Weak Starters / Strong Finishers – Quarterbacks – 2020
A strategy often used by the savvy fantasy manager is to buy low and snag the early under performers from another team. The chart below exposes those fantasy football quarterbacks who started slow but in crunch time were solid contributors last season. The analysis includes game to game comparison rather than a week to week, so bye week and injuries aren’t included in the trend.
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Baker Mayfield set the bar low early on and capped off the horrible start with a –2 fantasy score in game five. By then most owners had given up on Mayfield and rightly so. In his last 11 games, Mayfield averaged 16.5 fantasy points per week and had relatively stable output. The challenge is that he is consistently mediocre. Dwayne Haskins will be the starter this season and with a very small sample size, he improved week to week.
Though we don’t expect Ryan Fitzpatrick to get much playing time with the selection of Tua Tagovailoa, Fitzpatrick knows how to cap off a season. He finished with an average of 23 fantasy points in his last six games. If Tagovailoa struggles late in the year and Fitzpatrick is called upon, there is a talented crew of young players in the skill positions for him to take advantage of.
| YEAR | GAME | POS | TEAM | PLAYER | FPTS | AVG FPTS | LOW RANGE | HIGH RANGE | STD DEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 9.4 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 2 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 15 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 3 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 9.7 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 4 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 15.8 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 5 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | -2 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 6 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 19.5 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 7 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 11.6 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 8 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 17.1 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 9 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 17.6 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 10 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 21.8 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 11 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 23.6 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 12 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 8 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 13 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 11 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 14 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 17 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 15 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 14.1 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 16 | QB | CLE | Baker Mayfield | 20.1 | 14.32 | 8.2 | 20.44 | 6.12 |
| YEAR | GAME | POS | TEAM | PLAYER | FPTS | AVG FPTS | LOW RANGE | HIGH RANGE | STD DEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 0.6 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 2 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | -0.7 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 3 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 7.2 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 4 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 17.1 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 5 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 5 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 6 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 6.5 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 7 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 8.7 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 8 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 19 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | 9 | QB | WAS | Dwayne Haskins | 13.3 | 8.52 | 2.09 | 14.95 | 6.43 |
| YEAR | GAME | POS | TEAM | PLAYER | FPTS | AVG FPTS | LOW RANGE | HIGH RANGE | STD DEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 10.2 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 2 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | -1.8 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 3 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 1.2 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 4 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 9.8 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 5 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 20.6 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 6 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 11.3 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 7 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 23.7 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 8 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 13.1 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 9 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 12.9 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 10 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 23.1 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 11 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 26.8 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 12 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 14.3 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 13 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 20.5 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 14 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 31.7 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
| 2019 | 15 | QB | MIA | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 24.3 | 16.1 | 7.03 | 25.17 | 9.07 |
