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Carson Wentz

Carson Wentz

QB • Minnesota Vikings MIN
Marcus Mariota

Marcus Mariota

QB • Washington Commanders WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wentz over Mariota

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Marcus Mariota

Premium Superflex Handcuff Worth Stashing Behind a Mobile Starter

Marcus Mariota enters the season clearly positioned as the primary backup in Washington behind starter Jayden Daniels. While he will not hold standalone fantasy value to start the year, his past experience and rushing capability make him an important insurance policy. In 10 games last year, he threw for 1,695 yards and 10 touchdowns, showing he can still handle the offense if called upon.

Fantasy managers in 1.0 PPR leagues are treating him purely as a deep stash, which is reflected in his highly volatile ADP that sits in late-round flyer territory. Our data shows his draft cost fluctuating wildly from the 300s to over 700, making him a low-risk, high-reward target at the very end of deep or Superflex drafts.

We project Mariota for 227 passing yards and a single touchdown under the assumption he remains on the bench. However, his roster ownership of around 18% highlights that savvy managers recognize his upside. If the starter misses time, Mariota instantly becomes a viable streamer.

Updated 15 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Carson Wentz
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Performance Marcus Mariota
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Carson Wentz

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Marcus Mariota

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Carson Wentz
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Marcus Mariota
OWN
18%
+2.81 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+1.86 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Carson Wentz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Marcus Mariota
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Carson Wentz

    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 42nd with 70.34 total points (10.05 avg).
  • Currently 363.9 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • 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.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.1.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 50 in pass yards with 1216 (173.71 per game) and is currently ranked 38th among QB.
  • Top 50 in pass tds with 6 (0.86 per game) and is currently ranked 41st among QB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 10 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +1033, TDs: +4, INTs: +4
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 221, PASS TDS: 1, RUSH YDS: 6, RUSH TDS: 0
Breakdown Marcus Mariota

    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 32nd with 125.50 total points (7.38 avg).
  • Currently 308.74 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.4.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 25 in pass yards with 1695 (99.71 per game) and is currently ranked 33rd among QB.
  • Top 25 in pass tds with 10 (0.59 per game) and is currently ranked 32nd among QB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +1344, TDs: +7, INTs: +6
  • Known to throw for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long TDs then this guy would be great to have.

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 227, PASS TDS: 1, RUSH YDS: 32, RUSH TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Carson Wentz

No Injury Reported

Injury Marcus Mariota

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Carson Wentz

Week 1
Minnesota Vikings VS Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.72316.831693703.70
Compare to same point last season

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 24th with 83.00 total points (4.61 avg).
  • Currently 144 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 335.47 per game and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 2094 (123.18 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3609 (212.29 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.18 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 29th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +35.93, Turnovers: -19 Sacks: -24, INTs: -12, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +1.87,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 22.5, YDS/G: 331.3
Matchups Marcus Mariota

Week 1
Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.33337.2223144334.18
Compare to same point last season

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 (7.33 avg).
  • Currently 95 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 21 (1.24 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in rush defense with 2240 (131.76 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 3830 (225.29 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.12 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +50.75, Turnovers: -1 Sacks: -7, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -1.35,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 333.8
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Carson Wentz
0.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Marcus Mariota
1.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Carson Wentz
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2016 PHI 16 3782 62% 16 14 79.3 150 2 6
2017 PHI 13 3296 60% 33 7 101.9 299 0 6
2018 PHI 11 3074 70% 21 7 102.2 93 0 13
2019 PHI 16 4039 64% 27 7 93.1 243 1 14
2020 PHI 12 2620 57% 16 15 72.8 276 5 4
2021 IND 16 3563 62% 27 7 94.6 215 1 5
2022 WAS 8 1755 62% 11 9 80.2 86 1 1
2024 LAR 1 163 71% 2 1 99.8 56 1 0
2024 KC 2 118 63% 0 0 80.6 0 0 0
2025 MIN 5 1216 65% 6 5 85.8 57 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 4 679 63% 4 3 81.7 47 1 0
Totals 101 23626 63% 159 72 89.1 1475 11 49
Career Marcus Mariota
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2015 TEN 12 2818 62% 19 10 91.2 252 2 3
2016 TEN 15 3426 61% 26 9 95.6 357 2 10
2017 TEN 15 3232 62% 13 15 79.3 312 5 2
2018 TEN 14 2529 69% 11 8 92.3 357 2 4
2019 TEN 7 1203 59% 7 2 92.3 129 0 0
2020 LV 1 226 61% 1 1 83.3 88 1 0
2021 LV 7 4 50% 0 0 52.1 87 1 0
2022 ATL 13 2219 61% 15 9 88.2 438 4 3
2023 PHI 2 164 65% 1 1 82.5 52 0 1
2024 WAS 3 364 77% 4 0 131.2 92 1 0
2025 WAS 10 1695 61% 10 7 86.1 297 1 3
3-YEAR AVG 6 741 64% 5 3 92.5 147 1 1
Totals 101 17880 63% 107 62 89.7 2462 19 26
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CIN 04:10 EDT EST
ATH vs COL 10:05 EDT EST
ATL @NYM 04:10 EDT EST
BAL vs SD 04:05 EDT EST
BOS vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
CHC @SF 10:05 EDT EST
CHW vs LAD 04:10 EDT EST
CLE vs DET 04:10 EDT EST
HOU @KC 07:10 EDT EST
LAA vs TB 10:07 EDT EST
MIA @PIT 04:05 EDT EST
MIL vs PHI 07:10 EDT EST
MIN vs STL 02:10 EDT EST
NYY @TOR 03:07 EDT EST
SEA @WAS 04:05 EDT EST
Matchup Time
NY @SA 8:30 PM EST
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