Derek Carr Week 1 Outlook - Panthers at Saints

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Wed, Sep 4th 2024, 8:38pm EDT

Carr might not be the sexiest name in fantasy, but he was amazing down the stretch last season. In Weeks 12-18 last year, he was the QB15 in fantasy points per game, but that doesn't do justice to how good he was. Among 33 qualifying quarterbacks in that span, he was 11th in yards per attempt, third in passing touchdowns, second in CPOE, and eighth in fantasy points per dropback. He's not a bad QB2/streaming option this season, but I wouldn't look to plug him into lineups in Week 1. Carr draws a Carolina pass defense that last year allowed the sixth-lowest yards per attempt, the fourth-fewest passing touchdowns, and the third-fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks.