Commentary
Brees the top QB option for Week 1
Updated: September 11, 2009, 1:07 PM ET
By Fantasy staff | ESPN.com
Week 1 quarterback rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Kuselias | ![]() Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | NO | Det | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NE | Buf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | IND | Jac | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | Chi | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Kurt Warner | ARI | SF | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | SD | @Oak | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Matt Schaub | HOU | NYJ | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Donovan McNabb | PHI | @Car | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Matt Ryan | ATL | Mia | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9.3 |
| 10 | Tony Romo | DAL | @TB | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | StL | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Jay Cutler | CHI | @GB | 18 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Carson Palmer | CIN | Den | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13.3 |
| 14 | Joe Flacco | BAL | KC | 7 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Kyle Orton | DEN | @Cin | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 15.5 |
| 16 | David Garrard | JAC | @Ind | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15.8 |
| 17 | Brett Favre | MIN | @Cle | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Chad Pennington | MIA | @Atl | 20 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Shaun Hill | SF | @Ari | 16 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 18.3 |
| 20 | Marc Bulger | STL | @Sea | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Eli Manning | NYG | Was | 23 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21.5 |
| 22 | Jake Delhomme | CAR | Phi | 24 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21.8 |
| 23 | Jason Campbell | WAS | @NYG | 21 | NR | 25 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 24 | Byron Leftwich | TB | Dal | NR | 23 | NR | 22 | 24.3 |
| 25 | Trent Edwards | BUF | @NE | NR | NR | 21 | 25 | 24.5 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 1 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 1 can be viewed by clicking here.
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