Jacoby Brissett Ravens trade: Fantasy football impact with players who benefit

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Jacoby Brissett Ravens trade: Fantasy football impact with players who benefit

Jeff Smith, For The Win · FTW Outdoors

Wed, November 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM UTC ·

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Fantasy football impact of Ravens' trade for Jacoby Brissett

Mark Andrews and Josh Cuevas

Brissett hit his stride with Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, who's tallied 66 catches for 544 yards and five touchdowns this season. That should translate well for Mark Andrews and Josh Cuevas, who's been impressive in recent weeks. Also worth noting: along with McBride, fellow Cardinals tight end Elijah Higgins has been productive over the past six games, which could bode well for both Ravens tight ends.

Andrews should benefit most, as he's consistently played 57%-72% of the team's offensive snaps. Cuevas has primarily been around 22%-28% since Week 3. For comparison, neither player is on the field as often as McBride (88% of snaps since Week 2), and Higgins has been on the field for the Cardinals more than Cuevas has for the Ravens. Before Week 8 (32%), Higgins had played 40% or more of Arizona's offensive plays in four of five games.

All things considered, Cuevas is unlikely to be more than a bye-week fill-in for your fantasy team, unless you keep him on your bench with Andrews as a starter. While he'll benefit from Brissett, the question is how much of a bump he could see. His outlook could change depending on how the Ravens opt to roll out their offense with Brissett, but time will tell.

Zay Flowers

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 25: Zay Flowers #4 of the Baltimore Ravens reacts after a play during the third quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on October 25, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)

Given Flowers' ability to thrive in multiple ways, including with a high volume, it won't be surprising at all if he immediately becomes a go-to target for Brissett, even over Andrews or Cuevas. Flowers' strong play continued until Jackson and Huntley were both out with injuries over the weekend against the Buffalo Bills. I expect his high target and catch volume to continue, and his yardage to help push him up the fantasy football wideout rankings down the stretch.

Derrick Henry and Justice Hill (for different reasons)

Derrick Henry's situation is pretty straightforward. The better the Ravens pass, the more things will open up for him, and the less stacked the fronts will be. This is a great trade for Henry's fantasy outlook, and I wouldn't be surprised if he reverts to form sooner rather than later. After a few scattered weeks this season with lower yards per carry, I think the 4.0-4.8 yards per carry mark is realistic again with Brissett, and his touchdown upside improves as well.

Justice Hill is technically the wild card here, as he was productive as a pass-catching back for the Ravens, hauling in two or more passes in each of the last five games, including 10 over the last three. Given Brissett's knack for getting. his running backs the ball as well, specifically Tyler Allgeier (21 catches in eight games), who produced as the No. 2 back; this is a good sign for Hill.

TBD: Rashod Bateman

This is tough to gauge, but if you have Bateman on your bench and want to hold onto him to see how things go with Brissett, that makes sense. Brissett had a strong connection with Michael Wilson in Arizona all year, but injuries and the trade/lack of production from Marvin Harrison Jr. make his outlook with a player like Bateman interesting.

Before an injury that put him on IR, Kendrick Bourne had shown solid rapport with Brissett and totaled 22 targets in the three games before Sunday. In that span, he had two games with five catches each and 117 combined yards. I'd play the wait-and-see game with Bateman to monitor how he connects with Brissett.