Davis Mattek highlighted Geno Smith, available around ADP 165, as one of his favorite late-round quarterback values. He noted that Smith sits in the same tier of weekly ceiling as passers being drafted 30–40 spots earlier but costs almost nothing, which frees drafters to hammer premium positions first. By starring Smith during his "draft-backwards" exercise, Mattek can confidently pass on mid-tier quarterbacks knowing a proven 4,000-yard passer with two elite receivers is waiting in the double-digit rounds. This price insulation lets him play a 2-QB build and still capture upside without sacrificing scarce wide-receiver capital.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound flagged Geno Smith as one of the last true discounts in Underdog’s new SuperFlex lobby. Smith opened the contest with a 96.0 ADP but is already coming off the board at 63 after only two-plus days of drafting. Pat expects the climb to continue because the tournament is barely 12 % full, meaning 9-of-10 final-day teams will have to pay an even steeper price once drafters finish pushing all starting quarterbacks into the top five rounds. He framed the pick as a ‘buy-now or watch him hit the 50s’ situation and prefers locking Smith in as a stable QB2 before the market fully reprices him alongside Brock Purdy and Jared Goff.

Erickson called Geno Smith a screaming value as a late QB2 after the veteran landed with Chip Kelly’s Raiders. Smith quietly ranks top-10 in big-time-throw percentage and still adds rushing yards—traits Erickson prizes for spike weeks. Kelly plans to run the ball often but at one of the league’s fastest paces; Erickson noted that 70-plus snaps per game would keep Smith’s pass attempts in line with more pass-heavy teams. The supporting cast is sneaky loaded: rookie mismatch Brock Bowers joins Jakobi Meyers as chain-moving options, and the staff has no doubts about Smith’s job security. Add it up and Erickson expects Smith to outperform his current ADP, making him an ideal counterpart to a higher-priced quarterback in Best Ball builds.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said the draft build built around Baker Mayfield and Bryce Young desperately needed a third quarterback and called missing Geno Smith a clear mistake. Smith was still on the board at picks 163-171, a pocket Pat views as the perfect spot to scoop a stable veteran who can paper over the floor concerns that come with two low-ceiling starters. He argued that spending that 14th-round pick on Geno would have "changed the whole trajectory of the team," giving the roster weekly survivability without sacrificing high-leverage receiver equity in earlier rounds. In Pat’s eyes, any draft that opens with shaky QB2s should plan to grab Geno in the 160s as an inexpensive insurance policy rather than forcing a Mayfield reach in the 90s.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said Geno Smith is the perfect "naked" quarterback to grab in Underdog’s Eliminator. Because every round after Week 3 is a one-on-one coin-flip, Pat values steady weekly points over elaborate game stacks. Smith is currently slipping behind three rookie QBs despite logging 17 starts and finishing top-15 in fantasy points per game in back-to-back seasons. Seattle has finished top-12 in pass attempts each of those years and just imported OC Ryan Grubb’s up-tempo, vertical scheme while retaining Puka Nacua–level weapons in DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Pat argued that simply staying healthy for 17 games gives Smith a bankable 15-20 points most weeks—enough to survive early multi-team cuts and steal a head-to-head matchup without any Seahawks pass-catcher on the roster. At his current ADP he views Smith as pure closing-line value and a core advance-rate pick in this format.

Pete Overzet singled out Geno Smith as one of his favorite quarterbacks in the 90-to-160 ADP window, calling that stretch the ‘sweet spot’ for three-QB builds. Smith is routinely the last passer in that tier to come off the board despite finishing 10th in EPA per drop-back two years ago and retaining DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Overzet believes Seattle’s modest pass-rate projections are already fully priced in, while drafters are overlooking Smith’s sneaky 20-plus rushing-yard floor and cheap stacking partners. Because Best Ball Mania rooms bunch nine quarterbacks in that pocket, grabbing Smith around pick 150 lets you pair him with an earlier upside QB (Stroud, Tua, Kyler) and still tack on a late flyer like Tyler Shough for bye-week coverage. The strategy locks in weekly usability without paying the Round-4 tax attached to the elite names.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound called Geno Smith the perfect "panic quarterback" when early stacks fall apart. He pointed out that Smith routinely slides 10–15 picks past ADP yet carries almost zero benching risk—Seattle did not draft a quarterback and has fully guaranteed his 2024 salary. Pat likes pairing Geno’s late spike weeks with any of DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, or Jaxon Smith-Njigba because the trio guarantees at least one solid weekly ceiling game. Geno’s 4.9% big-time throw rate last year quietly matched Jared Goff, and Seattle still plays fast (6th in situational neutral pace). Pat is happily grabbing Smith as QB2 around pick 150 whenever the room leaves him there.

Mattek called Geno Smith “one of the skeleton keys for fantasy football this year.” If the veteran starts a full 17-game slate, Mattek believes his combination of steady volume, rushing sprinkles, and an underpriced stacking environment with DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett can swing Best Ball tournaments. Because Smith slips well past QB20 in current ADP, drafters can pair him with an elite quarterback for spike-week coverage without sacrificing early picks.

Michael Leone said Geno Smith is the quarterback he wants when you are hunting for a third passer in the double‐digit rounds, especially on rosters that already roster Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Leone noted that Smith sits several spots higher than Sam Darnold in both ETR’s projections and current ADP, so you are actually gaining closing-line value while still capturing stack correlation. Because JSN was their WR1, anchoring that bet to Seattle’s starter lets you benefit from any Seahawks shootouts rather than praying for JSN to get there on raw volume alone. Leone added that Smith has quietly finished top-10 in completion rate and EPA per drop-back in back-to-back seasons, so you are not sacrificing efficiency to grab the stack. He framed Smith as the perfect late quarterback who both fits your rankings model and unlocks a cheap ceiling game in Best Ball Mania week-17 formats.