Conventional fantasy wisdom says if you’re happy with your starting QB you shouldn’t waste a valuable bench spot on a backup. If your Allen/Hurts/Mahomes suffers an injury, you can stream a QB based on matchups.
But with so many QBs going down to injury, QB waivers are starting to look very thin. There is a steep dropoff from the lowend QB2 tier to the QB3s. The difference between overall QB5 Dak Prescott and QB19 Baker Mayfield in points/game is less than the difference between Mayfield and QB26 Desmond Ridder. In many leagues there may be only 1 or 2 QBs available who are better than Ridder.
If you’re happy with your starting QB and getting your team ready for the playoffs, are you holding/stashing a backup or riding with just one QB?
The lowend QB2 tier:
- Russell Wilson: 17.2 ppg (18th overall)
- Baker Mayfield: 16.5 ppg (19th)
- Matthew Stafford: 14.4 ppg (23rd)
- Geno Smith: 14.2 ppg (24th)
The QB3 tier:
- Will Levis: 14.0 ppg (25th)
- Desmond Ridder: 12.9 ppg (26th)
- Derek Carr: 12.6 ppg (27th)
- Mac Jones: 11.7 ppg (31st)
- Bryce Young: 11.7 ppg (32nd)
- Gardner Minshew: 11.5 ppg (33rd)
At one point I had Lamar, Dak, and Kyler… but once Kyler came off IR I had to move them on. Got Rachad White for Dak+Rice and sent Kyler out for Pitts because Waller went down.
I’m still not gonna make playoffs, but making moves is always fun.