Tyler Shough Fantasy Overview

Despite 48 pass attempts in the Saints 24-45 loss to the Falcons on Monday Night Football, Shough finished with a season-low 15.9 PPR points. He completed 30 of 48 attempts for 286 yards and a TD with no INT, along with 5 yards on the ground, ranking outside of QB1 range for the first time this season.

Saints QB Tyler Shough was one of the top fantasy QBs of the week completing 29 of 42 passes for 250 yards and 4 TDs with 1 INT. Shough also had a 36-yard rush. Shough finished as QB6 and QB8 in his first two weeks and will be a top fantasy QB again in Week 3. He looks locked in as a QB1 going forward with the Saints fast pace of play under HC Kellen Moore.

If you watched only the first half of Sunday's Lions-Saints game, then you might have turned it off thinking New Orleans needs to find a new QB. Tyler Shough completed just 10 of his 22 passes for 85 yards, 0 TDs, and an INT over that span, earning an ugly 37.1 passer rating. But the second-half version belongs in the Pro Bowl (at least back when it existed). Shough racked up 325 yards and 3 TDs -- plus an INT -- on 25-of-34 passing while leading his team back for a narrow OT defeat. Second-half Shough earned a 120.3 passer rating while distributing scoring passes to WR DeVaughn Vele, TE Juwan Johnson, and TE Noah Fant.

The New Orleans Saints selected Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson with the eighth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The lone red flag on Tyson’s profile is durability. He missed roughly 34% of his college career with a multi-ligament knee injury, a broken collarbone, hamstring issues, and a Lisfranc injury. That history presents downside risk, but Tyson looked like a potential No. 1 WR when healthy. He peaked as a junior, posting a huge 75-1,101-10 line. Playing under WRs coach (and former Steelers WR) Hines Ward, Tyson posted a strong 3.04 yards per route run while seeing a near-even mix of usage inside and out. He brings NFL size at 6’2, 203 pounds, wins with sharp route running, and creates separation at all levels. Tyson’s physical tools give him a chance to be the best WR in this class.