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Carson Wentz
Carson Wentz is a quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Depth chart: QB2.
Scouting report
Carson Wentz: the full picture
Carson Wentz at a glance
Carson Wentz is a 33-year-old quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, listed at 6'5" and 237 pounds. The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Wentz 2nd overall in the first round in 2016, out of North Dakota State, and 2026 is Wentz's 11th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Wentz for 25.2 PPR points in 2026, which ranks QB50 at the position and works out to 2.1 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 2 games of 2026, Wentz has scored 25.5 PPR points, or 12.8 per game. That is 101.3% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Wentz would finish with about 217 points, ahead of the 25.2 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 19.2 points in Week 1 against GB, the QB12 finish that week. Wentz has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 33 qualified quarterbacks of 2026, Wentz ranks in the 86th percentile in interception rate, the 70th percentile in td rate and the 53rd percentile in pass TDs. One of the 8 tracked categories sits at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 11th percentile in cpoe.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Wentz has finished as QB22 in 2020, QB13 in 2021, QB31 in 2022, QB51 in 2023, QB65 in 2024 and QB39 in 2025. Two of those 10 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 281.7 PPR points in 2017. Across 103 regular-season games on record, the totals read 23,902 passing yards, 162 passing touchdowns, 1,480 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.
Carson Wentz by the numbers
Wentz has been the highest-scoring quarterback of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 14 times and finished in the top twelve 47 times. The career high is 31.0 PPR points, set in Week 7 of 2017 against WAS, the top QB score of that week. The game log also shows 1 game of 30 or more PPR points, 26 300-yard passing games and 23 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Wentz has reached 20 points in 32 games, 31% of career appearances.
Contract
Wentz is playing on a one-year, $3 million contract signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2026, an average of $3 million per year with $2.6 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Wentz carries a GV stock price of 1,505, which ranks 368th overall and QB57 among quarterbacks out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Wentz 362nd overall. Value has moved down 1.4 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Marcus Mariota, Kenny Pickett and Malik Willis. See where Wentz sits on the trade value chart.
Latest news
2 news items linked to Wentz in the past two weeks, the most recent on September 20, 2026. Read the latest Carson Wentz news.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 25.2
- PPR / game
- 2.1
Carson Wentz fantasy outlook
Carson Wentz enters the 2026 season with MIN and ranks QB52 and #487 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 25.2 PPR points across 11.7 games, or 2.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Carson Wentz as QB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Carson Wentz produced 70.3 PPR points in 5 games (14.1 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 29%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.
Week 3 projection
Carson Wentz is projected for 0.9 PPR points on the road at TB in week 3, with a likely range of 0.0 to 5.0.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.4 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 10.7
- Dynasty
- 14.6
- Superflex redraft
- 34.0
- Superflex dynasty
- 40.4
- TE premium dynasty
- 8.8
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | Pass TD | Int | Rush yds | Rush TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 2 | 23 | 39 | 276 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | MIN | 5 | 110 | 169 | 1,216 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 70.3 |
| 2024 | KC | 2 | 12 | 19 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | LA | 1 | 17 | 24 | 163 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 26.1 |
| 2022 | WAS | 8 | 172 | 276 | 1,755 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 1 | 112.8 |
| 2021 | IND | 17 | 322 | 516 | 3,563 | 27 | 7 | 215 | 1 | 258.0 |
| 2020 | PHI | 12 | 251 | 437 | 2,620 | 16 | 15 | 276 | 5 | 198.4 |
| 2019 | PHI | 16 | 388 | 607 | 4,039 | 27 | 7 | 243 | 1 | 275.9 |
| 2018 | PHI | 11 | 279 | 401 | 3,074 | 21 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 193.7 |
| 2017 | PHI | 13 | 265 | 440 | 3,296 | 33 | 7 | 299 | 0 | 281.7 |
Quarterbacks ranked near Carson Wentz
- Tyrod Taylor QB47 · 28.8 PPR
- Jake Browning QB48 · 26.9 PPR
- Russell Wilson QB49 · 26.3 PPR
- Joe Flacco QB51 · 24.6 PPR
- J.J. McCarthy QB52 · 22.9 PPR
- Trey Lance QB53 · 21.0 PPR
Minnesota Vikings fantasy players
- Justin Jefferson WR · 281.5 PPR
- Kyler Murray QB · 236.4 PPR
- Aaron Jones RB · 175.5 PPR
- Jordan Addison WR · 148.9 PPR
- T.J. Hockenson TE · 118.9 PPR
- Jauan Jennings WR · 110.3 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.