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Russell Wilson was one of the greatest fantasy QBs of the past two decades. It’s easy to focus on these final few “middling” years of his career. But for the better part of seven seasons, he was among the elites -- and he could have been even better.
The legend began at the midpoint of his 2012 rookie campaign. From Week 9 to the end of that season, he netted 23.0 fantasy points per game. For context, all-time-great Drew Brees led all fantasy QBs that year with 21.6 points per game. In fact, Brees averaged more than 22.5 fantasy points in only one of his 20 seasons.
He started a run of incredible fantasy seasons in 2014, when he finished as the QB3 in points per game. He repeated as the QB3 in 2015 and was the overall QB1 in 2017. In 2019, he finished as the overall QB3. Then in 2020, he averaged 22.5 points -- the highest mark of his career. During this entire stretch, he never missed a game.
But this doesn’t adequately demonstrate how great he was. In 2012, 2014, and 2018, the Seahawks attempted the fewest passes in the league. They threw the second-fewest passes in 2013 and the fifth-fewest in 2015. While he was a dual-threat quarterback, Wilson wasn’t a rusher in the mold of Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen. Most of his points came through the air. He had to be incredibly efficient to dominate. The amazing thing is that he did so much with (relatively speaking) so little.
On a fantasy level, Wilson was frequently elite or near-elite for almost a decade. In a different offense with more weight on his shoulders, he could have broken records.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Russell Wilson fantasy legacy: a frequently elite, low-volume QB
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The legend began at the midpoint of his 2012 rookie campaign. From Week 9 to the end of that season, he netted 23.0 fantasy points per game. For context, all-time-great Drew Brees led all fantasy QBs that year with 21.6 points per game. In fact, Brees averaged more than 22.5 fantasy points in only one of his 20 seasons.
He started a run of incredible fantasy seasons in 2014, when he finished as the QB3 in points per game. He repeated as the QB3 in 2015 and was the overall QB1 in 2017. In 2019, he finished as the overall QB3. Then in 2020, he averaged 22.5 points -- the highest mark of his career. During this entire stretch, he never missed a game.
But this doesn’t adequately demonstrate how great he was. In 2012, 2014, and 2018, the Seahawks attempted the fewest passes in the league. They threw the second-fewest passes in 2013 and the fifth-fewest in 2015. While he was a dual-threat quarterback, Wilson wasn’t a rusher in the mold of Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen. Most of his points came through the air. He had to be incredibly efficient to dominate. The amazing thing is that he did so much with (relatively speaking) so little.
On a fantasy level, Wilson was frequently elite or near-elite for almost a decade. In a different offense with more weight on his shoulders, he could have broken records.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Russell Wilson fantasy legacy: a frequently elite, low-volume QB
Continue reading...
