Garoppolo completed nine of 15 passes for 57 yards in Friday's preseason win over the Panthers.
Friday's effort was an uneven one for Garoppolo, who started the contest, and it's unclear what the Patriots' plans are for him in the team's preseason finale. In any case, with Tom Brady set to serve a four-game suspension to start the coming season, Garoppolo is on track to start for the Patriots out of the gate in 2016, with his first regular season assignment a Week 1 road tilt against the Cardinals. In subsequent weeks, he'll face the Dolphins, Texans and Bills at home, before Brady is eligible to return to action in Week 5. From a fantasy perspective, Garoppolo could be a hit-or-miss option, but supporting his cause is that is that he'll have a couple of quality options heading his pass-catching corps, namely TE Rob Gronkowski and WR Julian Edelman.