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There is a clear-cut top five at the quarterback position, and fantasy managers have to pay up to secure one of them. However, my guy Fields brings the same upside at a much lower cost. Dual-threat QBs are fantasy cheat codes, and the first-year Jet is one of three QBs to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Fields has also put up top-five QB numbers in the past; as Pittsburgh’s starter last season, he was on a 17-game pace for 3,134 passing yards, 14 pass TDs, three INTs, 655 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. That would equate to about 353 fantasy points, which would have made him QB6. 

Fields took a step forward as a passer in 2024 because he was asked to focus more on short, high-percentage passes instead of airing the ball out. That’s also what I expect with former Lions passing game coordinator Tanner Engstrand at the controls of the Jets offense. Detroit’s explosive offensive used a high volume of outside runs in 2024, and Fields ranks in the top two among QBs in yards and TDs on such runs over the last three seasons. Lastly, I expect the Jets to operate a version of the Tush Push with Fields under center. It feels as if a career year is on the horizon, and if it is, Fields could finish as a top-five QB — at a low-end QB1 price.