Week 17 rankings: Quarterbacks
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 17
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Newton | CAR | @NO | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NE | Buf | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.8 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | NO | Car | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Matthew Stafford | DET | @GB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Tony Romo | DAL | @NYG | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Eli Manning | NYG | Dal | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Michael Vick | PHI | Wsh | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Philip Rivers | SD | @Oak | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Tim Tebow | DEN | KC | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | @NE | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9.8 |
| 11 | Matt Ryan | ATL | TB | 22 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Carson Palmer | OAK | SD | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13.3 |
| 13 | Joe Flacco | BAL | @Cin | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13.5 |
| 14 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | @Mia | 15 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Matt Flynn | GB | Det | 17 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 16.5 |
| 16 | Kyle Orton | KC | @Den | 21 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18.0 |
| 17 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | @Cle | 11 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 18.3 |
| 18 | Matt Moore | MIA | NYJ | 24 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Andy Dalton | CIN | Bal | 16 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 19.3 |
| 20 | Rex Grossman | WSH | @Phi | 18 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 19.8 |
| 20 | Alex Smith | SF | @StL | 14 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 19.8 |
| 22 | Matt Hasselbeck | TEN | @Hou | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Josh Freeman | TB | @Atl | 25 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 21.0 |
| 24 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | Det | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 21.5 |
| 25 | John Skelton | ARI | Sea | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21.8 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 17 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Tristan H. Cockcroft's personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 17 can be viewed by clicking here.
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