With the news of the New England Patriots release of veteran quarterback Cam Newton, rookie first-round pick Mac Jones is launched into the limelight, both in real and fantasy football. Previously only a player considered in dynasty or keeper formats, Jones is now on the redraft radar for superflex fantasy football leagues.
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Kyle Yates provides his outlook for Mac Jones this season:
Jones looked good in his first preseason action and showed that there’s plenty there to build off of moving forward. Because of that, the Patriots felt comfortable moving on from Newton and Jones is now the starting QB for New England! While this move doesn’t necessarily have much of an impact on Jones – he’s still a low-end QB2/high-end QB3 – it has a dramatic ripple effect throughout the rest of the roster. The overall pass attempts tick up, which leads to more opportunity for the pass-catchers in town. Ultimately, Jones doesn’t skyrocket up rankings with this news, but he can still be a valuable QB3 in Superflex formats.
And you can check out Yates’s full NFL Draft profile on Jones here.
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