Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry on Geno Smith

Podcast7 Players to Avoid in Your Drafts with Matthew FreedmanAugust 7, 2026

From the episode

I just, I think Gino is going to be like a, uh, you know, the 17th best quarterback in the NFL, the 20th best quarterback, as long as he's like Seattle Gino and he's like reasonably competent

Mentioned at 40:29 – 42:16

STACKED’s take

Positive signalProjection

Geno Smith is expected to be a competent QB in a better system than last year.

Matthew Berry notes that scouts and analysts view Geno Smith as a competent quarterback whose poor performance last year was largely due to a dysfunctional system and the league's worst offensive line. Berry projects him as a top-17 to top-20 quarterback, expecting him to be reasonably competent in the current offense.