Player Spotlight & Fantasy Outlook - Marquise Goodwin

Marquise Goodwin Wide Receiver #11

San Francisco 49ers | 

Height: 5-9   Weight: 180   Age: 27

Born: 11/19/1990 Lubbock, TX

College: Texas

Experience: sixth season

High School: Rowlett HS [TX]

The Perception:

Entering the NFL dorsum inwards 2013 Marquise Goodwin was known past times many equally a earth cast runway star that played football. That perception never sat good with the speedy broad receiver equally he was never shy to vox that displeasure through media channels stating he was a football game histrion that likewise ran track. Clearly from twenty-four hours i the proverbial bit was placed on his shoulder to evidence the masses he indeed could play this game at the highest degree despite his naysayers. Marquise began his career with the Buffalo Bills beingness selected inwards the tertiary circular (78^th overall) inwards the 2013 NFL draft nether the Doug Marrone/Doug Whaley regime. His blazing speed was the obvious attraction for NFL scouts believing they could honour creative ways to integrate him into the offensive scheme. Alas, the Buffalo Bills did the exact reverse forcing Goodwin to run generally wing routes equally their alone truthful depth threat.

As seasons moved forrad for the Bills as well as Marquise Goodwin, a major trouble organisation was becoming reality, equally scouting profiles suggested Goodwin would fighting to rest on the plain due inwards business office to his lack of stature finding his agency into the medical room with high frequency. In his firstly 4 years inwards the league donning the Buffalo Blue, Goodwin missed a whopping 25 contests inwards that fourth dimension leaving Bills direction frustrated as well as ready to business office ways inwards the offseason. Receiving no offering to rejoin the squad that drafted him, Goodwin institute his agency to warmer pastures collecting a contract from the San Francisco 49ers to potentially live a business office of the rebuild of the i time proud franchise.

Entering his firstly flavour inwards the Bay Area, Goodwin’s expectations weren’t gleaming equally the squad inwards full general had issues throughout the entire roster equally the novel direction of Kyle Shanahan as well as John Lynch began the rebuild. Understanding no franchise quarterback existed on the roster at the offset of the 2017 season, the potential was at that spot for Marquise to demo his talent as well as might on a prove-it 2 yr contract. Marquise started the flavour flanking the reverse starting receiver seat amongst Pierre Garcon, but seemed to live used inwards a similar fashion (as inwards the past) of primarily running go-routes to exploit the defensive dorsum destination with his elite speed. Enter calendar week v of the 2017 flavour as well as you lot witnessed the interruption out political party for Goodwin allowing the league to cause got notice of his talent equally he racked upward 5 receptions for 116 yards. Showing adept progression equally the flavour wore on; Goodwin gained trust of the offensive mastermind inwards Shanahan allowing him to croak to a greater extent than essential to the law-breaking producing 29 receptions for 438 yards as well as 1 touchdown inwards the lastly v weeks of the season. Great edifice blocks to rejuvenate his career as well as alter the world perception i time as well as for all.   

The Reality:

The 49ers made waves inwards the 2017 flavour but non necessarily for their play on the field. The San Fran encephalon trust had a distinct conception to tank the flavour inwards hopes to live rewarded a top option inwards the 2018 NFL draft to secure the services of a top flying franchise quarterback. That conception came to a grinding stop with i telephone phone band from New England Patriots boss Bill Belichick. The Patriots had quite the conundrum on their roster equally backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was due a large heighten on his expiring contract, as well as possessor Robert Kraft wasn’t willing to trounce out large dollars with his golden man child Tom Brady however on the roster. Belichick was forced to orchestrate a bargain which saw Jimmy Garoppolo shipped to the 49ers essentially for a handbag of footballs compared to the potential oozing cast the immature pivot.

Once the bargain involving Jimmy was confirmed, it was clear the 49ers believed they striking the jackpot securing their quarterback for the futurity as well as the reality that Goodwin would finally cause got a passer that could larn him the ball with keen regularity. Developing a connectedness the lastly v weeks of the season, Goodwin was given to a greater extent than liberty to showcase his road running might beingness the primary target instantly that Garcon was lost for the season. While ADF believes charabanc Shanahan tin give notice brand anyone productive inwards his offensive systems, the realization for Marquise is that he could truly live a good position together receiver able to run the total road tree with precision. Goodwin volition live given every chance to flash his speed piece beingness trusted with an expanded purpose fifty-fifty with Pierre Garcon retuning from injury.    

The Outlook:

When you lot witness progression inwards whatever private you lot laid about to cause got notice of a developing skillset that could achieve maturity inwards the process. Marquise Goodwin has institute his stride inwards the Kyle Shanahan organisation receiving trust from the coaching staff to fulfill a much larger purpose inwards 2018. During the evaluation procedure earlier beingness drafted into the league, only about scouts compared Goodwin to the likes of Mike Wallace finding traits that were rattling comparable, an interesting association. Marquise is yet to position everything together on the field, but the uptick meter is for sure moving to areas never seen earlier inwards his career. Goodwin has struggled with injures thence far but managed to finally adapt upward for every competitor lastly flavour wearing the ruddy as well as gold. Even though Goodwin isn’t on the radar to overwhelm the league with top tear numbers placing him inwards the conversation with elite talent at the receiver position, he does possess a fantastic skillset inwards a complementary purpose that could live invaluable to the 49ers success inwards the novel year.

From the fantasy perceptive, Goodwin finished the 2017 flavour having a career yr hauling inwards 56 receptions for 962 yards as well as 2 touchdowns piece playing all sixteen games. Though his touchdown charge per unit of measurement is quite depression never seeing to a greater extent than than 3 scores inwards a season, that could live on the ascent given the offensive organisation as well as who volition live throwing him the ball. As nosotros eluded above, Marquise is finding ways to live to a greater extent than productive exterior of beingness a uncomplicated deep threat fifty-fifty though it remains the keen positive to his game. Goodwin saw xiii receptions over 20 yards as well as 5 striking over forty yards lastly season, as well as so only imagine what he’ll run across with Jimmy Garoppolo this season, (licking our chops). Goodwin finished the yr amassing 112.6 fantasy points giving him an average of 7.0 points per game (Points Per Reception), adept plenty to check the 29 rank for receivers lastly year. The value Goodwin holds inwards comparing to his electrical flow ADP (Average Draft Position) is fantastic. Marquise shortly holds the 98^th slot inwards mock drafts as well as has been seen to autumn into the 150’s making it clear his stock is all over the map inwards only about circles. ADF envisions Goodwin breaking the grand yard receiving grade this flavour potentially adding 5 touchdowns inwards the process. At the correct toll nosotros fully endorse Marquise Goodwin all day.