Brett Rypien Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

All the Broncos' QBs have been ruled ineligible to play this week, with Jeff Driskel testing positive Thursday, then Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles all being declared close contacts of Driskel. This will effectively kill the value of all the Broncos' pass catchers, while increasing the volume of work for the RBs. However, the Broncos are likely to struggle offensively all day, and there is a good chance they are barely able to move the ball. Practice squad WR Kendall Hinton appears to be likely to get work as QB Sunday, but it is impossible to know exactly what the Broncos will do Sunday.

The Broncos pulled QBs Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, and Blake Bortles from practice Saturday over COVID-19 close contact concerns. QB Jeff Driskel was placed on the COVID-19 list Thursday, and appears to be the potential close contact. All three players' statuses for Sunday are unknown, and COVID-19 restrictions make it impossible to attempt any last second signings. Royce Freeman is reportedly the emergency QB, and would instantly become an appealing fantasy option if forced to fill in tomorrow. This is a situation to monitor closely, and we likely won't have clarification until Sunday morning.

Fant and Hamler are officially ruled out, while Drew Lock is questionable. Nick Vannett and Jake Butt will both fill in at TE for Fant this week. Jake Butt ran more routes last week (12 vs 4), although Nick Vannett got more targets (2 vs 1). Those numbers were with Fant getting 6 targets, so they should each see a bump. If Lock is out, Brett Rypien will get another start. He did throw three interceptions, but he had some promising moments on his way to 242 yards and 2 TD passes.

Broncos head coach Vic Fangio confirmed with reporters on a Zoom conference Tuesday that Rypien will be his starting quarterback for Thursday night's Week 4 matchup against the New York Jets, which means Jeff Driskel will now be the backup quarterback after being benched in the fourth quarter of Sunday's blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his dismal performance. Rypien went undrafted in the 2019 Draft, so he obviously doesn't have supreme arm talent in the view of NFL scouting departments, but it's still plausible that his accuracy can help the Broncos offense move the ball more efficiently while Drew Lock is sidelined and could be a positive note the projected fantasy value of Noah Fant, Jerry Jeudy, and KJ Hamler for the immediate future.