Picking a safe, dependable player with a high floor on whom you can count as a weekly contributor to your fantasy team is certainly one way you can go in your fantasy drafts.
But sometimes you want to swing for the fences and go for those league winners who are more volatile but who have high ceilings and who might put up huge numbers any given week.
Here are 3 quarterbacks with high ceilings for the 2024 fantasy football season.
Anthony Richardson, QB/Indianapolis Colts
Fantasy owners were enamored with Richardson’s freakish athleticism and incredible measurables when he entered the league one year ago. Ever since Lamar Jackson broke fantasy football and set a new standard for rushing quarterbacks leading the way in this great game that we play, owners have been salivating looking for the next big thing. Justin Fields flashed it last year but couldn’t cut it in the passing game. Is Richardson bound for the same fate? We know he’s a human highlight reel with his legs, but we’ll have to see if the passing can back it up. And if it does, Richardson has QB1 overall upside.
Jayden Daniels, QB/Washington Commanders
I worry slightly about Daniels’ frame and his propensity to take big shots while on the move. He got obliterated a number of times at the collegiate level and he’s only going to get smoked harder at the pro level if he does not learn to get down or out of bounds quicker. With all that said, he was the Heisman Trophy winner last year and possesses both an incredible arm and the legs to give him a boost statistically. The Commanders are likely to be behind a lot this season and may require some magic from Daniels to keep up in games. This can be both a blessing and a curse. He’s likely to make a lot of rookie mistakes, but he could also put up incredible numbers. If you have a good veteran backup and can afford to take occasional lumps, Daniels has an incredible ceiling.
Tua Tagovailoa, QB/Miami Dolphins
For how explosive the Dolphins’ offense is, Tua remarkably has not quite hit peak fantasy value yet. He did lead the NFL in passing yards last year and was fifth in touchdown passes. But that translated to a low-end QB1 finish. He almost never runs the ball, so the likelihood of him finishing as the QB1 overall is slim. However, due to his explosive weapons at receiver and out of the backfield, he can put up huge numbers any given week. If the Dolphins continue to pound the rock in the red zone with their backfield, you can probably expect much of the same uneven production as we saw from him last year.