Overall Rank | Player | Position | Pos. Rank |
8 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | 1 |
10 | Michael Vick | QB | 2 |
18 | Peyton Manning | QB | 3 |
19 | Drew Brees | QB | 4 |
21 | Tom Brady | QB | 5 |
25 | Phillip Rivers | QB | 6 |
35 | Tony Romo | QB | 7 |
40 | Matt Schaub | QB | 8 |
49 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 9 |
60 | Matt Ryan | QB | 10 |
64 | Josh Freeman | QB | 11 |
70 | Eli Manning | QB | 12 |
71 | Joe Flacco | QB | 13 |
87 | Jay Cutler | QB | 14 |
92 | Matthew Stafford | QB | 15 |
103 | Sam Bradford | QB | 16 |
104 | Matt Cassel | QB | 17 |
119 | Tim Tebow | QB | 18 |
125 | Mark Sanchez | QB | 19 |
138 | David Garrard | QB | 20 |
143 | Kevin Kolb | QB | 21 |
144 | Jason Campbell | QB | 22 |
154 | Donovan McNabb | QB | 23 |
158 | Vince Young | QB | 24 |
178 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB | 25 |
185 | Kyle Orton | QB | 26 |
198 | Carson Palmer | QB | 27 |
204 | Alex Smith | QB | 28 |
1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers- I'm sur e my bias as a Packer fan will manifest itself multiple times throughout these rankings, but this one is just. A-Rod showed just how explosive the Pack can be on their magical run through the Super Bowl. With so many quality weapons and a very minor amount of injury risk, Rodgers has all of the upside of a stud without the downside. You can't go wrong with that.
2. Michael Vick, Eagles- Vick was by far the most explosive fantasy star last year. Unless you are a PETA member, he should be at least number number 2 on your QB list, and definitely should not escape the first round of your draft.
3. Peyton Manning, Colts- Peyton is the definition of consistency. If you want a guy who can go out and toss a few TDs and 300 yards a game without missing a week, he is definitely your guy.
4. Drew Brees, Saints- A year has gone by since Brees led one of the most impressive offensive attacks in recent memory and people are starting to downgrade his potential. Just don't forget that Brees could line up with a group of pee wee wideouts and still post a few 400 yard games.
5. Tom Brady, Patriots- Brady is more of a paparazzi risk than injury. You really can't go wrong with the New England gunslinger, but you always have to worry that one day he might pick up and move to Australia with Giselle.
6. Phillip Rivers, Chargers- I once saw Rivers at a local high school basketball game where he turned away a 7-year-old autograph seeker. He's a cold blooded, fantasy dominating machine.
7. Tony Romo, Cowboys- Romo could probably be one of the biggest steals in this years' drafts. As long as he comes back from his injury just fine he has all of the tools to succeed. Just don't select him without taking the whole broken left clavicle thing.
8. Matt Schaub, Texans- I am convinced that if I was the QB on a team with Andre Johnson I could do only slightly worse than Schaub.
9. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers- Big Ben was on a number of my teams last year. Any time you can wait on the QB position and still pick up a 4,000 yard threat its a good deal.
10. Matt Ryan, Falcons- Who knows how what kind of an impact Julio Jones will have. All I know is with guys like Tony Gonzalez and Roddy White taking the defenses' focus, I'm ready to predict a pretty impressive rookie campaign.
15. Matthew Stafford, Lions- I'm a big Stafford fan this year. The Lions are obviously starting to poise themselves for a run and it will certainly be on the back of their young QB. Just don't count on him as your sole QB, because you never know how many games he will actually suit up for.
18. Tim Tebow, Broncos- If the last few weeks of 2010 serve as any indicator, Tebow could be a real fantasy stud. Nowhere near Michael Vick numbers, but a guy who can go 300-100 in a week is nothing to scoff at.