Who Should I Start? Justin Herbert or Dillon Gabriel

Friday, November 14, 5:02 PM

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, while rushing five times for 19 yards in Sunday night's win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite taking five sacks and taping both ankles during the game, he did not appear on this week's injury report. Next, the Chargers travel to face a Jacksonville Jaguars defense that has cooled down significantly, allowing the ninth-most passing yards and the fourth-most receiving touchdowns this season. While the Jaguars still have 12 interceptions on the season, any turnovers are more likely to be forced by Herbert's shaky protection due to the depleted and inconsistent offensive line play from Austin Deculus (34.9 PFF grade) and Mekhi Becton (40.6 PFF grade), rather than coverage. Herbert's ability to capitalize on a vulnerable defense and use his legs when feeling pressure makes him a confident mid-range QB1 this week, ranking as RotoBaller's QB5.

Friday, November 14, 4:18 PM

Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel completed 17 of his 32 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns in a Week 10 loss to the New York Jets. The rookie quarterback has completed 58.6% of his passes for 869 yards, seven touchdowns, and two interceptions in seven games for the Browns this season. He will look for his second 200-yard passing game of the season in a Week 11 home matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens have been generous to opposing passing offenses this season, allowing the ninth-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks thus far. That being said, Gabriel hasn't shown enough of a ceiling in fantasy to trust as a starting option, even in a plus matchup like he has on Sunday. He settles in as a middling QB3 in fantasy for Week 11 and is not a realistic starting option outside of deep, superflex formats.