Fantasy football -- What to do if you have Justin Herbert on your team

Justin Herbert is questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars with fractured rib cartilage and is at risk of ending a streak of 34 straight starts (seventh in the NFL). With Herbert's status likely to remain unclear until after the 1 p.m. ET games kick off, fantasy football managers probably have plenty of questions. Could backup Chase Daniel be trusted as a replacement for Herbert? How would this affect other Chargers such as Austin Ekeler and Mike Williams? I'll answer all those questions and more to help you ahead of Week 3.

Herbert was QB4 in our live draft trends, so it's safe to say fantasy managers expected to start him until the Chargers' bye week in Week 8. If Herbert is out, fantasy managers must consider other streaming options, including Herbert's backup. Daniel has started in five games over the course of his career, averaging 220.6 passing yards and 14 fantasy points per game. It is reasonable to expect this statistical production from him Sunday.

Should Herbert play, one would have to assume it's because the Chargers expect him to perform at a level that will help them win, but fantasy managers can't count on Herbert's usual statistical ceiling of a top-3 week. My recommendation is look at other quarterbacks to stream based on your risk tolerance.

Jimmy Garoppolo (84.5%), and Marcus Mariota (79.8%) are available in a high percentage of ESPN leagues. Garoppolo averaged 16.0 fantasy points per game as the 49ers' starting quarterback last season, and Mariota has averaged 16.7 fantasy points per game. Garoppolo plays the Sunday night game at Denver while Mariota and the Falcons visit the Seahawks at 4 p.m., making both quarterbacks solid options, timing-wise.

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