The 2023 NFL Draft was pure chaos. Leading up to the draft, no one really knew what any of the teams at the top of the draft were going to do. Once things got started on Thursday night, there were surprises and trades galore. QBs Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud went No. 1 and No. 2 overall to the Panthers and Texans, respectively, while Anthony Richardson was drafted by the Colts at No. 4. Fellow QB Will Levis, however, fell out of the first round entirely and landed with the Titans in the second round. The Lions shocked everyone by taking Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs, while the Seahawks made a similarly puzzling move to take UCLA RB Zach Charbonnet in the second round a year after drafting Kenneth Walker. The Seahawks didn’t draft any immediate competition for QB Geno Smith, so it appears the veteran QB could once again be a value in fantasy drafts heading into the 2023 season.
NFL Draft Winner: Geno Smith
Geno Smith (QB – SEA)
“Time to stop sleeping on QB Geno Smith. The 32-year-old proved all his fantasy doubters wrong in his first year as Seattle’s fully-entrenched starter finishing as the fantasy QB6 while averaging 19 fantasy points per game (QB8). The only QBs that scored more points per game than Smith last season were Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Justin Fields, and Lamar Jackson. And all the Seahawks did during the draft was invest in No. 1 WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba. QB16 is still too cheap for Chef Geno in early best ball ADP. He should be viewed as a low-end fantasy QB1.”
– Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros)
“Not only did the Seattle Seahawks extend Geno Smith, but they also did not draft any competition for him. Instead, they drafted the consensus rookie WR1 in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and they also added running back Zach Charbonnet to go along with some offensive line help. Smith gets a bump into middle QB2 territory for superflex leagues and worthy late-round pick in best ball drafts.”
– John Hesterman (Dynasty League Football)
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