Finding fantasy value in the Seahawks beyond Russell Wilson

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 02: Bobby Wagner #54 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with Russell Wilson #3 after an interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field on December 2, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 02: Bobby Wagner #54 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with Russell Wilson #3 after an interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field on December 2, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /
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Seahawks David Moore and Jaron Brown: who do you got?
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 04: David Moore #83 and Jaron Brown #18 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at CenturyLink Field on November 04, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

Seahawks have fantasy bargains at every skill position

At the moment, it seems the best guess at number two is Jaron Brown. He did score five times on just 14 catches last year, and he’s the early leader for the number two spot so far. Keep a close eye on the battle between him and David Moore at camp. Either should be available way, way down in the draft. Just be smart and grab DK Metcalf there, too. He shows every sign of being a star, even if it takes him some time to get there.

At running back, the obvious call is Chris Carson. He scored 181 fantasy points in 2018, 14th in the league. As he missed two games to injury and half of two more to baffling coaching, it’s very tempting to say he’ll do even more in 2018. I think he will, despite what promises to be an interesting battle between him and Rashaad Penny. As Mr. Patnode wrote, Carson is currently critically undervalued. He’s an excellent value, obviously. Just be sure to handcuff Penny in a later round as he seems poised for a big improvement himself.

At tight end, Will Dissly has to be the pick. As he just played four games last year, it isn’t quite fair to rank his performance overall. However, if we extrapolate his 28 points in four games to a full season, he would have scored 112 points. This would have placed him sixth in the league. Now, his huge game against Denver takes on outsize importance in a four-game sample. I don’t think Uncle Will will be the sixth-best fantasy tight end this year, no. For one thing, he isn’t getting 150 targets like Travis Kelce or Zach Ertz. But you could do much worse for a late-round sleeper than Dissly.