The Lions signed Jared Goff to a huge new contract extension this week. Even Detroit couldn't have imagined it would work out this well for them when they took his previous contract off the Rams' hands in the Matthew Stafford deal. But Goff has been a lot better than anyone anticipated.
He also seems to be a very underrated fantasy quarterback. True he doesn't run, which hurts him relative to a lot of other quarterbacks. But he's been so productive as a passer the last two years, in Ben Johnson's offense, that he's been one of the very best fantasy options at the position anyway.
The last two years, in leagues giving 4 points for touchdown passes, Goff has ranked 6th and 9th at the position. But you wouldn't know it looking at the experts poll rankings in our upcoming magazine (where he shows up outside the top 12), or in our experts draft (where he was the 15th quarterback selected). Just showing up every day and throwing for about 4,500 yards and 29-30 touchdowns isn't that exciting.
Anyway, even when ranking him against quarterbacks who missed a couple of games during the season for one reason or another, Goff has been very solid the last couple of years. Among quarterbacks who've started at least 14 games, he has the 17th and 23rd-best fantasy seasons in terms of points per game; 21-22 points in each. You could do worse for a fantasy starter. And certainly relative to where he's drafted, it's a pretty nice value for a guy who will come a lot cheaper than the top options.
QUARTERBACKS, 2022-2023 (14-PLUS GAMES/SEASON) | |||||||||
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Year | Player | G | Pass | TD | Run | TD | PPR | Rk | FF/G |
2022 | Josh Allen, Buff. | 16 | 4283 | 35 | 762 | 7 | 476.4 | 2 | 29.8 |
2022 | Patrick Mahomes, K.C. | 17 | 5250 | 41 | 358 | 4 | 493.9 | 1 | 29.1 |
2022 | Jalen Hurts, Phil. | 15 | 3701 | 22 | 760 | 13 | 431.1 | 3 | 28.7 |
2023 | Josh Allen, Buff. | 17 | 4306 | 29 | 524 | 15 | 479.7 | 1 | 28.2 |
2022 | Joe Burrow, Cin. | 16 | 4475 | 35 | 257 | 5 | 425.5 | 4 | 26.6 |
2023 | Jalen Hurts, Phil. | 17 | 3858 | 23 | 605 | 15 | 435.4 | 2 | 25.6 |
2023 | Lamar Jackson, Balt. | 16 | 3678 | 24 | 821 | 5 | 394.0 | 4 | 24.6 |
2023 | Dak Prescott, Dall. | 17 | 4516 | 36 | 242 | 2 | 410.0 | 3 | 24.1 |
2022 | Justin Fields, Chi. | 15 | 2242 | 17 | 1143 | 8 | 344.4 | 11 | 23.0 |
2023 | Jordan Love, G.B. | 17 | 4159 | 32 | 247 | 4 | 388.7 | 5 | 22.9 |
2023 | Brock Purdy, S.F. | 16 | 4280 | 31 | 144 | 2 | 364.4 | 7 | 22.8 |
2023 | C.J. Stroud, Hou. | 15 | 4108 | 23 | 167 | 3 | 335.1 | 13 | 22.3 |
2023 | Patrick Mahomes, K.C. | 16 | 4183 | 27 | 389 | 0 | 356.1 | 8 | 22.3 |
2022 | Geno Smith, Sea. | 17 | 4282 | 30 | 366 | 1 | 376.7 | 5 | 22.2 |
2022 | Kirk Cousins, Min. | 17 | 4547 | 29 | 97 | 2 | 371.1 | 6 | 21.8 |
2022 | Trevor Lawrence, Jac. | 17 | 4113 | 25 | 291 | 5 | 370.8 | 7 | 21.8 |
2023 | Jared Goff, Det. | 17 | 4575 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 366.9 | 6 | 21.6 |
2023 | Trevor Lawrence, Jac. | 16 | 4016 | 21 | 339 | 4 | 344.7 | 10 | 21.5 |
2022 | Daniel Jones, NYG | 16 | 3205 | 15 | 708 | 7 | 337.1 | 12 | 21.1 |
2023 | Russell Wilson, Den. | 15 | 3070 | 26 | 341 | 3 | 313.6 | 14 | 20.9 |
2022 | Justin Herbert, LAC | 17 | 4739 | 25 | 147 | 0 | 354.7 | 8 | 20.9 |
2023 | Tua Tagovailoa, Mia. | 17 | 4624 | 29 | 74 | 0 | 354.6 | 9 | 20.9 |
2022 | Jared Goff, Det. | 17 | 4438 | 29 | 73 | 0 | 350.7 | 9 | 20.6 |
2023 | Matthew Stafford, LAR | 15 | 3965 | 24 | 65 | 0 | 304.8 | 15 | 20.3 |
2022 | Tom Brady, T.B. | 17 | 4694 | 25 | -1 | 1 | 344.6 | 10 | 20.3 |
2023 | Sam Howell, Was. | 17 | 3946 | 21 | 263 | 5 | 343.0 | 11 | 20.2 |
2023 | Baker Mayfield, T.B. | 17 | 4044 | 28 | 163 | 1 | 340.5 | 12 | 20.0 |
2023 | Geno Smith, Sea. | 15 | 3624 | 20 | 155 | 1 | 287.5 | 17 | 19.2 |
2022 | Russell Wilson, Den. | 15 | 3524 | 16 | 277 | 3 | 287.0 | 14 | 19.1 |
2022 | Derek Carr, L.V. | 15 | 3522 | 24 | 102 | 0 | 282.3 | 16 | 18.8 |
2022 | Aaron Rodgers, G.B. | 17 | 3695 | 26 | 94 | 1 | 308.2 | 13 | 18.1 |
2023 | Derek Carr, N.O. | 17 | 3878 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 301.9 | 16 | 17.8 |
2022 | Davis Mills, Hou. | 15 | 3118 | 17 | 108 | 2 | 248.7 | 19 | 16.6 |
2023 | Desmond Ridder, Atl. | 15 | 2836 | 12 | 193 | 5 | 243.5 | 22 | 16.2 |
2022 | Mac Jones, N.E. | 14 | 2997 | 14 | 102 | 1 | 224.1 | 22 | 16.0 |
2022 | Andy Dalton, N.O. | 14 | 2871 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 223.0 | 23 | 15.9 |
2023 | Gardner Minshew, Ind. | 17 | 3305 | 15 | 100 | 3 | 257.3 | 21 | 15.1 |
2023 | Bryce Young, Car. | 16 | 2877 | 11 | 253 | 0 | 217.2 | 23 | 13.6 |
2022 | Jacoby Brissett, Cle. | 16 | 2608 | 12 | 243 | 2 | 214.7 | 25 | 13.4 |
--Andy Richardson