Get ready for your season with theScore's 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Kit .
Bye weeks shouldn't be a major concern when selecting a fantasy quarterback, but they are something to have in mind so you aren't left empty-handed when your QB1 is unavailable.
Consider this a preseason cheatsheet. It shows which quarterbacks you should be targeting on the waiver wire in the weeks leading up to your starter's bye. We took into account how the potential replacements should fare this season, how defenses performed against fantasy quarterbacks last year, and how those defenses may have improved heading into 2015.
You can also view our complete fantasy quarterback rankings here .
Week 4
Bye
Top Replacements
Aaron Rodgers - GB
Jay Cutler vs. DET
Sam Bradford - PHI
Robert Griffin III at WAS
Alex Smith at PIT
Joe Flacco vs. OAK
Teddy Bridgewater vs. NYG
Week 5
Bye
Top Replacements
Russell Wilson - SEA
Ryan Tannehill vs. TEN
Drew Brees - NO
Jay Cutler at IND
Blake Bortles - JAC
Robert Griffin III vs. NE
Alex Smith - KC
Marcus Mariota at MIA
Ryan Fitzpatrick at PIT
Joe Flacco vs. WAS
Week 6
Bye
Top Replacements
Jameis Winston - TB
Marcus Mariota vs. CLE
Teddy Bridgewater - MIN
Jay Cutler vs. JAC
Robert Griffin III at TEN
Joe Flacco at NYG
Ryan Tannehill vs. PIT
Week 7
Bye
Top Replacements
Cam Newton - CAR
Marcus Mariota vs. IND
Tony Romo - DAL
Matt Ryan vs. SD
Jay Cutler at GB
Alex Smith vs. NO
49ers QB vs. TB
Week 8
Bye
Top Replacements
Ben Roethlisberger - PIT
Ryan Fitzpatrick at CLE
Eli Manning - NYG
Marcus Mariota vs. JAC
Ryan Tannehill - MIA
Alex Smith at IND
Joe Flacco - BAL
Matt Ryan vs. GB
49ers QB - SF
Andy Dalton vs. WAS
Rams QB - LA
Sam Bradford at DAL
Broncos QB vs SD
Week 9
Bye
Top Replacements
Carson Palmer - ARI
Matt Ryan at TB
Tom Brady - NE
Marcus Mariota at SD
Kirk Cousins - WAS
Robert Griffin III vs. DAL
Jay Cutler - CHI
Joe Flacco vs. PIT
Andy Dalton - CIN
49ers QB vs. NO
Brock Osweiler - HOU
Alex Smith vs. JAC
Week 10
Bye
Top Replacements
Andrew Luck - IND
Ryan Tannehill at SD
Tyrod Taylor - BUF
Joe Flacco vs. CLE
Matt Stafford - DET
Robert Griffin III at BAL
Derek Carr - OAK
Jay Cutler at TB
Marcus Mariota vs. GB
Broncos QB at NO
Week 11
Bye
Top Replacements
Philip Rivers - SD
Marcus Mariota at IND
Ryan Fitzpatrick - NYJ
Joe Flacco at DAL
Matt Ryan - ATL
Jay Cutler at NYG
Broncos QB - DEN
Robert Griffin III vs. PIT
Alex Smith vs. TB
Broncos QB at NO
Week 12 No Byes
Week 13
Bye
Top Replacements
Marcus Mariota - TEN
Ryan Fitzpatrick vs. IND
Robert Griffin III - CLE
Ryan Tannehill at BAL
Jay Cutler vs. SF
Joe Flacco vs. MIA
Alex Smith at ATL