Fantasy: Quarterback bye-week replacement guide

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Bye weeks shouldn't be a major concern when selecting a fantasy quarterback, but you should keep them in mind to avoid being left empty-handed when your QB1 is unavailable.

Consider this an early cheat sheet. It shows which quarterbacks you should target on the waiver wire in the weeks leading up to your starter's bye.

We took into account how the potential replacements should fare in 2022, how opposing defenses performed against fantasy quarterbacks last year, and how those defenses may improve heading into this season.

You can view our complete fantasy quarterback rankings here.

Week 6

Bye	Top Replacements
Derek Carr	Tua Tagovailoa vs. MIN
Ryan Tannehill	Jameis Winston vs. CIN
Jared Goff	Matt Ryan vs. JAX
Davis Mills	Justin Fields vs. WAS
	Kirk Cousins at MIA
	Zach Wilson at GB
	Carson Wentz at CHI
	Mac Jones at CLE
	Mitch Trubisky vs. TB

Week 7

Bye	Top Replacements
Josh Allen	Derek Carr vs. HOU
Jalen Hurts	Jameis Winston at ARI
Matthew Stafford	Tua Tagovailoa vs. PIT
Kirk Cousins	Justin Fields at NE
	Trevor Lawrence vs. NYG
	Zach Wilson at DEN
	Ryan Tannehill vs. IND
	Carson Wentz vs. GB
	Mac Jones vs. CHI
	Davis Mills at LV
	Jared Goff at DAL
	Marcus Mariota at CIN
	Mitch Trubisky at MIA

Week 8

Bye	Top Replacements
Patrick Mahomes	Tua Tagovailoa at DET
Justin Herbert	Kirk Cousins vs. ARI
	Matt Ryan vs. WAS
	Ryan Tannehill at HOU
	Jameis Winston vs. LV
	Daniel Jones at SEA
	Derek Carr at NO
	Justin Fields at DAL
	Trevor Lawrence vs. DEN
	Jared Goff vs. MIA
	Mac Jones at NYJ
	Zach Wilson vs. NE
	Carson Wentz at IND
	Marcus Mariota vs. CAR
	Baker Mayfield at ATL
	Davis Mills vs. TEN
	Mitch Trubisky at PHI

Week 9

Bye	Top Replacements
Russell Wilson	Tua Tagovailoa at CHI
Dak Prescott	Derek Carr at JAX
Trey Lance	Kirk Cousins at WAS
Deshaun Watson	Trevor Lawrence vs. LV
Daniel Jones	Justin Fields vs. MIA
Mitch Trubisky	Ryan Tannehill at KC
	Jameis Winston vs. BAL
	Carson Wentz vs. MIN
	Matt Ryan at NE
	Zach Wilson vs. BUF
	Jared Goff vs. GB
	Mac Jones vs. IND
	Marcus Mariota vs. LAC
	Davis Mills vs. PHI
	Baker Mayfield at CIN

Week 10

Bye	Top Replacements
Lamar Jackson	Justin Fields vs. DET
Joe Burrow	Daniel Jones vs. HOU
Zach Wilson	Tua Tagovailoa vs. CLE
Mac Jones	Matt Ryan at LV
	Derek Carr vs. IND
	Jameis Winston at PIT
	Ryan Tannehill vs. DEN
	Kirk Cousins at BUF
	Trevor Lawrence at KC
	Jared Goff at CHI
	Davis Mills at NYG
	Carson Wentz vs. PHI
	Marcus Mariota at CAR
	Mitch Trubisky vs. NO
	Baker Mayfield vs. ATL

Week 11

Bye	Top Replacements
Tom Brady	Justin Fields at ATL
Tua Tagovailoa	Daniel Jones vs. DET
Trevor Lawrence	Matt Ryan vs. PHI
Geno Smith/Drew Lock	Kirk Cousins vs. DAL
	Derek Carr at DEN
	Ryan Tannehill at GB
	Marcus Mariota vs. CHI
	Jameis Winston vs. LAR
	Mac Jones vs. NYJ
	Jared Goff at NYG
	Carson Wentz at HOU
	Zach Wilson at NE
	Davis Mills vs. WAS
	Mitch Trubisky vs. CIN

Week 12

No byes

Week 13

Bye	Top Replacements
Kyler Murray	Kirk Cousins vs. NYJ
Baker Mayfield	Trevor Lawrence at DET
	Daniel Jones vs. WAS
	Justin Fields vs. GB
	Tua Tagovailoa at SF
	Derek Carr vs. LAC
	Matt Ryan at DAL
	Jameis Winston at TB
	Ryan Tannehill at PHI
	Jared Goff vs. JAX
	Zach Wilson at MIN
	Carson Wentz at NYG
	Davis Mills vs. CLE
	Mitch Trubisky at ATL
	Mac Jones at BUF
	Marcus Mariota vs. PIT

Week 14

Bye	Top Replacements
Aaron Rodgers	Kirk Cousins at DET
Justin Fields	Ryan Tannehill vs. JAX
Jameis Winston	Trevor Lawrence at TEN
Matt Ryan	Daniel Jones vs. PHI
Carson Wentz	Tua Tagovailoa at LAC
Marcus Mariota	Derek Carr at LAR
	Jared Goff vs. MIN
	Mac Jones at ARI
	Zach Wilson at BUF
	Davis Mills at DAL
	Baker Mayfield at SEA
	Mitch Trubisky vs. BAL