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Baker Mayfield recently revealed that he played through MCL and PCL sprains suffered in Week 2 last year...He averaged just 6.8 yards per pass attempt and a 71.9 percent adjusted completion rate. Both figures are the lowest in his Tampa Bay tenure, yet he managed to finish as the overall QB12. A bounce-back should be expected, good health pending. He can be viewed as a mid-to-low QB1 candidate.
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Mayfield finished QB12 despite career-low efficiency; bounce-back expected with health.

Mayfield played through multiple injuries in 2025 (MCL/PCL sprains Week 2, foot/toe Week 3, biceps contusion Weeks 4-5, oblique Week 8, left shoulder sprain Week 12), averaging just 6.8 yards per pass attempt and 71.9 percent adjusted completion rate—both career lows in Tampa Bay—yet still finished as overall QB12. A bounce-back is expected with good health, positioning him as a mid-to-low QB1 candidate in 2026.

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