Fantasy Football Player Notes
2024 Half PPR Draft Rankings
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34.
DK Metcalf
WR - (at LAR)
D.K. Metcalf finished 2023 with 66 receptions on 119 targets (23% target share), accumulating 1,114 yards and over 1,500 air yards (40% air yards share, 14th), as the WR16 overall. He demonstrated his big-play capability with 37 receptions of 20+ yards (10th) and finished 20th in points per game (12.0). Metcalf scored 8 touchdowns with the 5th-most end-zone targets (15). He missed the first game of his NFL career in 2023. He's an Iron Man and a staple of consistency as high-end fantasy WR2.
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42.
Kenneth Walker III
RB - (at LAR)
Walker continues to hum along as a dependable RB2 in fantasy (RB20 last season) despite dealing with a myriad of injuries in 2023. Walker worked through a bruised shoulder, a strained oblique, a chest issue, and a tender calf last season. This didn't stop him from averaging 17.3 touches and 82 total yards in the 14 games that he played at least 41% of the snaps. Walker remains one of the best pure rushers in the game while sitting at fourth in missed tackles forced per attempt and 26th in explosive run rate last season (minimum 50 carries per Fantasy Points Data). Walker could be a three-down back in 2024. If that happens he could log the first RB1 finish in fantasy of his career.
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86.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR - (at LAR)
In his rookie season, Jaxon Smith-Njigba managed 63 receptions from 93 targets, totaling 628 yards and 4 touchdowns. Despite a slow start due to a wrist injury, he began to find his rhythm from Week 6 onwards, averaging 8.2 points per game. With more opportunities ahead in 2024, the 22-year-old wideout is poised as a breakout candidate for the Seahawks in what should be a pass-happier offense under new OC Ryan Grubb.
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117.
Tyler Lockett
WR - (at LAR)
Tyler Lockett faced inconsistency throughout the season, finishing 43rd in points per game and WR33 overall, despite a solid 22% target share and over 1,300 air yards. It was his first time outside the top 30 WRs since 2017, failing to match or exceed D.K. Metcalf's fantasy production. With concerns about his age and declining performance, coupled with competition from emerging talents like Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Lockett's fantasy value is on a downward trend entering his age-32 season.
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132.
Zach Charbonnet
RB - (at LAR)
Zach Charbonnet played a complementary role in Seattle for most of his rookie season. Overall, he finished as the RB48 in fantasy points per game with 141 touches and 671 total yards. In the three games that he played at least 61% of the snaps, he averaged 19.7 touches and 75.3 total yards, with two top-18 running back finishes (RB18, RB13). Charbonnet did prove that he could carry the mail last year and surprised many with his top-20 rankings in explosive run rate (20th) and yards after contact per attempt (11th, per Fantasy Points Data). Charbonnet could eat into Kenneth Walker's work more in 2024, but he's likely best viewed as a high-end handcuff with some stand-alone flex value.
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141.
Geno Smith
QB - (at LAR)
After a triumphant 2022 season in which he threw for 4,282 yards and 30 touchdowns, completing an NFL-high 69.8% of his passes, Geno Smith floated back down to earth in 2023. Despite working with the WR trio of D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Smith finished QB25 in fantasy scoring last year, averaging 15.3 fantasy points per game. So ... will the real Geno Smith please stand up? With Seattle's ample pass-catching weaponry, a return to the heights of 2022 is certainly possible for Smith. But the 33-year-old Smith has only had one good NFL season, so it's not inconceivable that he could play his way out of a starting job.
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171.
Noah Fant
TE - (at LAR)
Is this the year we get a Noah Fant revival? Fant has finished top--10 in PPR fantasy scoring only once in his five-year NFL career, doing so in 2020, when he finished with 62 catches for 673 yards and three TDs for the Broncos. Fant was largely an afterthought in the Seattle offense the last two seasons, finishing with fewer than 500 receiving yards both years. Perhaps the Seahawks' new offensive coordinator, Ryan Grubb, will make better use of Fant's above-average speed and athleticism, turning the 26-year-old Fant into a worthwhile fantasy asset.
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262.
Jason Myers
K - (at LAR)
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337.
Seattle Seahawks
DST - (at LAR)
The streaming DST de jour might be the Seattle Seahawks. Weeks 1-2 they will face the Broncos/Patriots. Doesn't get much easier than that from a matchup perspective.
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353.
Sam Howell
QB - (at LAR)
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377.
Jake Bobo
WR - (at LAR)
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391.
Kenny McIntosh
RB - (at LAR)
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461.
Laviska Shenault Jr.
WR - (at LAR)
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478.
Pharaoh Brown
TE - (at LAR)
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492.
AJ Barner
TE - (at LAR)
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582.
George Holani
RB - (at LAR)
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598.
Tyler Mabry
TE - (at LAR)
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624.
N'Keal Harry
TE,WR - (at LAR)
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644.
Brady Russell
TE - (at LAR)
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676.
Dareke Young
WR - (at LAR)
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700.
Miles Boykin
WR - (at LAR)
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793.
Jaren Hall
QB - (at LAR)
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