2019 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Two-quarterback league strategy, plus who to target at their ADP

Heath Cummings says you're going to have to pay closer attention to your leaguemates in a two-quarterback league.

By Heath Cummings

Aug 1, 2019 at 3:31 pm ET • 2 min read

I can totally understand if you're tired of hearing about how you need to wait on quarterback in your Fantasy draft. I get tired of saying it sometimes. But ADP doesn't leave us much choice, unless you play in a two-quarterback league.

Two-quarterback leagues are growing, and it's about time. There are at least 19 quarterbacks I feel good about starting in a standard league, so there's plenty of talent to go around. Adding a little bit of positional scarcity to the quarterback adds some fun wrinkles to draft strategy as well. Speaking of strategy, that's why you're here, right? I'll start with five rules that will help you win your two-quarterback league, and then give you eight quarterbacks I'm drafting at their ADP.

You're going to have to pay close attention to how your leaguemates view this format early in the draft. ADP is useful, but especially in two-quarterback leagues, it can be misleading. If quarterbacks start flying off the board, you're going to have to throw ADP out the window. At the same time, if Patrick Mahomes isn't a first-round pick, may indicate you're in a "wait on QB" league.
Runs can be exceptionally dangerous if you're drafting on one of the ends. This is always true, but when the quarterback run happens, it can be devastating. Don't get caught with zero or one quarterback when that final run happens.
This goes for any league, but make sure you know your scoring system (duh). PPR drives down the quarterback value a little bit. So does the number of non-QBs in your starting lineup. Finally, the number of points earned for passing yards and passing touchdowns may be the most important. Guys like Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Mitchell Trubisky see their value go up in leagues that only count four points per pass touchdown.
In a true two-QB league you should really do your best to land three quarterbacks. In a superflex league that's not quite as important, but it's still preferable.
My favorite approach at quarterback is to wait until 10-to-12 have been taken and then take two of the next seven. As you can see below, most of my favorite ADP values mostly fall within that range. This range of QB starts coming off in Round 5 or 6 in most drafts. If you get four or five non-QBs on your team, you're going to have an edge on the league.

Two-Quarterback League Targets

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Deshaun Watson QB

CLE Cleveland • #4
Age: 28 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Fantasy Breakdown (PPR)
OVERALL RNK 59th	QB RNK 3rd	PROJ PTS 339	SOS 24	ADP 46

2018 Stats
PAYDS 4165	RUYDS 551	TD 31	INT 9	FPTS/G 19.0 or QB4

It's hard for me to pass on Watson in the second round, especially in a league that rewards four points per pass touchdown.

Cam Newton QB

CAR Carolina • #1
Age: 35 • Experience: 12 yrs.

Fantasy Breakdown (PPR)
OVERALL RNK 83rd	QB RNK 6th	PROJ PTS 335	SOS 27	ADP 45.4 or QB10

2018 Stats
PAYDS 3395	RUYDS 488	TD 28	INT 13	FPTS/G 23.5

Newton still has No. 1 quarterback upside. I have no idea why he's falling to the 10th quarterback off the board. I'd be thrilled with him in the fifth round.