Coming off an MVP-caliber 2020, Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson will be primed for another terrific season. Below, we look at Russell Wilson‘s 2021 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
Wilson has been phenomenal over his last four seasons, throwing for more than 30 touchdowns each campaign. He hit 40 for the first time in his career last season and was just seven yards shy of his single-season high.
Wilson will return all of his big-time playmakers as WR Tyler Lockett, WR DK Metcalf and RB Chris Carson should be ready to help reign over the NFC West once again.
Wilson’s ADP: 28.26
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com)
Wilson’s ADP ranks 28th among all offensive players. He’s been taken as high as fourth overall and as low as 106th.
Wilson ranks seventh among quarterbacks, just behind Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert (ADP 27.75). Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (ADP 37.97), the 2021 No. 1 overall draft pick, ranks eighth.
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Wilson’s 2020 stats
Passing yards: 4,212
Passing touchdowns: 40
Interceptions: 13
Fumbles: 7
Sacks taken: 47
Where should you take Wilson in your fantasy football draft?
Wilson isn’t going to be in the same conversation as Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson or Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, but he should be drafted in the 1B wave that has QBs like the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott.
After the top two or three quarterbacks are off the board, there should be a relatively large gap till Prescott and Wilson are selected.
Given that all Wilson’s weapons are back, there’s no reason to think Wilson’s play will decline this season.
Wilson averaged the sixth-most points per game of qualified quarterbacks last season. Expecting that again, he should have late-third or early-fourth round value.
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