Get ready for your season with theScore's 2017 Fantasy Football Draft Kit.
Bye weeks shouldn't be a major concern when selecting a fantasy quarterback, but they are something to keep in mind so you aren't left empty-handed when your QB1 is unavailable.
Consider this a preseason cheat sheet. It shows which quarterbacks you should target on the waiver wire in the weeks leading up to your starter's bye. We left out anyone in the top 20, assuming they will be owned in the majority of leagues.
When creating the lists, 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 2017.
You can also view our complete fantasy quarterback rankings here.
Week 5
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Drew Brees - NO | Sam Bradford at CHI |
Matt Ryan - ATL | Brian Hoyer at IND |
Kirk Cousins - WAS | Blake Bortles at PIT |
Paxton Lynch - DEN | Joe Flacco at OAK |
Ryan Tannehill vs. TEN |
Week 6
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Russell Wilson - SEA | Sam Bradford vs. GB |
Dak Prescott - DAL | Brian Hoyer at WAS |
Tyrod Taylor - BUF | Ryan Tannehill at ATL |
Andy Dalton - CIN | Deshaun Watson vs. CLE |
Alex Smith vs. PIT | |
Blake Bortles vs. LAR |
Week 7
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Matthew Stafford - DET | Blake Bortles at IND |
Deshaun Watson - HOU | Brian Hoyer vs. DAL |
Ryan Tannehill vs. NYJ | |
Sam Bradford vs. BAL | |
Alex Smith at OAK |
Week 8
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Aaron Rodgers - GB | Sam Bradford at CLE |
Marcus Mariota - TEN | Joe Flacco vs. MIA |
Eli Manning - NYG | Ryan Tannehill at BAL |
Carson Palmer - ARI | Mike Glennon at NO |
Blake Bortles - JAC | Brian Hoyer at PHI |
Jared Goff - LAR |
Week 9
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Tom Brady - NE | Joe Flacco at TEN |
Ben Roethlisberger - PIT | Alex Smith at DAL |
Philip Rivers - LAC | Deshaun Watson vs. IND |
Sam Bradford - MIN | Ryan Tannehill vs. OAK |
Mike Glennon - CHI | Blake Bortles vs. CIN |
Cody Kessler - CLE | Paxton Lynch at PHI |
Week 10
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Derek Carr - OAK | Sam Bradford at WAS |
Carson Wentz - PHI | Mike Glennon vs. GB |
Joe Flacco - BAL | Cody Kessler at DET |
Alex Smith - KC | Blake Bortles vs. LAC |
Deshaun Watson at LAR |
Week 11
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Andrew Luck - IND | Joe Flacco at GB |
Jameis Winston - TB | Blake Bortles at CLE |
Cam Newton - CAR | Mike Glennon vs. DET |
Ryan Tannehill - MIA | Sam Bradford vs. LAR |
Brian Hoyer - SF | |
Josh McCown - NYJ |