Outlook: Carson Wentz enters the 2019 season as one of the better values at the quarterback position. Although he was limited in each of his last two seasons with leg and back injuries, Wentz continues to put up QB production in what should be a potent Philadelphia offense.

Wentz played in only 11 games last season as a back injury forced him the IR. However, in those games, Wentz averaged more fantasy points than a host of other fantasy players, including Baker Mayfield, Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, Philip Rivers, and Kirk Cousins.

The second overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft ranked 5th overall for qualified QBs on our consistency rankings (at least ten games), behind only Patrick Mahomes, Matt Ryan, Andrew Luck, and Cam Newton.

Positive trends surround the Eagles offense on both the offensive line and skill positions, as Howie Roseman added tackle Andre Dillard in the draft, along with running back Miles Sanders and wide receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside. Perhaps the most significant addition to the offense is the return of wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who will give Wentz a much-needed player to stretch the field.

Only a few quarterbacks in the league boast the number of weapons that Carson Wentz has at his disposal. While there is always the concern of injury, Wentz could be one of the best values of the draft.

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Outlook: Roethlisberger has typically remained on the fringes of high level fantasy quarterbacks. He's someone you always begrudgingly draft, but usually end up happy with the final production. If you waited on Ben last year, then you got some fantastic value, as he easily had his best statistical season as a pro, throwing for career highs in yardage and touchdowns. It's not often players have their best season in their 15th year, but Big Ben did just that despite not having Le'Veon Bell for the season, and dealing with a perpetually irritated Antionio Brown.

For all the might and majesty Ben had as one of fantasy's best quarterbacks, the Steelers missed the playoffs and then shipped out one of the best receivers of all time. With Bell and Brown gone, the Steelers offense now revolves solely around the final Killer B. Can Roethlisberger replicate the big numbers with a very talented, but inexperienced group of skill position players? I feel very comfortable in saying that a repeat of last year's numbers is borderline impossible. For one, Ben played a full 16 games for only the third time in his career, and no one is going to make me believe that removing Brown from the offense is somehow going to make the Steelers better. Yes, the offensive line is still one of the best in the league, but there isn't a stud veteran (Brown, or Bell) that this team can feed the ball to. I think this offense hits some rough spots as their young guys learn to deal with the increased attention and pressure and Ben regresses statistically as he's guided into a more conservative gameplan. With Brown gone, I think the Steelers play more "team" ball and lean on the ground game and defense more than they have in the recent past.

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Outlook: Veteran Philip Rivers has long been one of the most reliable, steady quarterbacks, both from a weekly and season-long standpoint. Quarterback as a whole continues to change which has meant that old school-style pocket passers like Rivers just don't have the upside that their younger position-mates do. Rivers, being one of the least-mobile quarterbacks in the league, simply does not contribute the "easy" fantasy points that players like Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton or the incoming Kyler Murray do on the ground.

This means that while he's a consistent producer who you can plug in as needed, it's very unlikely that he is ever going to ascend to be a top weekly option again. In fact, Rivers is practically a prime example of a player who fantasy owners should be looking to avoid playing on a weekly basis. Given that his realistic upside is capped at a minimal level, there's almost always an option on the waiver wire that could provide a better potential for a big week.

Of course, there are a few situations wherein it makes sense to roster, start and even potentially draft a player like Rivers, even in normal single-quarterback leagues. When you're a team that's taken many chances elsewhere and have quite a few players who are boom-bust, it might make sense to couple that with a more reliable passer like Rivers who might not give you the "pop" games, but will also avoid giving you the duds. It's also a somewhat wise decision to couple risky young quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray or Josh Allen with a player like Rivers who we know has a history of staying healthy and producing solid fantasy numbers.

The Chargers aren't likely to take a significant step forward offensively this season and their quality defense means that they aren't often in many shootouts, so don't look for Rivers to finish any higher than top-eight at the position. However, he should still finish somewhere in the top half, so there's certainly value in that, especially in two-quarterback or SuperFlex formats.

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