Footballguys on Baker Mayfield

ArticleWeek 1 Offensive Sleepers
Read the full article

From the article

Mayfield was QB19 in drafts, and almost no one drafted him as a starter. He should be played over many quarterbacks drafted ahead of him... Unlike most of 2025, Mayfield is healthy, his line is healthy, and his receivers are healthy-ish.

STACKED’s take

Positive signalValue

Mayfield's ADP undervalues his health and matchup; should start over higher-drafted QBs.

Mayfield was QB19 in drafts with almost no one drafting him as a starter, but should be played over many quarterbacks drafted ahead of him. He threw for 379 yards and two scores in a 38-35 shootout win over Seattle before last year fell apart; this Week 1 matchup at Cincinnati could be very similar. Unlike 2025, Mayfield is healthy, his line is healthy, and his receivers are healthy-ish, despite the Bengals acquiring Dexter Lawrence II, Boye Mafe, and Bryan Cook to improve their defense.

Baker Mayfield headshotBaker MayfieldQB · TBPlayer page — value, ADP, projections, and every insight

More on Baker Mayfield and from Footballguys