Jo Allen's Predicament by Elisabeth Hamilton Friermood

Weeks 1-8 he averaged 28.1 PPG Hurts averaged 25.2 over that time period and Mahomes averaged 25. Hurts belongs on the top QB tier along with Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes.Īllen hurt his elbow in Week 9 vs the Jets. He plays behind one of the best offensive lines in football and can throw to three terrific targets: A.J. Hurts has topped 750 rushing yards in each of the last two seasons, averaging 51.5 rushing yards per game over that span. He ran for 13 touchdowns last year and has 23 TD runs over the last two seasons.

But it's the running game where Hurts really makes his bones. Hurts was a highly efficient passer in his second full season as a starter, completing 66.5% of his throws at 8.0 yards per attempt, with a miniscule 1.3% INT rate. Hurts gave us a taste of his fantasy potential in 2021 and then cooked a seven-course meal in 2022, improving his passing numbers across the board, providing enormous rushing value and leading all quarterbacks with 25.6 fantasy points per game. Allen is likely to be the first QB off the board in most 2023 fantasy drafts. He's run for 700+ yards in each of the last two years and has had at least six TD runs in each of his five NFL seasons. He's thrown for more than 4,000 yards in three straight seasons and has finished with 35 to 37 TD passes every year during that span. Allen remains capable of putting fantasy teams on his shoulders in any given week with multi-TD spike games.

Josh Allen finished QB2 in fantasy scoring behind Patrick Mahomes last season after finishing QB1 in 20.

Jo Allen's Predicament by Elisabeth Hamilton Friermood