Bryce Young for Joe Burrow (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Joe Burrow QB - CIN Joe Burrow QB - CIN	Bryce Young QB - CAR Bryce Young QB - CAR
Most Accurate Experts

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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 4	# 26	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. TB	vs. CHI	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a little better than their average vs TB	This is a 5 star matchup. QBs perform better than their average vs CHI	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	139.4	229.0	-
Avg Game	17.4	14.3	-
Avg Projection	310.6	248.7	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	15	30	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Joe Burrow	Bryce Young	Add Player

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/25	#5	#25	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#2	#27	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#5	#24	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/24	#5	#25	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/24	#4	#27	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/24	#6	#26	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#4	#25	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#4	#25	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#4	#27	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#12	#24	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#5	#27	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/23	#4	#26	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#4	#27	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/24	#5	#26	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#4	#26	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#5	#23	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#4	#25	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#7	#22	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#12	#25	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/24	#10	#25	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#4	#26	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#4	#25	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#4	#26	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/21	#4	#26	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#3	#24	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#2	#23	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#4	#26	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#3	#28	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#4	#27	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#6	#26	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#4	#23	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#2	#26	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#2	#21	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#4	#24	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#4	#25	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#4	#25	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#5	#24	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#5	#26	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#2	#29	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#5	#25	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#2	#25	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#3	#19	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/22	#3	#23	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#4	#25	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#3	#25	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#4	#27	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#4	#26	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#5	#26	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#5	#27	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#4	#28	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#4	#25	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#4	#26	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#4	#25	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#5	#25	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#3	#27	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#4	#25	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#6	#27	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#4	#24	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#4	#24	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/22	#4	#25	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#2	#26	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#5	#26	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#6	#26	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#5	#25	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#4	#26	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#2	#25	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/19	#4	#25	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#4	#27	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#3	#26	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#5	#25	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#3	#27	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/21	#3	#26	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#4	#24	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#3	#24	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#4	#25	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#6	#24	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#4	#27	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#7	#22	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#4	#24	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#5	#23	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#4	#25	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#6	#29	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#4	#25	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/23	#3	#25	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#4	#26	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#4	#25	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/22	#5	#26	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#5	#25	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#3	#24	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#7	#27	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#4	#26	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#6	#28	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#2	#22	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#4	#24	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#4	#25	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/25	#3	#24	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#4	#24	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#3	#24	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#9	#24	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#5	#26	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#5	#25	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#5	#25	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#3	#22	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#7	#26	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 07/07	#4	#24	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#3	#24	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#5	#25	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#4	#27	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#4	#25	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#4	#25	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#3	#25	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#5	#25	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#5	#25	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Joe Burrow QB - CIN Joe Burrow QB - CIN	Bryce Young QB - CAR Bryce Young QB - CAR
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. TB	vs. CHI
Week 2	at HOU	at ATL
Week 3	at PIT	at CLE
Week 4	vs. JAC	vs. DET
Week 5	at MIA	BYE WEEK
Week 6	BYE WEEK	at PHI
Week 7	at BAL	vs. TB
Week 8	vs. TEN	at GB
Week 9	at ATL	vs. DEN
Week 10	vs. PIT	at NO
Week 11	at WAS	vs. BAL
Week 12	vs. NO	at TB
Week 13	at CLE	at MIN
Week 14	vs. KC	vs. NO
Week 15	at CAR	vs. CIN
Week 16	at IND	at PIT
Week 17	vs. BAL	vs. SEA
Week 18	vs. CLE	vs. ATL

Player Projections Comparison
	Joe Burrow QB - CIN Joe Burrow QB - CIN	Bryce Young QB - CAR Bryce Young QB - CAR
Passing

Pass Att	589.8	512.7
Pass Cmp	394.4	325.4
Pass Yards	4,169.8	3,363.3
Pass TDs	33.3	22.1
Ints	11.6	12.4

Rushing

Rush Attempts	48.3	58.3
Rush Yards	179.0	257.5
Rush TDs	1.4	3.0

Misc

Fumbles	1.9	3.0

Points

Fantasy Points	310.6	248.7

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Joe Burrow QB - CIN Joe Burrow QB - CIN	Bryce Young QB - CAR Bryce Young QB - CAR
2025 Points
Week 1	8.8	10.2
Week 2	7.0	22.3
Week 3	‐	11.6
Week 4	‐	10.3
Week 5	‐	13.0
Week 6	‐	19.5
Week 7	‐	10.5
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	‐	4.0
Week 10	‐	2.6
Week 11	‐	31.8
Week 12	‐	10.3
Week 13	19.2	22.5
Week 14	25.4	‐
Week 15	7.5	15.4
Week 16	29.0	17.6
Week 17	20.4	9.9
Week 18	22.1	17.5
Total	139.4	229.0
Average	17.4	14.3

Notes for Player Combination
	Joe Burrow QB - CIN Joe Burrow QB - CIN	Bryce Young QB - CAR Bryce Young QB - CAR
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	Every year, it seems as if good health is the only thing standing in between Joe Burrow and a high-end QB1 season. The 29-year-old Burrow is unquestionably one of the best pure passers in the game, if not the best. His career completion percentage of 68.5% currently stands as the best of all time. He's averaged 7.4 yards per pass attempt over his six NFL seasons, and he's had at least 34 TD passes in all three seasons in which he played at least 16 games. Two seasons ago, Burrow completed 70.6% of his throws and led the NFL in completions (460), passing yardage (4,918), and TD passes (43). Burrow played only eight games in 2025, missing nine starts with a turf toe injury that required surgery. Burrow missed seven games with a wrist injury in 2023. And as a rookie in 2020, Burrow missed the last six games of the season after tearing his ACL, MCL, and PCL. The injury history is worrisome, and Burrow adds little fantasy value as a runner. But Burrow's passing proficiency is indisputable, and he has one of the league's best WR tandems at his disposal with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.	Although the Panthers have picked up the fifth-year option on Bryce Young, this still seems like a crossroads season for the former No. 1 overall draft pick. Young has taken small steps forward in his three seasons as the Panthers' starter, but perhaps not enough to secure his status as Carolina's long-term starter. He hit career highs last season in passing yards (3,011), TD passes (23) and completion percentage (63.6%), while reaching a career low in sack rate (5.4%). But Young averaged just 188.2 passing yards per game and 6.3 yards per pass attempt last season. It sometimes seemed as if Panthers head coach Dave Canales was trying to hide his quarterback, with Young attempting 25 or fewer passes in half of his 16 starts. Young's finishes in fantasy points per game (nine games minimum) in his three years with the Panthers: QB29, QB23, QB24. It's hard to see Young as anything but a backup in superflex leagues or extremely deep 1QB leagues.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Once Joe Burrow returned to the huddle last year, he was the same stud quarterback that we have come to love in fantasy as the QB5 in fantasy points per game. During that stretch (Weeks 13-18), Burrow was 11th in CPOE, third in passing yards per game, second in highly accurate throw rate, and fourth in hero throw rate (per Fantasy Points Data). With Burrow back under center, Cincy was fourth in neutral passing rate and seventh in neutral pace. I expect the Bengals to be a fast-paced, pass-happy offense again in 2026. Burrow is a rock-solid QB1 with top-3 upside with two stud wide receivers to lean on weekly.