Week 1 QB Fantasy Football Rankings

Top-ranked player for week
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It's important to have a sound quarterback strategy in fantasy football.

Whether you're starting a high-profile stud every week or constantly picking up a new streaming QB, the quarterback position scores more points than any other on average.

To help you out, I put together this summary of our top 10 ranked quarterbacks for week 1.

You can also check out our full list of QB rankings or use our free who should I start tool for an interactive way to use our fantasy football rankings.

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No teams have a bye week this week, so you have a full slate of players to choose from.


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Full Rankings

If you want to dive head-first into the full set of projections for this week, here are our rankings for each format:

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Rankings Summary

1. Joe Burrow - QB (CIN)

Joe Burrow faces the Browns this week. Our system projects him for 318.6 passing yards, 2.1 touchdowns and 1.0 interceptions. Burrow had a bye last week.

2. Josh Allen - QB (BUF)

Josh Allen was off last week with a bye. Josh Allen is against the Ravens this week and is projected for 236.9 passing yards, 1.6 touchdowns and 0.6 interceptions.

3. Matthew Stafford - QB (LAR)

Matthew Stafford was off last week with a bye. We're projecting 290.8 passing yards, 1.9 touchdowns and 0.8 interceptions for Matthew Stafford this week as he faces the Texans.

4. Jayden Daniels - QB (WAS)

Jayden Daniels was off last week with a bye. He faces the New York Giants this week. Our system projects him for 218.0 passing yards, 1.4 touchdowns and 0.6 interceptions.

5. Dak Prescott - QB (DAL)

Dak Prescott had a bye last week. He faces the Philadelphia Eagles this week. Prescott is projected for 299.2 passing yards, 1.7 touchdowns and 1.1 interceptions.

6. Baker Mayfield - QB (TB)

Baker Mayfield was off last week with a bye. Baker Mayfield is against the Falcons this week and is projected for 273.4 passing yards, 1.7 touchdowns and 1.0 interceptions.

7. Joe Flacco - QB (CLE)

Joe Flacco was off last week with a bye. Our system projects Joe Flacco for 283.2 passing yards, 1.8 touchdowns and 1.1 interceptions versus the Bengals this week.

8. Lamar Jackson - QB (BAL)

Our system projects Lamar Jackson for 212.4 passing yards, 1.2 touchdowns and 0.7 interceptions versus the Bills this week. Jackson was on bye last week.

9. Michael Penix Jr. - QB (ATL)

Michael Penix Jr. was off last week with a bye. We're projecting 254.8 passing yards, 1.6 touchdowns and 0.7 interceptions for Michael Penix Jr. this week as he faces the Buccaneers.

10. Tua Tagovailoa - QB (MIA)

Tua Tagovailoa had a bye last week. Tua Tagovailoa is against the Colts this week and is projected for 264.1 passing yards, 1.7 touchdowns and 0.9 interceptions.

For more, check out our full rankings here.

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