Soppe’s Fantasy QB Start-Sit Week 9 Players Include Dak Prescott, Drake Maye, Aaron Rodgers, and Others

Fantasy football’s QB chaos continues. See how Aaron Rodgers, Drake Maye, and Dak Prescott shift the Week 9 fantasy landscape.

Quarterback play across the league continues to shape fantasy football outcomes in unexpected ways. Some veterans are managing games effectively without turning that into fantasy success, while several young passers are suddenly forcing their way into the weekly starter conversation.

Matchups and offensive trends create constant volatility at the position, making lineup decisions more challenging than ever. This week’s QB landscape might just redefine where stability truly exists in fantasy football.

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Aaron Rodgers | PIT

Aaron Rodgers has to be the QB with only one weekly finish better than 10th at the position that I fear the most in the NFL.

He looks reasonably comfortable and is largely delivering the ball on time in this conservative attack. The future Hall of Famer truly is a litmus test for just how much single-play upside, either with your legs or via air yards via the pass, dictates finishes at the position on a week-to-week basis.

Rodgers does neither. He’s yet to have a game with 10 rushing yards this season (not a surprise) and has seven completions of 20+ air yards in his seven starts.

For reference, Justin Herbert has a 10+ yard rush (not 10+ yards rushing, a single rushing play picking up what Rodgers can’t do in a game) in six games this season, and Russell Wilson had a single contest with seven such completions.

Rodgers looks poised and on schedule. He looks like he can lead an offense in real life, but counting on him in fantasy just can’t be done. He’s thrown multiple touchdown passes in three straight and completed at least two-thirds of his passes in five; he’s functioning at about as high a level as he can in this situation and not giving us the returns we need.

This obviously isn’t a good matchup, but he’s the opposite of matchup-proof: I wouldn’t feel comfortable playing him in any spot.

Andy Dalton | CAR

I’m not saying Bryce Young isn’t the problem, but this Carolina offense might just be a pig, and putting lipstick on it with Andy Dalton doesn’t change that.

The wily vet had nearly as many sacks (seven) as completions in enemy territory over the weekend (nine,) and that was in a game where they ran the ball reasonably well, albeit on low volume due to the score (Panther RBs: 24 carries for 104 yards).

He did the one thing we needed him to do: feed Tetairoa McMillan. The rookie earned a 43.5% target share, and that’s the only job of the Carolina QB at this point. In that regard, I prefer him to Young, but at some point, it doesn’t matter: the volume is enough to justify starting the talented receiver, but not of high enough quality to give him much of a ceiling.

Bo Nix | DEN

Bo Nix hasn’t exactly looked like a superstar at various points this season, and yet, there are only a few who offer a similar production resume.

His first 20-point game of the season came in Week 2, and since then, from Weeks 2-8, there are only three QBs in the sport with more 20+ point efforts than the leader of the Broncos: Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott, and Drake Maye.

In a vacuum, I’d take all three over Nix, but in Year 2, we are seeing the development of a future star.

Again, far from perfect. Sometimes the volume isn’t there (four games with 30 or fewer pass attempts), and sometimes the rushing vanishes (under 2.5 yards per carry three times), but at the end of 60 minutes, you’re more likely than not to be OK with where things finish.

Last week, he took advantage of a cushy matchup against the Cowboys, throwing four touchdowns. The raw number of scores was nice, but I was impressed by the variation: a nice blend of touch, anticipation, and savvy.

Most of his advanced box score is very much in line with what he did last season, though I will highlight his improved approach when attacking downfield. Last season, on 126 deep throws, he was intercepted just as often as he found his man for a touchdown. This season, he’s at a 3.0 TD/INT rate on those spike attempts, something that elevates the ceiling while also raising the floor, as he’s taking what he’s given and not prematurely ending possessions.

This is a tough spot, but I think you can feel comfortable in starting him this week, knowing that he has various avenues to productivity.

Brock Purdy | SF

It’s now been over a month since the last time we saw Brock Purdy (toe), and the 49ers are being understandably cautious with him.

I think fantasy managers can be, too.

We really only have two quarterbacks of interest on a bye this week (Jalen Hurts and Baker Mayfield … Justin Fields counts if you signed up for that experience, but I’d assume you already have a secondary option rostered in that event), and that opens up the door to streamers that I’d prefer over Purdy should he return this week.

Joe Flacco gets the Bears, Sam Darnold the Commanders, and Matthew Stafford the Saints.

Players like Lamar Jackson are the ones I worry about missing on a big game in their return to action. Purdy could author a big game, but I think the risk/reward equation nets out as about even, and that has me generally waiting for him to play a game for San Francisco before he plays one for my fantasy team.

Bryce Young | CAR

An ankle injury sidelined Bryce Young (one finish better than QB15 this season) last week, opening the door for Andy Dalton to do his best Bryce Young impersonation.

I want to believe that this franchise has already hit rock bottom and that things can only go up from here, but that doesn’t mean it’ll happen quickly. There are some intriguing players on this roster, so once the QB situation gets figured out (either via development or restart), I think there’s a season where the corresponding pieces are had at a bargain.

That year does not appear to be 2025.

We can hope for 2026.

C.J. Stroud | HOU

Did C.J. Stroud unlock something last week against the 49ers?

With Nico Collins (concussion) and Christian Kirk (hamstring) both sidelined, he threw for 318 yards (a season high by 74 yards) and two scores while rushing a season-high seven times for 30 yards.

I’d love to sell you on him turning a corner and, thus, the return of his more proven receivers, only further elevating his status moving forward, but I’m not buying it.

What we saw was the byproduct of a good offensive line week. Maybe more aptly, a poor defensive line week.

The 49ers rank 28th in non-blitz pressure rate, and that ranking is sinking due to their injuries on that side of the ball. This meant that Stroud was pressured on 23.8% of his dropbacks — a big change from the first seven weeks (35.6%) — and he took advantage.

Great to see, but tough to sustain unless you think this offensive line magically improved in a significant way.

Denver ranks fourth this season in non-blitz pressure rate, and if that’s the case on Sunday, Stroud’s fifth week outside of the top 20 at the position is probably more likely than his third QB1 finish of 2022, no matter who he is throwing to.

Caleb Williams | CHI

Did you know that Caleb Williams is fantasy’s 15th-best quarterback this season?

Maybe you did, but did you know that if you remove Dallas from the NFL, he’d be QB25?

  • Week 3 vs DAL: 4 TDs on 28 passes
  • All Other Weeks of 2025: 5 TDs on 195 passes

One big game is holding a lot of weight when it comes to his season-long numbers, and while that’s concerning long-term, he does find himself in another great spot this week.

I liked that we saw him complete a season-high six deep passes last week against the Ravens, and we might see a similar level of aggression to keep up with Joe Flacco and the Ja’Marr Chase.

The rushing totals have been sporadic. We know the athletic capabilities are there, and if they are unleashed in this spot, I truly think a top-5 week is possible.

Without them, he probably settles in as a low-end QB1, rubbing elbows with Bo Nix in a much more difficult matchup (at HOU).

Cameron Ward | TEN

Cam Ward continues to seek his first multi-TD pass game of his career, so while it’s nice to see some reasonable yardage totals through the air (255+ yards in three of four games in October), he’s still nowhere near fantasy radars in one-QB leagues.

The return of Calvin Ridley helps his upside case, but it doesn’t mitigate the low floor that comes with this rookie’s development. Ward has been sacked at least four times in three straight games and six times this season: this isn’t a situation built for fantasy success.

Will that change in 2026?

We can only hope.

Dak Prescott | DAL

Unless you believe the Cardinals will emerge from their bye with a newfound focus on the defensive side of the ball, I think you can look past last week’s dud for Dak Prescott in Denver.

In much the same way that the Cowboys are a performance-enhancing defense for their opponents, Denver suppresses numbers across the board, and Dallas’ start was no exception (19-of-31 for 188 yards, zero touchdowns, and two interceptions).

Prescott entered the game on a near-historic hot streak (four straight games with 3+ TD passes and zero interceptions). While I think that’s probably overshooting expectations, it’s far more likely this is a Kyler Murray/Prescott shootout than a one-sided beatdown like what we saw a week ago.

He’s had two awful games this season, both on the road against defenses that can look like the best in the sport (Eagles and Broncos). A home game against the Cardinals (seventh-highest deep CMP% allowed since Week 4) is a little different, and with his playmakers fully healthy, I think you should feel good about Prescott returning to the top 10 at the position.

Daniel Jones | IND

Daniel Jones’s managers got a nice gift last week, as a tiny little flip that easily could have been a handoff resulted in Jonathan Taylor’s third score of the week and added to your bottom line despite Jones really not playing much of a role in the touchdown.

The leader of statistically the best offense in the league now has multiple TD tosses in four straight games, the longest active streak in the NFL.

Sometimes in this game of ours, you can be a victim of your own success. Dimes has yet to throw 35 passes in a game this season, and he’s thrown for more than seven yards just three times, simply because there is no need.

Those are limiting factors when it comes to his upside, especially if you think this game could be a lower-possession type of contest, but the floor is just so high that I can’t rank him lower than QB8 for Week 9.

Drake Maye | NE

Drake Maye is averaging 21.7 fantasy points this season, a number that ranks favorably to what Joe Burrow (19.6) and Josh Allen (17.4) did through the first eight games of their second season.

Yes, he’s already flirting with that company.

He’s run for 50+ yards in consecutive games, thrown for multiple scores in six of his past seven, and ramped up his efficiency in a way that none of us could have possibly dreamed (6.7 YPA last season, 9.0 this season).

Before last week, I’d call this a tough matchup, but the Dolphins got whatever they wanted against the Dirty Birds over the weekend, and I think we can agree that the Patriots have a few more levers at their disposal than Miami.

I still think the Falcons have an above-average defense, but I also think Maye is approaching the elite tier when it comes to fantasy signal-callers, and that tier is immune to matchup downgrades.

It’s not out of the question for Maye to be fantasy’s best QB this week, and that means you’re playing him with all sorts of confidence in season-long.

For DFS, I’m more intrigued by the cheaper and more stackable options at the position, given some matchups. Nailing the QB position is going to be a must in the Daily streets this week with Lamar Jackson, Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray, and Jayden Daniels all off the main slate: if you think Maye keeps rolling, you swallow the price tag and work around it.

Geno Smith | LV

We are at Halloween, and Geno Smith has as many multi-interception games as he does starts with multiple TD passes.

He’s misfired on eight of 11 deep passes over the past month and has more incompletions than completions inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

In short, he’s doing nothing at an average level, and we’ll need to see drastic improvement for him even to grace our streaming radar. We are past the point of asking Smith to produce for us and simply hoping that he can lead an offense that gets the few pieces we are invested in some production.

J.J. McCarthy | MIN

Facing the Lions in Detroit is a tough reintroduction to the NFL, but that’s the situation J.J. McCarthy finds himself in as he’s progressed through the recovery process for his ankle injury.

Having two strong receivers and an offensive savant as the play caller is a good setup. Still, we saw Carson Wentz struggle to give us anything close to viable fantasy production, and while the bar is a little higher for this second-year QB, expecting him to make an impact in one-QB fantasy leagues isn’t wise.

McCarthy had one good quarter before getting hurt, so we need to see much more before considering investing.

That said, the pieces are in place, including the schedule Minnesota runs through the NFC East in Weeks 14-16 (Commanders, Cowboys, Giants), in what could be the best run McCarthy has this season, production-wise.

Will it be enough to hit your lineup? Probably not, but stashing him if we see signs of life this week and you’re without a Tier 1 signal-caller isn’t a crazy thought.

Jared Goff | DET

The Jared Goff efficiency tour made all sorts of noise last season (72.4% completion rate with over three touchdowns per interception) and is clicking at an even higher rate this season (74.9% completion rate and 5.0 TD/INT through seven games this season).

This Minnesota matchup can be tricky for the uninitiated, but as a divisional opponent, Goff is anything but that. His completion percentage against the Vikings in 2024 was higher than Jayson Tatum’s career free-throw percentage.

Think about that.

One of the better scorers in the world is less likely to make an unguarded, 15-foot shot than Goff was to complete a pass against an aggressive defense that thrives on chaos and has 11 of the world’s best athletes trying to prevent it from happening.

The lack of rushing upside is always going to limit the projected upside of Goff, but he’s one of the few pocket passers that we can trust, and this matchup is no different.

Jaxson Dart | NYG

Jaxson Dart has been a usable piece in four of five starts this season, aided greatly by his ability to find paydirt with his legs. He’s done it in three straight games and will be asked to do some serious heavy lifting in this offense now that Cam Skattebo (ankle) has been lost for the season.

I think Tyrone Tracy can be a serviceable replacement, but we are talking about an offensive shift and a comfort dynamic that is hard to quantify. Skattebo was a heat-seeking missile, and that allowed Dart to pick his spots.

He was also a strong pass-catching option thanks to his RAC skills: Tracy can fill the same role, but not in the same way.

The comfort thing is tricky to quantify. I expect some form of a learning curve, but the banged-up 49ers are a pretty good landing spot. Dart is a low-end QB1 thanks to his versatility and creativity, a ranking I hope he improves on next week (at CHI) after we have a full game of data in this post-Skattebo era.

Jayden Daniels | WAS

All reporting last week suggested that the low-grade hamstring injury that Jayden Daniels suffered in Week 7 had a great chance of only costing him the one game, and I’m inclined to follow that logic.

With that game on Monday night, they opted to give him the week off rather than push him to play and risk a short week recovery. This is the type of move a forward-thinking franchise makes, especially one with long-term plans.

The Seahawks are a tough matchup on a good day, let alone after their bye. That said, they’ve played three QBs with some shiftiness in their profile (Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, and Trevor Lawrence), and all three of them cleared 16 fantasy points.

I’d be surprised if Daniels threatened the top of the quarterback scoring board this week, but that doesn’t mean you should hesitate in playing him. He’s a rare talent, and if Washington feels good about putting him out there, we should, too.

Joe Flacco | CIN

Joe Flacco has accounted for three touchdowns in both of his starts with the Bengals (five passing and one rushing) and is essentially playing like a restrained, old version of Jameis Winston.

Over half of his passes have been directed at (arguably) the best receiver in the game, and when that’s taken away, he doesn’t hesitate to put Tee Higgins in position to flip the field.

The Bears haven’t exactly played much QB competence this season, but when they have, they’ve struggled (Goff and Daniels both cleared 21 fantasy points against them).

Flacco is my QB14 this week. That may feel a bit low, but with no rushing upside (sorry if I’m not counting on the QB sneak from last week) and some players in this general range in plus spots (Caleb Williams on the other side of this matchup and Jordan Love facing the Panthers), I don’t have the grizzled vet as a starter in most standard-sized leagues unless you’re dealing with injury/bye issues.

I do think he’ll be a popular DFS piece because of the lineup he can build around. Is a chalky Flacco the way to spend this Sunday afternoon?

I don’t think I’ll get there. If you do, I’d advise prioritizing some unique combinations elsewhere.

Jordan Love | GB

You can spin the numbers whatever way you want, but Jordan Love looked as comfortable on a professional football field on Sunday night as I can remember. He controlled the Steelers all night long, completed 29-of-37 passes, and made a play every time his number was called.

Did a few plays go his way?

Of course, but he put his talented teammates in a position to succeed. I found it interesting that Love recorded the second-lowest average depth of target of his season in the return of Christian Watson, but again, I think that speaks to his maturity.

If Green Bay asks Love to drop back 37 times this week like they did last, he figures to be knocking on the door of the top 5 at the position, but I tend to doubt it as a double-digit favorite.

Before Week 8, Love was averaging 17.1 fantasy points per game, and I think that’s the more likely outcome in this spot that should feature a heavy dose of Josh Jacobs.

If you have him, you’re playing him and encouraged by the long-term outlook.

Josh Allen | BUF

Josh Allen pushed across a pair of short touchdowns, which allowed him to regain his elite fantasy form that he had disappeared for a bit. He now has four top-10 finishes this season and remains a Tier 1 option, even if he’s averaging just 194.3 passing yards since that Week 1 comeback against the Ravens.

He now holds the record for career games with a rush and a pass TD (46), and he brings that versatility into a matchup that could prove to be a preview of the AFC Championship.

Allen has reached double-digit rushing attempts in each of his past seven games against the Chiefs, and if that trend continues, his raw skills put him in a position to overcome this tough matchup.

Facing Allen is a difficult task for any defense, let alone one on a short week. I rank him over Patrick Mahomes this week by a single spot: this is going to be a fun one, though it wouldn’t shock me if this game is a little lower-scoring than the masses believe, as both coaching staffs aim to keep the opposing MVP off the field.

Justin Herbert | LAC

What we saw from Herbert was just as special as you thought it was in the moment.

  • 3 pass TDs
  • 9.1 yards per pass
  • 62 rushing yards

It was his second such game like that and just the 10th in the NFL since the start of 2018 (Lamar Jackson has six of them, while Josh Allen and Kyler Murray have one apiece).

Is he essentially a less refined postseason Patrick Mahomes? That is, someone who can kill you from the pocket and is willing to make the big play at the right moment with his legs?

That’s setting the bar a little high, and there are still some glitches in the decision-making, but Jim Harbaugh has empowered his quarterback to such a degree that I trust him as a fringe Tier 1 option at the position.

This matchup is great, though you need to worry a bit about the game script. You’re playing Herbert weekly without a second thought, and you better make it count: you’re not getting him at nearly the price you did this summer heading into the 2022 season.

Kirk Cousins | ATL

Kirk Cousins drew the Dolphins for his first start of the season, but he was a mess with Drake London a late-week scratch.

In the 24-point loss, he turned 31 pass attempts into just 7.1 fantasy points (no completions to the wide receiver position in the first quarter). There was some speculation that Cousins, filling in for an injured Michael Penix, could actually elevate the status of his pass catchers, but this offense never got going.

Atlanta is what Atlanta is, and my opinion of this team isn’t going to change based on the quarterback position. London (when healthy) and Bijan Robinson are weekly must-starts, while Kyle Pitts is a streaming option.

What I learned from this game is that there isn’t room for a WR2. Darnell Mooney was a no-show, and if targets are going to be tough to come by outside of the featured options, he’s on the very fringes of roster-worthy in most formats.

Kyler Murray | ARI

Kyler Murray (foot) missed the two games before the Week 8 bye. While the thought is that he’s good to go for this ideal matchup on Monday night, there’s no denying that physical limitations hurt a player like this (31.5% of his points over his past three games have come on the ground) more than others.

From a strategic point of view, that has me thinking that we could see Dallas blitz Arizona at a high rate, forcing Murray to prove his health.

We, as Murray managers, are okay with that. Against the blitz this season, he’s completed 20-of-30 passes for 206 yards and two scores, good for a passer rating that is 32 points higher than what he produced in such spots a season ago.

The Cowboys’ struggles on defense are only magnified by their offense scoring in a hurry and maximizing possession time for both teams. We have seen Murray in nearly a month, and that creates a natural hesitation in clicking him into lineups, but as long as all health boxes are checked pre-game, I’m starting him where I have him and feeling great about it.

Mac Jones | SF

Mac Jones filled in again for Brock Purdy (toe) last week in Houston, and the production was predictably limited.

He’s thrown for under 200 yards in each of his past two games and completed a season-low 59.4% of his passes in a tough matchup. Jones held his own, all things considered, health-wise on this roster, but this is Purdy’s offense when he’s able to return, and it sounds like we are nearing that time.

The 49ers face the Titans, Colts, and Bears to close the season. For that reason, I’m holding onto him if I can until Purdy proves that he is a full-go.

Marcus Mariota | WAS

These backup quarterbacks seem to have some initial success, only to regress as their film circulates through the league.

Marcus Mariota completed 70% of his passes on Monday night in Kansas City, a nice accomplishment, but he put up only seven points and looked out of sorts after the opening script ran dry.

Mariota has 20+ rushing yards in every appearance this season, and that at least gives him a path to QB2 production should he be called upon again this season. Still, in one-QB leagues, this isn’t a player I’m interested in streaming even in that situation.

Matthew Stafford | LAR

Matthew Stafford put on a clinic in London before the bye with his 18th career game of 4+ TD passes (three in the first half), not bad for someone missing the most productive receiver in the sport.

The Stafford profile is no secret: dead accuracy with no versatility. The running game has yet to get on track, and it’s safe to label that as a priority for this 5-2 team that has its eyes set on a playoff run this winter.

Even with Nacua back, I have a hard time seeing this as a high-volume game, which caps the ceiling for his veteran QB. The matchup obviously isn’t a concern, and that has Stafford just ahead of the streaming tier, but without access to a top-5 week, I can’t go much higher than that.

Michael Penix Jr. | ATL

The knee bone bruise to Michael Penix elevated Cousins into starting duties last week, and it shouldn’t have mattered to your fantasy team at all.

After an encouraging Week 1, the mobility has completely vanished from this profile, and, in 2025, if you can’t run or throw deep, you’re drawing dead.

20+ Air Yard Throws

  • 2024: 36.8% complete
  • 2025: 17.4% complete

The second-year signal caller is four-of-23 on those throws this season and has one score on 42 such attempts in his career. This Falcons offense has talent, but it has a giant question mark at quarterback, and that’s a major problem.

Patrick Mahomes | KC

There were only four quarterbacks to throw for 36 touchdowns last season.

There were only three quarterbacks to run for 595 yards last season.

Through eight weeks, Patrick Mahomes is pacing to do both, and the scariest part is that I believe his best football is ahead of him.

After a slow start, all the former MVP did in the second half against the Commanders was complete 17-of-19 passes for 210 yards and three scores.

No big deal.

With Rashee Rice nearing full speed, forcing this offense to punt a single time feels like an accomplishment, and that means that Mahomes has very much reentered the top tier at the position for fantasy purposes.

You got a nice discount based on the past few seasons. Enjoy it. I can tell you right now that the 2026 price tag is going to be significantly more prohibitive: take advantage of the super team you have now.

Sam Darnold | SEA

The volume isn’t quite the same, but you could have made a lot of money forecasting Sam Darnold to average more fantasy points per pass this season than last.

Fantasy Points Per Pass Attempt

  • 2024 with Vikings: 0.53
  • 2025 with Seahawks: 0.57

After a strong start to the season, Washington has struggled to create pressure without the courtesy of the blitz, and that means one of two things is likely to happen on Sunday night: (1) Darnold is comfortable in a clean pocket or (2) the Commanders are left vulnerable on the back-end as a result of needing to crowd the line of scrimmage.

Realistically, I’m OK with either result, but which adventure you believe is most likely for them to choose impacts where Darnold ranks among the pocket-locked QBs this week.

READ MORE: Soppe’s Week 9 Fantasy Football Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Analysis for Every Player in Every Game

Sam Darnold Splits

  • 2024, when blitzed: 66.4% complete and 133.6 rating
    • 2025, when blitzed: 59.3% complete and 92.9 rating
  • 2024, when not pressured: 73.7% complete, 8.2 yards per attempt
    • 2025, when not pressured: 78.7% complete, 10.3 yards per attempt

With Seattle coming off the bye, I’m more bullish on Darnold in this spot than the industry norm and see him as a threat to the top 12 at the position, even without an expectation of any points on the ground.

Spencer Rattler | NO

Spencer Rattler was replaced by Tyler Shough in the third quarter last week, and this feels like a move toward the future for an organization that has no choice but to be playing the long game.

Over his last six games, Rattler has had just five touchdown tosses (five interceptions) and has been unable to get this offense into scoring position on any regular basis.

Shough was a second-round pick in April, and while he’s an older rookie (26), the team will want to see what he brings to the table before they prepare for a 2026 draft that will see them again picking high.

Trevor Lawrence | JAX

Trevor Lawrence has been a tough watch for the majority of this season.

That’s a statement of fact, not opinion.

It’s also a fact that, at least recently, it hasn’t mattered. Jacksonville is coming off their bye, and in the three weeks prior, there were four QBs to score 17+ fantasy points in each of the three weeks prior:

  • Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott, and Lawrence

That’s the company that Lawrence has kept in no other regard this season, but there aren’t pictures in the fantasy box scores, and his usage patterns trumped his lack of efficiency in October. He had 10 rushes or 42 passes in all three of his October games, and if given that many chances to produce, even a QB not seeing the field at a high level can hit lineups.

The Raiders are tracking to finish in the bottom quarter of the league in pressure rate for a second straight season, and Lawrence has five touchdowns against zero interceptions when not pressured over his last four games.

I’m not selling you on Lawrence as a week-maker or DFS lineup staple, but if you’re without Jalen Hurts or Baker Mayfield, I think he should very much be on your short list.

Tyler Shough | NO

Tyler Shough threw 30 passes in what was essentially extended mop-up duty last week against the Buccaneers, and he predictably struggled (17-of-30 for 128 yards and an interception).

I’m not the least bit confident that he turns into even a top 20 QB the rest of the way, but there are talented players by his side, and that, at the very least, makes him interesting in Superflex situations.

The Saints still have both Carolina games ahead of them in addition to matchups with the Dolphins (Week 13) and Titans (Week 17). In those deeper formats, if Shough can show signs of life, he might prove to be a worthwhile add.

I’m not counting on it, but in those formats, starting quarterbacks don’t live on the wire, and once Shough has this job, I suspect it’s his for the rest of the season.

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