 Hey everybody, what's going on? I am Greg Sussman joined today by Jim Sinus of FanDuel Who's here to talk about some of the players that you're gonna want to take in best ball in your fantasy drafts or way early Before the NFL draft happens. What's going on Jim? I'm all good, Greg I think this is an interesting time because there are always inflection points throughout the year where players values change And the NFL draft is a big one when teams bring in new players to compete or don't bring in new players in a lot Of cases which can present buying opportunities before the draft so trying to take advantage before those inflection points hit How are you doing today? I'm doing well man. I was excited to talk football with you draft is almost here So let's get into it Let's take a look at some of these players that we can take advantage of right now and let's start in Cleveland where Odell Beckham, Jr. Is once again seemingly on the trading block and we'll find out obviously on Drack night if he goes wind up getting traded. It wasn't a great first year for him in Cleveland or for his fantasy owners Specifically, but in the draft they've been really take a lot of offensive alignment really Dominate the hog mollies and give Baker mayfield the protection he desperately needs and that also would be good news for OBJ Yeah, I think the big line of thought here with Odell Beckham is that they are likely going to get better on offense Not benefits everybody here benefits Baker mayfield benefits Jarvis Landry But it also does benefit Odell Beckham because last year in his first year at the Browns despite playing 16 games He scored just four touchdowns So if they were to get a better offense and produce more touchdowns That's going to increase the touchdown output by Odell Beckham That's not even to mention the fact that he himself will get healthier here as well They've already made gains this all season to make this team better by adding Jack Conklin and Austin Cooper That benefits OBJ But then when you make the assumption they do take a left half on the first round There aren't going to be a whole lot of holes on this offense Which should make them a whole lot more efficient this year So if Baker mayfield has more time in the pocket and can throw it down feel more often that gives Beckham more upside And the touchdowns will do the same as well right now He's going 29th overall in best fall tens that have taken place in the month of April I think that is a really good spot to get him right in the middle of the third round I'd be inclined to buy him right now I'm not sure how much his stock will go up after the draft But it should go up because his value will actually go up once they add an additional offensive lineman So Beckham a guy I think it's primed to see his value surge I think that now is a good time to get him before people catch on the fact that year two for Beckham with the Browns Should be a lot better than year one somebody that owned Odell Beckham traded for Odell Beckham It was a rough year for us last year But the Browns without Freddie kitchens with the different offense You'd like to think they're going to be better and with whatever left tackle they grab in the NFL draft You hope that Beckham's touchdown numbers will go up You think Baker Mayfield ultimately have more time and this Cleveland offense could be better the Odell Beckham, Jr You sneaky pick before draft day The next one is probably my favorite one on the list because you don't even know what Tina's players on and yet You're buying the Andre Smith here Smith may be the first running back off the board But the question becomes where is he going to go what I feel like you're banking on is he is that first running back off the board And if he is well, he's gonna get playing time somewhere and the unknown Kind of makes him intriguing. Yeah, it definitely does and I think that that's kind of dragging them the cost here on Deandre Swift Because when you look at the best ball 10 drafts right now, he's going after Jonathan Taylor and Jonathan Taylor is awesome I watched Jonathan Taylor wreck big 10 defenses for the past three years I can appreciate Jonathan Taylor for sure But I think that the fantasy and the analytics community are a bit higher on Jonathan Taylor than the NFL seems to be because you look at betting Odds right now Deandre Swift is minus 200 at Fandall Sportsbook to be the first running back taken off the board and draft capital Helps dictate usage and it helps dictate how many chances a guy gets at running back So it's key to see which teams or which players the NFL is higher on and right now It seems like they're higher on Deandre Swift once we see that realized in the draft So it's gonna shoot up those draft boards. It's gonna make him a lot more expensive So if you have rookie drafts before the NFL draft for dynasty, I think it's a good time to scoop him up right now But also for best ball leagues Deandre Swift's cost right now is likely much lower than it What it will be after we realize how high it's gonna go in the draft I think I like also like about Deandre Swift from a fantasy perspective as you know The passing game work is going to be there Back in 2017 Deandre Swift was playing with Nick Chubb and Sony Michelle Despite playing alongside those guys He had 17 receptions that you which is more than Jonathan Taylor had his first two years at Wisconsin combined We know Deandre Swift is going to get passing down work in the NFL So I think that of these guys He is the biggest lock to be a passing down contributor right away in the NFL And that's huge for fantasy because a target is worth twice as much as a carry based on half PPR scoring So I think that that's huge for Deandre Swift. We add in the draft capital. He's just being underappreciated right now Given the skill set he showed in Georgia I think that there are legitimate concerns around Potentially durability because he was banged up towards the end of Georgia season He was never a true workhorse with that team either But I think that with how high the NFL seems to be on Deandre Swift and the fact that I can almost guarantee you He will be a good contributor in the passing game I think he's undervalued right now and it makes sense to get Deandre Swift before that cost goes up That floor in the passing game is what makes Deandre Swift so so intriguing And if he winds up on a team like Kansas City where he's been rumored to go You put him in that offense where there isn't exactly a whole lot in front of them Or that's a whole lot of players in front of them that are guaranteed playing time specifically Deandre Swift could be a Bargain right now before the draft actually happens Now if he doesn't go in the first round goes in the second No, we'll see but that past casting ability should allow him immediately to step up and give you fantasy points He's an intriguing talent and somebody you're gonna want before the draft begins Let's move on Jim and let's get well We're stay in Kansas City because Damian Williams is another guy that you're buying right now Now Deandre Swift goes there I don't know how you're gonna feel but last year they gave David Williams project extension and I was wrong Right. They went right into training camp. He was the guy started the season as the guy I didn't lose it until he got hurt came back and once again Dominated carry so much so the Sean McCoy enacted during the Super Bowl Well, Kansas City once again has done nothing to improve their running back room and unless they do so again Well, David Williams is once more going to be the guy Yeah, I think this one is kind of about reading the tea leaves because Kansas City when Andy Reid has been there They don't tend to invest that much in the running back position He's been there for a while now and in the time that Andy Reid has been with Kansas City They have not taken a running back within the first two rounds cream hunt was a third rounder But that was that's not in the first two rounds that so that it says to me They try to spend as little capital of this position as possible that bodes well for Damian Williams It's also bodes well for him that they just don't have a whole lot of picks They have five picks in this draft three of them are pretty early 32 63 and 96 so if they were to take a running back in one of those slots That would not be a good thing for Damian Williams But they just don't have a lot of chances to take your running back and cut into Damian Williams value They also have needs elsewhere on the interior offensive line and on defense They've got to address a couple of positions, which means running back I would think would be a lower priority for them than other positions We've also seen a couple of low-key moves here recently for the chiefs that have kind of I think Interested me because they signed Deandre Washington just a couple of days ago Which means they now Deandre Washington Darwin Thompson and Daryl Williams in addition to Damian Williams if they Are going to ignore running back in the draft They've got to add somewhere and they just did that with Deandre Washington So I think that that kind of says to me the odds that they decide to Ascude this position entirely in the draft are a little bit higher than they would have been previously And if we get a situation where Kansas City does not go running back early in this draft Damian Williams a pick 72 is going to look like one of the biggest bargains On the board based on the way he was used last year We're getting a running back tied to Patrick Mahomes who will get work in the passing game Those are two things we should seek out no matter what so yeah There is some risk you were Damian Williams and it could wind up burning you if you buy here But there is no chance he is going 72 overall if they don't take a running back in this year's draft I think the risk is worth it I think the upside is tremendous here and I'm going to dive in with Damian Williams before we see the The the moves that Kansas City has made so far the saws he's really play out and then potentially not taking a running back early Yeah, I think 72 is just ridiculous for Damian Williams and workhorse running back for now Insighting really really strong offense now reading the seed leaves could help us of course with Deandre Washington being hopefully the only addition there I think Deandre Washington is good. We saw some of that talent in Oakland now We'll see what is to come of Damian Williams and what's to come of the Kansas City Chiefs draft for right now at pick 72 Damian Williams That's ridiculous get in on him now because the Chiefs don't draft a running back Damian Williams is going to be much closer to his second round pick than he is a sixth Up next for us we go to Los Angeles where we haven't exactly figured out what the Rams backfield is going to look like Todd Gurley He's now in Atlanta and I was all aboard the Malcolm Brown train last year because they spent money to make sure he didn't go to Detroit I know a lot of people Were on their rookie Darrell Henderson I was a Malcolm Brown guy Darrell Henderson didn't do much Quite frankly I did a Malcolm Brown How do you see this backfield shaking out this year Jim? Yeah, the thought process here with the Rams is very similar to what we had with the Chiefs because they don't have a lot of Draft capital they did add our second round pick last week by trading away Brandon cooks But what that also does is it creates an additional need for a team that already has a whole lot of needs They have lost five major contributors on their defense from last year in addition to their defensive coordinator weight Films so they made a change there. So they've got to plug holes defensively and their offensive line It will be healthier this year than it was last year But they've got holes to fill there and now they need to add a speedster on offense too because Robert Woods and Cooper Cup are a lot of things But they're not the fastest guys on the field and you need some speed if you're going to stretch the field In the modern nfl. So I think they've got a lot of needs here And I don't think running back is the number one need for this Rams team So if they don't use draft capital at running back, we're going to look at Malcolm Brown and Daryl Henderson is being massive values Henderson's going 89th overall right now in best ball 10 drafts Malcolm Brown going 171st So between the two guys I'll take Malcolm Brown because there is literally no cost Tied him if the Rams do take a running back early. Who cares 171st pick. I don't honestly care. That's fine Daryl Henderson I think that he is undervalued, but I don't think the value is as As outrageous as it is with Malcolm Brown So honestly, if you like Daryl Henderson, I think that you can you can absolutely go after him at 89 overall I'm totally fine with that But I think that even if you're not a huge Malcolm Brown guy just based on the opportunity alone He should stand out to you at 171 And this is all in drafts that have taken place after Todd girly got cut So it's not as if we're waiting for that ripple effect to take place I think both these guys are undervalued and I think that the odds of rams take a running back early This draft aren't all that high. So I would say invest in both, you know Try to try to get shares of both Daryl Henderson and Malcolm Brown right now See how things shake out see how things shake out the early part of the season as well and see who winds up pulling away But right now both these guys are undervalued and I don't think that'll change based on the draft capital the Rams have at hand I don't get this one Again, Jim and I go back to just following the money right Daryl Henderson was inactive often last year Malcolm Brown was somebody that they spent money to keep He is going almost double of the rounds later double the pick later that Daryl Henderson is going I do not understand it more than double the picks later what in the 80s So compared to 170s from Malcolm Brown. This doesn't make sense He cost you nothing and very well could be the starter in a Sean McVeigh offense I know it's not exactly what it was two years ago and the blooms off the rose a little bit here with Sean McVeigh But paying nothing for Malcolm Brown very well to be a starting running back I would venture to guess currently the favorite to be the starting running back in Los Angeles is absolutely ludicrous All right up next for us Jim. We get to one of your favorites. It's Emmanuel Sanders now in New Orleans obviously talented player Um for Denver that went over San Francisco ahead is ups and downs Obviously battled some injuries over the last couple of years But now he's in New Orleans high powered offense And I think the one thing you got to worry about of course is the age and then the injuries and the two things You're going to worry about age and injuries there Now the second wide receiver in New Orleans hasn't always really done all that much Ted Yins had his games Uh, trade class fifth. He's done his thing as well But it's always been the number one receiver and then everybody else from Marcus Colston uh to Michael Thomas, of course With second wide receivers Never being reliable. Why do you think Emmanuel Sanders is going to change that narrative? Yeah, I think that he just fits some mold better of a Drew Brees offense because Drew Brees is not a guy who stretches the field anymore I'm not sure if he can anymore honestly given the way that they've used Taysum Hill to throw the deep ball every now and then So it seems to me as if they want guys who can work more intermediate and shorter routes Which is obvious in Michael Thomas who is the best in the league in that but Emmanuel Sanders can do that as well So I think he's a pretty good fit for this offense He's 150th overall and that's uh despite having time to adjust for this move to the saints and The saints are another team where the draft capital is not there to beef up this wide receiver room They do pick 24th overall and that's in the sweet spot to get one of those top end wide receivers But given they did side of manual Sanders I think the odds they go with the receiver there are pretty low and then their next pick after 24th overall is not until 88 So the odds they add another pass catcher to this offense I don't think are all that high which means that it's going to be Michael Thomas Alvin Camara and Emmanuel Sanders in this offense for next year He gets placed eight eight eight games at home. He gets to play with Drew Brees With the coaching of Sean Payton. I think that all adds up really well I agree with you that the injuries are a concern for Emmanuel Sanders I was very slow to catch on to him last year because I was very skeptical of him coming off of that Achilles injury I didn't think that he'd come back the way he did but Obviously he proved all of us wrong played well got a good contract with the saints And I think now with the way things set up and with the little draft capital the saints have I'm finally going to be in on manning. I think now is the time to do so before we realize that It's really just going to be him Camara and Thomas in this offense Long gone are the days of Kenny stills Terence Coppard every Henderson that deep ball from Drew Brees more about possessions now And you look at what they've done with Michael Thomas Alvin Camara and Emmanuel Sanders are all kind of similar parts, right? So Ted again, yeah, we'll have his deep shots a couple times a game Same with Trichon Smith, but the players that are there now They all are for what Drew Brees is good at now And that's pinpoint accuracy and close to the line of scrimmage Emmanuel Sanders, I think he's going to have his moments I do think he's going to be relatively inconsistent unfortunately Emmanuel Sanders When everyone kind of realizes that you want a piece of the saints offense and they aren't doing anything to upgrade it more That's when it'll become a value to you One more player whose value and I totally agree with this his value is way too high right now It's way too low I guess you'd say and that's Justin Jackson where the charters have let Melvin Gordon Go to their division rival at Denver Broncos and Austin Eckler Everybody's talking him up just because the contract extension and you want to like Austin Eckler because he's a past catching running back And he's really good at actually running the football as we saw last year even better at times than Melvin Gordon The player everybody's forgetting about is Justin Jackson It was always the third sure running back and then two years ago when both Gordon And Eckler got hurt Justin Jackson stepped up and carved himself a role Last year he was supposed to really split time with Austin Eckler And then he got hurt by the time he came back Melvin Gordon was back and now everybody's forgotten about Justin Jackson again I don't think it's that easy Justin Jackson. I'm sure isn't costing you all that much He's absolutely going to have a role in these offense here as Eckler I don't think they want him to touch the ball 25 times a game They wanted to have his role and leave a whole lot more for Justin Jackson Jackson can do it all and makes for a nice pick on draft Yeah, then we kind of saw the initial starts of the plan here with Austin Eckler and Justin Jackson last year As you mentioned before Justin Jackson got hurt because he played about 30% of the snaps in those first three games before that injury occurred And doesn't sound like a big number But it's a pretty good number Especially when you realize that the chargers have made some gains along the offensive line this year by adding Brian Bulaga They might be adding a tackle in the draft as well And I think that's good thing for him I initially went into this all season thinking the chargers were going to spend Pretty decent draft capital on their running back But I think that the Austin Eckler contract that they gave him May be shy away from that because it meant that they were invested in Austin Eckler And by giving him that money if they were to take a higher end pick on a running back It means that they're investing a lot in a room where currently they have A an undrafted guy in Austin Eckler and a seventh rounder in Justin Jackson They might want to go cheap at the position and use those two guys to kind of compliment each other And keep it to just those two main guys and I'll probably take someone late But I think overall it's probably just going to be Eckler and Jackson getting the majority that carries here Especially because the charters don't have a ton of draft capital They have seven total picks in the draft basically just their original picks with no With no comp picks or anything like that So it's not like they're playing with a ton of cards here Also, there is a possibility they could trade up for someone like to a tongue of eye low And if they do that they'd have even fewer picks to use on a running back So I think that that bodes well for Justin Jackson as well. I don't think they're going to add too much to this room That's a good thing here. Justin Jackson showed last year when he was splitting work with Austin Eckler He could be a very effective running back. He had three targets in one game four targets in another So he should get work as a pass catcher and Anthony Lynn loves to get targets to his running backs They have to address tackle. They have to address quarterback I no longer think running back is going to be a major priority for this team Which bodes well for both Austin Eckler and for Justin Jackson. Justin Jackson has to be super cheap 155th overall. I would prefer Malcolm Brown who is a little bit cheaper than Justin Jackson But I think both these guys are really good values whose value could go up depending how things shake out in the draft I think Malcolm Brown is probably the better choice to be a workhorse running back But Justin Jackson picked 155 is certainly nothing to seize that the chargers in my opinion seem focused on the quarterback I think all this um Tyron Taylor Love is just a smoke screen and whether it's Justin Harvard or Tua I think both players are on the board and after you drop the quarterback. You got to surround them Uh with offensive linemen. That's what the chargers have tried to do this offseason making the trade with carolina I've been going out and getting brian belaga. I think you're right And I think the running back room is where they're going to remain cheap. Austin Eckler is good enough Justin Jackson is going to have a role as well That's a new it for us here the fan dual hurry of jim as I said I look forward to monday's this has been a blast Yeah, thank you. Greg. It's always fun to talk some football to distract ourselves from all the wildness going on And it talks with fantasy and hang out with you. So I appreciate that and I'll talk to you again next week Next week is real man. The draft is next thursday, which is crazy. April 23 I'm sure we'll have a ton of coverage uh in regards to that I look forward to talking more with you and I'll be back later this week with Tom necki to take a look at Lee good legends for jim sanis. I'm Greg sussman. See you safe everybody