Let’s dive into fantasy football quarterbacks we’re targeting in every draft possible. Here are a few of our must-have quarterbacks to target in your upcoming fantasy football drafts.
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Fantasy Football Must-Have Quarterbacks
Jalen Hurts (QB – PHI)
Now fully stocked after the out-of-nowhere trade for Jahan Dotson, this Eagles’ passing game is full of playmakers all over the field. Jalen Hurts still leads an offense that plays to his strengths in and around the goal line. Yes, you will have to reach to get him by the mid-third round in most drafts, according to fantasy ADP, but this level of production is worth the opportunity cost of another skill-position player at that point in the draft. He has the potential to score as many rushing touchdowns as the top running backs and he could easily throw for 30 touchdowns. He is two players in one; a cheat code.
Jalen Hurts
AJ Brown
DeVonta Smith
Jahan Dotson
Saquon Barkley
Dallas GoedertNearly 1,700 pounds of offensive line
Kellen Moore’s system/playcalling
This is UNREAL ????pic.twitter.com/DP83m6WDNG
– Eagles Fan Central (@EagleFanCentral) August 22, 2024
Hurts finished as the QB2 in fantasy scoring in 2023 thanks to the rushing touchdowns, and there are no signs that part of the offense is slowing down. There are worries about Saquon Barkley stealing work, but I think Barkley needs to be more afraid of Hurts than Hurts does of Barkley. The Eagles’ offense has a very middle-of-the-road level of difficulty in their schedule, which is surprising considering the nature of the NFC East. In Kellen Moore we trust, however, and he should be able to get everything he possibly can out of Hurts.
Anthony Richardson (QB – IND)
If anyone is going to rival the number of fantasy points Lamar Jackson or Jalen Hurts gets on the ground, it’s going to be Anthony Richardson. Now fully healthy after several injuries that caused him to miss 13 games in 2023, Richardson is not sneaking up on anyone this year and is on many, many fantasy draft cheat sheet lists predicting his breakout season. Certain mock drafts around the industry have seen him go off the board as the number three quarterback overall. A QB3 season is certainly within his range of outcomes, but the good news is his price tag isn’t anywhere near that night.
Richardson, as we enter late August, is the consensus QB6 in drafts and is going around pick 49. That’s into the fourth round in 12-team drafts, meaning a fantasy manager can roster an anchor running back and two stud wide receivers before circling back to take Richardson and his potential for 3,500 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing. In parts of just four games last season, Richardson already had four rushing touchdowns, so that part of the game is ready. Any incremental improvements in his passing game going into his sophomore season give Richardson the potential to be a top-four quarterback in 2024.
Jordan Love (QB – GB)
If 2023 is defined as the year Jordan Love officially had a breakout season, 2024 might be seen as the year Love vaults his way into the top five for years to come. Playing half the season without Christian Watson and another six games without Aaron Jones, Love finished number five in fantasy points per game and number eight in fantasy points per dropback. Playing in a Matt LaFleur offense that loves to throw in the red zone, Love attempted the second-most passes in that area (100), but also the third-most deep ball attempts (76).
The #Packers had a 95% TD rate in goal-to-go situations last year. The highest % ever recorded.
Jordan Love in those situations?
12 TDs
0 INTs12 of his 22 pass attempts went for a TD. pic.twitter.com/Law2msoiee
– Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) August 22, 2024
What could lead to a bigger year for Love? First, the development of the plethora of talented pass-catchers around him. Love has four bona fide receivers plus an emerging tight end to target on his dropbacks. Second, the Packers could see an uptick in passing this year. They ranked 19th in pass play percentage and 20th in pass plays per game in 2023. Even if the Packers move up to just 12th or 13th in those metrics, it could spell 4,500 yards and 35 touchdowns for Jordan Love.
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