QB: Bryce Young - CAR

2024 Season Summary

Games/Starts

● Appeared in 14 games, starting 12

Passing

● 234 completions on 384 attempts (60.9%)

● 2,403 yards, 15 TDs, 9 INTs

● 82.2 passer rating – ranked ~23rd of 75 QBs

Rushing

● 43 carries, 249 yards (5.8 YPC), 6 rushing TDs

● Added ~1.0 fantasy points per game on the ground

Fantasy Output

● Averaged ~16.6 FF Today points/game

● Late season surge hit ~21.1 FPPG

Season Arc

● Struggled early → benched after Weeks 1–2 (0 TDs / 3 INTs)

● Upon return:

• ~90 passer rating

  62.7% completion

  2,104 pass yards, 15 TDs, 6 INTs

  223 rush yards, 5 rush TDs

  4‑6 record with three OT wins

• ● Strong finish:

  Final 10 starts: at least one passing TD each game

  Averaged nearly 19 PPR pts/game

2025 Fantasy Outlook

Rationale

● Experience curve: Year‑3 QBs typically show marked improvement; Young’s late surge hints at sustained development

● Coaching stability: Full offseason under OC Dave Canales, who stayed on, supports growth

● Supporting cast: Panthers added WR Tetairoa McMillan (1st rd) to go along with Xavier Legette and Adam Thielen

● Playstyle:

Dual threat — 249 rush yds & 6 TDs in 2024

5.8 YPC shows efficiency

● 2025 Outlook:

Expect a step forward — mid‑Tier QB1 production with ~19–20 PPG

If improvements hit, possible top‑12 QB finish

● Draft View:

Early-to-mid-round QB in superflex/2-QB

Late-round/streaming option in 1-QB leagues

Headliner Take

Bryce Young has to be a sleeper QB in 2025.With the way he ended the 2024 season and the fact they added arguably the best rookie WR in the NFL draft with TMac, the writing is on the wall for him to pick up where he left off.

Now no one is going to want to enter the season with Bryce as their QB in 1QB leagues, but if you play in superflex or 2QB leagues, he’s a later option that could pay huge dividends over the season.