Week 3 Ranks: Quarterbacks
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 3
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPNote: Rankings were updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Giants/Panthers game. Last update: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | NO | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @Sea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Matthew Stafford | DET | @Ten | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | Cin | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Tom Brady | NE | @Bal | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Tony Romo | DAL | TB | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | ATL | @SD | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Michael Vick | PHI | @Ari | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Philip Rivers | SD | Atl | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9.3 |
| 10 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | @Oak | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Peyton Manning | DEN | Hou | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Joe Flacco | BAL | NE | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Alex Smith | SF | @Min | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Jay Cutler | CHI | StL | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Matt Schaub | HOU | @Den | 21 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 16.5 |
| 16 | Andrew Luck | IND | Jac | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Andy Dalton | CIN | @Wsh | 16 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17.5 |
| 18 | Josh Freeman | TB | @Dal | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Carson Palmer | OAK | Pit | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18.5 |
| 19 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | @Cle | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18.5 |
| 21 | Matt Cassel | KC | @NO | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | @Mia | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22.5 |
| 23 | Sam Bradford | STL | @Chi | 25 | NR | 22 | 21 | 23.5 |
| 24 | Jake Locker | TEN | Det | 22 | NR | 25 | 24 | 24.3 |
| 25 | Christian Ponder | MIN | SF | NR | 21 | NR | NR | 24.8 |
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Week 3 Rankings
• QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST | IDP
Weekly Features
• Harris: The Hard Count
• Berry's Love/Hate: Making the tough calls
• IDP Rankings for Week 3
• Daube: Trendspotting
• Carpenter: Gridiron Challenge preview
• Cockcroft: Consistency Ratings
• Harris: Free-agent finds for Week 3
• Harris: Instant Impressions from Week 2
Bell Injury Blog
• Sat.: Mathews, S. Jackson, Garcon, Jennings
• Thursday: Forte, Jennings, Gates ...
• Thursday: Giants-Panthers injuries
• Tuesday: Bradshaw, Hernandez, Forte hurt
Insider 
• Karabell: Four Downs from Sunday's games
• Kavanagh: Week 3 cheat sheet
• Karabell: Sneaky pickups
• Karabell: Week 3 flex rankings
• Karabell: Week 3 rankings reaction
• Football Outsiders: Top matchups
• Karabell: 2012 season rankings update
• Pro Football Focus: WRs to target
• Goal-Line Grid: Week 2 data
• Joyner: Top names to drop now
• Karabell: Four Downs -- Week 2 recap
Video
• Friday: Fantasy Football Now ![]()
• Thursday: Berry's Love/Hate ![]()
• Wednesday: Fantasy Focus on rankings ![]()
• Wednesday: Giants/Panthers preview ![]()
• Tuesday: Michael Turner's value ![]()
• Tuesday: Peyton Manning's value ![]()
• Monday: Reggie Bush's value ![]()
• Monday: Top waiver picks ![]()
Podcasts
• Fri. Focus: Week 3 preview ![]()
• Thu. Focus: Ranks, Giants-Panthers preview ![]()
• Fantasy Underground: RG3, Welker ![]()
• Wed. Focus: Pats WRs, sell-high candidates ![]()
• Tues. Focus: MNF, injury update ![]()
• Mon. Focus: Week 2 recap ![]()
Chat Schedule/Wraps
• Friday, 1 p.m. ET: Matthew Berry
• Friday, 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Thursday, 3 p.m. ET: KC Joyner
• Thursday, 11 a.m. ET: Christopher Harris
• Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET: Eric Karabell
• Tuesday 3 p.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Tuesday 11 a.m. ET: AJ Mass
• Monday 11 a.m. ET: Tristan H. Cockcroft




