Here are quarterbacks you can look to stream for Week 1. And you can see the rest of my recent work below to prepare for your fantasy football drafts and regular season.
- My Fantasy Football Draft Rankings
- The Running Back Primer
- The Wide Receiver Primer
- The Quarterback Primer
- The Tight End Primer
- My Top-10 Must-Have Players
- My Top-10 Players to Avoid
- My Top-7 Deep Sleepers
- 5 Potential Starters to Stash
- 6 Players to Target With Your Last Pick
Average Draft Position referenced using FantasyPros consensus ADP for half-PPR formats.
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Trevor Lawrence (JAC): QB15
Week 1 away against Houston Texans
Lawrence has all the hype in the world coming into the NFL as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. He brings a very high IQ as a passer – which means good things for the receiving options in this offense – and he also brings the rushing upside that fantasy managers love. While the coaching is a bit of a concern with Lawrence for his long-term development, we could see him become a streaming QB option almost immediately. He’s the perfect QB to snag in 2QB formats due to his upside.
Jimmy Garoppolo or Trey Lance (SF): QB18 & QB42
Week 1 away against Detroit Lions
At this point, it seems like only a matter of time before we see Jimmy G either traded or released. Lance is the future in San Francisco and he’s bound to start sooner than later, which means that Jimmy G is a streaming QB at best this season. It’s probably best to let him fall to the waiver wire. Right now, Lance’s ADP is simply lying in wait and ready to catapult. After seeing Lance on the field with this offense in week one of the preseason, his ADP is ready to skyrocket. The one thing that could hold it back though is the uncertainty regarding how long Jimmy G will remain the starter in SF. The bye week is the most likely outcome for when we see Kyle Shanahan switch things over to Lance, but there’s still a strong possibility that we see Lance on the field as early as Week one of the regular season. If he is the starter at the beginning of the season against Detroit, he should be a borderline top-10 option right from the onset. He’s a perfect option to draft as a second QB in 1QB formats for the pure upside.
Kirk Cousins (MIN): QB19
Week 1 away against Cincinnati Bengals
Cousins has now finished each of the past three seasons as the QB18 or better. He’s an extremely safe option that gives you a solid floor week in and week out, but he’s capped by the overall offense and how it’s structured. With the Vikings being so committed to the run, their overall pass attempts will never reach the point where Cousins is able to crack the top-8 at the QB position. He’s a solid streaming option yet again this season and a very sturdy QB2 in Superflex leagues, but we shouldn’t be viewing him as anything more than that.
Carson Wentz (IND): QB31
Week 1 home against Seattle Seahawks
Wentz had everything going his way to signal that he could bounce back in a big way for fantasy football this year. He’s reunited with his former OC Frank Reich in Indianapolis, he has a rock-solid OL in front of him, and he has some very talented weapons surrounding him. Unfortunately, Wentz suffered an injury in training camp that has now put his week one status in doubt. While it’s still unclear when he’s officially coming back, Wentz wasn’t someone that you were drafting in your 1QB leagues to be your starter anyway. He’s coming at a discount now because of the uncertainty with the injury and he’s a perfect player to take a shot on as your QB3 in a Superflex league if you can get him there. His upside far outweighs the risk.
Sam Darnold (CAR): QB 32
Week 1 home against New York Jets
Since 2018, Darnold is top-4 in the NFL in terms of Interception Rate with 3.20%. He’s behind only Jameis Winston, Nick Mullens, and Ryan Fitzpatrick in this category, which is a place that you never want to be. We can all acknowledge that Darnold hasn’t exactly been great over the past few seasons, but we collectively need to give him a second chance to operate out from underneath Adam Gase. Turning the page, he’s absolutely set up to succeed here in Carolina with a bevy of talented receiving weapons and he could show us the talent that made him the No. 3 overall pick back in 2018. While he’s not someone that I want to rely on as a QB1 in my fantasy leagues this year, he’s a perfectly competent QB2 in Superflex leagues. In some drafts, you might be able to secure him as your QB3 with his current ADP being where it’s at. If that’s the case, he’s worth the investment at that point.
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