Week 9 rankings: Quarterbacks
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 9
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)Teams on bye week: Lions, Vikings, Panthers, Jaguars
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @SD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Michael Vick | PHI | Chi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | NO | TB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | NE | NYG | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Eli Manning | NYG | @NE | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Tony Romo | DAL | Sea | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Matt Schaub | HOU | Cle | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Matt Ryan | ATL | @Ind | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | Bal | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Philip Rivers | SD | GB | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Josh Freeman | TB | @NO | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Tim Tebow | DEN | @Oak | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 13 | Matt Cassel | KC | Mia | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Jay Cutler | CHI | @Phi | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | @Buf | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15.5 |
| 16 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | NYJ | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Sam Bradford | STL | @Ari | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17.8 |
| 18 | Andy Dalton | CIN | @Ten | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Joe Flacco | BAL | @Pit | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Carson Palmer | OAK | Den | 21 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Matt Hasselbeck | TEN | Cin | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19.5 |
| 22 | Tarvaris Jackson | SEA | @Dal | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22.5 |
| 23 | Colt McCoy | CLE | @Hou | 23 | NR | 23 | 23 | 23.8 |
| 24 | Alex Smith | SF | @Wsh | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Curtis Painter | IND | Atl | 24 | 23 | NR | 25 | 24.5 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 9 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 9 can be viewed by clicking here.
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• Bye: Lions, Jaguars, Panthers, Vikings
Week 9 Rankings
• QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST | IDP
Weekly Features
• Harris: Hard Count
• IDP Rankings for Week 9
• Berry: Love/Hate for Week 9
• Daube: Trendspotting
• Carpenter: Gridiron Challenge preview
• Cockcroft: Consistency ratings
• Harris: Top Week 9 free agents
• Harris: Instant Impressions from Week 8
Bell Injury Blog
• Saturday: Latest updates for Week 9
• Thursday: Mixed reports on Bradshaw
• Tuesday: Chargers, Browns RBs hurt
Insider 
• Football Outsiders: Top matchups
• Top 100 flex (RB/WR/TE) rankings
• Ranks reax: Will Cowboys O bounce back?
• Pass Plays: Trade Steve Johnson
• 2011 ranks: Sleeper starters emerging
• Four Downs: Chris Johnson's woes
Fantasy Focus Video
• Thursday: Bell's injury report ![]()
• Wednesday: Harris' waiver picks ![]()
• Monday: Karabell's waiver picks ![]()
Fantasy Focus Podcast
• Friday: Week 9 previews ![]()
• Thursday: Rankings discussion ![]()
• Wednesday: Matthew Berry is back ![]()
• Tuesday: Injury updates, Dumpsville ![]()
• Monday: Recapping Week 8 ![]()
Chat Schedule/Wraps
• Tuesday 3 p.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Wed. 11 a.m. ET: Tristan H. Cockcroft
• Wednesday 3 p.m. ET: Eric Karabell
• Thursday 11 a.m. ET: Christopher Harris
• Friday 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Friday noon ET: Matthew Berry
• Friday 4 p.m. ET: KC Joyner




