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Tyrod Taylor

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Outlook Tyrod Taylor

Premium Backup Option Holds Value Solely as a Superflex Insurance Policy

Tyrod Taylor signed with the Packers to serve as the primary backup to Jordan Love, immediately establishing himself as one of the league's premium backup options. For fantasy purposes, his on-field projections are minimal as long as Love remains healthy, but his veteran presence secures the Green Bay offense.

Looking at ADP trends, Taylor's draft cost has risen over the past month, climbing from deep-draft obscurity to settle around pick 352. While he is largely off the radar in standard formats, our models view his shifting price as a reasonable insurance policy in deeper Superflex leagues.

We project Taylor for 10.7 fantasy points this season, reflecting a backup role. However, his career rushing baseline suggests streamable fantasy appeal if Jordan Love misses any time, making him a high-priority bench stash for managers looking to secure the Packers' high-powered offense.

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Cam Newton

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Cam Newton
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OWN/START Tyrod Taylor
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Cam Newton

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

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  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Breakdown Tyrod Taylor

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts don't even rank him among QB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 41st with 72.24 total points (4.01 avg).
  • Currently 362 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 50 in pass yards with 1001 (55.61 per game) and is currently ranked 40th among QB.
  • Top 50 in pass tds with 6 (0.33 per game) and is currently ranked 42nd among QB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +585, TDs: +2, INTs: +5

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 194, PASS TDS: 1, RUSH YDS: 6, RUSH TDS: 0
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Injury Cam Newton

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Injury Tyrod Taylor

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups Tyrod Taylor

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PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
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Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 8th with 132.00 total points (7.76 avg).
  • Currently 95 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.8.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 319.00 per game and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 12 in turnovers with 21 (1.24 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in rush defense with 2256 (132.71 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 3167 (186.29 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in sacks with 49 (2.88 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 19.59 per game and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 22nd in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -48.71, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: +4, INTs: -13, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.06,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.8, YDS/G: 300.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
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Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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Career Tyrod Taylor
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2011 BAL 2 18 100% 0 0 160.4 2 0 0
2012 BAL 5 179 59% 0 1 62.3 73 1 0
2013 BAL 3 2 20% 0 1 -62.9 64 0 0
2014 BAL 1 0 0% 0 0 -3 0 0
2015 BUF 14 3035 64% 20 6 99.4 568 4 1
2016 BUF 15 3023 62% 17 6 89.6 580 6 4
2017 BUF 15 2799 63% 14 4 89.2 427 4 4
2018 CLE 4 473 49% 2 2 64.5 125 1 0
2019 LAC 4 33 67% 1 0 136.1 7 0 0
2020 LAC 1 208 53% 0 0 75.4 7 0 0
2021 HOU 6 966 61% 5 5 76.7 151 3 0
2022 NYG 2 58 75% 1 1 84.4 70 0 1
2023 NYG 10 1341 64% 5 3 89.1 197 0 0
2024 NYJ 2 119 77% 3 0 134.5 13 0 0
2025 NYJ 7 1001 60% 6 6 74.6 162 1 1
3-YEAR AVG 6 820 63% 5 3 85.4 124 0 0
Totals 91 13255 62% 74 35 87.7 2443 20 11
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