Roster management is the single most crucial in-season task for fantasy football managers. Knowing which players to let go is as important as adding the right guys.
Which quarterbacks find themselves on our Week 15 fantasy football cut list based on roster percentages from Yahoo? We take a closer look below.
If you’re looking for all other positions, head over to our Week 15 Fantasy Cut List, which covers quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end.
Geno Smith | SEA (59%)
To open the season, Geno Smith was as reliable as it gets. He scored at least 17 fantasy points in five of his first seven starts. Since the Seattle Seahawks’ Week 10 bye, it’s been quite the opposite.
Smith hasn’t hit 17 fantasy points in four straight games, three of which were under 14. With games against the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and Chicago Bears left, it’s hard to envision Smith being a recommended option.
Kirk Cousins | ATL (53%)
So much for the Kirk Cousins revenge game. Against his former team, Cousins threw for 344 scoreless yards and two interceptions. It was a thorough beat down by the Vikings and Sam Darnold, who threw a career-high five touchdowns with no interceptions.
Cousins entered Week 14 averaging a career-low 14.4 fantasy points per game. The reality is it’s been so much worse.
Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cousins has posted games of 35.36 and 28.64 fantasy points. Thus, against Tampa Bay, he’s the best fantasy QB in history. Against everyone else, though, Cousins has averaged 10.98 fantasy ppg.
When he’s not facing the Bucs, Cousins is the worst quarterback in fantasy. The Bucs are not on the schedule anymore. The last time Cousins threw a touchdown was Nov. 3. He should quite literally be 0% rostered in single-QB leagues.
Will Levis | TEN (20%)
Will Levis is only 20% rostered, but his name bears mentioning because of his remaining schedule. Beginning this past week, Levis had the easiest rest-of-season schedule for quarterbacks. It did not start off well.
Levis threw for 168 scoreless yards against the No. 32-ranked pass defense. If he can’t so much as provide a passable QB2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, I don’t care that he faces the Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, and Jaguars again. Anyone who stashed him for the juicy matchups should look for a better option.
C.J. Stroud | HOU (88%)
With the Houston Texans on bye last week, C.J. Stroud’s roster percentage dipped a bit. But it’s still outrageously high.
We are through 14 weeks of the season, and Stroud has one game with more than 20 fantasy points. He can give you three more starts against each of the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens. That Ravens matchup is juicy, but you have to get there first. Plus, he just had a juicy matchup against the Jaguars and completely flopped. There’s just no reason to expect a turnaround at this point.