Dynasty Movement: Week 14

It is never too late for players to emerge in fantasy football. Week 13 brought multiple deep players who took advantage of shifting situations to appear on the fantasy radar. We polled Dynasty staffers Jason Wood, Ryan Weisse, Dan Hindery, Andy Hicks, Maurile Tremblay, and Matthew Montgomery for their biggest Dynasty value movers of the week.

Dynasty Movement at Quarterback

Justin Herbert, LA Chargers

Weisse: Herbert has taken a small step back lately, but he's still rising in my rankings. This season has been a great reminder of how good he is when the system is actually built around him. Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman have tailored the offense to Herbert's strengths, and for most of the year, he's looked great. The recent dip has far more to do with the Chargers' beat-up offensive line than anything Herbert is doing wrong. He's still playing efficient, controlled football and elevating everyone around him.

Long-term, I'm not worried at all. The Chargers should get healthier up front and will almost certainly invest more resources into protecting their franchise quarterback. Once that happens, Herbert will look even better in 2026 and beyond.

Drake Maye, New England

Wood: Maye has been on the upgrade cycle all season long, for good reason. But as we enter the point in the calendar when more dynasty teams are thinking about 2026 than finishing out 2025 for a playoff push, Maye deserves yet another move up the rankings. At the risk of being a prisoner of the moment, I'm moving Maye into the Top 5 at the position. Maye is already performing as a top-tier QB1 despite a bad offensive line and a lack of a genuine alpha receiver. We know the Patriots have seen enough to invest this offseason heavily in rounding out their offensive supporting cast. The sky is the limit.

Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville

Wood: Lawrence has been one of the most difficult quarterbacks to value since entering the league. A holistic analysis of his career to date points toward disappointment, someone who has fallen well short of the expectations that come with being the first overall pick. And his play this year under the new head coach, Liam Coen, has hardly been consistent. But as we assess the quarterback position, how many quarterbacks do you genuinely feel better about building a dynasty roster around? If you can get to twenty, you're more confident in the talent pool than I am. Right now, Lawrence should be matched up against Kyler Murray, C.J. Stroud, Daniel Jones, and Sam Darnold. I'm not going to push back against you valuing any of those others higher than Lawrence, but I would argue he's got a cleaner path toward helping rosters in 2026.

Montgomery: Don't look now, but Lawrence may be finding himself late in the season! Since the bye week in Week 8, Lawrence has over two hundred yards passing per game and has ten total touchdowns. The downside of Lawrence is the frequent turnovers, which are frustrating. He is a high-volume passer who hasn't had a game under 25 attempts this season, and enough rushing upside to swing matchups. Ride the waves with Lawrence!

Deshaun Watson, Cleveland

Wood: Never say never? After being persona non grata for ages, we started hearing reports that Watson was active at the Browns' facilities, including stories of him "mentoring" rookie starter Shedeur Sanders. Now we're hearing that Cleveland has opened Watson's 21-day practice window, signaling a potential return to the active roster. This is absolutely shocking, considering most believed the Browns had averted further financial disaster when Watson hurt his Achilles, potentially allowing them to recoup most of the cash costs of Watson's albatross contract. Whether Watson returns to the field or not remains a huge question, but all these signs point to an attempt to resurrect his career.

Is it that crazy to think some NFL franchise will want him to be their starter in 2026? In a world where Jacoby Brissett, Jameis Winston, Joe Flacco, Kirk Cousins, and Tyrod Taylor are starting games, stranger things have happened. Take a look at the consensus dynasty quarterback rankings and tell me how many backup signal callers are genuinely better bets as lottery tickets than Watson.

Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland

Hicks: After an awful introduction against the Ravens, Sanders has shown moments of promise in his first two starts. He isn't ready to be a full-time starter, but he has room for growth. No matter what he does over the remainder of the season, it's the off-season that is likely to determine his future. Will he have a new coach, better receivers, or another quarterback jumping the queue? He gets a temporary bump as the Browns figure him out.

Tyler Shough, New Orleans

Hicks: Shough is another rookie quarterback playing for his future. The Saints are likely to have a high draft pick in 2026. Having spent the eighth pick of the second round this year on him, other options may be more attractive if Shough is seen as a long-term starter. Right now, he looks to be falling short, but he has done enough to play out the season.

Jacoby Brissett, Arizona

Montgomery: As crazy as this may sound, Brissett has been an outstanding fantasy quarterback. While his runway this season may be short, he has shown the ability to run an effective offense, and he more than makes up for his lack of dynamic athleticism. He has not had a game under 20 fantasy points since he has been a starter, and is arguably the highest volume passer in the NFL over this stretch, with no less than 31 attempts, and even multiple games of 40 or more attempts. He also boasts a 14:3 touchdown-to-interception ratio. There is a future where he is the next fun bridge quarterback in the NFL entering 2026. 

Bryce Young, Carolina

Hindery: Over his last three games, Young has averaged 273.4 passing yards and 2.3 touchdowns. More importantly, he has the Panthers just a half-game out of first place in the NFC South, with two games left against Tampa Bay. He was brutally bad early in his career, and there was never a single turning point, just slow, steady improvement. He looks more and more like a true franchise quarterback by the week. The most encouraging thing is that he is still only 24 years old and continues to make incremental gains each week. Young is right on the cusp of moving into the Top 20 at the position.

Tremblay: Young delivered an elite efficiency performance against the Rams, posting a career-high 147.1 passer rating and orchestrating a game-winning fourth-quarter drive. The stabilized offensive line, anchored by Damien Lewis and Ikem Ekwonu, has allowed him to operate effectively from the pocket. At the same time, his developing chemistry with receiver Tetairoa McMillan positions him as a franchise WR1 for years to come. This Year 3 leap validates the patience required through his struggling first two seasons and likely cements Young as Carolina's long-term starter. He transitions from a risky hold threatened by the bust label to a solid QB2 with genuine QB1 upside.

Tua Tagovailoa, Miami

Tremblay: Tagovailoa's inefficiency (completing just 12 of 23 passes for 157 yards with no touchdowns and an interception) coincided with Miami's dramatic shift toward a ground-based scheme (44 rushes versus 23 pass attempts), signaling eroding trust in the passing attack. This marks his seventh game this season with fewer than 200 passing yards, and comes as the team has increasingly leaned on running back De'Von Achane while de-emphasizing the passing game. The deeper concern is job security. It's not clear at this point that Tagovailoa will have a starting job in 2026 and beyond.

Dynasty Movement at Running Back