Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts will begin his first full season as the starting quarterback after taking over the starting chores late in 2020. Below, we look at Jalen Hurts‘ 2021 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
Hurts was named the starting quarterback late last season after taking over for QB Carson Wentz. The latter has since been traded to the Indianapolis Colts, so the keys to the car are officially in the hands of Hurts, and we’ll see how far he can drive this Eagles offense in 2021.
Jalen Hurts’ ADP: 48.61
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com)
Fantasy managers apparently liked what they saw from Hurts last season, enough so that he has flown off the draft board as the 11th quarterback in redraft leagues this summer.
Once the top 10 options are gone, it is a crapshoot, as Hurts is just ahead of Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals, ADP: 49.33), Matthew Stafford (Los Angeles Rams, ADP: 50.20) and Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars, ADP: 63.46).
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Jalen Hurts’ 2020 stats
Passing: 1,061 yards, 6 touchdowns, 4 interceptions
Rushing: 354 yards, 3 touchdowns
Fumbles: 9
Where should you take Jalen Hurts in your fantasy football draft?
Hurts has been going off the draft board near the end of Round 5 in fantasy leagues of 12 or more teams. That seems extremely, extremely early to me, and I’d pass on that for sure.
Hurts is going to rack up plenty of rushing yards, and he’ll be a poor man’s Lamar Jackson if he can stay healthy for the entire season. The second-year quarterback is an exciting player, and he will be under center in a very fun offense. However, pinning your fantasy hopes on an unproven guy, especially as your QB1, is a little on the foolish side in my humble opinion.
Hurts will be joined by Heisman Trophy winner WR DeVonta Smith, and the Eagles also hope second-year WR Jalen Reagor can take a big step forward. WR Travis Fulgham came out of nowhere and stepped up in a big way in 2020, and he gives Hurts and the Eagles a viable third receiver option.
Add in TEs Dallas Goedert and Zach Ertz, and Hurts suddenly doesn’t look too shabby as a low-end QB1.
Still, I have a big problem drafting a quarterback of this magnitude in the neighborhood of Rounds 4-5. Most of the guys from rankings 11 through 20 are rather interchangeable, and you could get a highly decorated skill position instead.
Once the top-10 quarterbacks are off the board, which Hurts is certainly not, you can hold off until Round 9-12 for a starter. If you were able to get Hurts in that neighborhood, then by all means do so, but I wouldn’t take him any earlier than Round 9 in redraft play.
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