Josh McCown Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

The rookie QB will start in Week 14 but his timing isn't great as the Jets go on the road for a brutal matchup against Buffalo who boasts one of the best passing defenses in the league and already beat the Jets 41-10 earlier this season. With an implied 17-point team total and a limited Robby Anderson, Darnold is an easy avoid while the Bills D/ST is one of the top plays at the position this week.

Sam Darnold said in a radio interview Wednesday that the plan for him is to play Sunday. That's more or less been expected dating back to last week, so this isn't much of a surprise. The Jets passing attack is not a recommended place to look for DFS options in a match-up with the Bills in what figures to be a low-scoring game.

Darnold got in limited practices all week while Josh McCown was removed from the injury report on Friday so it's still unclear which QB will start on Sunday. Regardless, the Jets offense is only implied for 16 points at Tennessee this week and may be without WR Robby Anderson so both QB's should be avoided. Anderson is down to $3,500 on DraftKings and should be in tournament consideration at that price if he plays, particularly if McCown starts.

QBs Sam Darnold (foot) and Josh McCown (back, hand) were both limited in practice Wednesday for the Jets, while WR Robby Anderson (ankle) didn't practice. Darnold has been ramping up practice participation after missing the past two weeks with a foot strain, but initial reports out of Jets camp suggested that Darnold was more likely to make his return for the team's Week 14 matchup with the Bills, as opposed to this weekend vs the Titans. That may depend somewhat on the health of backup QB Josh McCown, who was also limited today. Robby Anderson also appears at risk to miss another contest due to his ankle injury, however all three players' practice statuses heading into the weekend will need to be monitored to get a better idea of their individual availability.

Josh McCown will get the start but isn't set up well against the Patriots, attached to a meager 18-point team total. Expect Quincy Enunwa to lead the Jets in targets again and Jermaine Kearse to round out 2-WR sets on Sunday if Anderson is sidelined.

Veteran Josh McCown and first round draft pick Sam Darnold appear to be a locked in a starting quarterback battle for the rights to be under center for the New York Jets in week 1. Darnold was the #3 overall selection in this past draft and showed play-making skills in college. Josh McCown had a surprisingly solid fantasy season with New York in 2017 where he passed for nearly 3,000 yards with 18 touchdowns and ran for an additional 5 scores. With weapons like Robby Anderson, Jermaine Kearse and newly signed Terrelle Pryor, the Jets starting QB could prove to be a big DFS asset throughout the 2018 season.

The injury news has not been good for starting QB's this Monday, and Jet's coach Todd Bowles confirmed today that the team will be without Josh McCown for the remainder of the season. McCown's broken hand will require surgery thus moving Bryce Petty into the starters role moving forward. Petty started 4 games last season and will have pretty big shoes to fill in the place of McCown. With three games of 300 yards or more this season, McCown was in the middle of the best season of his career. The Jets offense under McCown had the ability to push the ball downfield when needed, and it remains a big question mark if Petty will have the same kind of connection with up and coming wideout Robby Anderson.