Well, all season we’ve been talking about what we need to know, but what have we learned from the 2021 season? It’s not quite over yet; however, we can reflect on the last four months and maybe there are some lessons to be had.
1. Death, taxes and drafting a late-round QB
Going by ADP by position, this is how the current QB scoring leaders by points per game stack up (minimum 10 games played):
Player: QB ADP / Scoring Rank / Differential
- Patrick Mahomes: 1 / 4 / -3
- Josh Allen: 2 / 1 / +1
- Kyler Murray: 3 / 4 / -1
- Lamar Jackson: 4 / 8 / -4
- Aaron Rodgers: 5 / 6 / -1
- Dak Prescott: 6 / 11 / -5
- Russell Wilson: 7 / 13 / -6
- Justin Herbert: 8 / 2 / +6
- Tom Brady: 9 / 3 / +6
- Matthew Stafford: 10 / 10 / 0
- Ryan Tannehill: 11 / 16 / -5
- Jalen Hurts: 12 / 7 / +5
- Joe Burrow: 13 / 9 / +4
- Baker Mayfield: 14 / 27/ -13
Hypothetically, you could’ve been the last guy to draft a QB in your 12-teamer and ended up with Hurts.