2023 Fantasy Football - 3rd Rankings - Quarterbacks

Quarterback is deep and really good up top. There are a bunch of different archetypes, a potential G.O.A.T., a couple potential fantasy G.O.A.T.s, and a bunch of fun options. As a reminder you can rearrange any of the players inside a tier and I won’t quibble too much with you. Be warned, this position is oddly chalk but there really isn’t much to go out on a limb about.

 

Note: For a deeper look Rankings & Projections

Rank	Player	Tm	Att	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP
QB1	Josh Allen	BUF	593	4374	33	14	124	701	7	428	2	1	2
QB2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	466	3733	27	12	164	848	10	408	3	2	3
QB3	Patrick Mahomes	KC	622	4920	39	15	63	326	4	423	1	3	1
QB4	Joe Burrow	CIN	581	4572	35	13	81	276	4	387	4	4	4

 

No changes here, and outside of some Burrow injury concerns there wasn’t much thought to moving anyone around.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Att	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP
QB5	Justin Herbert	LAC	619	4620	36	13	63	250	4	392	7	5	7
QB6	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	593	4102	29	14	60	278	4	337	8	6	8
QB7	Lamar Jackson	BAL	393	2985	23	9	108	659	5	314	5	7	5
QB8	Justin Fields	CHI	442	3265	25	18	136	916	6	352	6	8	6
QB9	Dak Prescott	DAL	506	3932	29	13	48	224	4	325	10	9	10
QB10	Deshaun Watson	CLE	527	4218	31	12	90	486	6	390	9	10	9
QB11	Anthony Richardson	IND	581	3506	30	22	142	577	12	383	14	20	14
QB12	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	431	3377	30	13	34	103	2	288	11	11	11

 

Richardson took the biggest jump here and that has everything to do with being named the starter, he has huge rushing potential and has talent around him to push the ball. Taylor being out doesn’t help but I’m not sure it hurts Richardson all that much.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Att	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP
QB13	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	538	4090	32	9	35	169	2	340	16	12	15
QB14	Kirk Cousins	MIN	623	4909	33	14	32	103	2	359	12	13	12
QB15	Daniel Jones	NYG	505	3608	30	17	121	708	5	366	13	14	13
QB16	Geno Smith	SEA	561	4293	32	20	64	302	2	339	15	16	16
QB17	Matthew Stafford	LAR	571	4362	30	19	27	87	1	301	21	15	21
QB18	Jared Goff	DET	543	4068	32	17	28	64	1	309	17	17	17

 

This tier and the next kind of throw me for where I should make the split but ultimately, I chose solid if limited upside vets at in Goff/Stafford/Smith above Wilson/Carr and the younger guys in the next tier. I think the trio finishes closer to Rodgers/Cousins/Jones than to Love/Howell at the bottom of the next tier.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Att	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP
QB19	Russell Wilson	DEN	547	4115	29	13	62	342	2	331	18	18	18
QB20	Derek Carr	NO	459	3468	30	14	24	73	1	278	19	21	19
QB21	Kenny Pickett	PIT	521	3597	28	18	71	306	4	304	20	23	24
QB22	Jordan Love	GB	539	4065	32	21	37	74	3	309	22	24	20
QB23	Sam Howell	WAS	527	4175	28	18	56	280	4	326	26	19	27

 

As we get to this level, I realize how chalk I am at QB this year, I hate it. I have minor differences of course, but nothing bigger than a handful of places through the QB2s. Coming up there’s a couple “big” gaps but nothing that’s going to affect much.

 

Rank	Player	Tm	Att	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	FP	Pos ADP	1st Rank	1st PADP
QB24	CJ Stroud	HOU	569	3855	31	12	49	155	3	322	27	25	25
QB25	Baker Mayfield	TB	548	3997	32	19	52	182	3	322	32	22	32
QB26	Bryce Young	CAR	539	3732	27	18	55	168	3	287	25	26	23
QB27	Mac Jones	NE	506	3454	28	17	54	162	2	279	29	27	28
QB28	Desmond Ridder	ATL	461	3260	29	28	61	244	3	269	30	28	31
QB29	Brock Purdy	SF	448	3617	24	15	43	25	2	247	23	29	26
QB30	Jimmy Garoppolo	LVR	493	3945	23	11	31	42	1	260	28	30	30
QB31	Kyler Murray	ARI	245	1700	14	7	61	353	4	184	24	31	22
QB32	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	329	3166	22	11	31	149	2	242	31	32	35

 

Big (relatively) disagreements:

Baker Mayfield (25 | 32) – That offense still has Godwin and Evans. I’ll bet on the weapons if I have to take a QB3.

Brock Purdy (29 | 23) – I just don’t get it, he averaged shy of 160 yards/game in the regular season and just shy of 190 yards/game in the playoffs. He tried to throw 6 picks in his last healthy playoff game. He’s fine, he’s steady, and he’ll keep the 49ers floor relatively high but the ceiling (at least on offense) relatively low.

Kyler Murray (31 | 24) – Too much uncertainty. He sounds like he’s on track to be back earlier than initial projections but there’s still a huge range of outcomes but as said above you can rearrange inside a tier and I’d be ok.