2025 Seattle Seahawks Fantasy Preview

2025 Seattle Seahawks Fantasy Preview Year One for Mike Macdonald was a big success as the Seahawks went 10-7. Seattle’s offense improved to 14th, while the defense also ranked 14th after finishing 30th in 2023. Despite the immediate improvements, the Seahawks will look drastically different in Macdonald’s second campaign after trading QB Geno Smith to Las Vegas and signing Sam Darnold to a three-year deal. Macdonald also replaced offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb with Klint Kubiak and traded No. 1 WR DK Metcalf. That’s a lot of changes for a team with a winning record. New signal-caller Sam Darnold is a great case of perseverance. After busting out in New York and making meandering stops in Carolina and San Francisco, Darnold signed with the Vikings as insurance to first-rounder J.J. McCarthy. But McCarthy suffered a season-ending knee injury in the preseason, resulting in Darnold putting up improbable numbers in Kevin O’Connell’s system. Now. Darnold is poised to lead the rebuilding Seahawks. As good as the numbers were in Minnesota, fantasy managers should approach with caution. Darnold is a risk/reward QB2. The hiring of Kubiak was intended to place more emphasis on the rushing attack. Seattle has a pair of superb runners, and Kubiak’s previous two stints as play-caller resulted in a top-10 designed run rate. That’s good news for Kenneth Walker, an excellent fit in a wide-zone scheme. Walker dealt with injuries last year but had his most productive fantasy output (16.5 ppg) and caught a career-high 46 passes in 11 games. Walker has RB1 upside. Zach Charbonnet is nearly as good, posting three top-10 weeks in six starts. Charbonnet is the top handcuff in the league and will have standalone value, making him an astute mid-draft target. Seattle’s entire passing attack will look different this season. Jaxon Smith-Njigba moves up to the No. 1 role after leading the league with 701 slot snaps. JSN ran the sixth-most routes (617) and boasted the No. 4 EPA (95.0). We’re expecting JSN to remain inside, with newly signed Cooper Kupp moving outside. Kupp isn’t the force he once was, but wants to prove he’s still in his prime. Circle those two matchups against the Rams as potential blowup spots. Health is always a factor, but Kupp has some WR3 appeal. Marquez Valdes-Scantling and fifth-round Colorado State rookie Tory Horton (6-3, 185) will battle for WR3 honors. The Seahawks haven’t incorporated tight ends into their offense for some time. Noah Fant ranked 27th in fantasy points per game, with just three TE1 weeks in 14 games. Fant is also in the final year of his rookie deal. Enter second-round Miami TE Elijah Arroyo (6-5, 254), who has the potential to be a mismatch nightmare in the slot. Fantasy Grade: B- QB Darnold, Sam, SEA [QB1] Bust Perseverance paid off for Sam Darnold in 2024. After signing a one-year deal to mentor J.J. McCarthy, Darnold thrived in Kevin O’Connell’s system. Starting in place of the injured McCarthy, Darnold ranked 5th in passing (4,319) and touchdowns (35), while leading the league in deep-ball completion rate (50.8 percent). However, Darnold now moves to Seattle, where he’ll adjust to Klint Kubiak’s run-first scheme. In two previous stints as offensive coordinator, both of Kubiak’s offenses ranked below average in passing attempts. It’s too early to call Darnold’s breakout an outlier, but there’s plenty of risk with his elevated ADP impacted by recency bias. ADVICE: Don’t overpay for last year’s breakout. RB Walker III, Kenneth, SEA [RB1] Sleeper Walker quietly had his most efficient fantasy season, posting RB12 numbers in PPR points per game. Calf, oblique, and ankle injuries limited Walker to 11 games, but his increased role in the passing game (ranked 4th with a 13.8 percent target share) resulted in Walker ranking 6th in expected fantasy points per game. While Zach Charbonnet will also be involved, this is Waker’s backfield. Charbonnet averaged only four carries in games where Walker played. Seattle’s offense could rely on the pass more with Sam Darnold under center, and Walker’s newly expanded role as a receiver gives him RB1 potential. ADVICE: Excellent middle-round sleeper with top-10 upside. RB Charbonnet, Zach, SEA [RB2] Charbonnet saved many fantasy seasons last year, especially in the playoffs when he scored 51.9 PPR points in Weeks 14-15. However, 57 percent of Charbonnet’s total fantasy points came in the six games that Kenneth Walker was sidelined. In games where Walker played, Chabonnet averaged just 6.9 PPR points. This appears to firmly be Walker’s backfield. That doesn’t mean Chabonnet has no value. He’s one of the top handcuff backs in the league, and Walker has never played more than 15 games in a season. Consider him a high priority if you draft Walker. ADVICE: High-end handcuff, but Charbonnet may not offer a ton of stand-alone value. WR Smith-Njigba, Jaxon, SEA [WR1] Heading into his third NFL season, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is coming off a breakout 2024 campaign where he finished top 10 among wide receivers in routes run, catches, yards, and placed 19th in fantasy points per game. Despite Seattle’s shift toward a run-heavy, defensive identity under new coordinator Klint Kubiak, JSN remains the focal point of the passing attack, especially with Sam Darnold at quarterback. Darnold’s tendency to lock onto his primary read and the lack of serious competition (an aging Cooper Kupp and unproven depth) point to a healthy target share. Used mostly in the short and intermediate zones, JSN logged just six touchdowns and ranked 16th in end-zone looks (11). ADVICE: Volume-driven WR2 who should settle into the 2-3 turn in fantasy drafts. WR Kupp, Cooper, SEA [WR2] After being released by the Rams, Cooper Kupp returned to Washington. Kupp played for Eastern Washington from 2013-2016 and will get to play against his former team twice per year. The Rams chose to move on from Kupp to sign an older Davante Adams, but Kupp’s PFF grade has declined for four consecutive years. Additionally, both Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are slot merchants, so it’s unknown how they’ll be
2025 Preseason Pro: Jody Smith (Free)

NFL training camps are underway. That means the fantasy football draft season has finally arrived! Our annual Flagship Feature is called Preseason Pro. This 2025 Preseason Pro: Jody Smith introduces the exclusive insight you can find only at FullTime Fantasy. Here at FullTime Fantasy, we’ve assembled the very best high-stakes players in the world: many of the Top 10 World-Ranked high-stakes players, and one of the top RANKERS in the country — to help you win your Fantasy Football league. No one else in the industry can provide you with this type of information. Additionally, we host the Fantasy Football World Championships, and these players are gracious enough to lend us a hand in promoting the very best content in the industry. Each of them is putting their reputation on the line for all to see and is providing us with their: ONE Top Sleeper, ONE Breakout, ONE Bust ONE Comeback, and ONE late-round Stash & Cash. to help you with your upcoming draft. However, it’s only one per category! They don’t know what anyone else has submitted, so you’re getting the genuine gut check from the best players in the world. High rollers have offered some of them hundreds of dollars for this kind of private advice. And that’s just one opinion. Here you’re getting no less than SEVEN, and Preseason Pro continues to be the elite product of the fantasy season. This year’s Preseason Pro picks are included FREE with your FullTime Fantasy Membership! What makes their opinion so worthy? Simple. They win. Year in and year out, they’re winners. While some may ask, “Why would they help me?”, there is no question that when their pride and integrity are on the line, they step up and make bold calls to help others. When we have questions on Sunday, this is who we call. We’re essentially bringing our high-stakes connections to FullTime Fantasy. When your league is on the line, who do you trust? A magazine that contains out-of-date news? No. Those days are over. Not all experts are considered equal. Starting with Jody Smith, who has more than 15 years of content experience. Jody was also previously Fantasy Pro’s Most Accurate Rankings Expert, and he’s fresh off a No. 2 overall finish in last year’s draft accuracy. Additionally, Jody topped the betting leaderboards in 2020 and holds a top-10 overall ranking for multi-year accuracy. He’s consistently been one of the best in the business for a long time! Finally, Jody recommended Hunter Henry as his late-round stash & cash last August, and Henry posted overall TE11 numbers, making him one of the top values. Let’s see who Jody picks in his 2025 Preseason Pro. JODY SMITH (below) – ADAM KRAUTWURST – IAN RITCHIE – SCOTT ATKINS – ANGELOS LILAS — BREAKOUT — Kenneth Walker (RB) Seattle Seahawks It was hard to narrow this down to one single breakout player for 2025. So as a bonus, I chose one position player and a pair of second-year signal callers. At running back, Ken Walker is already a well-known name in the fantasy community. Last year, he was RB12 in PPR points per game, but missed six games due to oblique and leg injuries. But when he played, Walker was the staff’s preferred backfield option. Zach Charbonnet only averaged four carries in games that Walker started and finished. Per FantasyPoints Data, Walker led all running backs with 0.50 missed tackles forced per attempt, ranked third with 70.9% of his yards coming after contact, and was RB8 in expected fantasy points per game. Those tell the story of an explosive player whose breakout ability has already been displayed. Walker’s involvement in the passing game last season was also encouraging. Despite playing just 11 games, he snagged 46-of-53 targets. He’s going to be the featured back in a Klint Kubiak offense that resulted in Alvin Kamara leading all running backs in targets per game last season.🚀 Seattle’s O-line is a concern, but first-round OG Grey Zabel will be a good fit as a pulling guard in Kubiak’s versatile system. A healthy Walker is top-5 upside and can readily be drafted in the 4th round. I also love J.J. McCarthy and Drake Maye as sophomore quarterbacks with breakout potential. I was high on McCarthy last year, but his season was over before it began. We saw how Kevin O’Connell’s offense, which has ranked top-6 in passing in every season, led to a career resurrection for Sam Darnold. Now it’s McCarthy who has the keys to O’Connell’s offense, and we’re starting to see some of his potential in camp. Drake Maye is a dark horse to lead all QBs in rushing. Despite playing in just 10 full games, Maye ranked 9th among QBs last season with 421 rushing yards. He’s also got a strong arm and will be helped exceptionally by the additions of Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels, Stefon Diggs, Kyle Williams, and a vastly improved offensive line. Both of these second-year QBs will contend for QB1 fantasy production and can be drafted in the mid-to-late rounds of most fantasy drafts. — SLEEPER — Jakobi Meyers (WR) Las Vegas Raiders Another season, another year of Jakobi Meyers being overlooked on draft day. He’s been a top-25 wideout in back-to-back seasons and got significant upgrades in coaching and at quarterback. Yet Meyers is still being drafted outside of the top-40 wide receivers, well into the middle rounds. At that point in drafts, Meyers is the ideal fantasy WR3 for managers who already have targeted a tight end/quarterback, and have both backfield spots occupied. Taking WR/WR to open the draft and targeting Meyers in that range allows for a deep weekly lineup. 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Freshly updated 2020 Dynasty football rankings after the NFL Draft! Remember, these are based on perceived trade value, meaning the rankings are primarily based on what it would take to move the player.
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Freshly updated 2020 Dynasty football rankings after the NFL Draft! Remember, these are based on perceived trade value, meaning the rankings are primarily based on what it would take to move the player.

