Who replaces an injured quarterback in fantasy?

A quarterback injury is the cleanest replacement decision in fantasy: the backup inherits nearly every dropback, but almost never the efficiency. Expect volume without ceiling. In one-QB leagues, stream the best available matchup rather than the backup. In superflex, the backup is usually a must-add the moment the news breaks.

Should I start a questionable quarterback?

Questionable players play about seven times out of ten but usually on a reduced snap count, which costs roughly 10 to 20 percent of a normal projection. Start him when your alternative projects below that adjusted number.

Injury updates · quarterbacks

Quarterback injury updates and replacements

A quarterback injury is the cleanest replacement decision in fantasy: the backup inherits nearly every dropback, but almost never the efficiency. Expect volume without ceiling.

Rule of thumb: In one-QB leagues, stream the best available matchup rather than the backup. In superflex, the backup is usually a must-add the moment the news breaks.

Highest injury leverage quarterbacks

Ranked by how much weekly production would go missing if the starter sat, and who is next in line on his own depth chart.

Player	Weekly pts	Lost if out	Next man up	Replacement proj	Leverage
Josh AllenBUF	23.3	−23.3	No clear in-house option	—	100
Lamar JacksonBAL	23	−23	No clear in-house option	—	100
Jayden DanielsWAS	22.5	−22.5	No clear in-house option	—	100
Jalen HurtsPHI	22	−22	No clear in-house option	—	100
Patrick MahomesKC	21.5	−21.5	No clear in-house option	—	100
Joe BurrowCIN	21.2	−21.2	No clear in-house option	—	100
Baker MayfieldTB	20.5	−20.5	No clear in-house option	—	100
Jordan LoveGB	20	−20	No clear in-house option	—	100
Kyler MurrayARI	19.6	−19.6	No clear in-house option	—	100
Justin FieldsNYJ	18.9	−18.9	No clear in-house option	—	100
Bo NixDEN	18.6	−18.6	No clear in-house option	—	100
Caleb WilliamsCHI	18.2	−18.2	No clear in-house option	—	100
Brock PurdySF	17.8	−17.8	No clear in-house option	—	100
Drake MayeNE	17.4	−17.4	No clear in-house option	—	100
Trevor LawrenceJAX	17.1	−17.1	No clear in-house option	—	100
Justin HerbertLAC	16.7	−16.7	No clear in-house option	—	100

How to use this page

Injury news moves faster than any static page can. This is the part that does not change week to week: which quarterbacks carry enough workload that their absence actually decides a matchup, and who absorbs the touches when it happens. When a report lands, run the exact status through the impact calculator to get the points version of the decision.

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