Matthew Stafford Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Matthew Stafford
QB
, Los Angeles Rams

Age: 36
Weight: 214 lbs
Height: 6' 3"

ADP: 133
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
243.1	3965	24	11	65

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Matthew Stafford finished 2023 as the QB15 after an elbow injury knocked him out for the back half of 2022. He was the fantasy QB23 prior to his injury. With the emergence of Puka Nacua, the offense is not so Cooper Kupp-centric. Stafford is 36 years old, offers almost nothing as a runner, and is more of an injury risk now, but he should provide solid QB2-type numbers when available.

Latest news

Rams QB Matthew Stafford (hamstring) back at practice

Pro Football Talk

Aug 19 · 1:57 PM EDT

According to multiple reporters on the scene, Matthew Stafford is participating in Monday’s practice.

Fantasy Impact:

HC Sean McVay said he was not concerned about Stafford missing the Week 1 game against Detroit, but Stafford getting back on the field is nevertheless a good sign, the story went on to say. Stafford had to exit last week’s joint session with the Cowboys and then did not practice or play for the rest of the week — though he would not have been on the field for Saturday’s exhibition matchup with the Chargers anyway, the story added.

Scouting report

by Brendan Darr

· Jul 31 · 4:47 PM EDT

LAR QB Matthew Stafford - 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
The thing about Matt Stafford is that he isn't going to win you a fantasy league in 2024. He's more "safe" than an upside guy in his later years as we get farther removed from the 5000-yard days in Detroit. That said, if you're in a Superflex league or in best ball, Stafford is far from the worst option later in drafts. He finished as QB15 last year without a healthy Cooper Kupp, so presumably outpacing his QB19 draft position shouldn't be impossible. Again, not a league winner, but a safe option in drafts.

Fantasy Downside
The downside is pretty simple, like Kupp, Stafford is getting up in age and has also at least considered retirement the last two offseasons. He's not your guy in redraft leagues as you should be able to do better than the QB19 in 1QB leagues. He only had three games with over 20 fantasy points last season, so while he's a safe option and has no threat of losing his job, he also isn't likely to win you a ton of weeks.

2024 Bottom Line
The bottom line on Stafford is that he's a safer option for Superflex leagues and a solid later-round stack in best ball if you've got Puka Nacua, Kupp, or both. He's an avoid in 1QB redraft leagues as you can certainly do better.

2024 Strength of Schedule - LAR

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
31 @DET	23 @ARI	7 SF	9 @CHI	21 GB	BYE	16 LV	3 MIN	13 @SEA	12 MIA	17 @NE	26 PHI	18 @NO	19 BUF	7 @SF	1 @NYJ	23 ARI	13 SEA

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Wk	Opp	Comp	Att	PaYds	PaTD	Int	YPA	YPR	RuAtt	Yds	TD	Fum	YPC	Pts	Snaps	%
1	@SEA	24	38	334	0	0	8.79	13.92	3	11	0	0	3.67	14.5	81/81	100.0%
2	SF	34	55	307	1	2	5.58	9.03	4	17	0	0	4.25	14.0	80/80	100.0%
3	@CIN	18	33	269	1	2	8.15	14.94	1	7	0	0	7.00	11.5	55/55	100.0%
4	@IND	27	40	319	1	1	7.98	11.81	2	14	0	0	7.00	16.2	82/82	100.0%
5	PHI	21	37	222	2	0	6.00	10.57	0	0	0	0	0.00	16.9	56/56	100.0%
6	ARI	15	24	226	1	0	9.42	15.07	1	2	0	0	2.00	13.2	57/57	100.0%
7	PIT	14	29	231	1	1	7.97	16.50	1	8	0	0	8.00	14.0	68/68	100.0%
8	@DAL	13	22	162	1	1	7.36	12.46	1	9	0	0	9.00	11.4	42/62	67.7%
O Injury Details (w9) Status: Out Injury: Right Thumb 9	@GB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Q Injury Details (w10) Status: Questionable Injury: Right Thumb 10	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	SEA	17	31	190	1	1	6.13	11.18	2	1	0	0	0.50	9.7	67/67	100.0%
12	@ARI	25	33	229	4	1	6.94	9.16	1	2	0	0	2.00	23.4	64/67	95.5%
13	CLE	22	37	279	3	0	7.54	12.68	1	-2	0	0	-2.00	23.0	64/64	100.0%
14	@BAL	23	41	294	3	0	7.17	12.78	1	-1	0	0	-1.00	23.7	77/77	100.0%
15	WAS	25	33	258	2	0	7.82	10.32	1	2	0	0	2.00	18.5	75/75	100.0%
16	NO	24	34	328	2	0	9.65	13.67	1	-4	0	0	-4.00	20.7	70/70	100.0%
17	@NYG	24	34	317	1	2	9.32	13.21	1	-1	0	0	-1.00	12.6	62/62	100.0%
O Injury Details (w18) Status: Out Injury: Nir (coaching) 18	@SF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Per game			21.73	34.73	264.33	1.60	0.73	7.61	12.16	1.40	4.33	0	0	3.10	16.21	66.67/68.20	97.55%
Totals			326	521	3965	24	11	7.61	12.16	21	65	0	0	3.10	243.1	1000/1023	97.55%

Previous Games vs. DET


Season	Wk	Opp	Comp	Att	PaYds	PaTD	Int	YPA	YPR	RuAtt	Yds	TD	Fum	YPC	Pts	Snaps	%
2021	7	DET	28	41	334	3	0	8.15	11.93	2	-2	0	0	-1.00	27.2	65/65	100.00%
Average					28.00	41.00	334.00	3.00	0.00	8.15	11.93	2.00	-2.00	0.00	0.00	-1.00	27.16	65.00/65.00	100.00%

Matthew Stafford