NFC West QBs: Buy, Sell, Hold
By: Jake Rajala
The NFC West is one of the most gutsy divisions in the league. It is also not short of QB talent, to say the least. There aren’t many long standing QBs in the wild NFC West, however. It is still with many prolific, unique quarterbacks. With that said, I’m going to lay out NFC West QBs to buy, sell, or hold.
Matthew Stafford: sell
The former first overall pick, Matthew Stafford, is a slightly above average QB. He has 25, 27, and 27 point contests. Well, he has also failed to score more than 10 points in four games. Sure, he has has thrown a lot of touchdowns, but that hasn’t correlated over to him being a stud in fantasy. Let it also be known that Stafford will likely retire within a couple of seasons. If you don’t believe that he will retire soon, it’s realistic that Davante Adams will phase out soon, just as Cooper Kupp did.
Brock Purdy: sell
The former Mr. Irrelevant, Brock Purdy, is all over the map. In his last five maps of 2024, he had two games below 5 points. Yes, you read that correctly. Not only is Purdy wildly inconsistent, but he’s also injured right now. Furthermore, Purdy has had injured weapons, such as Brandon Aiyuk. George Kittle and CMAC have injury habits. Trent Williams will likely leave his blindside, too. Purdy is 25 years old, so his future is far from finished.
Sam Darnold: hold
I would absolutely hold onto Sam Darnold, who was a late bloomer. He is in a new system under Klint Kubiak and he has been quite hot with Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Don’t forget about Cooper Kupp, who is in his first season as a Hawk. Darnold recorded 20 points two weeks ago and 28.64 points the game before. Well, he was a dud in last week as he only notched 9.62 points, which was his second to worst game of the season. Wait to make a decision until he is on a hot streak.
Kyler Murray: sell
If you can trade away the elusive, somewhat undersized QB Kyler Murray for a second round pick, pull the trigger. Murray isn’t even injured, but he has failed to score more than 20 points in a game all season. That’s tragic. Murray doesn’t even have a spark to prove he was a dark horse MVP candidate at point in his career. The only bright side of Murray is that he’s 28 years old.
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