Andy Dalton is the Carolina Panthers quarterback and finished the 2025 regular season as a low-end fantasy option at his position. He averaged 9.8 fantasy points per game across 10 appearances, which ranks him 0th among quarterbacks in our 2026 draft board. That per-game number is the starting point for every start or sit decision you make with him in 2026.
On the production side, Andy Dalton finished 2025 with 1,925 passing yards and 10 touchdowns. He offers minimal rushing upside, which means his fantasy ceiling is tied directly to passing volume and game script.
Andy Dalton lives and dies with passing volume, so his week-to-week fantasy performance tracks game script closely. In shootouts he hits ceiling games. In ground-and-pound matchups his fantasy output gets capped. Streamers love this profile because the volatility cuts both ways, but set-and-forget managers tend to prefer steadier options.
Heading into 2026, Andy Dalton projects as a core piece of the Carolina Panthers offense. Managers drafting him need to plan around his Week 11 bye and monitor training camp reports for role changes. DraftCall's AI comparison engine lets you pit him against any other NFL player in seconds, factoring in matchup quality, recent form, and scoring format, so you can make start or sit calls with real reasoning instead of gut feel.
