Chase Daniel Fantasy

The Los Angeles Chargers have decided to rest many of their starters this preseason, but there are still plenty of spots to be figured out on the depth chart. One of those battles will be the No. 2 quarterback spot behind Justin Herbert. Veteran Chase Daniel entered camp as the No. 2 quarterback, but after a rough Week 1 of the preseason, third-year quarterback Easton Stick drew the start in Week 2 versus the San Francisco 49ers. Stick took advantage of his playing time and had a strong first half. He completed 10 of his 14 passes for touchdown pass and also chipped with 15 yards on three rushing attempts. Daniel struggled in the second half by going 14-for-21 for 60 yards and an interception. Herbert is entrenched as the starting the quarterback, but the Chargers will need to decide if they want to go with the veteran or the young arm to backup Herbert. Week 3's preseason game versus the Seattle Seahawks could be what determines the winner, but it should only matter in the fantasy world if Herbert were to get hurt and miss time during the season. If that were the case, both options would be questionable, but Stick would provide the higher upside.

Aug. 27th • 1:16 PM

The Detroit Lions are clearing some salary cap space after re-signing Romeo Okwara on Monday, and sources say that they are planning to release quarterback Chase Daniel ($4.55 million salary) and defensive tackle Danny Shelton ($4 million salary). The Lions had been shopping Daniel for a trade in the past week. The moves combined should clear out a total of $6.3 million in cap space for the 2021 season. Daniel signed a three-year deal last year, but the Lions have a new starting quarterback in Jared Goff and may be fine with David Blough backing him up. Shelton's release will leave the team short-handed at defensive tackle. The talented veteran should land on his feet elsewhere as a big run-stuffer. Detroit will be hoping last year's sixth-round pick, John Penisini, can step up at nose tackle.

Mar. 16th • 12:22 PM

Detroit Lions backup quarterback Chase Daniel took repetitions with the first-team offense on Wednesday as Matthew Stafford (ankle, thumb, ribs) continues to be sidelined. It certainly is trending toward Daniel starting in Week 17 against the Vikings, a team the veteran backup also saw action against in Week 9. If Daniel is the starter, expectations need to be tempered for the rest of the Lions offensive weapons. The veteran passer has the knowledge to run a passable offense but lacks any kind of fantasy upside. At best, Daniel will be a low-end QB2 for those in superflex leagues in the final week of the regular season.

Dec. 30th • 4:22 PM