Projected draft position: Round 11
Speaking of aging quarterbacks coming off an Achilles injury …
The excitement for Rodgers in the Big Apple lasted for all of four plays last season before his 2023 campaign came to an end, as the Jets went on to miss the playoffs for the 13th straight year. That doesn’t seem to have muted Gang Green fans’ hopes for Rodgers in 2024. The response among the fantasy community, however, has been tempered.
There is the age concern. There is the injury concern, especially for a quarterback whose mobility was already diminished. The last time we saw Rodgers over a full season (2022), he posted a QB13 finish. He also didn’t have a weapon like Garrett Wilson, who had 95 catches and 1,042 yards despite poor quarterback play in 2023. With Rodgers and Wilson forming like Voltron (along with Breece Hall and, when healthy, Mike Williams), it wouldn’t be unthinkable for No. 8 to return to form as a fantasy QB1.
