Russell Wilson
Despite being drafted in the third round of last year’s
draft, Wilson handled the position like first- round picks Andrew Luck and
RGIII. He played with poise and calm, and flashed some rushing ability,
finishing 3rd among QBs with 489 rushing yards. In fact, over the
second half of the season, when the Seahawks finally took the kid gloves off of
him, Wilson ranked 1st among fantasy QBs, with a 16:2 TD:INT ratio,
and all 4 of his rushing TDs. He completed 67.2% of his passes, carried a 9.03
YPA, and had a league- best 120.3 passes rating. If head coach Pete Carroll
will allow Wilson to throw more, like he did late last season, Wilson has the
potential to be the top ranked fantasy QB. However, odds are he’ll finish somewhere
in the top 10.
Marshawn Lynch
“Beast Mode,” has been truly that over the past two years,
grabbing 23 TDs and just under 2800 yards. He has been a top- 5 running back
over the past two seasons, and is one of the safest picks in the draft, playing
in a juggernaut offense behind an excellent offensive line. He’s currently the
5th RB off the board, and Yahoo! Sports has him ranked No.8. At that
position, Lynch is a steal. He should eclipse his averages over the past two
years, even if he doesn’t run as much as Russell Wilson takes the leap into
greatness.
Percy Harvin, Sidney Rice, and Golden Tate
Harvin is one of the more dynamic players in the game, a multi- faceted weapon
who plays inside, outside, running back, and returns, all well. That said, Harvin
does so much he hasn’t yet cracked 1000 yards receiving. One reason could be
former quarterback Christian Ponder’s 6.1 YPA, a very low number for a
quarterback. New QB Russell Wilson averaged 9.03 during the second half of the
season, and that number should assure that Harvin gets his first 1000 yards
receiving. That said, the Seahawks have two very good end- zone receivers, and
appear committed to the run game, so Harvin’s touchdown numbers could remain
low. He’s never had more than 8 in a season, but even that seems too high. His current ADP of 3.05 is a reach. The last
time Rice and Harvin played together on the same team, Rice averaged 6.67
points through 6 games. Since then, Rice has yet to play like anything more
than a WR3 in fantasy leagues. Despite a nice 50/748/7 line, Rice was only
targeted a mere 80 times last season, behind the likes of Ben Watson, Nate
Washington, and Chris Givens. The addition of Percy Harvin and Seattle’s own
reluctance to throw the ball do not bode well for Rice’s fantasy value. Neither
does it for Tate, who was targeted even less than Rice last season. He did,
however, lead the team in catches while Wilson went on his 9- game tear, and he
plays well in the red zone, so he could have similar value to Rice this season.
Neither are more than WR4’s, though.
Zach Miller
Once one of the best TE’s in football, Miller has struggled
in obscurity over the past 2 seasons since joining the Seahawks. However,
things did look brighter for him over
the past 2 months. Over his final 10 games last season (including the
playoffs), Miller pulled in 34 receptions for 359 yards and 4 TDs. Over a full
season, that’s 54 receptions, 574 yards, and 6 TDs, enough to make him a dark
horse candidate for TE2 production.
Steven Hauschka
Hauschka finished 13th among kickers last season,
hitting 24 of 27 field goals. He doesn’t have a big leg (just 4- 10 on 50+
field goals for his career), but Seattle’s offense keeps him relevant. Draft
him if you like, as you know what you are getting from him- low- end K1
production.
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