Taylor Heinicke
QB · Atlanta Falcons
Height 6'0" Weight 210DOB 1993-03-15 Age 30.5
College Old Dominion
2023 Fantasy Rankings
QB # 34 (Tier 7) · ADP (12-team PPR): 38.05, 449th
Position Rankings
Rank | Name | Bye | Age | ADP1 | PPG2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tier 6 | |||||
32 | Baker Mayfield, TB | 5 | 28.4 | 22.06 | 12.9 |
33 | Joshua Dobbs, ARI | 14 | 28.7 | 31.08 | 15.5 |
Tier 7 | |||||
34 | Taylor Heinicke, ATL | 11 | 30.5 | 38.05 | 16.7 |
35 | Sam Darnold, SF | 9 | 26.3 | 34.07 | 17.5 |
36 | Mike White, MIA | 10 | 28.5 | 34.03 | 18.6 |
2 2022 season, Half PPR scoring
Fantasy News Last 90 Days
Offseason In Review: Atlanta Falcons

Winners of seven games in four of the past five seasons, the Falcons have both overachieved talent-wise — during the Arthur Smith years, at least — while largely hovering off the radar. After two clear transition years that brought substantial dead money into the equation, the Falcons’ Smith-Terry Fontenot operation has moved to a point […]
Aug 24 · Pro Football Rumors Offseason Falcons Tyler Allgeier Cornell Armstrong Jessie Bates Matthew Bergeron Calais Campbell Lorenzo Carter Bud Dupree Arnold Ebiketie Justin Ellis Kaden Elliss Tre Flowers Joe Gaziano Richie Grant Jovaughn Gwyn Zach Harrison Taylor Heinicke DeMarcco Hellams Parker Hesse Khadarel Hodge Mack Hollins Albert Huggins Grady Jarrett Drake London DeAngelo Malone Scotty Miller Jeff Okudah David Onyemata Cordarrelle Patterson Clark Phillips Kyle Pitts MyCole Pruitt Desmond Ridder Bijan Robinson Andre Smith Jonnu Smith Keith Smith Avery WilliamsTaylor Heinicke Solidifies Status As Backup

The Atlanta Falcons quarterback, Taylor Heinicke, had a strong performance in a recent game, demonstrating why the team signed him as a backup for Desmond Ridder in the offseason. Heinicke completed 13 of his 21 passes, throwing for 162 yards. He also made a 28-yard completion to J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, setting up the only touchdown of the game for the Falcons. While Heinicke still needs to synchronize with his new teammates, he proves to be a reliable backup for Ridder.
Aug 19 · Source via
Desmond Ridder, Taylor Heinicke Struggling With Deep Passes

Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke are reportedly struggling with deep passes. According to Adnan Ikic of Falcoholic, neither signal-caller has connected on a deep shot through three days of training camp. Last season, Marcus Mariota struggled to connect with Kyle Pitts and Drake London on chunk plays, so it's a worrisome development. Ridder could have sneaky fantasy value with rushing upside and high-level weapons, but the second-year player likely won't have a ton of job security if he struggles out of the gate.
Jul 28 · Source via
Season | Team | FPts | FP/G | G | Snp | Snp% | MS% | Opp/G | PaCmp | PaAtt | CmpPct | PaYd | PaTD | PaINT | Sacked | RuAtt | RuYd | RuAvg | RuTD | FL |
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2017 | HOU | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 9 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | CAR | 20.1 | 4.0 | 5 | 88 | 24.6 | 17.3 | 12.4 | 35 | 57 | 61.4 | 320 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | WAS | 13.1 | 13.1 | 1 | 25 | 35.2 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | WAS | 273.3 | 17.1 | 16 | 1019 | 90.4 | 49.2 | 34.7 | 321 | 494 | 65.0 | 3419 | 20 | 15 | 38 | 60 | 313 | 5.22 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | WAS | 150.6 | 16.7 | 9 | 614 | 51.6 | 24.1 | 31.9 | 161 | 259 | 62.2 | 1859 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 96 | 3.43 | 1 | 5 |
2023 | ATL | 0.0 | - | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Wk | Vs | Score | FPts | QB Rank | Snp | Snp% | MS% | Opp | PaCmp | PaAtt | CmpPct | PaYd | PaTD | PaINT | Sacked | RuAtt | RuYd | RuAvg | RuTD | FL |
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1 | CAR | W 24-10 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | GB | W 25-24 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | @DET | L 6-20 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2022
Wk | Vs | Score | FPts | QB Rank | Snp | Snp% | MS% | Opp | PaCmp | PaAtt | CmpPct | PaYd | PaTD | PaINT | Sacked | RuAtt | RuYd | RuAvg | RuTD | FL |
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1 | JAC | W 28-22 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
2 | @DET | L 27-36 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
3 | PHI | L 8-24 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
4 | @DAL | L 10-25 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
5 | TEN | L 17-21 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
6 | @CHI | W 12-7 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
7 | GB | W 23-21 | 17.5 | 12 | 74 | 100.0 | 47.3 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 201 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
8 | @IND | W 17-16 | 25.9 | 8 | 61 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 37 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 279 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 0 |
9 | MIN | L 17-20 | 16.2 | 15 | 64 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 149 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
10 | @PHI | W 32-21 | 10.6 | 27 | 83 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 34 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 211 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 |
11 | @HOU | W 23-10 | 9.8 | 24 | 68 | 100.0 | 44.1 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
12 | ATL | W 19-13 | 13.8 | 24 | 62 | 100.0 | 38.7 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 138 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 |
13 | @NYG | T 20-20 | 22.4 | 11 | 85 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 43 | 27 | 41 | 65.9 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 |
15 | NYG | L 12-20 | 19.8 | 19 | 63 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 2 |
16 | @SF | L 20-37 | 14.9 | 22 | 54 | 74.0 | 27.4 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1 |
17 | CLE | L 10-24 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
18 | DAL | W 26-6 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Touchdown Distances
Passing: 9, 37, 9, 49, 6, 14, 16, 19, 28, 19, 4, 3
Rushing: 1
2021
Wk | Vs | Score | FPts | QB Rank | Snp | Snp% | MS% | Opp | PaCmp | PaAtt | CmpPct | PaYd | PaTD | PaINT | Sacked | RuAtt | RuYd | RuAvg | RuTD | FL |
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1 | LAC | L 16-20 | 11.8 | 29 | 39 | 70.9 | 32.7 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 |
2 | NYG | W 30-29 | 24.4 | 12 | 71 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 50 | 34 | 46 | 73.9 | 336 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
3 | @BUF | L 21-43 | 24.7 | 9 | 54 | 100.0 | 61.1 | 33 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 212 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 1 | 0 |
4 | @ATL | W 34-30 | 30.8 | 5 | 67 | 100.0 | 56.7 | 38 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 290 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0 |
5 | NO | L 22-33 | 14.4 | 25 | 83 | 100.0 | 55.4 | 46 | 20 | 41 | 48.8 | 248 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
6 | KC | L 13-31 | 12.1 | 24 | 59 | 100.0 | 66.1 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
7 | @GB | L 10-24 | 25.9 | 10 | 72 | 100.0 | 65.3 | 47 | 25 | 37 | 67.6 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 1 |
8 | @DEN | L 10-17 | 16.5 | 19 | 70 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 40 | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 270 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
10 | TB | W 29-19 | 18.3 | 12 | 73 | 100.0 | 47.9 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
11 | @CAR | W 27-21 | 25.2 | 7 | 67 | 100.0 | 41.8 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 206 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 |
12 | SEA | W 17-15 | 14.5 | 22 | 84 | 100.0 | 46.4 | 39 | 27 | 35 | 77.1 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
13 | @LV | W 17-15 | 17.8 | 15 | 67 | 100.0 | 49.3 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 196 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DAL | L 20-27 | 9.9 | 26 | 48 | 70.6 | 41.2 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1 |
15 | @PHI | L 17-27 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
16 | @DAL | L 14-56 | 8.0 | 32 | 43 | 71.7 | 38.3 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 121 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 |
17 | PHI | L 16-20 | 12.8 | 25 | 63 | 100.0 | 60.3 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 75.0 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
18 | @NYG | W 22-7 | 6.3 | 33 | 59 | 100.0 | 33.9 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
Touchdown Distances
Passing: 11, 11, 19, 73, 2, 33, 17, 30, 39, 40, 20, 20, 6, 12, 4, 10, 7, 4, 43, 8
Rushing: 4
2020
Wk | Vs | Score | FPts | QB Rank | Snp | Snp% | MS% | Opp | PaCmp | PaAtt | CmpPct | PaYd | PaTD | PaINT | Sacked | RuAtt | RuYd | RuAvg | RuTD | FL |
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16 | CAR | L 13-20 | 13.1 | 26 | 25 | 35.2 | 31.0 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
WC | TB | L 23-31 | 28.9 | - | 72 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 50 | 26 | 44 | 59.1 | 306 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 1 | 0 |
Touchdown Distances
Passing: 29, 11
Rushing: 8