🏆 Footballguys Feature Spotlight: Veteran Quarterbacks Helped (And Hurt) By The Draft

[Footballguys Email Updates](=) [Go PRO]() | [View Online](=) [Unsubscribe]( | [Sign Up]() [Footballguys.com](=)Daily Email Update • Vol. 24, #33 • May 12th[,](=) 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------- Howdy {NAME}, Today we're drilling down on quarterbacks. Which veteran signal-callers stand to benefit the most from the recently-completed NFL Draft? And which quarterbacks suffered a post-draft setback? Our Jordan McNamara provides the details you need to Win More At Fantasy Football. And you don't have to do a thing. Just read on below, or check out the quarterbacks [helped](=) and [hurt](=) by the draft on our site. Let's Go. J --------------------------------------------------------------- [6 Quarterbacks Who Benefited from the NFL Draft](=) by Jordan McNamaraExclusive To Footballguys.com --------------------------------------------------------------- The NFL Draft can have a big impact on player values. In dynasty leagues, additional competition or support from the NFL Draft can have an impact on a player’s dynasty outlook. This article focuses on six quarterbacks who benefitted from the NFL Draft. [Jameis Winston]() [Jameis Winston]() was sitting at a crossroads entering the NFL Draft. The Saints traded their 2023 first-round pick to get back into the first round of the 2022 draft, then again traded up for wide receiver Chris Olave before selecting offensive tackle Trevor Penning with their second first-round pick. The Saints do not have the future assets to address the quarterback position in the 2023 NFL Draft. This gives Winston a good chance to win a multiple-year job on top of additional help at the receiver position and offensive tackle. With Olave, along with Michael Thomas, and Alvin Kamara, the Saints could have a good supporting case for Winston. Winston has been outside the Top 20 quarterbacks in real drafts the past month and could see his cost rise. [Patrick Mahomes II]( [Patrick Mahomes II]( needed additional help in the wide receiver corps entering the offseason. Then the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill, before filling the position with JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in free agency. The Chiefs then drafted Skyy Moore in round two of the draft. Moore is a versatile player who can unlock an offense that was boxed in by defense schemes in 2021. Mahomes has slipped in startup drafts to QB3 in a good percentage of startup drafts, which is a great investment in 2022. In the past month, Mahomes has fallen to a median of QB2.5 in real drafts running alongside Justin Herbert behind Josh Allen. At the cost, Mahomes is a great target, and a trade target as well. [] [Jalen Hurts]() Much of the pre-draft discussion revolved around Philadelphia adding a wide receiver. The Eagles made a big splash by trading for A.J. Brown on draft day and then giving him a 100-million-dollar extension. Brown and Dallas Goedert are both highly efficient on a route run basis and pair well with Devonta Smith who is on a success track after his rookie season. Hurts has all the weapons to have an elite season but is without excuse if he fails to take a step forward as a passer. The Eagles have two first-round picks in 2023 to address the position if Hurts fails in 2022. Notably, the Eagles did not select a falling quarterback, the way they did when they selected Hurts behind Wentz. Hurts has been QB14 in the past month with a draft range in the mid-third round of startup drafts. At the cost, Hurts has substantial upside and risk. If you take him at cost as a QB2 consider a stable QB1 and QB3 as insurance on his upside. [Jared Goff](=) When Detroit traded Matthew Stafford to the Rams in 2021, there was a theory the Lions gained an additional first-round pick in the deal because of their willingness to take [Jared Goff](=)’s contract back in the deal. There has been little to suggest that theory was true, as Detroit has gone through two NFL Drafts without addressing the quarterback position. This leaves Goff without competition, while they also gave [Jared Goff](=) an additional weapon with Jameson Williams. Goff is among the cheapest starters in dynasty leagues, with a median draft position of QB30 in the past month. [Marcus Mariota]() Atlanta could have addressed the quarterback position at the eighth overall pick and put [Marcus Mariota]() into a competition. Instead, Atlanta selected the first wide receiver of the draft in Drake London. Atlanta selected Desmond Ridder, but as a third-round selection, Mariota should have a good opportunity to win the job. Mariota is a year-to-year play, would present rushing upside at the position, and has a growing set of weapons with Kyle Pitts and Drake London. Mariota has a median draft position of QB31 in the past month of startup drafts. [Sam Darnold]() Carolina passed on a quarterback with the sixth pick in the draft and selected an Offensive Tackle Ikem Ekwonu. Carolina then traded up for Matt Corral in the third round who is widely thought of as a development pick coming from an RPO-centric college offense. This selection was after a potential trade for Baker Mayfield fell through. This all gives [Sam Darnold]() the opportunity to win another year of starts for Carolina. Darnold has been one of the worst starters in the league since he was drafted, but his contract basically commits him to Carolina through the year. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [5 Quarterbacks Who Were Hurt by the NFL Draft](=) by Jordan McNamaraExclusive To Footballguys.com --------------------------------------------------------------- The NFL Draft can have a significant impact on player values. In dynasty leagues, additional competition or support from the NFL Draft can have an impact on a player’s dynasty outlook. This article focuses on five quarterbacks who were hurt by the NFL Draft. [Lamar Jackson](=) [Lamar Jackson](=) is hurt by the loss of Marquise Brown. The loss of Brown without a clear addition to the receiving corps brings into question whether Baltimore’s offense changes in 2021. Baltimore dropped back to pass more than any team in the league last season, so a reduction in passing game weapons could signal a change in philosophy. Jackson has shown the ability to produce on low passing volume in prior seasons, but his receiving weapons outside of Mark Andrews are entirely unproven. Jackson is an avoid at the cost of QB6 in the past month in real Superflex dynasty drafts. [Mitchell Trubisky]() [Mitchell Trubisky]() was signed with the idea that he was the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, the QB1 of the class, Kenny Pickett, was selected after he fell to Pittsburgh at the 20th pick, giving Trubisky clear competition. The Pickett selection does not make him the foregone conclusion at QB1 but is legitimate competition. Trubisky drew future second-round picks in Superflex trades over the past month, which is a clear loss now. For the cost of a third-round pick, Trubisky has the ability to beat the cost. [] [Ryan Tannehill]() Jalen Hurts was helped by Philadelphia’s addition of A.J. Brown. Unfortunately for Tannehill, he is on the losing side of the deal. Tannehill gets the help of Treylon Burks, but there are questions about his readiness. Likewise, Tennessee was speculated to be a potential landing spot for a quarterback but passed on the position until taking Malik Willis in the third round. Tannehill’s upside is hurt by the loss of Brown, but there is not a direct threat to his job from a first-round pick. Since 2019, Tannehill has thrown for 8.1 yards per attempt in games (39) A.J. Brown played and 6.3 yards per attempt in games Brown did not play (6). In his career, Tannehill has thrown for 7.0 yards per attempt in 94 games A.J. Brown did not play, a full yard per attempt less per game. Brown’s impact is real and will be felt in Tannehill’s upside. Expect him to fall from the cost of QB22 over the past month. [Justin Fields](=) The new Chicago Bears regime has been less than enthusiastic about building around [Justin Fields](=). They let Allen Robinson walk in free agency while adding only Byron Pringle and Equanimeous St. Brown in free agency before drafting an unproductive and old prospect in Velus Jones in the third round. If the front office is not convinced Fields is the quarterback of the future, they are giving him every opportunity to fail. At a QB13 cost, there are easy pivots to make including quarterbacks like Russell Wilson or Matthew Stafford who have similar ceilings and much safer floors. [Baker Mayfield]() The NFL Draft seemed like the time [Baker Mayfield]() would be traded. Cleveland was rumored to be in negotiations to send Mayfield to Carolina before negotiations broke down over competition. The Panthers then traded up to select Matt Corral and took themselves out of the veteran quarterback market. Mayfield’s options to start in 2022 appear limited, with Seattle the best opportunity to compete for a starting job. Otherwise, Mayfield may need to take a 2021 Trubisky-type backup role before entering free agency in 2023. Thank you for subscribing to Footballguys Premium Content! You're subscribed as {EMAIL} To unsubscribe, click [here](. * Sportsguys * 118 N. Peters Rd., Suite 208 * Knoxville, TN 37923 *