Fantasy Football Player Notes

Kyle McCord will start for Miami this week with Malik Willis sidelined with a groin injury. It will be McCord's first NFL start. Let's discuss him as a prospect before we get into this week's outlook. Coming out of Syracuse, among all FBS quarterbacks with at least 150 dropbacks, he ranked 29th in adjusted completion rate, 31st in yards per attempt, and 22nd in big-time throw rate (per PFF). He was a game manager who was at his best when peppering the short and intermediate areas of the field with targets. He has a quick release with average arm strength. We'll see if he can muster decent QB2 numbers this week. Over their last five games, Indy has allowed the second-most yards per attempt, the fourth-highest passing touchdown rate, and the tenth-highest EPA per dropback.