The Arizona Cardinals finished their season 3-14 and had Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback for the final 12 games of the year. He went 1-11 in those games. He had some impressive volume passing numbers, but, in the final QB rankings of the season by NFL.com’s Nick Shook, Brissett is in the second-to-lowest tier.
Brissett finished the year ranked 24th and in Tier 5.
Jacoby Brissett closed a surprisingly high-volume 2026 season by putting together a quality game that even saw him throw the Cardinals into a third-quarter lead against the Rams. It was very fitting for what the Cardinals’ season ultimately became with Brissett, who was a more productive option under center than Kyler Murray. The veteran did his job as a plus backup but couldn’t overcome Arizona’s overall deficiencies.
He had career-highs of 3,366 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes, and he only threw eight interceptions. He did fumble five times, losing four of them.
From a fantasy perspective, he was great. He had multiple touchdown passes almost every game. He got the ball to Michael Wilson and Trey McBride. However, his performance always game in low-leverage situations or when the Cardinals trailed by a lot. He went 0-for-6 in potential game-winning drives late in the fourth quarter or in overtime.
He is a great backup. But considering his 20-45 career record as a starter and his 1-11 mark this past season, if he is your starter, you are a bad team.
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