Fernando Mendoza for Tua Tagovailoa (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Fernando Mendoza QB - LV Fernando Mendoza QB - LV	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 31	# 30	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. MIA	at PIT	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a little better than their average vs MIA	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a little better than their average vs PIT	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	0.0	175.6	-
Avg Game	‐	12.5	-
Avg Projection	192.7	164.6	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	31	7	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Fernando Mendoza	Tua Tagovailoa	Add Player

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#28	#31	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#26	‐	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/01	#30	#31	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#35	#30	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#32	#33	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#31	#35	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/31	#30	#33	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/31	#29	#36	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/31	#30	#32	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#32	#30	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 07/31	#32	#30	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/31	#32	#29	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/31	#33	#34	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/31	#30	#33	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/31	#31	#30	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/31	#28	#31	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/31	#33	#30	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/31	#26	#32	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	‐	#32	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#33	#31	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/30	#28	#33	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/30	#33	#32	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#29	#32	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/30	#30	#32	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/30	#32	#31	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#31	#23	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 07/30	#33	#29	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 07/30	#29	#31	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/29	‐	#26	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#30	#32	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#32	#29	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/31	#28	#31	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#28	#31	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	‐	#28	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#31	#30	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#29	#30	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#34	#30	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#30	#28	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#31	#35	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#30	#31	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#28	#32	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#27	#31	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#29	#33	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#30	#33	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	‐	#32	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	‐	#32	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#33	#30	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#30	#32	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#30	#32	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#32	#28	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#29	#28	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#29	#31	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#34	#30	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#30	#31	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#31	#28	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#30	#32	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#27	#32	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#31	#22	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#28	#32	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#29	#30	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#30	#31	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#27	#32	-

Justin Boone J. Boone Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#28	#31	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#29	#31	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#28	#31	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#32	#30	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#28	#32	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#28	#30	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#28	#29	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#35	#26	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#34	#26	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#31	#30	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#31	#33	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#28	#31	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#31	#33	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/31	#30	#32	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/28	#35	#30	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#29	#32	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#37	#31	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#30	#31	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#33	#30	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/31	#30	‐	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#28	#32	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#29	#31	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#30	#32	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#30	#32	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#30	#29	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#34	#25	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#30	#32	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#26	#33	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#28	#32	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#30	#29	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#27	#31	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#28	#30	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#26	#33	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#28	#34	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#34	#32	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	‐	#32	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 07/30	#30	#34	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#28	#31	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#30	#32	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/31	#34	#30	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#28	#32	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#30	#31	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 07/29	#30	#31	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#30	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#28	#33	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#28	#34	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#35	#38	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#26	#32	-

Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ... Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal 07/07	#30	#31	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#29	#36	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#29	#33	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#32	#36	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#27	#32	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#28	#32	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	‐	#32	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#37	#32	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	‐	#32	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Fernando Mendoza QB - LV Fernando Mendoza QB - LV	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. MIA	at PIT
Week 2	at LAC	vs. CAR
Week 3	at NO	at GB
Week 4	vs. KC	at NO
Week 5	at NE	vs. BAL
Week 6	vs. BUF	vs. CHI
Week 7	vs. LAR	vs. SF
Week 8	at NYJ	at TB
Week 9	at SF	vs. CIN
Week 10	vs. SEA	vs. KC
Week 11	at DEN	BYE WEEK
Week 12	at CLE	at MIN
Week 13	BYE WEEK	vs. DET
Week 14	vs. LAC	at CLE
Week 15	vs. DEN	at WAS
Week 16	vs. TEN	vs. TB
Week 17	at ARI	vs. NO
Week 18	at KC	at CAR

Player Projections Comparison
	Fernando Mendoza QB - LV Fernando Mendoza QB - LV	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
Passing

Pass Att	430.6	379.3
Pass Cmp	275.5	248.7
Pass Yards	2,887.1	2,725.0
Pass TDs	16.1	15.8
Ints	12.2	8.3

Rushing

Rush Attempts	50.4	19.6
Rush Yards	227.1	46.6
Rush TDs	1.3	0.1

Misc

Fumbles	2.7	2.3

Points

Fantasy Points	192.7	164.6

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Fernando Mendoza QB - LV Fernando Mendoza QB - LV	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
2025 Points
Week 1	‐	7.3
Week 2	‐	19.6
Week 3	‐	13.8
Week 4	‐	15.7
Week 5	‐	22.7
Week 6	‐	9.6
Week 7	‐	1.6
Week 8	‐	24.2
Week 9	‐	9.5
Week 10	‐	12.8
Week 11	‐	6.8
Week 12	‐	‐
Week 13	‐	5.7
Week 14	‐	9.1
Week 15	‐	17.2
Week 16	‐	‐
Week 17	‐	‐
Week 18	‐	‐
Total	0.0	175.6
Average	‐	12.5

Notes for Player Combination
	Fernando Mendoza QB - LV Fernando Mendoza QB - LV	Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL Tua Tagovailoa QB - ATL
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	The No. 1 pick in this year's NFL Draft, Fernando Mendoza might sit behind veteran Kirk Cousins early in the season, but it shouldn't be long before the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner takes over as the Raiders' starter. Mendoza completed 72.0% of his passes last season, averaged 9.3 yards per pass attempt, and threw for 41 touchdowns in 16 games while leading Indiana to an undefeated season and the National Championship. Mendoza has an NFL-caliber arm and terrific ball placement. A student of the game, Mendoza is cool under fire. His functional mobility probably won't translate to much rushing value at the NFL level, although Mendoza could score a few rushing touchdowns every year. Matt Ryan seems like a reasonable comp for Mendoza based on their tools and style of play. We might not see much of a fantasy impact from the rookie in Year 1, particularly when the Raiders are so short on pass-catching firepower beyond TE Brock Bowers, but we can't rule out a fantasy-relevant rookie season for Mendoza.	The Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa to a cheap one-year deal after he was released by the Dolphins, who still owe him $54 million in guaranteed money. After averaging 269.2 passing yards per game for the Dolphins over 41 starts from 2022 through 2024, Tua averaged 190.0 passing yards over 14 starts in Miami last season. He also threw a career-high 15 interceptions and fumbled eight times. Tua will battle Michael Penix Jr. for playing time in 2026 and should probably be considered the favorite to start in Week 1 since Penix tore his ACL in November. Tua can't match the arm strength of Penix, but Tua has enjoyed a level of NFL success than Penix has yet to reach, helping to make Mike McDaniel's offense work in Miami. For fantasy, Tua figures to go undrafted in 1QB leagues this season but is a reasonable QB3 option in superflex formats.