Week 6 rankings: Quarterbacks
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 6
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)More rankings: Flex
| IDPTeams on bye week: Broncos, Titans, Chiefs, Cardinals, Chargers, Seahawks
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | StL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NE | Dal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | NO | @TB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Cam Newton | CAR | @Atl | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Tony Romo | DAL | @NE | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Michael Vick | PHI | @Wsh | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Matthew Stafford | DET | SF | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Eli Manning | NYG | Buf | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | Jac | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9.8 |
| 10 | Matt Ryan | ATL | Car | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10.5 |
| 11 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | @NYG | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Joe Flacco | BAL | Hou | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Matt Schaub | HOU | @Bal | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Josh Freeman | TB | NO | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15.3 |
| 15 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | Mia | 12 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 16.0 |
| 16 | Jay Cutler | CHI | Min | 19 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16.8 |
| 17 | Jason Campbell | OAK | Cle | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18.3 |
| 18 | Colt McCoy | CLE | @Oak | 14 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 18.8 |
| 19 | Rex Grossman | WSH | Phi | 21 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Andy Dalton | CIN | Ind | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Alex Smith | SF | @Det | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19.3 |
| 21 | Sam Bradford | STL | @GB | 22 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19.3 |
| 23 | Donovan McNabb | MIN | @Chi | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22.8 |
| 24 | Curtis Painter | IND | @Cin | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Blaine Gabbert | JAC | @Pit | 25 | NR | NR | 25 | 25.5 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 6 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 6 can be viewed by clicking here.
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• Saturday: Latest updates for Week 6
• Thursday: Keep eye on Green-Ellis
• Tuesday: Blount, Addai sidelined
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