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Christian Watson. Hayden, could you make a pretty easy case that Christian Watson was the best fantasy football pick this season? Yeah, in my write up, uh, I have him as like the MVP, like cost adjusted MVP... he's an amazing wide receiver... he's a wide receiver three on wide receiver 12 usage. Uh, almost eight targets per game... the Dallas Cowboys secondary. They've had coverage bust.
STACKED’s take
Cost-adjusted MVP; WR3 on WR12 usage with elite secondary matchup
Michael Penn rates Christian Watson as the cost-adjusted MVP of the 2024 draft class, noting he was sandwiched between much less productive players (Harold Fannon, Justin Herbert, Caleb Williams, Trayvon Henderson, Joe Mixon, Roma Dunza) in his draft round. Watson has evolved from a high-variance deep threat into a complete receiver running out routes; he operates as a WR3 on WR12 usage with almost eight targets per game in a funneled, aerial Cowboys offense. The Dallas secondary has coverage bust issues and cannot win one-on-one battles, creating an elite game environment; historical precedent shows Nico Collins finished as WR3 and Steph Diggs as WR8 in similar matchups. Penn notes the market has not yet adjusted to Watson's actual quality as a wide receiver.
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