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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 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 took into account how the potential replacements should fare in 2019, how opposing defenses performed against fantasy quarterbacks last year, and how those defenses may improve heading into this season.
You can also view our 2019 bye-week cheat sheet here.
And our complete fantasy quarterback rankings here.
Week 4
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Jimmy Garoppolo | Marcus Mariota at ATL |
Sam Darnold | Matthew Stafford vs. KC |
Derek Carr at IND | |
Andy Dalton at PIT |
Week 5
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Matthew Stafford | Andy Dalton vs. ARI |
Josh Rosen | Sam Darnold at PHI |
Marcus Mariota vs. BUF | |
Nick Foles at CAR |
Week 6
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Andrew Luck | Eli Manning at NE |
Mitch Trubisky | Josh Rosen vs. WAS |
Josh Allen | Dwayne Haskins at MIA |
Derek Carr | Matthew Stafford at GB |
Nick Foles vs. NO | |
Sam Darnold vs. DAL |
Week 7
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Baker Mayfield | Derek Carr at GB |
Cam Newton | Sam Darnold vs. NE |
Jameis Winston | Nick Foles at CIN |
Ben Roethlisberger | Eli Manning vs. ARI |
Dwayne Haskins vs. SF |
Week 8
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Lamar Jackson | Marcus Mariota vs. TB |
Dak Prescott | Nick Foles vs. NYJ |
Derek Carr at HOU | |
Joe Flacco at IND | |
Josh Rosen at PIT |
Week 9
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Matt Ryan | Sam Darnold at MIA |
Drew Brees | Josh Rosen vs. NYJ |
Jared Goff | Marcus Mariota at CAR |
Andy Dalton | Derek Carr vs. DET |
Eli Manning vs. DAL |
Week 10
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Deshaun Watson | Sam Darnold vs. NYJ |
Carson Wentz | Marcus Mariota vs. KC |
Tom Brady | Josh Rosen at IND |
Nick Foles | Eli Manning at NYJ |
Joe Flacco | Derek Carr vs. LAC |
Dwayne Haskins | Matthew Stafford at CHI |
Andy Dalton vs. BAL |
Week 11
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Aaron Rodgers | Sam Darnold at WAS |
Russell Wilson | Derek Carr vs. CIN |
Marcus Mariota | Andy Dalton at OAK |
Eli Manning | Nick Foles at IND |
Dwayne Haskins vs. NYJ |
Week 12
Bye | Top Replacements |
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Patrick Mahomes | Sam Darnold vs. OAK |
Kyler Murray | Derek Carr at NYJ |
Philip Rivers | Nick Foles vs. TEN |
Kirk Cousins | Andy Dalton vs. PIT |
Matthew Stafford at WAS | |
Dwayne Haskins vs. DET |