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Joshua Dobbs is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option for quarterbacks. Target him as a free agent add off waivers for Week 14 of the 2023 NFL season.
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ANALYSIS: Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs has been one of the best stories of the season, starting for both the Cardinals and Vikings. He's coming off his worst game of the year, but the 28-year-old had two or more total touchdowns in the four games prior.
There were some whispers that Dobbs could potentially be benched out of the bye, but I don't buy that for a second. Who are they going to start over him? Nick Mullens? Nope, I'm sorry, I'm not buying it. In his first two starts with the Vikings, he scored over 24 points. Dating back to his earlier days with Arizona, he has five games with more than 23 points this season. He has five weeks as a top-10 quarterback and has another three weeks where he finished between QB11-QB16. In his third game with Minnesota, he scored 16.9 points before imploding against Chicago, finishing with just 4.5 points in Week 12.
Dobbs has been one of the best rushing quarterbacks this season. He has 400 yards and six touchdowns and it's this element of his game that gives him both a nice floor and a very high ceiling. In 11 games where Dobbs has played over half the snaps, he has eight games with more than 16 points. He's been a very dependable fantasy asset. I'd be shocked if he's benched. He's averaged 18.6 in those 11 games, which is the same PPG average as Brock Purdy, who is currently QB12 on the season.
Dobbs has a tough matchup coming out of the bye against Las Vegas. They've given up the 22nd-most points to quarterbacks this season, but he'll have had an extra week to prepare and Justin Jefferson will be back. Then in Weeks 15 and 16, Dobbs will get two of the better matchups in the first two weeks of the fantasy football playoffs. He'll play the Bengals and Lions. They've allowed the 12th- and fifth-most points to opposing quarterbacks, respectively. Barring a surprise benching, Dobbs will likely flirt with a top-12 ranking in Weeks 15 and 16.
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