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The Ringer Fantasy Football Show fantasy football takes on Bryce Young
Every source-backed podcast insight STACKED has extracted from The Ringer Fantasy Football Show about Bryce Young.
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All The Ringer Fantasy Football Show insights about Bryce Young
PositiveProjectionSep 21, 2026
The source argues Bryce Young is playing well in Carolina under Dave Canales, showing confidence and making plays reminiscent of his college days—spinning out of pressure, moving outside the pocket, finding receivers with lofted passes. The source credits Canales' coaching and Carolina's investment in offensive line protection as key factors; when asked to choose between Young and CJ Stroud for a franchise, the source still picks Stroud due to scheme/line fit, but emphasizes Young's resurgence in confidence and playmaking ability after looking shell-shocked his first two seasons.PositiveProjectionSep 21, 2026
Young is the second-highest scoring quarterback through two weeks, behind only Josh Allen. He has been "unbelievable" and is the only player with more fantasy points than JSN besides Allen. He threw two touchdowns to Darren Waller (one on a rollout, one layered from the pocket between two defenders) and had an overthrow to Jalen Coker. The source notes that watching Young "you just forget often... that this man did actually deserve to be the number one pick and like had the talent to... he was so talented that people were like, even though he's really small, I get it." Young is playing well enough that one the source chose him over Aaron Rodgers in the draft.PositiveProjectionSep 18, 2026
Despite an ankle injury, Young is expected to play this week and is viable for fantasy; the source notes he hasn't played a bad game longer than expected, played okay last week, and faces Atlanta's toothless pass rush (James Pierce Jr. suspended, Jalen Walker out for season, another defensive tackle lost this week), making the Panthers' quarterback a reasonable start.PositiveProjectionSep 16, 2026
Bryce Young was the third-best quarterback in fantasy football in Week 1 despite being heavily targeted for elimination in the draft. Multiple opponents attempted to block him out, but he still finished second in scoring on the team that drafted him, beating every quarterback except Josh Allen and Caleb Williams.PositiveProjectionSep 15, 2026
Bryce Young scored 30 fantasy points in Week 2 and faces three weak defenses in his next three games: the Falcons (Week 3), Cleveland (Week 3), and Detroit (Week 4), making him a solid waiver wire quarterback option if streaming is needed.PositiveProjectionSep 2, 2026
Despite being drafted in the 11th round as a result of league-wide collusion against the drafter, the source believes Bryce Young will probably be pretty good.NegativeValueAug 8, 2026
Ranked 8th–13th across the panel (8th, 11th, 13th), with discussion centered on physical appearance rather than fantasy football metrics. The source notes he is 5'10", shorter than most other quarterbacks in the ranking, which some panelists docked him for; one panelist stated 'It matters to me that all these other guys are like 6'6 and he's 5'10.' Consensus feedback highlighted his smile, cheekbones, and hairline as strengths, but grooming choices—specifically a 'chin cushion' (partial facial hair covering only the chin)—were cited as a significant detractor by multiple women panelists.PositiveValueAug 8, 2026
Bryce Young ranked 12th in the hottest quarterback rankings. Super Troopers described him as a cutie patootie (more so than Brock Purdy) with a great smile and nice looks in a monotone suit. Voter comments praised him as unexpectedly dreamy, with some ranking him top three based on looks alone. One voter's wife ranked him top three despite seeing an infamous photo of him with a backpack. Voters noted his baby face will serve him well in his 30s and 40s, and he could age like fine wine. Height awareness affected some voters' rankings.