Ben Solak predicted that James Conner could pace the NFL in rushing yards this week. The analyst highlighted Carolina’s alarming streak of seven straight games allowing 200-plus rushing yards and the loss of new DT Tershawn Wharton to a hamstring injury. Solak praised Arizona’s creative ground attack and forecasted a game script in which the Cardinals jump ahead early, giving Conner ample volume and garbage-time carries to post a monster fantasy line.

Dabbundo is willing to lay Cardinals -6.5 at home because the matchup is tailor-made for Arizona’s ground game. The Cards finished 2024 ranked seventh in EPA per rush and now face a Carolina front that has been dead last versus the run since the start of 2024. Jacksonville just gashed the Panthers for 200 yards on 32 carries (6.3 YPC) and Carolina lost DT Tershawn Wharton to a hamstring injury. The Panthers generated the 31st-best pass-rush win rate and 27th run-stop win rate in Week 1, meaning Arizona should control the trench on both downs. If Bryce Young is forced into pass-heavy script with a thin skill group, Dabbundo sees blow-out potential—making the Cardinals worth the full touchdown lay despite last week’s shaky performance.

DFS Army advised treating James Conner as GPP-only after Arizona confirmed a committee approach. Conner logged 12 carries and 4 targets, but rookie Trey Benson siphoned 8 carries and a target, creating roughly a 60-40 workload split. At Conner’s salary, the tout would rather roster true workhorses because the reduced volume caps his ceiling and drastically lowers his floor. Chalk ownership driven by projection models makes Conner an easy fade in DFS Army’s construction rules.

Judah Fortgang said James Conner is a strong anytime-touchdown bet in Week 1 because the Saints finished bottom-three in every major rushing metric over the final stretch of last season. Conner ranked sixth league-wide in share of team red-zone touches, making him Arizona’s default goal-line option. Fortgang noted that even if Trey Benson siphons off some early-down work, the high-leverage carries should still belong to Conner. With Arizona installed as one of the biggest favorites on the slate, he expects a run-heavy second half that produces multiple snaps inside the five-yard line, giving Conner several chances to punch one in.

Answering a viewer request, Peter Overzet locked in Trey McBride to score a touchdown at a 1.34x multiplier, calling it "pretty sick" value for Week 1. Pete immediately built the rest of the ticket around McBride, saying the number was too good to pass up.

Donaldson took Kyler Murray over 250.5 combined passing and rushing yards, arguing Arizona’s skill group is ‘the most talent I’ve seen in Arizona since the Fitz-Boldin days.’ He expects Murray to post big numbers both on designed runs and down-field throws and thinks the prop could clear by the third quarter against a Saints defense he’s not afraid of.

Adam Burke recommended sprinkling on Michael Wilson at +2000 in the same game as a high-odds alternative. Wilson matched Harrison with two game-opening scores over the final stretch of 2024 and the pair combined for eight of Arizona’s 18 first-team TDs. Burke pointed out that James Conner’s 51 red-zone carries translated to only two first scores, so the wide-outs remain live. Against a Saints defense that prefers zone and surrendered 11 red-zone TDs to boundary receivers last year, Burke believes Wilson’s size gives him sneaky blow-up potential if coverage tilts toward Harrison.

Moody advised firing up James Conner as an RB1. Arizona ranked 11th in rushing attempts last year and is a 6.5-point favorite over a Saints defense that allowed the third-most rushing yards per game in 2024. Conner is fresh off a career-best 1,094-yard campaign and still dominates backfield touches. Moody projects 20-plus touches and strong touchdown equity, making Conner a core play in both cash and tournament builds.

Although Kyler Murray ranked dead last or near it in vertical PPG from 2022-24, Joyner laid 6.5 with Arizona (confidence 7 SU, 4 ATS) because the Cardinals still bring four matchup nightmares — Murray’s escapability plus Marvin Harrison Jr., James Conner and Trey McBride. New Orleans counters with Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave but turns the keys over to Spencer Rattler, whom Joyner calls "arguably the worst starting quarterback in the NFL." Even with Kellen Moore’s scheme likely to help eventually, Week 1 should belong to the more explosive roster in red and white.

Prisco laid 6.5 with Arizona, saying Jonathan Gannon’s defense "will be much improved" and should contain Spencer Rattler in his first NFL start. While conceding road openers are tricky, he expects the Cardinals’ revamped pass rush to limit explosive plays and escape 23-20. Bettors comfortable with Arizona’s defensive leap can still back them at anything under a touchdown.

Pearson laid 5.5 with Arizona, comparing the Saints’ quarterback depth chart to "a Shakespearean tragedy." He has zero confidence in whoever Kellen Moore names under center and doubts New Orleans can reach 20 points. Kyler Murray still has Marquise Brown, Trey McBride and a healthy James Conner, giving the Cardinals enough firepower to pull away even on the road. Pearson expects Arizona’s defense to blitz early, build a two-score cushion and force the punch-less Saints to abandon the run.

MacMillan fired on Cardinals -6.5, calling New Orleans the league’s worst roster and highlighting Spencer Rattler’s ugly 0-6 starting record (57 % completions, 4 TD, 5 INT). Arizona, he reminded, routinely starts hot because Kyler Murray’s athleticism is at its peak in September. With the line still under the key number of seven, he labeled it a "no-brainer."

Eric Polzin locked James Conner into his initial build, highlighting that the Cardinals are 6.5-point favorites in a game that is not projected to be low-scoring. Preseason film showed Conner still has plenty of burst, and single-game durability concerns are irrelevant in DFS. With Arizona expected to play from ahead, Polzin anticipates a full workload at a price lower than Alvin Kamara’s, calling Conner "a very solid play" for Week 1 tournaments and cash alike.

Andrew Erickson targeted Will Johnson at 31-1 for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Johnson slid in the draft only because of a pre-combine injury but is fully cleared and running with the starters in Jonathan Gannon’s revamped Cardinals secondary. Arizona ranked 25th in interceptions last season, and Erickson expects Gannon’s aggressive quarters scheme to give Johnson plentiful ball-hawking chances. He highlighted the Week-1 matchup with Tyler Shough’s Saints as a potential pick-six spot that would instantly crater Johnson’s odds, urging bettors to act before opening day.

Sharp selected Arizona’s over at 8.5–9 wins. He thinks the defense ‘has nowhere to go but up’ after heavy offseason investment and that a solid offensive line/run game combo lowers the burden on Kyler Murray, whose late-season injuries and diminished deep ball still worry him. With even modest defensive improvement and a middling schedule, Sharp believes nine wins is within reach, making this his least enthusiastic but still acceptable wager.

Koerner flagged Michael Wilson as a preseason faller. Zay Jones has reportedly leap-frogged Wilson on the outside while Greg Dortch owns the slot, forcing Koerner to cut Wilson’s route share in his Week 1 projections. Wilson now profiles as a fringe option only in very deep leagues or DFS punt pools.

Andy Holloaway called Trey Benson his favorite runner in last year’s class and the best late-round swing in 2025 drafts. Thirty-year-old James Conner is coming off 417 carries plus a deep playoff run and, as Holloaway put it, has "pretty much never played a full season." If Conner breaks down again, Benson would inherit bell-cow volume in a Cardinals offense that feeds its lead back. Holloaway is drafting Benson everywhere as a potential championship flip.

Hayden Winks said he will not touch Marvin Harrison Jr. inside the top 40 picks, calling the mid-third-round ADP ‘surprising.’ He never loved Harrison’s rookie tape, pointing out that beefier arms do not fix the real need—more speed and separation. Arizona’s run-heavy scheme funnels touches to James Conner, and Trey McBride already owns the screen game and middle-field targets. Harrison recorded zero targets behind the line of scrimmage last season while teammates like Greg Dortch and Michael Wilson did, forced only one missed tackle, and converted seven of 47% tight-window looks despite being charged with nearly half his targets as contested. Winks questioned whether adding weight helps those contested-catch woes and noted Kyler Murray may not be an ideal fit. Josh (co-host) added that PFF credited Harrison with just seven receptions on 47% tight-window targets and compared his separation profile to Keon Coleman—70 picks later in ADP. Until Harrison shows he can dominate over the middle and eclipse McBride for alpha status, Winks prefers cheaper rookie upside bets in Rounds 5-7.

Davis Mattek argued James Conner remains one of the most mispriced running backs. Conner has averaged 15.4-15.9 PPR points in each of the last three seasons. Over the past two years he ranks second among RBs in avoided tackles per game (4.5), second in avoided tackles per attempt (0.297) and second in yards after contact per attempt, confirming elite tackle-breaking ability. Mattek expects Arizona’s upgraded 2025 defense to create more favorable game scripts and believes Kyler Murray’s post-injury passing struggles will funnel additional touches to Conner. He recommended drafting Conner ahead of backs like Chuba Hubbard and Alvin Kamara at current ADPs to capture reliable RB2 production with RB1 upside.

Colm Kelly admitted he is “not a big fan” of Kyler Murray as a real-life passer but still views Murray as a smash at current ADP. The dual-threat’s rushing production combined with a cheap stack partner in Trey McBride provides a weekly ceiling few late-round quarterbacks can touch. Kelly believes that even if Arizona’s passing efficiency remains middling, the ground work plus red-zone chemistry with McBride will produce enough spike weeks to pay off handsomely in best ball tournaments.

Colm Kelly explained that grabbing Trey McBride at the 2/3 turn is critical when drafting from the early slots. With George Kittle sniped one pick earlier, McBride represented the final piece of the elite-usage tight-end tier. Colm stressed that if you miss here the position "gets stretched" and you’re forced to chase later at a steep talent drop. McBride averaged a 24% target share after Week 8 last season and logged every money-down snap for Arizona, giving drafters a weekly advantage they can’t replicate in later rounds.

Larry Hartstein played James Conner under 900.5 rushing yards. Conner is now 30 and has surpassed 200 carries only four times. Hartstein reported that rookie Trey Benson is “absolutely dominating camp” and even Conner has called him a co-No. 1 back. Benson averaged 5.5 yards per carry over his final six games last year before injury, has bulked up to 225 pounds and brings explosive playmaking. Hartstein expects Arizona to be an excellent rushing team, but in a true committee that makes 900 yards an unrealistic ask for Conner.

Davis Mattek said Trey McBride is a priority best-ball finals pick because the tight end is overdue for touchdown regression and draws a soft Bengals defense in Week 17. Mattek noted McBride has only 17 total touchdowns across eight years of organized football—just 10 on 164 college receptions and two receiving scores in the pros—despite underlying usage that "expected" far more than two TDs this season. He reminded listeners that McBride’s lone 2023 end-zone trip was actually a fumble recovery, underscoring how unlucky the box score has been. Mattek believes smart drafters who already advanced McBride-heavy teams can capitalize on that pending positive regression, betting that Cincinnati’s struggling pass defense will finally allow McBride’s volume and red-zone targets to convert into multiple scores during the championship week.

James Koh called Trey Benson (referred to as Craig at first) "practically free" at RB47 (outside pick 150). The 215-pound back clocked a 4.39 forty and sits behind 30-year-old James Conner, who just set career-highs in games played and touches yet has averaged four games missed per season the two years prior. With a head coach who "wants to run the piss out of the ball," Koh expects the Cardinals to ease Conner’s burden, giving Benson weekly standalone touches and massive contingency upside if Conner’s durability issues resurface.

Shawn Siegele said that grabbing Trey McBride at pick 1.09 in FFPC-style drafts makes sense because, in his words, the entire thesis is that McBride "is going to distance himself from the tight end three pretty substantially." In a premium-TE format where difference-making tight ends are scarce, Siegele is betting on McBride piling up enough targets to separate from the mid-tier options. That projected gap lets drafters wait several more rounds before taking their second and third tight ends, freeing roster spots for upside shots elsewhere. Siegele added that while late-round tight ends are "fun this season," managers shouldn’t overestimate how reliable they’ll be—reinforcing the importance of landing an elite anchor like McBride early.

Shawn Siegele said Trey McBride is worth taking in the first round of FFPC best-ball drafts because tight end is the single biggest leverage point in that 1.5-PPR format. Siegele noted that at last week’s joint practices the Cardinals ‘struggled when they tried to throw to Marvin Harrison, but dominated when they threw to McBride—he was an uncoverable force.’ That on-field buzz, combined with Arizona’s willingness to feature the tight end under Drew Petzing, has Siegele believing McBride could realistically be the overall 1.01 in 2026 drafts. Grabbing him early lets drafters attack WR value later while still banking elite TE scoring, a roster construction edge Siegele has used to win past FFPC tournaments.

Chris Allen explained that if the drafter directly after you already spent a third-round pick on Jalen Hurts, you can safely push quarterback and scoop Kyler Murray a round later. Murray sits atop Fantasy Life’s Tier 3 at the position and offers a dual-threat floor that kept him within 14 fantasy points of C.J. Stroud in preseason projections despite a four-round ADP discount. Allen stressed using neighboring roster construction as leverage; because Team 12 is unlikely to double-tap QB, waiting on Murray lets you shore up WR or RB first while still exiting the seventh round with a high-ceiling passer.

Josh dismissed Trey Benson in Round 12, saying film shows a back who bounces outside at the first flash of color and lacks the downhill temperament Jonathan Gannon demands. Because James Conner still hammers between the tackles and Mari Demercado is a better passing-down option, Josh does not expect Benson to see standalone snaps or inherit the every-down role if Conner misses time. Hayden agreed, ranking handcuffs like Tyler Allgeier and Isaac Guerendo ahead of Benson for both contingency and week-to-week value.

Andy Holloway argued that James Conner is once more slipping through the cracks of fantasy drafts despite controlling the Arizona backfield. Conner handled 33 percent of the Cardinals’ combined rush attempts and targets for the season – climbing above 40 percent in several mid-year games – comfortably clearing the 30 percent bell-cow threshold Holloway uses when projecting workload. He is entrenched as the goal-line option (confirmed by OC Drew Petzing) and finished among league leaders in forced-missed-tackle rate, showing he is not just a plodder. With Arizona unlikely to rotate backs near the stripe, Holloway expects Conner’s touchdown equity to remain intact and labels him a screaming value for redraft and best-ball drafters who wait on running back.

Evan Tarracciano urged fantasy GMs in 12-plus-team leagues to pounce on Trey Benson the second James Conner shows hamstring issues or slides back to his 2023 form. With waiver pools already paper-thin, locking up Benson would secure 15-plus-touch upside in an offense that funnels work to its primary runner. Tarracciano compared the potential Conner-to-Benson pivot to last year’s McCaffrey-Mason windfall that produced 800 rushing yards for a lucky early waiver bidder, and advised managers to commit serious FAAB dollars rather than risk missing a league-winning add.

Andy Holloway opted for Kyler Murray as the last team without a quarterback, choosing him over Jared Goff to complete a stack with Trey McBride. Holloway acknowledged Goff’s past consistency but fears Detroit’s improved defense and schematic changes could curb passing volume. Murray’s rushing floor and weekly 30-point ceiling, combined with Arizona’s fast pace, create more upside in a one-QB redraft league. At this point in the draft Holloway prefers shooting for Murray’s ceiling rather than settling for a replaceable pocket passer.

Jakob Sanderson cautioned managers against paying the current WR16 price tag for Marvin Harrison, calling him a classic "big hit, big miss" bet whose miss side the market is ignoring. Harrison enters 2025 with the same quarterback, the same play-caller and virtually the same supporting cast that limited him last season, yet drafters are assuming a massive leap. Sanderson argued that if Harrison merely repeats—or is only slightly better than—last year, he is drastically overpriced, especially when he is going back-to-back with Trey McBride, who logged more catches than Harrison had total targets. Because none of the circumstances have changed, Sanderson is passing on Harrison unless his ADP drops at least a round or two.

Jason Moore insisted Trey McBride is worth a late-second or early-third selection in 10-team leagues. After missing out on his preferred tier of wide receivers (Brian Thomas Jr. and Drake London), Moore called McBride "a fair decision to make in the second round" because elite tight ends create a weekly scoring edge that is hard to replicate in shallow formats. He preferred starting Gibbs-Brown-McBride to a build that swapped Brown for a more replaceable runner such as Jonathan Taylor, emphasizing that McBride's ceiling at the position outweighs any small projection loss at RB.

Tom Strachan snagged Trey McBride at pick 2.11, forecasting a touchdown surge in 2025. McBride’s target and yardage volume already sits in the top tier of tight ends, yet he scored only three times last season—well below expectation given his red-zone usage. Strachan said 'touchdown regression can finally fall positively' and believes that outcome would propel McBride into a realistic top-three finish at the position while still allowing drafters to avoid first-round tight-end prices.

Josh Shepardson said James Conner is a prime draft target at his 48.0 overall (RB19) ADP because the veteran just posted his best yardage season and played a career-high 16 games in 2024 while monopolizing the Cardinals backfield. Shepardson pointed to Conner’s top-tier rushing metrics among 72 qualified backs: 68.4 rushing yards per game (10th), 4.64 yards per carry (14th), 0.29 missed tackles forced per attempt (2nd) and a 6.8% explosive run rate (t-8th). Conner also produced in the passing game, ranking 21st in target share (10.2%), 12th in receptions (47) and 7th in yards per route run (1.75) among 86 backs with 50+ routes. His 14.4 half-PPR points per game tied for RB14 last year, yet drafters can now get him five spots cheaper. With no credible threat behind him and Arizona still treating him as a bell-cow, Shepardson expects a high floor with legitimate RB1 upside, making Conner an ideal anchor for managers who load up on other positions early or a value RB2 for balanced builds.

James Koh called Trey Benson an “auto-pick” in the double-digit rounds. He pointed out that incumbent James Conner turns 30 before Week 1 and logged a career-high touch count last season, a workload Koh views as a clear breakdown risk. If Conner misses time, Benson would walk into early-down and goal-line work in a run-heavy Arizona offense, giving him league-winning upside at a minimal cost.

Davis Mattek said he was ready to take Trey McBride as soon as the second round, calling elite tight ends "a total cheat code in 2025." Mattek believes the scarcity at the position creates a weekly scoring advantage that the rest of the room is still discounting. His willingness to spend pick 2.01 on McBride shows just how strongly he values locking up that positional edge in best-ball tournament drafts.

Davis Mattek said drafters are overreacting to Trey McBride’s thin touchdown resume, calling the idea that the Cardinals tight end has an inherent glass ceiling on scoring "a sloppy-ass statement." Mattek stressed that touchdown production is highly volatile from season to season; McBride’s bad variance in college and the NFL does not predict future returns. Because many best-ball rooms still treat him as a player who "never scores," McBride’s ADP stays in the back half of drafts. Mattek advised continuing to scoop McBride at that depressed cost, arguing you’re paying for a floor that already assumes no improvement while still capturing the genuine upside that comes with even modest positive TD regression.

Tom Strachan called James Conner one of the best board values, noting the veteran has logged eight or more touchdowns in three straight seasons. Conner’s dependable goal-line usage and weekly floor make him an ideal RB2 in managed leagues.

Shawn Siegele identified Trey Benson as a "clear-cut target at his price" following the Cardinals-Chiefs preseason tilt. Benson posted nine carries for 29 yards and added a 20-yard reception, displaying the explosiveness Arizona drafted him for. Siegele highlighted that the team trusted him with early-down work and a screen, signaling a larger 2025 workload. Emari Demercado’s 56-yard receiving day does not change Benson’s trajectory because the coaching staff already knows what Demercado brings. Siegele thinks Benson’s year-two leap, combined with an unsettled backfield behind Kyler Murray, makes him a steal where he’s currently going in season-long drafts.

Pat Kerrane said Trey McBride is being drafted at the 2-3 turn only because he found the end-zone twice last season. Kerrane reminded listeners that McBride’s underlying production was already elite – 111 receptions and 1,146 yards in just 16 games – despite Arizona’s shaky quarterback carousel. Kerrane ran the math: simply tacking eight more touchdowns onto that stat line (10 total) would have pushed McBride to 18.2 PPR points per game, a mark that would have finished as the WR4 overall in 2024 and easily the TE1 by a mile. He compared the profile to “Amon-Ra St. Brown at tight end,” stressing that double-digit scores are well within McBride’s range because good players eventually spike in TDs, citing Terry McLaurin’s 16-TD eruption after five pedestrian seasons. The takeaway: chase McBride’s target dominance and athleticism, trust touchdown variance to swing his way, and lock in a potential league-winner at a discount in Best Ball or Season-Long formats.

Pat Kerrane called Trey McBride the "middle child" of the elite tight-end tier and argued he is dramatically under-drafted. Kerrane’s ranks place Brock Bowers 13th overall and McBride 18th, meaning he is grabbing McBride roughly a round ahead of market while maintaining exposure equal to George Kittle. He relayed a joint-practice anecdote where an opposing coach told Jonathan Gannon, "If we do not double him, he makes a play every time," putting McBride in the same matchup-breaking bucket as Bowers and Kittle. Kerrane believes the only reason McBride’s ADP lags is a modest touchdown total to date and expects that to regress positively given McBride’s target share and yards-after-catch prowess. He would not be surprised if, five years from now, McBride has been the league’s best tight end. The recommendation: scoop McBride aggressively in Best Ball and season-long drafts before the crowd catches up.

Erik Beimfohr grouped Brock Bowers, Trey McBride and George Kittle into a clear elite-tight-end tier and said he plans to roster "an absolute boatload" of them. He feels the market overlooks McBride because he sits between the hyped prospect (Bowers) and the established superstar (Kittle), creating a price sweet-spot. Beimfohr encouraged drafters building around an early-round tight end to prioritise McBride before the room corrects.

Rob Coakley argued for spending the 2.05 on Trey McBride rather than forcing a second-tier wideout or Jonathan Taylor. McBride’s 111 receptions in 2024 give him true slate-breaking potential on DraftKings’ full-PPR, 100-yard-bonus scoring and let the roster push quarterback to Round 3 while attacking the deep mid-round receiver pocket. Coakley noted that locking up an elite tight end here makes the entire build more flexible— they can remain a one-, two-, or even three-TE roster— and structurally unique compared with drafters who stay WR-heavy at this turn.

Steve Palazzolo noted that Kyler Murray produced two of PFF’s five highest-graded games in 2024 (Week 2 vs. the Rams and a mid-season shootout with Miami) yet remains inconsistent week-to-week. He emphasized Murray’s dual-threat profile—"all the ingredients are there for him to be a top-10 quarterback"—while acknowledging that sustained top-10 play has been absent since the pre-injury 2021 run. The takeaway: target Murray in best-ball drafts and DFS tournaments where his ceiling wins weeks, but pair him with a steadier option in managed leagues.

Sam Monson took the over on Arizona’s 8.5-win total, citing Jonathan Gannon’s coaching, a healthier Kyler Murray, new playmakers (Marvin Harrison Jr., an emerging Trey McBride, and a deeper backfield), plus a fortified offensive line. Monson believes the NFC West is the league’s most wide-open division and sees a realistic path to double-digit victories, making the over a value bet at current market odds.

Steve Palazzolo called Trey McBride’s second-half surge a full-blown breakout and said the 25-year-old "looks like maybe the next top-two tight end, him and Brock Bowers" as veterans age out of the elite tier. With Kyler Murray healthy and Marvin Harrison Jr. commanding perimeter attention, Palazzolo expects McBride’s target share and red-zone usage to climb further, making him a set-and-forget TE1 in season-long leagues and a priority spend-up in DFS slates where pricing lags.

Steve Palazzolo said Arizona's run game "looked really good" in 2024 with James Conner as the unquestioned workhorse but added that coaches are "talking about giving Trey Benson a few more touches." Palazzolo called Benson "tough to tackle" and stressed that four-of-five starters return up front, headlined by third-year LT Paris Johnson Jr., whom offensive-line analyst Brandon Thorne "was talking up quite a bit." With Conner still offering a reliable floor, Palazzolo expects Benson to carve out a meaningful change-of-pace role that could grow as the year progresses, making him an ideal late-round stash for season-long leagues and an upside dart in best-ball drafts.

Sam Monson flagged Trey Benson as a sneaky season-long stash, noting that Cardinals coaches are "talking about giving him a few more touches" behind James Conner. Monson referenced how efficient the run game already looked in 2024, with Conner operating as the workhorse behind an intact offensive line. Benson’s explosive profile offers a different gear, and Monson expects Arizona to lighten Conner’s load to keep him healthy. A path to 8–10 carries plus pass-game work would give Benson weekly flex appeal and strong contingent upside if Conner misses time.

Sam Monson recommended betting the Cardinals over 8.5 wins. His case hinges on a dramatically upgraded front seven—Dalvin Tomlinson, Josh Sweat, Calais Campbell, Walter Nolan and first-rounder Darius Robinson—all joining a Jonathan Gannon scheme that already squeezed production out of Mack Wilson and Zaven Collins. Monson stressed that Arizona has over-performed roster expectations two straight years; now the talent finally matches the coaching. With a reinforced defensive line capable of closing games and Kyler Murray guiding an offense that adds a re-tooled Marvin Harrison Jr., Monson projects Arizona to be a legitimate wild-card contender, clearing nine wins more often than not.

Josh said Trey Benson is badly overpriced at his current home-league ADP of RB44. Benson is being drafted ahead of veterans such as Austin Ekeler, Jerome Ford and even Nick Chubb, which Josh called “just too rich.” He remains skeptical because Benson’s tape still shows the exact issues that plagued him last preseason—slow processing at the line and a habit of bouncing runs outside instead of attacking downhill. In the same preseason game James Conner consistently hit the hole and ran through contact, making Benson’s tentative style stand out even more. Until Benson proves he can run with conviction, Josh advised passing on him at cost and taking the cheaper, more established backs going after him.