Shootouts and lop-sided matchups highlight the top tier of the quarterback rankings. Deshaun Watson and Drew Brees should put on a show on Monday night. Lamar Jackson has a shot to rush for over 100 yards against the Dolphins’ paper towel defense and a fully healthy Carson Wentz should have no problem decimating his divisional rival Washington, at home.
Week 1 QB Rankings
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | High Floor/High Ceiling QB1s |
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Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | High Floor/High Ceiling QB1s |
1 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | at NO | Watson couldn't open 2019 with a better opponent/stadium. |
2 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | at JAX | Mahomes is matchup-proof. |
3 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | TEN | Remember the Titans... |
4 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | at MIA | Jackson's likely to post 100 yards rushing against Miami's "defense". |
5 | Carson Wentz | PHI | WAS | Fully healthy for the first time since the 2017 season, Wentz let's us know, he's back. |
6 | Dak Prescott | DAL | NYG | The perrenial QB1 slays his hapless division rival. |
7 | Cam Newton | CAR | LAR | Cam's improved throwing motion primes him for a career year. |
8 | Jameis Winston | TB | SF | Shootout in the bay: Bruce Arians edition. |
9 | Drew Brees | NO | HOU | Possibly Brees' highest ranking of the year. |
10 | Matt Ryan | ATL | at MIN | Ryan is a QB1 regardless of matchup. |
11 | Jared Goff | LAR | at CAR | The McVay system is strong. |
12 | Russell Wilson | SEA | CIN | Rushing-TD positive regression in 3, 2, 1... |
High Floor/High Ceiling QB2s | ||||
13 | Kyler Murray | ARI | DET | Kyler Kingsbury. |
14 | Josh Allen | BUF | at NYJ | 2018's overall QB1 for the final 6 Weeks of the season returns with a bevy of deep threats against Gregg Williams' boneheaded defense. The Jets' D-Line will force pressure, leading to big scrambles and big throws. |
15 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | at NE | High probability he finishes as a QB1 in this Away shootout. |
16 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | at CHI | A trip to the Windy City for a date with the NFL's most dominant defense drops Rodgers to the QB2 ranks. |
17 | Tom Brady | NE | PIT | A shootout featuring Josh Gordon. |
18 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | at TB | A high-scoring affair against a make-believe defense. |
The Low Floor/High Ceiling QB2 | ||||
19 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | GB | The NFL's most Boom/Bust fantasy QB belongs in his own tier. |
High Floor/Capped Ceiling QB2s | ||||
20 | Philip Rivers | LAC | IND | Indy boasts a stronger-than-understood defense. |
21 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | ATL | Bad coaching inhibits the Vikings' offense. |
22 | Nick Foles | JAX | KC | Foles could actually finish closer to the QB1/2 border, ranking up points in garbage time. |
23 | Matthew Stafford | DET | at ARI | The pathetic Cardinals' defense buoys the Patricia-caged Stafford. |
24 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | BUF | Hopefully Gase is the real deal -- Buffalo's defense certainly is. |
QB3s | ||||
25 | Andy Dalton | CIN | at SEA | Tough sledding against a recently improved (Clowney) defensive line. |
26 | Jacoby Brissett | IND | at LAC | Brissett is a guy to keep an eye. Things are very different from the last time he took over. |
27 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | at CLE | This one's going to be ugly |
28 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | MIA | BAL | As Evan Silva likes to say, he's good for some DGAF deep balls. |
29 | Case Keenum | WAS | at PHI | Change the channel when Washington is on offense. |
30 | Derek Carr | OAK | DEV | Start the Broncos defense if you can. |
31 | Joe Flacco | DEN | at OAK | Sanders is not as healthy as some think -- checkout Dr. David Chao's, Pro Football Doc Podcast. |
32 | Eli Manning | NYG | at DAL | This is going to be ugly. |