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Week 1 rankings: Quarterbacks
Updated: September 10, 2010, 11:10 AM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 1
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @Phi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Peyton Manning | IND | @Hou | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Tom Brady | NE | Cin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Matt Schaub | HOU | Ind | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Philip Rivers | SD | @KC | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Tony Romo | DAL | @Was | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Jay Cutler | CHI | Det | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Kevin Kolb | PHI | GB | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Eli Manning | NYG | Car | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9.3 |
| 10 | Matt Ryan | ATL | @Pit | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Carson Palmer | CIN | @NE | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Joe Flacco | BAL | @NYJ | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Kyle Orton | DEN | @Jac | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Donovan McNabb | WAS | Dal | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 14.5 |
| 15 | Chad Henne | MIA | @Buf | 19 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 15.5 |
| 16 | Matthew Stafford | DET | @Chi | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 15.8 |
| 17 | Vince Young | TEN | Oak | 20 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 17.5 |
| 18 | Derek Anderson | ARI | @StL | 25 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Alex Smith | SF | @Sea | 22 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19.8 |
| 20 | Matt Cassel | KC | SD | 17 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Jason Campbell | OAK | @Ten | 24 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20.3 |
| 22 | David Garrard | JAC | Den | NR | 20 | 23 | 17 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Dennis Dixon | PIT | Atl | 14 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | Bal | 15 | 21 | NR | 25 | 21.8 |
| 25 | Josh Freeman | TB | Cle | 16 | NR | NR | NR | 23.5 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 1 of the NFL season only and were updated on Friday to reflect rankings changes and to filter out the players from Thursday's New Orleans Saints-Minnesota Vikings game. 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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