Bryce Young Week 1 Outlook - Panthers at Saints

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

There are not many players for fantasy that I feel like "I need to see" before I'm willing to put them into a lineup, but Young is one of them. Last year was BAD in every sense of the word. Young was the QB29 in fantasy points per game, with only two QB1 outings for the year. Among 45 qualifying quarterbacks, he was 44th in yards per attempt, 33rd in CPOE, and 44th in fantasy points per dropback. The Saints are no pushover pass defense, either. Last season, New Orleans allowed the ninth-fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, the ninth-lowest yards per attempt, and the fourth-lowest CPOE. Even in Superflex, I'm willing to play a wide receiver or running back over Young.