
Finding The Next Best Thing
For teams that might have to find replacements for star players, the draft can be a good place to start.
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For teams that might have to find replacements for star players, the draft can be a good place to start.
Mel Kiper Jr.
Kiper's Big Board
Keown: Unfair restrictions »Draft blog
Draft home »
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| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Manning | DEN | 84.1 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NE | 77.1 |
| 3 | Colin Kaepernick | SF | 76.8 |
| 4 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 74.5 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 72.5 |
| 6 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | 71.4 |
| 7 | Alex Smith | SF | 70.1 |
| 8 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 69.6 |
| 9 | Drew Brees | NO | 67.9 |
| 10 | Eli Manning | NYG | 67.4 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | RESULT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 50-17 @ BUF | 99.3 |
| 2 | Alex Smith | SF | 45-3 vs BUF | 99.2 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | DEN | 38-3 vs KC | 98.7 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | NE | 45-7 @ STL | 98.4 |
| 5 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 42-13 vs SF | 97.6 |
| 6 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | 38-26 vs MIN | 97.6 |
| 7 | Brady Quinn | KC | 27-21 vs CAR | 97.6 |
| 8 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 40-24 @ KC | 97.5 |
| 9 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | 48-28 vs BUF | 97.1 |
| 10 | Cam Newton | CAR | 30-20 vs ATL | 97.0 |
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