GarrettNussmeier

News: 2 days agoNussmeier completed 13 of 19 passes for 98 yards during the Chiefs' 20-12 preseason loss to the Rams on Saturday.

Spin: Justin Fields served as the Chiefs' starter Saturday and led the team's first two offensive drives before turning the keys over to Nussmeier. The rookie seventh-rounder looked good out of the gate, leading long scoring drives in the second quarter than ended with field goals of 37 and 35 yards from Harrison Butker. Fields is firmly entrenched as the Chiefs' backup quarterback behind Patrick Mahomes (knee), so Nussmeier is competing against Chris Oladokun for the QB3 role in the upcoming season. Kansas City's next preseason game takes place Saturday, Aug. 22 against the Buccaneers.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Nussmeier was selected by the Chiefs in the seventh round of April's draft. Nussmeier is an undersized, pocket quarterback and older prospect. He was extremely conservative last season, posting rookie-class-low marks in aDOT (6.4), YPA (6.7) and YPC (9.9). Aside of his ability to avoid sacks (career 3.40% sack rate), Nussmeier's efficiency isn't overly impressive and he's a nonfactor as a rusher (career 33-179-5 line and a class-low 1.4 carries per game). Nussmeier will battle for No. 3 duties behind Patrick Mahomes and Justin Fields.