Should Daniel Jones Start on Fantasy Rosters?
Daniel Jones has had a rough time getting by in the NFL for almost a year since he parted ways with the New York Football Giants. As of now, he is currently battling with the Indianapolis Colts quarterback room for the starting position on the team. However, with everything that he currently has going for him, Jones now enters the 2025 fantasy football season as an all-time low. This quarterback may not be on a lot of fantasy rosters this coming fantasy football season.
Jones finished as a top-10 fantasy QB back in 2022 when the Giants went to the playoffs. However, following that amazing season, this former starting quarterback crashed hard in the 2023 season. He battled with tons of turnovers, poor protection, and ultimately a torn ACL that ended his season early that year. Many fantasy managers have sworn off choosing him for the following seasons. Last season was even a question for many team managers to try and pick him up. However, Jones has been vying for the starting position and has been giving some decent competition against the team’s current quarterback, Anthony Richardson. Even if he doesn’t get to start this season, he will still get some play time on the field, so he may be a good choice to put on the roster during certain weeks if the Colts decide to put him in at times during the season.
There are things that managers should keep an eye on with him for the draft, such as having a little bit of a sharper accuracy rate, but he still throws a few “poorer” passes. He rushes when it is needed on the field. Something that he has always been able to do, and not every quarterback is able to pull it off. Jones is still decent in those aspects, but still has a few red flags that managers need to really think about.
Jones is still a middling passer and is very limited in play production in making things happen. It showed with the Giants, and it will definitely show with the Colts. The interceptions have been bad over the last few seasons, and it’s really something to think about. He is also on a one-year, “Show Me” deal with Indianapolis. The possibility of him getting an extension is currently very low, and it is something to also think about. The Colts can honestly do what they want with him at any time.
The takeaway from this is, don’t draft Jones to be a starting quarterback. He may work his way back up into being a decent quarterback, but the stakes are still pretty low. Jones should be a late-round pick in super-flex/ two-quarterback drafts. Not worth putting him in to start, but definitely good to have as a backup. However, managers should keep an eye on OTAs and his preseason performance- as soon as he begins to look like a leader again, the value for his upcoming season may go up.
