1. In 2019, nine of the top 10 fantasy quarterbacks had at least 200 rushing yards.
2. Last season,
Dak Prescott had the second-most deep completions in the NFL.
3. The third-highest completion percentage on deep passes.
4. The fourth-most deep pass attempts.
5. The fifth-highest yards per attempt.
6. This year, the Dallas Cowboys drafted
CeeDee Lamb, who was tied for second in the nation in TDs of 35-plus yards last season.
7. Last season, Prescott had 11 weekly finishes as a top-12 QB.
7a. Only Lamar Jackson had more.
8. Since
Amari Cooper joined the Cowboys, Prescott is the second-best QB in total fantasy points.
8a. As of this writing, he is being drafted as QB6 on ESPN.
9. Last season,
Kyler Murray was fourth in pass attempts outside the pocket.
10. He was 21st in touchdown percentage on passes outside the pocket.
11. Since 2018, new
Arizona Cardinals addition
DeAndre Hopkins is tied for the most touchdown receptions on plays where his QB is outside the pocket.
11a. He also has the second-most receiving yards on plays where his QB is outside the pocket.
11b. ... and the third-most receptions on plays where his QB is outside the pocket.
12. During Bruce Arians' final two seasons as the Arizona head coach, the Cardinals ranked fifth in pass percentage (63.8%).
13. Last season, Arians' Buccaneers ranked sixth in pass percentage (66.5%).
14. In Tom Brady's past 16 games with 40-plus pass attempts, he has 301.2 fantasy points (18.8 per game).
14a. That point total would've ranked as QB6 last season.
14b.
Jameis Winston was QB5 last season with 305.4 fantasy points.
15. Last season,
Aaron Rodgers was held to less than 15 fantasy points in 10 of 16 games.
16. He had his lowest completion percentage since 2015.
17. He had the third-lowest completion percentage in the NFL on deep passes.
18. He was off target on 20% of his throws, the fourth-highest rate in the NFL.
18a. In fact, since the start of 2018, only two other QBs have been off target on a higher percentage of throws.
19. Both pass-catchers the
Green Bay Packers added this year, via free agency and the draft, are coming off a major injury (WR
Devin Funchess and third-round rookie TE
Josiah Deguara).
20. In head coach Matt LaFleur's first season, Aaron Rodgers had his fewest pass attempts in a season in which he played all 16 games since 2014.
21. Last season, the Green Bay Packers went 13-3, their best regular-season record since 2011, and went to the NFC Championship Game.
22. Last season, the
New York Giants were fourth in overall pass percentage.
23. They were third in red zone pass percentage.
24.
Daniel Jones had at least 20 yards rushing in seven of 12 starts.
25. Despite having just 12 games in which he attempted at least five passes, Jones had four games with 28 or more fantasy points, tied for third most in the NFL.
26. From Week 8 on last season, Jones was the fifth-best QB in fantasy.
27. Jones played ZERO snaps with
Saquon Barkley,
Sterling Shepard,
Evan Engram,
Golden Tate and
Darius Slayton on the field together last season.
Daniel Jones accounted for four or more TDs in one-third of his 12 starts as a rookie last season. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
28. Jay Gruden was the offensive coordinator of the
Cincinnati Bengals from 2011 to 2013.
29. In those three seasons, in order,
Andy Dalton was QB20, QB13 and QB6 in fantasy points per game.
29a. 2011 was Dalton's rookie season.
30. Jay Gruden was the head coach in Washington from 2014 until Week 5 of the 2019 season.
31. In 2014, Washington had three different QBs start games.
31a. In 2018, Washington had four different QBs start games.
31b. In 2019, Gruden was fired five weeks in.
32. From 2015 through 2017,
Kirk Cousins was QB11, QB6 and QB7 in fantasy points per game.
33. Last season,
Gardner Minshew II had at least 16 fantasy points in eight of 12 starts.
34. He had at least 27 yards rushing in eight of 12 starts.
35. He just got Gruden as his offensive coordinator.
35a. As of this writing, Minshew's ADP on ESPN is QB27.
36. Since 2014,
Philip Rivers has finished as a top-10 QB in total points just once.
37. Last season, when Rivers was pressured, he had more interceptions (seven) than touchdowns (six).
38. Last season, when Rivers was pressured, he ranked 21st in points per pass attempt.
39. Last season, the Chargers were seventh best at preventing pressure.
40. The Colts, Rivers' new team, were 25th.
41. From 2017 to 2019, 83.3% of running backs who finished the season top 10 at the position caught at least 50 passes.
42. Since the start of 2018, the sixth-best running back in yards per rush after first contact is ...
Austin Ekeler.
42a. In Week 5 of last season,
Melvin Gordon returned to the Chargers.
43. From Week 5 on last season, Ekeler was the fifth-best RB in fantasy.
44. Since he entered the NFL, Ekeler is third among running backs (minimum 100 carries) in fantasy points per touch.
44a. Gordon is now a member of the
Denver Broncos.
45. Last season, in Weeks 1-9,
Nick Chubb was RB5 on a points-per-game basis (18.93).
46. Last season, in Weeks 10-17, Chubb was RB23 on a points-per-game basis (12.97).
47. Last season, in Weeks 10-17,
Kareem Hunt was RB24 on a points-per-game basis (12.67).
47a. As of this writing, Chubb's ADP is RB9 on ESPN.
47b. As of this writing, Hunt's ADP is RB27 on ESPN.
47c. Come on, guys. What are we doing here?
48. Last season,
Chris Carson had nine games with at least 20 touches.
49. He was top five in the NFL in carries, yards per rush after first contact and runs of 20-plus yards.
50. From 2018 to 2019, Carson increased his receptions from 20 to 37 and his targets from 24 to 47.