Fantasy Billboard: Wrapping up with some Super Bowl picks, plus our Rookie of the Year and more

Football is the No. 1 athletics among U.S. women, and it’s inactive growing. According to Forbes, implicit 200 cardinal viewers watched all-or-part of Super Bowl LVIII, and astir fractional were women. It’s called “The Taylor Swift Effect.” If Taylor’s honey-pie Travis Kelce wins different Super Bowl, possibly she tin constitute a opus astir it: “My Man has Four Rings, but He Won’t Give Me One.”

FOURTH ANNUAL FANTASY BILLBOARD AWARDS II

Rookie of the Year

Jayden Daniels, QB — Daniels was an contiguous prima who tried to boldly spell wherever nary rookie QB has gone before, each the mode to the Super Bowl. During his trek, helium acceptable rookie QB records for completion percent (69%) and rushing yards (891) portion reversing the fortunes of the Commanders, improving a 4-13 grounds to 12-5.

Comeback Player of the Year

Sam Darnold, QB — Darnold has bounced astir the NFL similar a beer-pong shot successful a frat location basement. After wasted stints with the Jets, Panthers and 49ers, Darnold roseate supra the brew-haha successful a well-crafted play for the Vikings. But vocation bests successful yardage (4,319) and TDs (35) don’t mean Minnesota volition descend $40 cardinal a twelvemonth to support him. Injured rookie QB J.J. McCarthy is acceptable to resurface, leaving Darnold to alert solo successful 2025.

Worst Pickup

Carson Steele, RB — After RB Isiah Pacheco went down with a breached fibula successful Week 2, Fantasy owners gave up each their FAAB to get the “hair” apparent, Carson Steele. The NFL’s mentation of Goldilocks started disconnected hot, moving for 72 yards successful Week 3. But his 84 yards from Weeks 4-17 were arsenic acold arsenic day-old porridge.

Fra-gee-lay Major Award

Christian McCaffrey, RB — CMC is simply a existent warrior. But sometimes he’s much of a kamikaze pilot. After 287 carries for the Panthers successful 2019, helium was truthful bushed up that helium could lone negociate 243 carries implicit the adjacent 3 seasons (2020-2022). In 2023, past repeated itself: He carried 272 times for the 49ers and could lone muster 50 totes this twelvemonth earlier breaking down again. Give it a remainder Christian. Kamikaze is simply a dying art.

SUPER BOWL GIDDY UPS AND WHOA DOWNS!

QBs Jalen Hurts vs. Patrick Mahomes — Save for 1 outlier game, the Eagles person not fixed up much than 2 TD passes to a QB each year. Amazingly, the aforesaid tin beryllium said for the Chiefs’ walk defense. Mahomes volition get his 2 TDs, and astir 255 yards to spell with it. He’ll adhd 35 yards and a TD connected the ground. Hurts hasn’t thrown much than 2 TDs successful immoderate crippled this year. He won’t commencement now. He’ll get 1 TD done the aerial and conscionable similar Mahomes, different connected the ground.

RBs Saquon Barkley vs. Isiah Pacheco/Kareem Hunt — Their combat opus is “Fly, Eagles Fly!”, but if Philly is to win, they indispensable “Run, Barkley, Run!” He’s averaging 147 yards per crippled successful the playoffs. The Chiefs person not allowed a 100-yard rusher each season, truthful pencil Barkley successful for 95 yards and 2 TDs. If helium tin scope those numbers, he’ll extremity his Philly renaissance play with Lombardi and MVP Trophies. Pacheco is inactive not himself since his Week 2 breached fibula, paving the mode for Hunt to garner other carries. They should person a combined 65 yards connected the ground.

WRs A.J. Brown/DeVonta Smith vs. Xavier Worthy/DeAndre Hopkins/Hollywood Brown — The Chiefs person yet to look arsenic talented a WR tandem arsenic A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith this season. Brown should get 5 catches for 80 yards, portion the forgotten antheral Smith has an adjacent amended time with 7 for 91 and Hurts’ lone TD pass. The Eagles kept Terry McLaurin, Puka Nacua and Jayden Reed successful cheque done 3 playoff games (13 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD). So, what accidental does Xavier Worthy have? The Chiefs’ champion WR has been terrific successful his past 2 games, (19 catches, 209 yards, 2 TDs). But due to the fact that he’s K.C.’s best, Philly volition springiness him other attention. Five catches for 70 yards and a TD is his ceiling. Hopkins and Brown are TD-dependent dart throws.

TEs Dallas Goedert vs. Travis Kelce — Goedert had his champion crippled past clip retired since Week 3. Otherwise, helium averages astir 4 catches for 50 yards. Sounds astir right. Kelce has officially go the obnoxious look of the Chiefs. What does Taylor Swift spot successful him anyway? The Commanders’ TE Zach Ertz torched the Eagles for 11 catches and 104 yards. I tin spot Kelce putting up akin numbers.

Fearless Prediction: The Eagles scored 28 points oregon much 10 times this season. The Chiefs person done that conscionable 5 times. The Eagles besides gave up the fewest points successful the NFL (303). If the Birds tin enactment up 28 connected K.C., they should win. Eagles 28. Chiefs 24

The 4th Fantasy Billboard play is successful the books. Thank you, it’s been a blast!

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Bill Reinhard is simply a subordinate of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association and a columnist for FantasyGuru.com.