After grueling hours of analysis and finally fantasy drafts, Week 1 is lastly upon us, and it is time to set these beginning lineups. This yr, followers are again in stadiums (for now) after a COVID-plagued season, and visiting quarterbacks will as soon as once more be affected by home-field benefits. Many fantasy house owners possess QBs who you merely aren’t going to bench, irrespective of the matchup. Clearly, Josh Allen, Kyler Murray, and Patrick Mahomes are locked into your beginning lineups (until you are in a six-team league…do not be in a six-team league), however some decide to draft a pair of late-round fliers or a high-floor, low-ceiling man to pair with a rookie ready to crack the beginning lineup. When you’re a type of folks, make sure you know who to begin on this opening week. Our Week 1 Fantasy QB rankings might help.
Our Week 1 rankings do not look all that totally different from our preseason rankings, however matchups and accidents to key talent gamers will all the time be an element for QBs. This week, sleepers like Jimmy Garoppolo (@ Lions) and Jalen Hurts (@ Falcons) may shock folks with their excessive rankings, whereas stud QB Josh Allen’s place on the record might have the identical impact the opposite approach.
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Garoppolo takes his 49ers squad into Detroit Week 1, and the Lions are anticipated to be among the many very worst defenses (offenses and particular groups, too, for what it is value). There’ll doubtless be a typical theme with QBs who play towards the Lions — begin ’em. Sure, Garoppolo is an unexciting fantasy (and real-life) QB, however when you’ve got him, you in all probability took him as certainly one of your final picks within the draft. We additionally do not count on Trey Lance to see a lot, if any, motion immediately outdoors of rubbish time. If Garoppolo has a pleasant sport as we count on, that late-round decide already pays off.
In the meantime, Josh Allen (vs. Steelers) faces the Pittsburgh protection in Week 1. Most quarterbacks might be ranked properly under the place we’ve got him (QB9) once they face Pittsburgh. Allen is our preseason QB3, so it is nonetheless thought-about a big drop. That being stated, how doubtless is it that you just possess somebody ranked forward of Allen in Week 1 when you spent the early draft capital to get him? Dak Prescott (@ Buccaneeers) falls to QB11 in Week 1, as he’ll doubtless are available with some rust and faces off towards the defending Tremendous Bowl champs on the highway.
Trevor Lawrence (@ Texans) is inside our top-15 because of what tasks as a extremely favorable matchup. Although he is a rookie in his first sport — it is the Texans. Sufficient stated.
It might sound loopy, however in very deep leagues or two-QB/superflex leagues, Sam Darnold (vs. Jets) is playable this week. He is a low-end QB2 as his former workforce heads into Carolina. Are you able to insert him in your lineup with out feeling sick? It might be powerful, however it may be performed. Probably the most boring QBs in NFL historical past, Tyrod Taylor (vs. Jaguars) ranks simply behind him. This can in all probability be the one time he is playable, however he is there for what it is value.
In fact, Week 1 will be powerful to mission, however we thought-about all components when constructing the rankings. This record will matter roughly to you relying in your league dimension and scoring codecs, however QBs see much less motion than talent gamers with the apparent PPR vs normal variations.
Observe: We’ll be updating these QB rankings as wanted all through the week, so verify again for the newest adjustments and evaluation.
Fantasy QB Rankings Week 1: Who to begin at quarterback
Rankings are based mostly on normal, four-point passing TD scoring codecs.
Particular person evaluation might be added early subsequent week and up to date all through the week to replicate any adjustments to the rankings.
Rank
Participant
1
Patrick Mahomes, KC vs. CLE
2
Kyler Murray, ARI @ TEN
3
Lamar Jackson, BAL @ LV
4
Tom Brady, TB vs. DAL
5
Ryan Tannehill, TEN vs. ARI
6
Jalen Hurts, PHI @ ATL
7
Matthew Stafford, LAR vs. CHI
8
Aaron Rodgers, GB vs. NO
9
Josh Allen, BUF vs. PIT
10
Russell Wilson, SEA @ IND
11
Dak Prescott, DAL @ TB
12
Justin Herbert, LAC @ WAS
13
Trevor Lawrence, JAX @ HOU
14
Kirk Cousins, MIN @ CIN
15
Matt Ryan, ATL vs. PHI
16
Jimmy Garoppolo, SF @ DET
17
Joe Burrow, CIN vs. MIN
18
Ben Roethlisberger, PIT @ BUF
19
Baker Mayfield, CLE @ KC
20
Jameis Winston, NO vs. GB
21
Ryan Fitzpatrick, WAS vs. LAC
22
Zach Wilson, NYJ @ CAR
23
Teddy Bridgewater, DEN @ NYG
24
Sam Darnold, CAR vs. NYJ
25
Tyrod Taylor, HOU vs. JAX
26
Tua Tagovailoa, MIA @ NE
27
Derek Carr, LV vs. BAL
28
Daniel Jones, NYG vs. DEN
29
Carson Wentz, IND vs. SEA
30
Jared Goff, DET vs. SF
31
Andy Dalton, CHI @ LAR
32
Mac Jones, NE vs. MIA
