Bryce Young QB

CAR — Week 2 at ATL, who allow the 25th-most points to QBs — recently Aaron Rodgers put up 12.5 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Bryce Young

32.4 PPR points against CHI on 23/37, 361 pass yd, 3 TD, 1 INT · 2 car, 10 yd, 1 TD — beat his 15.9 projection by 16.5. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Bryce Young this week?

Bryce Young projects 16.5 PPR points in week 2 at ATL — the 25th-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 32.4 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs ATL: 221 passing yards a game allowed (5.53/attempt) · 1 passing TDs/gm · 2 sacks and 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 25th-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how ATL defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs CHI: 32.4 pts · 2 car · 61 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
16.5
PPR · 16.5 std
Matchup
25th
ATL vs QBs
Trade value
714
#114 overall · +520/30d
Form
32.4
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 90% offensive snaps · 36.5 attempts/game, 63% completions, 8.9 yards/attempt, 324 passing yards/game, 6 TD to 1 INT · 1.5 carries/game. 2025 baseline (16 games): 96.8% offensive snaps, 29.9 attempts/game, 63.6% completions, 6.3 yards/attempt, 188.2 passing yards/game, 23 TD to 11 INT, 3.4 carries/game. (2025) Passing-TD luck: 23 thrown vs 22.2 expected. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 5.2 · median 16.4 · ceiling 26.2 — 78% chance of 10+, 57% of 15+, 34% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ ATL Sun, Sep 20 16.516.516.5 25th · tough
W3@ CLE Sun, Sep 27 16.516.516.5 5th · soft
W4vs DET Sun, Oct 4 16.416.416.4 6th · soft
W6@ PHI Sun, Oct 18 13.713.713.7 14th
W7vs TB Sun, Oct 25 16.616.616.6 20th
W8@ GB Thu, Oct 29 16.116.116.1 12th

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1CHI23/37, 361 pass yd, 3 TD, 1 INT · 2 car, 10 yd, 1 TD 32.432.432.4
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.