It’s 2023. Rihanna just performed the halftime show, the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, and Bryce Young was the consensus number-one overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Even as late as December 2023 Bryce Young was the QB18 on FantasyPros and his dynasty outlook was optimistic. Week 3, 2024 rolls around, and Bryce Young is benched for Andy Dalton. After a string of solid performances against Tampa Bay and Kansas City, is Bryce Young a buy low, sell medium, or a player the dynasty community should simply avoid? Let’s look at his profile.
Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers Quarterback Dynasty Outlook
Bryce Young Fantasy Football Performances
There’s no way to sugarcoat it, Bryce Young hasn’t been scoring many points. As a rookie, Young was the QB41 in PPG. That was behind illustrious names like Gardner Minshew, Tyson Bagent, and Mason Rudolph. He’s the QB37 this year in PPG, but that includes a couple of games he came in only for mop-up duty for Dalton. It’s worth noting he’s turned around recently. In the past two weeks, he was the QB8 and QB14. Unfortunately, that was against two bottom-ten pass defenses in the NFL and heavily relied on volume from Young.
Bryce Young Dynasty Price
According to FantasyCalc, which uses real-time trades to calculate a player’s price, Young is valued at around two 2025 second-round picks. Considering what a dynasty pick is really worth, that’s probably a steal. That is if you believe Bryce Young is the starter in 2025. Teams have been faster than ever to move on from unproductive quarterbacks, and Bryce Young may have just had a window open up to get out while managers still can. Mac Jones, Kenny Pickett, and other low-performing quarterbacks have been able to string together a couple of weeks of fantasy relevance whether due to volume or matchups (Young had both). The flashes are there, but with the Panthers picking in the top ten, would they roll Young out for another season?
What to do With Bryce Young in Dynasty
Bryce Young is a great case study. For risk-averse managers, the chance he flames out of the league is pretty tough to stomach. But for risk-seeking managers, what’s the upside? His best-case scenario is a mid-range QB2 on a pretty bad team that will pick high for years to come.
Rebuilding Teams
At purely his pick price, not mentioning the names around him, Young is intriguing. But rebuilding teams should be trying to take swings on guys that can take a team from worst to first. Young’s skillset leads managers to slot him in as a QB2 or a matchup-dependent low-end QB1. For a team looking for a QB3 and with a plethora of picks, maybe take the swing, but don’t expect a plug-and-play starter week after week.
Competing Teams
Tier up. Add a three and go get Tua (real trade from FantasyCalc). Add a three and go get Matthew Stafford (from Footballguys trade value chart). The bottom line, Young’s upside isn’t helping a competing team in the long term, and his short term isn’t likely to score points either. While the window is open, cash in.
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