Is Ryan Tannehill a top-10 fantasy QB in 2020?

Yahoo Fantasy’s Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don discuss if the Titans quarterback is a solid fantasy option after a bounce back 2019 campaign. Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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MATT HARMON: Tannehill, I agree. I think depending on what the schedule looks like, he'll be one of those guys that pretty much just like he was in the second half of last year. I think I'm comfortable taking him as my first quarterback because, number one, I don't think any of the defenses in the AFC South are gonna be all that good anyways.

And I'm comfortable taking him as my first quarterback and then just planning on him being a streamer. But if he's better than that, much like he was last year-- he was a guy that you just left in your lineup throughout the rest of the regular season.

DALTON DEL DON: Oh, Tannehill can run too. I have him as my 10th fantasy quarterback. Let's be clear, that's just because I'm expecting regression. I mean, this guy over the second half last year got 10.1 YPA. That would be like posting a 1300 OPS after the all-star break, if not better, in baseball.

I don't know how to explain this to people. It is insanely incredible the level he played. And a 10 may be too low, if anything. He's definitely a QB one in fantasy. If anyone is concerned about that, they're just wrong in my opinion.

What do you think? You think I'm crazy with Tannehill? I mean, the former receiver who was considered a bum a year ago. Am I overreacting to too much of a small sample? It's entirely possible.

MATT HARMON: Well, I mean, here's the deal. If you group him in like for his full season-- obviously full season he only started 10 games, but with a bunch of other guys-- he's third in completion percentage last year. Second in touchdown percentage. He was first in adjusted yards per attempt. First in yards per completion. And he's right up there number one in passer rating.

So I mean efficiency-wise, like you said, he was legit good, and I don't think it was just because Tannehill is suddenly a good quarterback. I think he's always been pretty good. He's just suffered with a lot of injuries and in really bad offenses.

And this Tennessee unit, it's not just that they have AJ Brown and Derrick Henry, a pretty good offensive line, and then some bit players like Davis and Smith that are fine along the way. This is a team that uses a lot of play-action. They get him on the move a lot. And those just create just wide open windows down the field that he is certainly capable of hitting.

So I agree with you. I believe in the Tannehill experience. I don't necessarily think he's gonna post those efficiency numbers next year. But he's certainly gonna be I think, a stable 16-week starter.