The quarterback position is deeper than ever in fantasy football. Someone who just posted the highest YPA in NFL history isn’t being drafted as a top-10 QB, while a four-time MVP winner with a star at WR is going at QB20.
Justin Herbert has been the QB8 on average over his four years in the league, yet he’s the QB19 in 2024. Deshaun Watson is a few seasons removed from being arguably the best player in the league, is still just 28 years old and runs; he’s being drafted as the QB23 on Yahoo. Justin Fields has been mostly undrafted but will have legitimate top-five upside if/when he becomes Pittsburgh’s starter.
The rookie class was absolutely loaded. Superflex leagues figure to start becoming more popular in the future as a result.
Running quarterbacks remain a cheat code in fantasy; among 27 QBs who had 100+ carries over the past 10 seasons, 41% finished as top-three fantasy quarterbacks while only three finished outside the top 12.
Tua Tagovailoa led the NFL in passing yards and threw the fifth most touchdowns last year but finished as the QB19 in fantasy points per game. Anthony Richardson outscored Tagovailoa’s weekly average while playing just 17 snaps in Week 2. Jalen Hurts would drop from the QB2 down to QB16 if you removed his tush-push touchdowns last season. Josh Dobbs was traded twice and got just 5.9 YPA (averaging 189.5 passing yards) yet finished as a top-five fantasy QB in 25% of his starts last year.
Waiting on quarterback is a perfectly fine strategy in 2024 because of the depth (assuming not Superflex), but the optimal strategy is drafting a quarterback who possesses more upside with their legs. And if one of the running QBs get injured, the replacement level will remain high on waiver wires given the depth of the position.
There’s no right or wrong way to attack quarterback in 2024 with so many options, but you’ll have a real advantage at a more projectable position if you draft a dual-threat QB this season.
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-08-12 14:52:26
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