Fantasy Football Player Notes

C.J. Stroud is the QB16 in fantasy points per game after QB5 and QB9 finishes in the last two weeks in weekly scoring. Stroud has been balling. I will not say that he is back to his rookie season form because he looks even better than that. Among 29 qualifying passers, Stroud is 11th in yards per attempt, eighth in passing success rate, fourth in highly accurate throw rate, third in hero throw rate, and he has the second-highest aDOT. All of those metrics are incredibly impressive, especially when you consider his high aDOT. Stroud might come back to Earth some this week, but it's also possible that he excels. The Jags have been a bend but don't break defense that pressures the quarterback well (seventh in pressure rate). Jacksonville has allowed the seventh-highest yards per attempt while ranking 17th in passing success rate and 19th in CPOE. They have given up the second-fewest passing touchdowns. Stroud could be a QB1 this week if he can navigate their pass rush, but I'm not expecting a smash performance.