Tyler Huntley

A 24.04-point week in week 5 of 2026 gets your attention until you remember why Tyler Huntley was on the field at all. He sat out week 1, week 2 and week 3 of 2026, and has played 2 games of the 5 so far, listed second in Baltimore behind Lamar Jackson. His value lives and dies on Jackson's health. When Jackson plays, Huntley does not. When Jackson does not, you can plug Huntley into your lineup for a week and get something like his most recent start, 264 pass yards and 3 touchdowns on 10 carries and 36 rush yards.

The low-scoring first appearance matters too. 4.12 points in his other start of 2026 is the realistic low end of a spot start, and his history says the low end shows up more than the spike. His scoring dropped from 12.13 points a game in 2024 to 8.03 in 2025, and in 2025 he cleared 15 points in just 1 of 5 played weeks with a -0.3 stinker in week 15 of 2025. That fall is the real cost here, and it is why our preseason number was only 33 points, built on 5 expected games at 6.6 points a game.

So the play is narrow but real. In a two-quarterback league or a deep superflex, hold him as Jackson insurance, because a healthy start from Huntley can win you a week. In a one-quarterback league, there is no reason to carry a quarterback who does not play unless his starter is hurt. If Jackson is ruled out any week, plug Huntley in and enjoy the one-week bump. The week 13 bye is still ahead, so do not get caught needing him in week 13 of 2026.