Fantasy Football Player Notes

Sam Darnold is the QB21 in fantasy points per game with six QB1 finishes in weekly scoring this season. Among 44 qualifying quarterbacks, Darnold ranks first in yards per attempt, third in highly accurate throw rate, 20th in catchable target rate, and third in hero throw rate. This week, he faces a Colts' pass defense that, without Sauce Gardner for most of the last two weeks, has allowed the seventh-highest yards per attempt, the seventh-most passing yards per game, and ranked 16th in CPOE. Darnold could easily be a QB1 again this week, especially when you consider Charvarius Ward is also on the IR now.