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Rodgers' checkdown rate enabled Gainwell's volume; Mayfield's lower rate is concern.
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Rodgers is referenced as a checkdown machine during his time with Kenneth Gainwell in Pittsburgh. The source notes Gainwell saw significant volume from Rodgers' checkdowns (9 percent checkdown rate in 2024, top-17 among QBs), but may see reduced volume with Baker Mayfield, whose checkdown rate dropped to 7 percent in 2025.
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If checkdowns and screen passes are a quarterback stat, Gainwell might not see the sort of volume he saw last year in Pittsburgh with checkdown machine Aaron Rodgers.
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- Rodgers is referenced as a checkdown machine during his time with Kenneth Gainwell in Pittsburgh. The source notes Gainwell saw significant volume from Rodgers' checkdowns (9 percent checkdown rate in 2024, top-17 among QBs), but may see reduced volume with Baker Mayfield, whose checkdown rate dropped to 7 percent in 2025.
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- STACKED tags this as a neutral fantasy football signal for Aaron Rodgers (QB). Rodgers' checkdown rate enabled Gainwell's volume; Mayfield's lower rate is concern.
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