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This is a great week for quarterbacks — 18 solid-to-great options before a steep drop-off. And yes, Fitzmagic is back.
QB ranks - Week 9
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 | at CLE | The near-matchup-proof QB1. |
2 | Cam Newton | CAR | TB | A smash spot for Cam, going against the Bucs D. |
3 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | at NE | He and his arsenal are getting healthier. |
4 | Drew Brees | NO | LAR | The Rams' D-line will be an issue but their secondary won't. |
5 | Jared Goff | LAR | at NO | The addition of Eli Apple isn't enough to stop the mind of Sean McVay. Kupp's also likely back. |
6 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | at DEN | Denver can't stop the deep ball… |
7 | Tom Brady | NE | GB | Brady in primetime. |
8 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | DET | Slay's on the outside but Thielen's on the inside. |
9 | Matt Ryan | ATL | at WAS | The addition of HaHa Clinton-Dix is noteworthy but Ryan should still produce. |
10 | Matthew Stafford | DET | at MIN | Minnesota's defense is very banged up. |
11 | Philip Rivers | LAC | at SEA | Rivers should have no issue maintaining QB1 status in Seattle this weekend. |
The Low-Floor/High-Ceiling QB1 | ||||
12 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | TB | at CAR | He could be the QB1 -- or he could be benched in the 1st quarter. Play with fire! |
High-Floor/High-Ceiling QB2s | ||||
13 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | at BAL | Road Ben only exists in the 1PM ET slot. That's what he gets here. |
14 | Russell Wilson | SEA | LAC | The Chargers have done a great job stiffling middling quarterbacks. Wilson's lack of volume keeps him as a QB2, even though he's a Top 10 talent. |
15 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | at BUF | It's a tough passing matchup, he's got the rushing floor though. |
16 | Joe Flacco | BAL | PIT | Flacco smashed the last time they played. PIT has improved on D though. |
17 | Derek Carr | OAK | at SF | Carr had himself a game last week. He should be able to repeat the performance against Kyle Shanahan and his slightly warm seat. |
18 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | KC | KC's pass rush has greatly improved. CLE can't keep Baker upright. Freddie Kitchens is promising though. There's reason for optimism. |
High-Floor/Capped-Ceiling QB2s | ||||
19 | C.J. Beathard | SF | OAK | The Oakland Molasses Raiders. |
20 | Dak Prescott | DAL | TEN | Prescott has been getting it done in the box score over the last two weeks and the 'Boys just replaced their O-Line coach. |
21 | Case Keenum | DEN | HOU | The promotion of Cortland Sutton should improve Keenum's outlook against the injury-depleted Houston defense. |
22 | Alex Smith | WAS | ATL | Atlanta's defense is completely broken. |
23 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | at MIA | The Dolphins defense can be had through the air but Darnold's pass-catching group is pretty banged up. |
The Low-Floor/Low-ceiling QB2 | ||||
24 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | at DAL | The Tennessee coaching staff doesn't know what it's doing. |
QB3s | ||||
25 | Brock Osweiler | MIA | NYJ | Amendola will likely find success in the slot -- but that's about it. |
26 | Nathan Peterman | BUF | CHI | Avoid at all costs. |