Suddenly, the Odell Beckham signing changes from a head scratcher to a stroke of genius. Robert Woods is out for the year, and the Rams be able to plug Beckham into that role without much dropoff.

Beckham doesn’t have the same command of the offense, and he hasn’t put in the reps with Matthew Stafford. He also probably won’t be as effective as a blocker, which could hurt the team’s running game – Woods was a strength in that regard. Beckham also has had problems staying healthy throughout his career. Typically, they like to just leave their receivers on the field for almost every play, and I’m not sure if that’s a great fit with Beckham, given his sportscar body type.

But Beckham has more speed, with a lot more ability to get downfield for big catches. And he doesn’t have to do it all on his own. Cooper Kupp is about the hottest receiver in the league right now, and they have one of the better third receivers; Van Jefferson typically logs start-type minutes, and he’ll presumably pick up some of things Woods was doing.

For ballpark purposes, I would think the LA offense shouldn’t miss Woods too much. They’ve got a well-placed bye in Week 11. Coming back after that, their offense should have had ample opportunity to work in Beckham. With the way they chuck it around, he should be a top-30 receiver in the final seven weeks of the season (perhaps top 20). He’ll catch a healthy number of balls, he’ll hit on some big plays, and they also use their wide receivers on end-arounds – he should carry the ball in most games.

Jefferson, I think, should be similar to what he’s been – perhaps a notch better. And Kupp still looks like one of the top few wide receivers in the league.

For quarterbacks, I think Matthew Stafford marches on. He’ll be one of the passing leaders for the remainder of the season, and I don’t think his dynasty outlook changes much at all. He appears to be on the front end of a prolific passing run in that offense.

I like Stafford enough that he’s one of only two quarterbacks older than 28 that I’m putting in the top 10 of my dynasty rankings. Him and Russell Wilson are both 33, and I’ve got them in my top 8. (Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are both great quarterbacks of course, but with those guys being 44 and almost 38 years old, I’ve got them just outside my top 10. In dynasty, I’m trying to balance the here and now against the value of what’s coming in future years.

I turn my attention to dynasty leagues each Saturday, rotating between the four premium positions. Rankings assume PPR scoring, and work under the premise that it’s a 12-team league, with each carrying about three quarterbacks and keeping players indefinitely.

Last week: wide receivers.

Next week: running backs.

DYNASTY LEAGUE QUARTERBACKS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.KCPatrick Mahomes26
2.LACJustin Herbert23
3.BUFJosh Allen25
4.DALDak Prescott28
5.ARIKyler Murray 24
6.BALLamar Jackson24
7.SEARussell Wilson32
8.LARMatthew Stafford33
9.CINJoe Burrow24
10.JAC• Trevor Lawrence22
11.GBAaron Rodgers37
12.HOUDeshaun Watson26
13.TBTom Brady44
14.CHI• Justin Fields22
15.NE• Mac Jones23
16.INDCarson Wentz28
17.LVDerek Carr30
18.SF• Trey Lance21
19.NYGDaniel Jones 24
20.MINKirk Cousins33
21.TENRyan Tannehill33
22.PHIJalen Hurts23
23.ATLMatt Ryan36
24.CLEBaker Mayfield26
25.NYJ• Zach Wilson22
26.GBJordan Love23
27.CARCam Newton32
28.MIATua Tagovailoa23
29.PITBen Roethlisberger39
30.WASTaylor Heinicke28
31.DETJared Goff27
32.DENTeddy Bridgewater29
33.NYJMike White26
34.NOTrevor Siemian29
35.SFJimmy Garoppolo30
36.HOUTyrod Taylor32
37.PHIGardner Minshew 26
38.NOTaysom Hill31
39.ARIColt McCoy35
40.WASRyan Fitzpatrick38
41.BUFMitchell Trubisky27
42.CLECase Keenum33
43.HOU• Davis Mills23
44.CARSam Darnold24
45.IND• Sam Ehlinger23
46.MIN• Kellen Mond22
47.NOJameis Winston27
48.LVMarcus Mariota28
49.DENDrew Lock 25
50.LACEaston Stick 26

—Ian Allan