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Here are my quarterback rankings for Week 1 of fantasy football. There are plenty of great matchups this week to take advantage of in your fantasy leagues.
Quarterback duels highlight Week 1’s action with Patrick Mahomes vs. Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson vs. Matt Ryan stealing the show. Jimmy Garoppolo, Cam Newton, and Teddy Bridgewater will announce their presence in the QB1 ranks. Dwayne Haskins makes for a sneaky start while Baker Mayfield has buy-low results against Baltimore.
Week 1 Tiered QB Rankings
Rank | High Floor/High Ceiling QB1s | Team | Opponent | Breakdown |
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Rank | High Floor/High Ceiling QB1s | Team | Opponent | Breakdown |
1 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | HOU | We need to start as many pieces of these two teams as we possibly can. Two offenses pushing one another in an absolute shootout. |
2 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | at KC | What Mahomes does in the box score, Watson and his downfield receivers will have an answer. |
3 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | CLE | Last year's overall QB1 can only be dropped so far. |
4 | Dak Prescott | DAL | at LAR | With Jason Garrett gone, OC Kellen Moore has been given full control of the offense. |
5 | Russell Wilson | SEA | at ATL | Shootout on tap whether Pete Carroll likes it or not. |
6 | Josh Allen | BUF | NYJ | Armed with Stefon Diggs and his rushing floor, Allen will wax the Jets D. |
7 | Matt Ryan | ATL | SEA | Ryan should have all day to throw with Seattle's nonexistent pass rush. |
8 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | at NYG | Excellent matchup for the offense to get back on track. |
9 | Carson Wentz | PHI | at WAS | Wentz and Desean Jackson are going to burn Washington's secondary to the ground. |
10 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | ARI | The Cards hapless defense stands no chance of stopping George Kittle and Co. |
11 | Cam Newton | NE | MIA | The only concern that the Pats get up too early and Newton isn't needed for much in the 2nd-half. |
12 | Teddy Bridgewater | CAR | LV | The perfect matchup for the Panthers to unveil the Joe Brady offense. |
Rank | High Floor/High Ceiling QB2s | Team | Opponent | Breakdown |
13 | Kyler Murray | ARI | at SF | A tough matchup but the pace will be pushed, ensuring Murray's floor. |
14 | Matthew Stafford | DET | CHI | Tough matchup but the offense is tough to stop when they're throwing. |
15 | Drew Brees | NO | TB | Brutal matchup but the offenses should push each other. |
16 | Tom Brady | TB | at NO | Brady and Co. will have an answer for whatever the Saints' offense has to offer. |
17 | Jared Goff | LAR | DAL | Carried by the pass catchers around him in a matchup with an unimposing secondary. |
18 | Derek Carr | LV | at CAR | Perhaps his best matchup all year. Carr's ceiling is only inhibited by what Josh Jacobs may do on the ground. |
Rank | High Floor/Capped Ceiling QB2s | Team | Opponent | Breakdown |
19 | Dwayne Haskins | WAS | PHI | Haskins will be forced to keep pedal to the metal as The Team tries to keep pace with the Eagles. |
20 | Philip Rivers | IND | JAX | Indy should roll right over Jacksonville. |
21 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | at MIN | Game script is not likely to be kind to Rodgers and his understaffed receiving corps. |
22 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | GB | Rodgers and Cousins will both be limited to simply feeding their dominant WR1s. |
23 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | at DEN | An away game against a ball-control offense isn't likely to require more than game management from Tannehill. |
24 | Tyrod Taylor | LAC | at CIN | Small chance Taylor's rushing floor allows for a boom weak against a weak Cincy D. |
Rank | Shaky Floor/Capped Ceiling QB3s | Team | Opponent | Breakdown |
25 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | at BAL | Tough matchup but Mayfield has the play makers and play caller to make a little noise. |
26 | Daniel Jones | NYG | PIT | Brutal matchup. |
27 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | at DET | Detroit's secondary may allow for a decent day. |
28 | Gardner Minshew | JAX | IND | Tough matchup but Minshew may be forced to throw right away. |
29 | Joe Burrow | CIN | LAC | Brutal defense to debut against. Rushing floor not likely to be enough to save him here. |
30 | Drew Lock | DEN | TEN | Ball control game on tap. |
31 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | MIA | at NE | Brutal matchup. |
32 | Taysom Hill | NO | TB | Not a great matchup for Hill to find rushing success. |
33 | Jarrett Stidham | NE | MIA | Sitdham may see some 4th-quarter clock-salting action. |
34 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | at NE | It's possible Fitz falls so hard against the Pats' D that the coaches toss Tua into the fire. Unlikely though. |
35 | Nick Foles | CHI | at DET | Detroit's secondary should allow Trubisky to keep the starting job. |
36 | Justin Herbert | LAC | at CIN | Tyrod is unlikely to stumble in this one. |