ago, I predicted RG3 as a top-five overall quarterback. Some people thought I was crazy–turned out I was crazy like a fox. RG3 was outstanding and had a terrific career until he got injured. I see the same skill set in Daniels. Don’t focus on the fact that he only looks at one receiver downfield and doesn’t progress through defenses. He is an athlete. He’s got a better-throwing arm than Justin Fields and a better feel for the game. Just look at what he did last year at LSU and you will be blown away by the talent that he possesses.
I was listening to the radio the other day, and somebody said something that I found to be interesting: why do mobile quarterbacks not throw to running backs out of the backfield? It’s because they can pick up the yardage and not risk a dropped pass or an interception. With that in mind, I ask myself whether Ekeler is going to get a lot of dump-offs from Daniels. I don’t think he will. If Daniels can run for five or six yards why would he need to throw it to Ekeler? Moreover, Ekeler looked like he was running in quicksand at points last season. I will not be drafting Ekeler, and neither should you.
