Who Should I Start? Kenny Pickett or Quinn Ewers

Saturday, December 13, 12:21 AM

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kenny Pickett will earn a spot start against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15 with teammate Geno Smith (shoulder, back) sidelined. While Pickett should offer a nice change from Smith, who has 16 touchdowns, 15 turnovers, and 49 sacks this year, he likely won't be a reliable fantasy starter. Pickett went 8-for-11 with 97 yards and a touchdown in relief of Smith last week, and he hasn't finished any of his four seasons higher than the QB28 in fantasy football. He could struggle against an Eagles defense allowing the fourth-fewest passing touchdowns and 14th-fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks in 2025. Pickett ranks as the overall QB31 in this week's RotoBaller fantasy rankings, which means that he can be benched in all leagues.

Saturday, December 27, 7:23 AM

Miami Dolphins quarterback Quinn Ewers will make his second career start on Sunday when the Dolphins host the Buccaneers in a Sunshine State showdown. Ewers completed 20-of-30 passes for 260 passing yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in his start against the Bengals last week, which was enough to earn a second start this week against Tampa Bay. The seventh-round rookie from Texas is still searching for his first NFL touchdown, and he's playing for a potential opportunity in the future since the team seems ready to move on from Tua Tagovailoa despite his recent contract extension. Ewers is only the QB28 this week in RotoBaller's Week 17 rankings, meaning he's not a strong starting option in all but the very deepest formats this week, even though the Bucs have dropped six of their last seven games.