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Mayfield's checkdown rate dropped to 7% in 2025; limits Gainwell's volume upside.

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Mayfield's checkdown rate dropped significantly in 2025 to 7 percent (seventh-lowest among 45 qualifying QBs), down from 9 percent in 2024 (top-17 rate). This decline could limit Kenneth Gainwell's volume in the Tampa offense, as Gainwell benefited from Aaron Rodgers' higher checkdown rate in Pittsburgh.

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Last season, Baker Mayfield posted a checkdown rate of 7 percent, seventh lowest among 45 qualifying QBs. That was a marked shift from his 9 percent checkdown rate in 2024, a top-17 rate.
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What did Yahoo Sports NFL say about Baker Mayfield?
Mayfield's checkdown rate dropped significantly in 2025 to 7 percent (seventh-lowest among 45 qualifying QBs), down from 9 percent in 2024 (top-17 rate). This decline could limit Kenneth Gainwell's volume in the Tampa offense, as Gainwell benefited from Aaron Rodgers' higher checkdown rate in Pittsburgh.
Is this good or bad for Baker Mayfield's fantasy football value?
STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for Baker Mayfield (QB). Mayfield's checkdown rate dropped to 7% in 2025; limits Gainwell's volume upside.
Where can I see Baker Mayfield's full 2026 fantasy outlook, projections, and ADP?
Baker Mayfield's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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