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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |