Trevor Lawrence vs Jonathon Brooks

“Lawrence is a locked-in QB1 with tantalizing upside for 2026 with his pass-catching depth chart intact from that stretch run.”

“The Jaguars quarterback came close to finishing as fantasy’s best signal-caller last season in just his first year with Liam Coen. From Week 5 onward, Trevor Lawrence outscored all other players at every single position (23 PPG).”

“Parker Washington (WR – JAC) “At one point, Parker Washington was seen as the heir apparent to Christian Kirk in a Trevor Lawrence -led offense.”

“Trevor Lawrence (JAC) As the 2025 regular season reached its conclusion, Trevor Lawrence was playing the best football of his five-year NFL career under first-year Jaguars head coach Liam Coen.”

“Trevor Lawrence (QB – JAX) outscored every player at every position in fantasy points per game from week five onward last year.”

“Lawrence also had his best season as a runner, establishing career highs in attempts (82), yards (359) and touchdowns (nine). It took Lawrence a while to fully arrive, but with Coen’s help, the splendidly long-haired quarterback has finally become a top-10 quarterback. There’s high-end QB1 potential here — as we saw late last season — and yet Lawrence is being drafted as a low-end QB1, according to average draft position (ADP).”

“Stafford was the QB22 and finished as the QB2, and Lawrence was the QB19 and finished as the QB4. Now they are both back in the bakery because apparently one elite season was not enough to convince fantasy managers.”

“TreVeyon Henderson, Trevor Lawrence, Jaxson Dart – 9 T6”

“There’s high-end QB1 potential here — as we saw late last season — and yet Lawrence is being drafted as a low-end QB1, according to average draft position (ADP).”

“Only four quarterbacks last season bested their overall scoring ranking compared to ADP by more than five spots: Matthew Stafford (QB23 in ADP and QB3 in overall scoring output), Trevor Lawrence (QB20 in ADP), Drake Maye (QB16), and Caleb Williams (QB15).”

“Round 2: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR – SEA) I do have a Superflex spot, so another quarterback will definitely be on the roster, but I preferred Jaxon Smith-Njigba over Trevor Lawrence , Jaxson Dart , Brock Purdy and the other available quarterbacks.”

“The FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings have Trevor Lawrence , Dak Prescott , and Brock Purdy as low-end QB1s. I’d happily take any of those three as my starting quarterback.”

“Jonathon Brooks | RB, Carolina Panthers It’s already starting; the steam is building behind Jonathon Brooks .”

“Jonathon Brooks looks healthy and explosive in camp, which is why he’s moving up in ADP. Fantasy managers, including myself, prefer Brooks over Chuba Hubbard due to the untapped upside.”

“Jonathon Brooks (RB – CAR) is finally fully healthy entering his third season after barely playing since being drafted. Camp reports describe him as fully cleared for a significant role, particularly as a receiver, a real strength of his and a weakness of the incumbent starter, who already lost his job to a journeyman back last year and posted a genuinely unique level of poor explosive-play production.”

“After missing the entirety of the 2025 season rehabbing, Brooks is now deemed to be fully healthy and is competing for the starting role in the backfield opposite Chuba Hubbard . That would be the same Hubbard that already lost his starting role last year to Rico Dowdle , after his YPC cratered from the year prior.”

“Pick 8.03 – Jonathon Brooks (RB – CAR) Despite having a career year in 2025 and replacing Chuba Hubbard as the lead running back, the Panthers let Rico Dowdle walk in free agency this offseason.”

“Fantasy Football Research & Advice Fantasy Football Expert Rankings 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Kit Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer Zero Running Back Draft Strategy Targets Jonathon Brooks (RB – CAR) | ADP 102 Overall, RB37 A second-round draft pick in 2024, Jonathon Brooks enters his third season with just nine NFL carries to his name”

“Of course, Jonathon Brooks has just nine carries over his entire NFL career, so this is a pretty massive swing. However, here in the ninth round, there aren’t too many players that could become the starter on their team, but Brooks is one of them. Fellow running back Chuba Hubbard was incredibly inefficient last season, and Brooks, who drew comparisons to Jamaal Charles coming out of Texas, is back and healthy.”

“Despite the camp hype, Jonathon Brooks is on a bottom-third projected offense and has serious injury concerns.”

“Meanwhile, Chuba Hubbard , the Panthers’ current RB1, lost his job to journeyman Rico Dowdle for a few weeks last season. It’s a huge if, but if Brooks can stay healthy and make good on his potential, he should be able to take over this backfield.”

“The latter injury caused him to miss not just the end of 2024 but also the entire 2025 season. However, Brooks is now healthy and making noise in Carolina’s training camp .”

“Jonathon Brooks is looming in the background as he nears the end of recovery for his second ACL injury. It is worth noting that Brooks had an 86th percentile FELIX score, which was better than Jadarian Price .”

“Jonathon Brooks is coming off of multiple knee injuries, but if any of his old skills remain, he will surpass Chuba Hubbard sooner rather than later.”