For many of you, fantasy football drafts are coming up this week. What developments from the second week of the NFL preseason deserve your attention as you enter the final stages of fantasy football draft preparation? Read on, my friend.
And in case you missed the first part of this series, here are my key fantasy football takeaways from Week 1 of the preseason.
Fantasy Football Draft Tips: Insights from the NFL Preseason
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The Raiders named Gardner Minshew their Week 1 starter on Sunday. The decision seemed a bit arbitrary considering how little distance there seemed to be between Minshew and second-year player Aidan O’Connell in the Raiders’ QB derby. After O’Connell started the team’s first preseason game, Minshew started the second and completed 10 of 21 passes for 95 yards with no TDs or INTs. O’Connell was 14 of 20 for 96 yards with a TD and an INT on Saturday against Dallas. Minshew is becoming Las Vegas’ preferred QB target in superflex drafts, but his chance at the starting job is questionable.
If I had to set an over/under number for how many games Jacoby Brissett starts for the Patriots early this season before giving way to first-round pick Drake Maye, I’d go with 2.5. The idea that this would be something of a redshirt year for Maye was always silly. Brissett is an average QB on a good day — and last Thursday was not a good day (er, evening) for him. Brissett was 3 of 7 for 17 yards in three series with no TDs and an INT. He also took a sack. Maye’s passing numbers weren’t mind-blowing either (6 of 11 for 47 yards with no TDs or INTs), but he showed off his strong arm and agility, running four times for 15 yards and a touchdown. The Patriots need to give Maye enough experience this year so he’s ready to win games for them in 2025. If you’re in a superflex league or an ultra-deep league where it makes sense to draft multiple quarterbacks, Maye should be one of the first 30 QBs drafted.
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