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Week 7: A Tale of the Young Guns.
QB ranks - Week 7
Rank | Quarterback | Team | Opponent | High-Floor/High-Ceiling QB1s |
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Rank | Quarterback | Team | Opponent | High-Floor/High-Ceiling QB1s |
1 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | CIN | 2018's QB1 retains the top spot. |
2 | Andy Dalton | CIN | at KC | Look for The Red Rifle to come out firing in Kansas City this weekend. |
3 | Jared Goff | LAR | at SF | Goff will put on a show in Santa Clara. |
4 | Matt Ryan | ATL | NYG | Matt Ryan's a Top 5 QB with a Monday Night Primetime matchup on deck. |
5 | Tom Brady | NE | at CHI | A tough matchup but the Pats offense will get it done. |
6 | Cam Newton | CAR | at PHI | Cam's on a roll -- and should continue his fruitful fantasy ways even in a tough matchup. |
7 | Philip Rivers | LAC | TEN | Look for Rivers to target Malcolm Butler all day long. |
8 | Drew Brees | NO | at BAL | It's a tough matchup but… it's Drew Brees. |
9 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | at NYJ | Cousins could hit Thielen for 200 yards against the Jets' non-existant slot coverage. |
10 | Carson Wentz | PHI | CAR | Wentz is back. |
11 | Andrew Luck | IND | BUF | Buffalo has played stout pass defense, however, Luck's short-field passing game should function as an extension of the run game -- something Buffalo has struggled to contain. |
12 | Jameis Winston | TB | CLE | The Bucs passing game is likely matchup-proof with OC Todd Monken working his magic. |
High-Floor/High-Ceiling QB2s | ||||
13 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | NE | The offense is firing on all cylinders and the matchup is there for fantasy goodness. |
14 | Joe Flacco | BAL | NO | Flacco will be forced to throw early and often to try to keep pace with Brees' Saint-ly Offense. |
15 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | at TB | This should be Mayfield's coming out party -- TB is the worst pass defense the NFL has to offer. |
Lower-Floor/High-Ceiling QB2s | ||||
16 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | at JAX | Watson will need the magic of his rushing prowess to stay alive in this matchup. Fingers crossed for sandlot football. |
17 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | MIN | Minnesota's defense has been surprisingly giving to all quarterbacks not named Josh Rosen. |
18 | Eli Manning | NYG | at ATL | Given ATL's injury woes and their inability to stop pass-catching RBs, I expect Barkley's receiving production to buoy Eli's day. |
19 | Matthew Stafford | DET | at MIA | Depending on which version of the Miami defense shows up, Stafford could deserve to be a lot higher on this list. |
Low-Floor/Capped-Ceiling QB2s | ||||
20 | Alex Smith | WAS | DAL | Chris Thompson's presumed return gives Smith his go-to passing game option back. |
21 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | at LAC | TEN was unable to keep Mariota upright last week, however, Dr. Chao noted that Mariota was able to shed his throwing glove. |
22 | Blake Bortles | JAX | HOU | The All-time Boom or Bust QB will need his rushing floor against the Texans' dominant defensive front. |
23 | Dak Prescott | DAL | at WAS | Dak found his legs last week. Let's hope he remembers them again against Washington. |
24 | C.J. Beathard | SF | LAR | Beathard has played well thus far. This is a tough matchup though. |
QB3s | ||||
25 | Case Keenum | DEN | at ARI | Now that Emmanuel Sanders is being utilized in the redzone, Keenum has a chance to register 1-2 passing TDs. |
26 | Brock Osweiler | MIA | DET | Osweiler checked-down his way to fantasy success last week. Let's see if he can do it again. |
27 | Josh Rosen | ARI | DEN | Denver's secondary is vulnerable to the deep ball. Rosen and Kirk might be able to take advantage of that… also, they might not. |
28 | Derek Anderson | BUF | at IND | Happy for Derek that he's getting a game check. |