Fantasy football: Where to draft Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young

[gambcom-standard rankid=”3011″ ]

Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young was brought in to revive a depressed franchise, but struggled as a rookie after being taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Without many options, his rookie year was a wash as he ended with a sub-60% completion rate and just 11 TDs.

While he may take a step in his development in 2024, the Panthers are projected to be among the worst teams in the NFL. Below, we look at Bryce Young’s 2024 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

Entering his 2nd season, Young should take a step forward and should have improved numbers. Ideally, he’ll be a top-20 fantasy QB and is intriguing in terms of fantasy value.

WIN YOUR FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE!
The Huddle has been turning players like you into winners for over 25 years. This season, it’s your turn. Custom fantasy football rankings, sleepers and tools are just a click away. Save 25% off the Internet’s best-kept secret. Subscribe now!

Bryce Young’s ADP: 146.22

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Young has an ADP of 146.22 in redraft leagues, which puts him in the range of the 12th to 13th round, depending on the size of the league. His ADP is lower than numerous teammates, including WR Xavier Legette (133.39).

Among quarterbacks, Young’s ADP puts him 32nd at the position, behind Will Levis (Tennessee Titans, 140.30), Daniel Jones (New York Giants, 140.74) and Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints, 138.82), and slightly ahead of Gardner Minshew (Las Vegas Raiders, 150.89), Russell Wilson (Pittsburgh Steelers, 154.01) and Taysom Hill (New Orleans Saints, 161.29).

[gambcom-standard rankid=”3012″ ]

Bryce Young’s 2023-24 stats

Games: 16

Passing yards: 2,877

Completions | attempts: 315 | 527

Passing touchdowns: 11

Interceptions: 10

Carries | rushing yards: 39 | 253

Rushing touchdowns: 0

FOOTBALL NEVER STOPS
Live games, analysis and more 7 days a week: Get ESPN+

Where should you draft Young?

Young’s fantasy value should get a boost this year from his continued experience at the highest level in football. However, the Panthers don’t have a great offense line and have even worst playmakers.

Carolina doesn’t have a great option at tight end and didn’t have a 1st-round pick to add talent around Young. That’s going to cap what Young can do offensively, especially since he isn’t a big-time rusher, averaging just 15.8 yards per game on the ground last season.

Young had just 11 TDs as the Panthers ranked 31st of 32 teams in terms of points per game (13.9). There’s no good reason to expect more production from an offense void of playmakers, and that’s going to cap Young’s fantasy value.

Draft Young in the 6th to 9th round of 2QB or Superflex leagues. Let him go undrafted in most standard leagues. He doesn’t have much value on the ground which hampers that value, but in leagues in which QB are at a premium, he should be at least drafted.

[gambcom-standard rankid=”5″ ]

For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.

Follow @nathanbeighle_ on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook.

[lawrence-newsletter]

[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=3472]