Herbert's elite fantasy history tied to high volume; efficiency spike needed under McDaniels.
Justin HerbertQB
Herbert has only been elite in fantasy during his first two NFL seasons, when he averaged over 26 fantasy points per game while throwing more than 39 passes per game. He has never been a yards-per-attempt or touchdown-rate standout, and while his rushing totals last year were great, that was a career-high and he typically averages around 350 rushing yards. He needs an efficiency spike to sustain elite production, but Mike McDaniels does not typically throw the ball a ton and the Chargers should have a pretty low pace offense.
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His first two seasons in the NFL, he averaged more than 26 fantasy points per game. And he threw 39, he threw more than 39 passes per game, both years. He's never been a yards per attempt standout. He's never been a touchdown rate standout. His rushing totals last year were great, but I don't think we can expect that again.
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- Herbert has only been elite in fantasy during his first two NFL seasons, when he averaged over 26 fantasy points per game while throwing more than 39 passes per game. He has never been a yards-per-attempt or touchdown-rate standout, and while his rushing totals last year were great, that was a career-high and he typically averages around 350 rushing yards. He needs an efficiency spike to sustain elite production, but Mike McDaniels does not typically throw the ball a ton and the Chargers should have a pretty low pace offense.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for Justin Herbert (QB). Herbert's elite fantasy history tied to high volume; efficiency spike needed under McDaniels.
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