NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the Ravens are finalizing a trade with the Cardinals for Jacoby Brissett, with the deal expected to be completed this weekend. The move comes after injuries to Lamar Jackson (thumb) and Tyler Huntley (toe) left Baltimore scrambling for quarterback depth. Rookie UDFA Joe Fagnano will start Thursday night against Jacksonville, but Brissett figures to take over under center once the trade is finalized.
Brissett’s arrival provides a more proven option under center than rookie Fagnano. The veteran proved capable of supporting elite fantasy production in Arizona. Zay Flowers is particularly well-positioned to benefit from Brissett’s willingness to target receivers in the short and intermediate areas of the field. Rookie Ja’Kobi Lane still has a pulse as a bench stash, boasting an 89th-percentile catch radius that makes him a potential red-zone weapon.
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Jacoby Brissett was benched in week 8 vs the Dallas Cowboys for quarterback Gardner Minshew. Brissett has 4.5 adjusted yards per attempt on the season and ranks outside the top 20 quarterbacks in epa per play and success rate. Carson Beck will be the backup going forward.
Minshew entered the game at the end of the 3rd quarter and posted a 0.73 epa per play and a qbr of 93 in the comeback win vs the Cowboys. His adjusted completion percentage and adjusted yards per attempt were both top 3 marks among qbs in week 8. It will be a tough matchup for Minshew next week against the Seahawks who give up the 2nd fewest passing yards per game this season.
Albert Breer of SI reports that Jeremiyah Love’s Week 1 workload is probably a good window into how they’ll manage his rookie year workload. Love had 11 carries and 2 catches, compared to Tyler Allgeier’s 17 carries and 2 catches in Week 1. After the game, Cardinals HC Mike LaFleur reiterated that Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier are “gonna rotate” this season.
While Love can be projected to eventually earn the majority of touches and snap share (Allgeier out-snapped Love 59-43%) by the end of the year, expectations of him matching his ADP should be tempered. James Conner also waits in the wings on IR to take some snaps away upon his return – likely not enough to be fantasy relevant himself, but perhaps enough to be annoying for fantasy football managers with Jeremiyah Love on their team. Accordingly, Love is PlayerProfiler’s No. 23 RB in redraft rankings, while we are still very high on his long-term potential, placing as PlayerProfiler’s No. 4 RB in dynasty rankings.
Marvin Harrison Jr. has been the subject of ridicule on social media after the Cardinals opened training camp. Clips are surfacing on X showing Harrison stumbling through routes and consistently dropping passes. These Marv takedown videos are always sure to juxtapose Michael Wilson running the same route cleanly and catching the securing the football.
Our #GoodAtFootball priors are working against Harrison, who lacks the DAWG mentality to take his game to the next level in the NFL. Sadly for draft capital snobs, it is simply a matter of when, not if, Michael Wilson becomes widely regarding as Arizona’s alpha wide receiver. For now, Marv (Dynasty WR32) is clinging onto a marginal Lifetime Value Rating (LTV) advantage over Wilson on PlayerProfiler’s Dynasty Rankings, but Wilson (Dynasty WR37) could easily overtake him by the end of training camp.
Jacoby Brissett secured baseline NFL starter money on his revised deal to command Arizona’s offense starting in Week 1. He posted a +10.8 Production Premium (No. 3) last season, showing he can drive a pass offense despite team play-calling volume. Brissett provides a stable floor to fuel target volume for Trey McBride, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Michael Wilson.
The Cardinals are projected to lose most of their games, setting up Brissett to be a garbage time producer again in 2026. Brissett is the classic superflex and best ball QB3 with very little value in traditional, single QB formats. Brissett’s contract value lowers the probability that Carson Beck starts games in 2026.
Here we go. Marvin Harrison Jr. caused a stir at Arizona’s practice, pointing to his ankle before stretching his back on the sideline. Coming off a frustrating season plagued by a disappointing 16.4-percent Target Share (No. 83), Harrison Jr.’s NFL prestige continues to fade.
Tuesday’s practice participation will determine whether this physical setback threatens his training camp availability. Meanwhile, Arizona is working with Michael Wilson on a contract extension. The clock is ticking for Harrison Jr. to prove he is physically and mentally capable of becoming a productive NFL player.
