Should I start Carson Beck in Week 6?

Our Week 6 projection has Carson Beck at 0.1 half-PPR points (0.1 PPR), QB45 at his position, tier Bench, on the road at Los Angeles Rams.

What is Carson Beck's dynasty value?

1,978 in 1QB PPR (#288 overall, QB33) as of Oct 10, 2026.

QB/Arizona Cardinals

Carson Beck

Age 24.9 · Rookie · 6'5", 233 lb · Miami (FL) · 2026 R3 #65

HealthyW6 @ LA · Sun 4:05 PMBye W14

Week 6QB450.1 proj · Bench

ROS rank—Not on our board

DynastyQB331,978 · #288

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Week 6

Lines Oct 14

ARI

Sun · Oct 18 · 4:05 PM ET

SoFi Stadium

LineLA -12.5Total51.5ARI implied19.5Rest7 days (LA 6)Roofindoors

Our Week 6 projection

0.1pts

QB45

Bench

2pass yds0.0pass TD0.0INT0.0carries0rush yds0.00TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a ARI team total of 20. Rank is among every QB we project this week.

Los Angeles Rams defense vs QBs

#20of 32 in fantasy points allowed to QBs (1 = stingiest)

StingiestSoftest

PPR a game

18.5

pass yds

165

pass TD

1.60

rush yds

Allowed to QBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Josh Allen (W5, 30.5 PPR, 210 py, 1 TD); Bo Nix (W3, 24.14 PPR, 186 py, 2 TD); Brock Purdy (W1, 21.1 PPR, 205 py, 3 TD).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #3 against the pass, #25 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where LA gives up QB passing points to QBs

Left

Middle

Right

Deep 20+

0.2#7

1.1#21

-0.4#1

Middle 10–19

0.4#6

0.7#14

1.8#24

Short 0–9

1.8#13

0.8#9

3.4#25

Behind line

0.6#25

0.1#21

0.8#25

StingySoft

Big number: QB passing points LA allows a game to QBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Week 5: projected vs. actual

Projected

0.2

QB43

Actual

0.0

Difference

−0.2

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

Game log

2026 · through W5

No catch, carry or pass recorded in 2026 yet.

Arizona Cardinals have played 5 games.

Team

ARI

Points a game

21.6

23rd of 32

Plays a game

65.8

6th of 32

EPA per play

-0.018

16th of 32

Pass rate over exp.

−0.4%

7th of 32

Red-zone plays a game

12.4

4th of 32

Motion rate

47%

13th of 32

Play-action rate

10%

27th of 32

No-huddle rate

10%

3rd of 32

Arizona Cardinals offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

Week	Score	Implied	Pass rate	QB
W1vs LAC	26-14	19.5	55%−2.9	Brissett37 att
W2vs SEA	7-31	18.5	64%+2.9	Brissett28 att
W3vs SF	30-36	20.5	66%−0.4	Brissett52 att
W4vs NYG	24-36	23.5	59%−6.8	Brissett35 att
W5vs DET	21-45	25.0	74%+5.6	Brissett47 att

Depth chartQB, Oct 14

QB1

Jacoby Brissett

QB2

Gardner Minshew II

QB3

Carson Beck

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs QBs

@LA

#20

DEN

#13

@DAL

#28

@SEA

W10

#20

W11

@KC

W12

WAS

#31

W13

PHI

#22

W14

BYE

W15

NYJ

W16

@NO

#18

W17

#27

W18

Next 4

#17

average rank

Playoffs W15–17

#17

average rank

Bye

W14

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to QBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Jonathan Gannon. QB: Jacoby Brissett (most pass attempts, Week 5).

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

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✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Teammates on the report

James Conner

out

Trey Benson RB

IR (Knee)

Marvin Harrison WR

Out (Coach's Decision)

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

Value

Market Oct 10

1QB value

1,978

#288 overall · QB33 · tier 13

Superflex

—

30 days

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Peak

1,978

Oct 10, 2026 · 0% off

Where his value could be in a year

667

1,666

3,612

Teal dot = today (1,978). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. QBs about 25 valued near #288 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 42 players' worth).

Redraft ADP, final preseason (Sep 12, 2026)

169.5 overall, QB28. ESPN 169.5 · Underdog 214.0

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Profile

Draft

R3 #65

2026 · 3rd QB · ARI

Age

24.9

24 at the draft

Size

6'5"

233 lb

College

Miami (FL)

Athletic profilepercentile vs QBs at the combine since 2010

Height

6'5"

Weight

233 lb

College production

Year	G	Pass yds	Pass TD	Rush yds
2025Miami	12	3,072	25	39
2024Georgia	13	3,485	28	71
2023Georgia	13	3,738	22	126
2022Georgia	5	279	4	43
2021Georgia	3	176	2	15

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.