2013 seattle seahawks Fantasy Preview
Marshawn Lynch scored the fourth-most fantasy points among running backs in 2012, and it's quite incredible when you consider most teams stacked the box against him without some truly elite options at wideout. Part of that success could be attributed to rookie Russell Wilson, who enjoyed a breakout season in the stat sheets. The Wisconsin product beat out the highly-paid Matt Flynn for the starting spot and really took off in the second half of the season. Wilson scored multiple touchdowns in every game from Week 8-16 - save one against the Cardinals when the Seahawks won going away and the starters were pulled. The reason for Wilson's success could be tied to when the Seahawks opened up the playbook in the second half of the year. Now coach Pete Carroll said Wilson was well ahead of the pace he was at last year.
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The Seahawks pulled perhaps the biggest move of the offseason when they acquired Percy Harvin from the Vikings. He is going to provide a lot of options for the Seahawks, as he can line up in the slot or even in the backfield as a running back. He should also help prevent teams from stacking the box against Lynch, who should have another big season. The Hawks took Christine Michael in the second round of April's draft, but he's no threat to Lynch. At best, he could push Robert Turbin for the second spot on the depth chart. On defense, the team added pass-rusher Cliff Avril to help fill the void left by Chris Clemons (ACL). The team also added rookie DTs Jordan Hill and Jesse Williams in the draft.
Harvin should have a pretty big impact on the value of Golden Tate, who started to emerge as a viable third or fourth fantasy receiver last season. He's now worth little more than a late-round selection in 2013. Sidney Rice could actually end up being a nice draft bargain, as defensive coverages will roll to Harvin this season. Zach Miller has yet to make much of an impact at tight end with a mere three touchdowns in two seasons for the Seahawks, so don't reach for him despite some of his late-season success. In fact, Miller is still mostly undraftable in a lot of fantasy football leagues.
| POS | FIRST | SECOND | THIRD | OTHER |
| QB | Russell Wilson | Brady Quinn | Tarvaris Jackson | - |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch | Robert Turbin | Christine Michael | Derrick Coleman |
| WR | Sidney Rice | Golden Tate | Doug Baldwin | Chris Harper |
| TE | Zach Miller | Luke Wilson | Sean McGrath | Darren Fells |
| K | Steven Hauschka | Carson Wiggs | - | - |
( ) Projected Round
| # | Name | Pos. Rank |
| 1 | Marshawn Lynch | 3 |
| 2 | Russell Wilson | 10 |
| 3 | Seahawks defense | 1 |
| 4 | Sidney Rice | 37 |
| 5 | Golden Tate | 43 |
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