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Many felt it was only a matter of time before the Seattle Seahawks found somebody to start for them instead of longtime clipboard holder QB Geno Smith following the blockbuster (and apparently one-sided) trade of Russell Wilson last year that changed the face of the quarterbacks’ room.
Instead, the Seahawks showed the confidence in Smith that left no doubt they were rolling with him, despite him last being a starter in 2014. He completed 69.8 percent of his passes for 4,282 yards with 30 TD passes and added 366 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.
Below, we look at Geno Smith‘s 2023 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
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Geno Smith’s ADP: 89.23
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Smith’s ascent up the ADP board has been impressive after being near the bottom of the QB rankings heading into last season because it had been so long since he was a fantasy factor. His current ranking has him at QB14, making him a priority backup fantasy quarterback.
Smith’s current ADP finds him slotting in behind Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovialoa (84.15) and Indianapolis Colts rookie QB Anthony Richardson (84.71) and just in front of both of the New York quarterbacks – the Jets’ Aaron Rodgers (90.74) and the Giants’ Daniel Jones (102.35).
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Geno Smith’s 2022 stats
Games: 17
Passing yards: 4,282
Completions | attempts: 399 | 572
Passing touchdowns: 30
Interceptions: 11
Carries | rushing yards: 68 | 366
Rushing touchdowns: 1
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Where should you draft Smith?
Smith was an efficient game manager who led the league in completion percentage (69.8), but he appeared to wear down as the season progressed. In his first 13 games, Smith averaged 264 passing yards and threw 25 touchdowns. In his final 4 games — when his team needed him most in their playoff push — Smith averaged just 212 passing yards a game and threw only 5 touchdowns.
While he gets a lot of love from drafters, his ranking is too high. Rodgers has too many weapons at his disposal to be behind Smith and Jones is a much more valuable rushing threat — which helps pile up fantasy points in a hurry.
Smith was grossly undervalued last season, but it would seem that there was a little too big of an over-correction this year. He definitely has value as a 2nd quarterback on a fantasy roster, but you will likely get more consistent and better production from either of the New York quarterbacks.
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