Bye weeks shouldn't be a major concern when selecting a fantasy quarterback, but they are something you need 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 2014.
You can also view our complete fantasy quarterback rankings here.
Week 4
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Tom Brady - NE | Joe Flacco at PIT |
Marcus Mariota - TEN | Derek Carr at CHI |
Robert Griffin III vs. PHI | |
Jay Cutler vs. OAK |
Week 5
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Cam Newton - CAR | Jameis Winston vs. JAX |
Ryan Tannehill - MIA | Alex Smith vs. CHI |
Teddy Bridgewater - MIN | Colin Kaepernick at NYG |
Jets QB | Robert Griffin III at ATL |
Blake Bortles at TB |
Week 6
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Tony Romo - DAL | Joe Flacco at SF |
Jameis Winston - TB | Jets QB at WAS |
Derek Carr - OAK | Texans QB at JAX |
Nick Foles - STL | Marcus Mariota vs. MIA |
Browns QB vs. DEN |
Week 7
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Aaron Rodgers - GB | Jameis Winston at WAS |
Peyton Manning - DEN | Alex Smith vs. PIT |
Jay Cutler - CHI | Robert Griffin III vs. TB |
Andy Dalton - CIN | Marcus Mariota vs. ATL |
Derek Carr at SD | |
Bills QB at JAX |
Week 8
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Sam Bradford - PHI | Jameis Winston at ATL |
Robert Griffin III - WAS | Joe Flacco vs. SD |
Blake Bortles - JAX | Andy Dalton at PIT |
Bills QB | Texans QB vs. TEN |
Alex Smith vs. DET |
Week 9
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Russell Wilson - SEA | Jets QB vs. JAX |
Matt Stafford - DET | Jameis Winston vs. NYG |
Carson Palmer - ARI | Colin Kaepernick vs. ATL |
Joe Flacco - BAL | Derek Carr at PIT |
Alex Smith - KC | Robert Griffin III at NE |
Texans QB | Marcus Mariota at NO |
Jay Cutler at SD |
Week 10
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Andrew Luck - IND | Joe Flacco vs. JAX |
Matt Ryan - ATL | Jameis Winston vs. DAL |
Philip Rivers - SD | Alex Smith at DEN |
Colin Kaepernick - SF | Browns QB at PIT |
Robert Griffin III vs. NO |
Week 11
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Ben Roethlisberger - PIT | Blake Bortles vs. TEN |
Drew Brees - NO | Alex Smith at SD |
Eli Manning - NYG | Marcus Mariota at JAX |
Browns QB | Jameis Winston at PHI |
Derek Carr at DET |