2023 Fantasy football preview - Quarterback - ESPN

With the 2023 NFL draft behind us and teams approaching on-field work in OTAs and minicamps, let's set the early stage for the quarterback position in fantasy football this season.

Below, I'll give you my draft strategy at the position, including the traits I look for in today's quarterbacks that lead to proven fantasy production. Plus, I'll hit on some of the storylines to follow in the 2023 season, from Chicago's upgraded pass game for Justin Fields to the overall volume with Josh Allen in the Bills' offense. My quarterback tiers are in here, too, along with some potential fantasy breakouts for good measure.

Waiting on the position has always been my draft strategy. Sit back, load up at running back and wide receiver before landing a quarterback late, one with the pocket traits to produce in a schemed NFL pass game. But given how we score rushing production with quarterbacks in fantasy, I'm changing my draft day philosophy. Yes, I'm targeting mobile quarterbacks with enough arm talent to make the throws required in a pro offense. And they go early.

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Last season, the top three quarterbacks in fantasy points per game — Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes — were all drafted in the first six rounds. And they were also among the first six to come off the board. But for those of us who waited, myself included, opting for a Tom Brady (QB16 in points per game) or Aaron Rodgers (QB24 in points per game), it meant more time working the waiver wire and using matchup-based streamers. Not great there.

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