Justin Herbert (QB, LAC) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues

ROSTERED: 16% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: God bless the doctor who punctured Tyrod Taylor's lung. No, seriously, I hope Taylor recovers soon and everything is good with him, but had that not happened we might have gone through 2020 without watching Herbert at all, who knows? With Taylor out since Week 2, rookie Justin Herbert has been low-key more than impressive for the Chargers. I guess that's what happens when you fly under the radar after getting drafted lower than Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa.

Herbert has started the last three weeks and he's yet to pass for fewer than 290 yards in any of them, having topped at 330 passing yards in W3. His fantasy scores read 23.2, 14.7, and 24, making him the QB21 of the season even though he's played one fewer game than everybody ahead of him except Cam Newton. Looking at the FPG leaderboard, though, Herbert is the 11th-best QB through Sunday's slate.

Although Tampa ended getting the W this past weekend, Herbert put them against the ropes with a great performance. He completed an efficient 20 of 25 attempts (80%) for 290 yards and 3 TDs, throwing one interception. He's been picked once in each of his three games, but he's also showed 300+ passing-yard prowess weekly and has at least a touchdown in every match he's played (he also added one rushing in W2). This past weekend, he also raised his aDOT to 11.6 yards compared to 9.4 and 6.7 in his other two starts.

Los Angeles has a very nice schedule for the next four weeks, facing the 28th-, 11th-, 29th-, and 21st-best defenses in fantasy points allowed to the position. Three of those four rank in the bottom third of the league against QBs, which bodes well for Herbert and his upside. Forget about Taylor and whatever the Chargers are saying, the rookie is not getting benched even if the vet gets healthier, and the freshman has looked so good--and will only improve going forward--so far.

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