Matthew Stafford

There have been a lot of people talking about Stafford's 2019 season before injury, highlighting that it could be a sign of things to come. He was the No. 6 quarterback in fantasy through nine weeks, yes. But do you know who No. 5 was? Aaron Rodgers. That didn't end well. Stafford's 8.2 yards per attempt was easily a career high and just the second time in his career over 7.6 yards per attempt. He's going to be a fine low-end QB1/high-end QB2, but he's not likely to be a league winner at this stage of his career.

Matthew Stafford is fully-healed from last year’s back injury

According to Lions GM Bob Quinn, franchise QB Matthew Stafford is “cleared medically” and would be a full-participant in any offseason workouts they would have right now.

Fantasy Impact

Before Stafford had to be sidelined for the last eight games in 2019 due to a back injury, he was lighting the league on fire. He threw for almost 2,500 yards, 19 TDs and only five interceptions. He was on pace to have a career-year, similar to 2011 when he threw for over 5,000 yards and 41 TDs. The Lions seem comfortable with Stafford moving forward, and currently own the 3rd overall pick in the NFL Draft. With three QBs set to go in the top-10 (Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa), Quinn has confirmed Detroit is talking to teams about a trade for the 3rd overall pick. He’s likely comfortable doing so knowing he’s got a healthy Stafford running his offense moving forward.