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0:06Greetings and salutations everyone. My
0:08name is Andrew Pureov and welcome to my
0:09YouTube channel. Today we're talking
0:10about my top 36 quarterback rankings for
0:12your upcoming 2026 fantasy football
0:14draft. Now, it was a couple weeks ago
0:16that we talked about my top 20
0:18quarterbacks. But as we're approaching
0:19our final weekend of drafts, I wanted to
0:21go ahead and talk about my top 36
0:23quarterbacks for those of you who play
0:24in a superflex format. I've included the
0:26extra quarterbacks at the end so you
0:28know who you're targeting for your third
0:30quarterback on roster. Now, before I get
0:32into talking about these players on an
0:33individual basis and presenting
0:34statistics that justify my rankings
0:36going into the 2026 season, quick
0:38reminder, there are timestamps down
0:40below if you want to hear my thoughts on
0:41a specific player. And before we get
0:43into talking about these quarterbacks,
0:44last time I talked about the quarterback
0:46position in regards to my top 20
0:47quarterback rankings, I mentioned
0:49statistics in regards to the rate at
0:51which quarterbacks produce 20 plus
0:53fantasy points in a given week. but I
0:55didn't display it on screen. So, I
0:56wanted to go ahead and do that now and
0:58of course mention just how important it
1:00is for our quarterbacks that contribute
1:02potential week- winning performances.
1:04So, over the course of the last couple
1:05seasons, 2023 to 2025, when we isolate
1:07games in which quarterbacks started and
1:09didn't leave early due to an injury, we
1:11find that guys like Josh Allen, Lamar
1:12Jackson, Jaden Daniels, Jaylen Herz, Joe
1:15Burrow are at the top of the
1:16conversation in regards to percentage
1:18rate of 20 plus point performances over
1:21the course of the last three seasons.
1:22Now, it doesn't come as any surprise
1:24that guys like Lamar Jackson and Josh
1:25Allen, who are our top two quarterbacks,
1:27are producing 20 plus fantasy points
1:29over 62% of the time over the course of
1:31the last three seasons when they've been
1:33healthy. Now, a couple of the sneaky
1:35options that are at the top of this
1:36conversation are guys like Brock Pury,
1:38Kyler Murray, you know, Malik Willis at
1:40the very top. Obviously, his overall
1:41game contributions. He's only had three
1:43starts in the last two seasons as a
1:44member of the Green Bay Packers. And of
1:46course, Jackson Dart up there. Seven of
1:48his 12 performances throughout his
1:49career, 58%, 20 plus fantasy points.
1:52Now, of course, we continue on with this
1:53conversation in regards to some of these
1:55other quarterbacks who haven't been as
1:56successful in recent years, but this
1:58doesn't mean that they're not going to
1:59be able to pick it up going into 2026,
2:02but I wanted to go ahead and present
2:03these statistics before I mention them
2:04over the course of today's episode, so
2:06you have a reference point as to where
2:07I'm pulling these numbers from. Now, on
2:09the other end of the spectrum, we also
2:10want to avoid the quarterbacks who are
2:11putting forward weekly losing
2:13performances of less than 15 fantasy
2:15points. Now, at the top of this
2:16conversation, players that have been
2:18incredible at avoiding performing less
2:20than 15 fantasy points are guys like
2:22Drake May, Jackson Dart, Jaylen Herz,
2:24Jaden Daniels, Lamar, you know, Josh
2:25Allen. Of course, guys that are
2:27continuously at the top of the
2:28conversation going into our 2026 draft.
2:31And once again, someone like Brock Party
2:32continues to pop up at a lower rate.
2:34While on the other end of the spectrum,
2:36we have quarterbacks that we are
2:37outright avoiding at all costs. Players
2:39like, of course, Gino to a tongue of
2:41Ailo, etc. Hopefully, you don't have to
2:43start them in your superflex format. But
2:44either way, I just wanted to go ahead
2:45and present these statistics before we
2:47get into my top 36 rankings. Before we
2:49get into those rankings, again, for
2:50those of you guys who are looking for my
2:51all-encompassing rankings at all
2:53positions for this upcoming season,
2:54whether it's for your draft or every
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3:10draft rankings. And additionally, these
3:11are Sunday morning rankings to help you
3:12set your lineups. And don't forget, we
3:14are closely approaching week one of the
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3:26idea of going ahead and putting putting
3:27together a play of Jared Goff, more than
3:294,50 passing yards. Joe Burrow, more
3:32than 4,000 passing yards. I think both
3:33these quarterbacks are going to crush
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3:54the channel. All right, let's get into
3:56talking about my top 36 quarterbacks.
3:58Beginning with our number one, of
3:59course, it's no-brainer. It's Josh
4:00Allen, the quarterback that since 2020
4:02has only ever ranked as the number one
4:04or number two overall quarterback in
4:06fantasy football. And since 2023, he's
4:08averaging 23.19 fantasy points per game.
4:11And even though those numbers have been
4:12higher in the past, he now has the
4:14opportunity of playing with DJ Moore
4:15this upcoming season, which is only
4:17going to help his potential for upside,
4:18especially with a healthy Daltton
4:20Concaid. I think this offense is going
4:21to continue their streak of success. as
4:23over the course of the last two seasons,
4:25we've seen back-to-back years where the
4:26Buffalo Bills have been top two in total
4:29offensive touchdowns scored. So, of
4:30course, Josh Allen, our number one
4:32quarterback going into this season. Now,
4:33we will continue with Lamar Jackson
4:35among the S tier primarily because there
4:37are no other quarterbacks that can match
4:39the ceiling of production of Lamar
4:40Jackson. In 2019, averaged 27 and a half
4:43fantasy points per game. In 2024, 25 and
4:46a half fantasy points per game. prior to
4:48his injury last season from weeks one
4:49through three was averaging 27.56
4:52fantasy points per game and was on pace
4:54to break all the records. Again, his
4:55ceiling is incredibly high and with a
4:57new offensive coordinator in Declan
4:59Doyle, the former OC of the Chicago
5:01Bears, we're going to see a lot more
5:02under center in play action
5:03opportunities for Lamar Jackson because
5:05Caleb Williams last season was number
5:06two amongst all quarterbacks in play
5:08action drop backs. Since 2022, Lamar
5:10Jackson is number one in EPA per drop
5:12back under center and number one in
5:14terms of success rate under center on
5:16play action plays. expect for Lamar
5:17Jackson to have a huge season here in
5:192026. To begin the eighth year, we have
5:21Drake May. Look, Drake May in 2025, an
5:23incredible performance of 20.67 fantasy
5:25points per game through weeks 1 through
5:2718. With his contributions, he helped
5:29elevate the New England Patriots to
5:30being number four in offensive
5:31touchdowns scored, number one in passing
5:33attempts when leading. He was the number
5:34one quarterback in terms of completion
5:35percentage, number one in yards per
5:37attempt, 8.9. And now he has the
5:39additions of AJ Brown, Romeo Dobs, an
5:42improved offensive line. I think he's
5:43only going to get better going into year
5:45three. Number four, we have Joe Burrow.
5:47Look, we cannot forget what Joe Burrow
5:49did in a full healthy season back in
5:512024 where he threw for 4,900 yards, 43
5:54passing touchdowns, set a careerhigh in
5:57passing attempts, completions,
5:58completion percentage, passing yards,
6:00and passing touchdowns. Yes, he does not
6:01have the rushing upside that these other
6:04quarterbacks that I previously mentioned
6:05have, but over the course of his last 19
6:07healthy games, he's averaging 22.34
6:10fantasy points per game on 2.79
6:13touchdowns per game, 292.63
6:16passing yards per game. There's a reason
6:17why I presented that parlay play of the
6:20day earlier in regards to his passing
6:22yards going over 4,000 because in the
6:23last 19 healthy games, averaging nearly
6:26293
6:27passing yards a contest. expect for a
6:29lot of success here in 2026. Jayen
6:32Daniels is our number five. The
6:33thumbnail of today's episode is a
6:34quarterback that, yes, last season was
6:36completely derailed due to injury, and
6:38there are some durability concerns and
6:40right now a lot of offensive line
6:42concerns considering there's been a lot
6:44of injuries that have already taken
6:45place this offseason. But when we look
6:47back to 2024 from weeks one through the
6:49playoffs, in the full games in which he
6:51played, 18 of them, was averaging 23.2
6:53fantasy points per game. In the last 23
6:56games that he has played with 85% of the
6:58snaps minimum, he's averaging 7.2
7:00fantasy points per game, just from
7:02rushing statistics alone. I know there
7:04are durability concerns. I know there
7:05are offensive line concerns. But when
7:07you're surrounded with, of course,
7:08Stefon Diggs, Terry McLuren, and the
7:10rushing ability of Jaden Daniels, I'm
7:12anticipating for him to continue to be a
7:14top five upside player at the
7:16quarterback position. Number six to
7:18close out the eighth here is Jaylen
7:20Herz. Look, in 2023 and 2024, he was top
7:23four in fantasy points per game both
7:24seasons, averaging 22.26 and 22.18
7:28fantasy points per game. Now, I
7:29understand many of you may be concerned
7:31regarding his potential considering he
7:33is going to have a fifth different
7:34offensive coordinator in 5 years. Yes,
7:36you have Shawn Manion coming in, but I
7:38only think that's going to help improve
7:39this offense. With the new OC, we have
7:41an improved scheme. We have a first
7:42round selected wide receiver in Mai
7:44Lemon. And we have to remember that
7:45Jaylen Herz back in 2021, prior to the
7:48arrival of AJ Brown, was averaging 21
7:50fantasy points per game. So even in the
7:52absence of AJ Brown, I'm not
7:54anticipating for Jaylen Herz to fall off
7:55of a cliff. I expect his rushing upside
7:57to increase this upcoming season, which
7:59is only going to make him even more
8:00fantasy relevant. Number seven, Trevor
8:03Lawrence. A player that is being drafted
8:05right now around QB1, which is quite a
8:07surprise based on what he was able to
8:09produce last year, especially in that
8:11second half of the season within a Liam
8:12Cohen offense. We have to remember it
8:14was his first year within that scheme.
8:16But in the back end of the season, weeks
8:179 through 18, averaging 22.6 fantasy
8:20points per game on 2.7 touchdowns per
8:22game. But from weeks 13 through 18 was
8:24even better, averaging 27 fantasy points
8:26per game on 3.17 touchdowns per game. He
8:30was number three amongst all
8:31quarterbacks in EPA over dropback,
8:32number five in QBR, number five in
8:34success rate, number one on explosive
8:36plays, and he has room to improve in
8:382026 because amongst all quarterbacks
8:40last year, he was number one in terms of
8:42ontarget passes that were dropped, 39
8:44total. Expect for Trevor Lawrence to be
8:46even better in 2026.
8:49Dak Prescott is our number eight. Look,
8:50when Dak Prescott has been healthy
8:52throughout his entire career, he is
8:54always ranked as a top 12 fantasy
8:55quarterback. In the last two full
8:57healthy seasons with Brian Shottenheimer
8:59a part of this organization, he's
9:00averaged 19.57 and 20.17 fantasy points.
9:04He's been a top six quarterback in both
9:06of those years. So, I'm anticipating for
9:08of course Dak Prescott to continue that
9:09streak of success. Now, the only factor
9:11that can improve Dak Prescott going into
9:13this upcoming season is his defense.
9:14From 2021 to 2023, the Dallas Cowboys
9:17defense were top 10 ranked every single
9:19year. In those three seasons, the Dallas
9:20Cowboys offense ranked number one 4-1 in
9:23points per game scored. If their defense
9:25is far improved this year, so will Dak
9:27Prescott going into our fantasy season.
9:29Number nine, we have Justin Herbert.
9:30Look, last season he was the third most
9:32sacked quarterback 54 times. He was the
9:34most hit quarterback 129 times. He led
9:37the league in terms of his drop backs
9:38that were under pressure. Again, that
9:40was a ridiculous rate with a new
9:42improved offensive line that is healthy
9:43and an improved supporting cast. And
9:45beyond that, a new offensive coordinator
9:46in Mike McDaniel who has made Tua a
9:49tongue of Aloa not only a relevant
9:51fantasy quarterback in the past 2022,
9:532023, but also made him look good at
9:55times. I would anticipate for Justin
9:58Herbert, who is a significantly better
10:00talent and quarterback than someone like
10:01Tua Tongoa to be able to continue to
10:04improve throughout his career and
10:05perhaps put together his best fantasy
10:07season yet. I know back a couple years
10:09ago, he ranked as number two overall. I
10:11think we could reach that level of
10:13success if this offense is a top five
10:14powerhouse in the league. Number 10, we
10:17have Caleb Williams. Last season
10:19averaged 18.66 fantasy points per game.
10:21He closed out the season strong with
10:23seven consecutive games of two
10:24touchdowns scored, but he still has
10:26accuracy issues. From weeks 9 through
10:2818, despite how incredible this offense
10:30was, he had a 55.65%
10:33completion percentage. And with another
10:35year under the Ben Johnson offense,
10:36we're going to hope that Caleb Williams
10:38feels more comfortable. But ultimately,
10:40if he can shape up and be a 65% passing
10:43completion quarterback, my goodness, he
10:45could easily be a top four fantasy
10:46option going into this upcoming season.
10:48It's purely up to whether or not he is
10:50going to progress at that high of a rate
10:52going into this year or if his accuracy
10:54struggles are going to continue. Number
10:5611 is my favorite quarterback to draft
10:58in fantasy football, Brock Pury, because
11:00in the last three consecutive seasons,
11:01he is ranked in the top 12 in fantasy
11:03points per game every single year. The
11:05last three years being number eight, 11,
11:07and 12. So when you go ahead and look at
11:08his 2025 campaign despite the fact that
11:11he missed time with an injury in the
11:12nine healthy games was averaging 19.71
11:15fantasy points per game and you can get
11:16him incredibly late in your upcoming
11:18drafts with the 49ers weapons still of
11:20course recovering from their injuries.
11:22George KD coming back, Mike Evans of
11:24course in his hamstrings continuing to
11:26be a problem. You still have a lot of
11:27threats with Christian McCaffrey. You
11:29still have Debo Samuel, Deshun
11:30Stribbling. If everyone is healthy
11:32within this offense this upcoming year,
11:33I would anticipate for Brock Birdie not
11:35only to be an automatic top 12, but have
11:37even more upside considering he has
11:39showed willingness to run the football.
11:41Last year, he had a 17game pace of 280
11:44rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns.
11:46If that unlocks this upcoming season, he
11:48could easily jump into the top 10 and
11:49even go further beyond that. Now, our
11:52number 12 is Kyler Murray. From all that
11:54we've heard in the last 24 to 48 hours
11:56is that JJ McCarthy is dealing with a
11:58quote unquote ankle injury. That is once
12:00again a narrative that we saw last
12:01season in which when they didn't want to
12:03utilize JJ McCarthy and they wanted to
12:05hide him behind Carson Wentz. They
12:07utilized that and that's once again the
12:09case here as you know Carson Wentz has
12:11been named the second string quarterback
12:12and going forward we should not be
12:14concerned about Kyler Murray at any
12:17point this upcoming season being
12:18benched. And when you talk about
12:20quarterbacks who have been with Kevin
12:21Oonnell in the last couple years Kevin
12:23Oonnell has made every quarterback
12:25better except for JJ. That's the one
12:27outlier. Otherwise, Kurt Cousins ranked
12:29as QB 8 and six and Darnold ranked as
12:32QB9. So, if we're talking about the
12:34potential of Kyler Murray, who in the
12:36last three seasons where he has played
12:3816 or more games, he is ranked as
12:39quarterback 8, three, and 10, and now
12:42has an improvement in terms of the
12:43weapons around him, whether that's
12:44Justin Jefferson, Jordan, T.J. Hawinson,
12:47Jawan Jennings, an improved offensive
12:48line, an improved defense, an improved
12:50play calling altogether. In my opinion,
12:52Kyler Murray is an automatic top 12 for
12:54fantasy purposes if he could stay
12:55healthy. Number 13, another quarterback
12:57that we have to hope can stay healthy is
12:59Jackson Dart. Look, going into year two,
13:01I do believe that there is going to be
13:02defensive coordinators that now figure
13:04out Jackson Dart. But with a new
13:06offensive scheme, of course, they're
13:07going to try to force him into, you
13:09know, making the mistakes that he did
13:10last year. But ultimately, his rushing
13:12upside is just far too valuable for
13:14fantasy purposes. You don't have to be a
13:16great in real life quarterback to be an
13:18incredible fantasy contributor. as last
13:20season in the four games in which he
13:22played with Cam Scataboo was averaging
13:248.95 fantasy points per game from
13:26rushing statistics alone, he was better
13:28with Scat on the field than when Scat
13:30was eventually gone. Again, when you
13:32have that rushing threat there, it only
13:34helps. You have a new coaching staff,
13:36you have an improved offensive line, you
13:37have new weapons and neighbors coming
13:39back. Jackson at base minimum should be
13:4113 because that's where he ranked last
13:43year. But my primary concern is injury
13:45risk and of course going into the year 2
13:47struggles in which defensive
13:48coordinators have figured you out in the
13:50event in which those two things can be
13:52bypassed can very easily rank as a top
13:54eight quarterback this season. Number 14
13:56is Patrick Mahomes. Look, he is
13:58consistently always been a top 12
14:00contributor for fantasy purposes. And
14:02over the last couple years, I have
14:03learned to never doubt Patrick Mahomes.
14:05And even though the number 14 rank may
14:07seem like I'm doubting him, it's purely
14:09just a matter of him coming off of the
14:10ACL. last season prior to injury was
14:13averaging over 20 fantasy points per
14:14game, but five of those fantasy points
14:16were from his rushing statistics. So, if
14:18we're going to see a potential 32 to 35%
14:20drop in yards, because I've looked at
14:22quarterbacks over the course of the last
14:23decade coming off ACL injuries, and they
14:25on average saw about a 30 to 35% drop in
14:28their overall rushing yardage. If that
14:30is going to take place, of course, we
14:32would anticipate for his overall upside
14:33for fantasy success to dip. And when
14:35that does in fact take place, the number
14:3714 spot is a perfect landing point for
14:39Patrick Mahomes. Number 15 is Bo Knicks.
14:42Look, back-to-back seasons, he has
14:43ranked as the number seven overall
14:45quarterback in fantasy, but he's
14:46averaged 18.63 and 17.93 fantasy points
14:50per game in comparison to all the other
14:51quarterbacks I've already mentioned.
14:53Everybody else is producing more on a
14:54per week basis in comparison to Bo
14:56Nicks. Now, I understand he's coming off
14:58of a year in which he was quite
14:59underwhelming and he did lead the league
15:01in total passing attempts. And if that
15:03can go ahead and take place once again
15:05this year, now that you add in Jaylen
15:07Wadd to the overall equation, you still
15:09have rushing upside with Bo Knicks. I
15:10think the number 15 overall rank is
15:12beyond fair. And I understand that he
15:14fell victim to the second most dropped
15:16passes amongst all quarterbacks last
15:18season with 37. And if those potentially
15:20clean up, there's even more room for
15:21improvement. But ultimately, Bo Knicks
15:23right now, if in fact he goes ahead and
15:25jumps back into being an 18 and a half
15:26to 19 point contributor, this is exactly
15:29what I anticipate. That's what I am
15:30projecting. and yet I still have him as
15:32my number 15. For those of you who are
15:34thinking he should be ranked higher, the
15:36only reason you think that is because
15:37majority of these years a lot of
15:39quarterbacks get hurt. Last season there
15:40was no Lamar, there was no Jayen
15:42Daniels, there was no Joe Burrow. Again,
15:44when these quarterbacks are missing
15:45because of injury, of course, it makes a
15:47huge difference and bumps quarterbacks
15:49like this who can stay healthy up the
15:50board, even though on a per week
15:52average, they're not as great as the
15:53others. Number 16 is Matthew Stafford.
15:56Look, I wanted to just go ahead and
15:57remention a statistic I mentioned the
15:59other day. Since 2021, 92% of the
16:02quarterbacks who were associated with a
16:04top five scoring offense were top 12
16:05ranked. That's 23 of the last 25. So,
16:08anticipate for Matthew Stafford to
16:10hopefully have another big year ahead.
16:12And even though he's coming off of a
16:13season in which he set a career-high of
16:1446 passing touchdowns and a career-high
16:17350 fantasy points, if we go ahead and
16:19project a regression of 10 passing
16:21touchdowns, that's going to get Matthew
16:23Stafford within the range of about 17 to
16:2518 fantasy points per game, which is
16:27pretty much Jared Goffesque numbers. But
16:29a couple years ago, Aaron Rogers going
16:31from 2020 to 2021, he produced
16:33back-to-back MVP seasons at age 36 and
16:3637. Last season, Matthew Stafford was
16:3837. Going into age 38 season, I would
16:40anticipate him to have a chance to be
16:43better than the number 16 overall spot,
16:45especially considering, of course,
16:46everything's looking like this Los
16:47Angeles Rams team is not only going to
16:49be the best team in the league, but of
16:51course, going to be scoring a lot of
16:52points ahead. Number 17 is Jared Gooff.
16:54Again, in the same breath, in which I
16:56just mentioned that statistic, I will
16:57mention it once again. Since 2021, 92%
17:00of the quarterbacks who have been
17:01associated with a top five scoring
17:03offense have been top 12 ranked in
17:04fantasy. And over the course of the last
17:06three seasons, as the Lions have played
17:07out of their minds, Jared Goff has done
17:08as well, ranking as quarterback 9, six,
17:11and seven overall. But in terms of
17:12fantasy points per game on average, he's
17:14ranked as quarterback 20, seven, and 18.
17:18Even in the event in which he was able
17:19to have himself an incredible season
17:20ahead, which I am anticipating
17:22considering the Lions upcoming schedule
17:23is a cakewalk. The primary reason he has
17:25been a top 10 fantasy quarterback for
17:27three consecutive years is because other
17:29quarterbacks get injured. Otherwise, his
17:31fantasy point per game contributions in
17:33comparison to the rest of the field of
17:34the quarterback conversation lands him
17:35at the number 17 position. A number 18
17:38to close out this year is Jordan Love.
17:39With the most recent news to Josh
17:41Jacobs, there is an anticipation that
17:42this offense is not going to be able to
17:44run the football as much as they did in
17:46prior years because they're not going to
17:47find as much success. And when we travel
17:49back to 2023, in the absence of Josh
17:51Shakeups that year, as he was still a
17:52Raider, Jordan Love was averaging 34
17:54passing attempts per game and was
17:56averaging over 18 and a half fantasy
17:58points per game that season. Why that's
18:00so important is because we could once
18:01again see that this year because over
18:03the course of the last three seasons, in
18:04games in which Jordan Love has had 30
18:06attempts minimum within those given
18:08games, averaging 18.53 fantasy points
18:11per game. Now, going from 30 passing
18:13attempts his most recent season to
18:14potentially 34 35 may not seem like a
18:17lot. That's 70 to 90 extra passing
18:19attempts over the course of a given
18:21season and that much more potential for
18:22upside, especially considering when you
18:24go ahead and drop back, it'll either
18:25lead to passing points or scrambling for
18:27Jordan Love that if in fact he can stay
18:29healthy with the weapons that surround
18:31him now healthy again. We got to
18:32remember last season it was either
18:34Christian Watson missing time or Reed or
18:36Craft. Now that he has all of them back,
18:38Jordan Love could very easily jump into
18:40the top 12 conversation this season.
18:42Number 19 is Tyler Shock. last season at
18:44the starter from weeks 9 through 18
18:46averaging 17 fantasy points per game.
18:48Fantastic. But from weeks 13 through 18
18:50really found his stride in the final six
18:52games of the season averaging 19.58
18:54fantasy points per game. Now going into
18:56this upcoming season, Tyler Shook has a
18:57huge opportunity on hand. He has the
18:59second easiest strength to schedule
19:01based on opponent win percentage last
19:03season. Again, if in fact you can go
19:05ahead and string together huge wins and
19:07potentially turn the Saints from the
19:08worst team in the NFC South to
19:10potentially the first place team in that
19:12division, this is a quarterback that has
19:13shown a tendency to run. Last season was
19:15on a 17game pace at 434 rushing yards on
19:1885 attempts. If you can go ahead and
19:21unlock the rushing on top of the fact
19:22that this offense can pull together a
19:24lot of victories because of the easy
19:25strength to schedule ahead. Again, Tyler
19:27Shaw could very easily jump into that
19:29top 15 conversation if not better this
19:31season. Baker Mayfield's our number 20.
19:33Look, he's dealt with a lot of injuries
19:34over the course of the last couple
19:35years. In 2025, his injuries absolutely
19:38derailed his overall accuracy levels,
19:40but mainly his fantasy point
19:42contributions. But amongst all the
19:44quarterbacks that we have presented thus
19:46far, no other quarterback has dealt with
19:47as many injuries to their skill players.
19:49Maybe Brock Pery's up there, but Baker
19:51Mayfield losing guys like Mike Evans and
19:52Chris Godwin has certainly been a speed
19:54bump over the course of the last two
19:55seasons. And now that continues with a
19:57Mecca Ibuka currently dealing with an
19:59injury and now he has his fourth
20:00different offensive coordinator in four
20:02years as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. It's a
20:04prove it year ahead with a contract on
20:06the line. I'm hoping for Baker Mayfield
20:07to ball out but doesn't look like the
20:09perfect recipe for success. Number 21 is
20:12Malik Willis. Look, in the full three
20:14games he played for the Green Bay
20:15Packers as our starter was averaging
20:1723.29 fantasy points per game. Was
20:19averaging 406 fantasy points per snap.
20:22Had a 79.6% 6% passing completion
20:25percentage and in those three games ran
20:27for 174 yards and three rushing
20:29touchdowns. When we look at the past
20:31decade of fantasy football, there have
20:32been 25 quarterbacks who have surpassed
20:34500 rushing yards and played 15 full
20:36games. All 25 of those quarterbacks were
20:39top 10 ranked in fantasy football. If
20:40Malik Willis can be a contributor in
20:43which he rushes the ball for over 500
20:44yards, anticipate automatic success,
20:47assuming he plays 15 games. Beyond that,
20:49we're talking about quarterbacks that
20:50over the course of the last decade
20:52surpassed a 100 rushing attempts. All of
20:54those quarterbacks top 10 ranked as
20:56well. There's even more potential for
20:57upside. As long as he can stay healthy
20:59within this offense, I don't care who
21:01surrounds him, his legs will get the job
21:02done. Number 22, Daniel Jones. You may
21:05not believe he deserves to be in this
21:07position, but based on what we have seen
21:08from training camp and what we have
21:10heard from the reports, there has been
21:11no apparent regression from Daniel Jones
21:13in terms of his overall movement. And
21:14he's coming off of a season in which he
21:16was averaging 18.8 8 fantasy points per
21:18game prior to injury on pace for 4,300
21:21yards, 27 passing touchdowns, 227
21:24rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns,
21:26and 320 fantasy points. Man, Philip
21:29Rivers came off of the literal couch and
21:31actually was able to sling the pillow of
21:32that offense. That's how you know the
21:34Colts are a good football team. And with
21:35a healthy Daniel Jones, as long as we
21:37can get back a healthy Alec Pierce, Josh
21:39Downs, and Keen Allen can stay out of
21:40trouble, there's a lot of potential for
21:42success for Daniel Jones. Sam Darnold is
21:44our number 23. we begin the streak of
21:46quarterbacks who in regards to a
21:48potential superflex format, you might
21:50want to pay attention here. Sam Darnold
21:51is one of those quarterbacks you can
21:52trust because you know that of course
21:53he's coming off of a Super Bowl. You can
21:55trust that he's not going to be replaced
21:57and it is an investment that you again
21:58are going to get a quarterback that is
21:59going to play all 17 games. So, as your
22:01QB2, it works. As your QB3, it's even
22:04better. In the event in which this
22:05Seahawks offense regresses in their
22:07rushing attack, we could see even more
22:08passing opportunities because again,
22:10last season, the Seattle Seahawks were
22:11among the bottom five in terms of total
22:13passing attempts. If those numbers jump
22:15this upcoming season, it could help Sam
22:16Donald. But even in games last year
22:18during the regular season in which he
22:19had 30 or more attempts, he still was
22:21only averaging 15.29 fantasy points per
22:24game. So again, still the number 283
22:26overall player. Cam Ward is our number
22:2824. Look, with the new offensive
22:30coordinator, Brian Dable, I am hoping
22:31that of course it is going to unlock Cam
22:33Ward's rushing ability. Over the course
22:35of the last seven seasons as an
22:37offensive coordinator or head coach and
22:39play caller, whether it was with the
22:40Giants or the Bills from 2019 to 2025,
22:44we have seen Brian Dball's quarterbacks
22:46average 115 rushing attempts per season.
22:49In the event in which we look at the
22:51last four seasons with the Giants, 131,
22:53114, 96, and 111. I am anticipating for
22:56Cam Ward to be a far more rushing
22:58opportune quarterback. And when that
23:00does take place, if in fact the
23:02additions of Carnell Tate and Wandal
23:03Robinson are able to help elevate him as
23:05a passer, again, he could very easily
23:07become a 17 point per game contributor
23:10and an easy top 17 prospect this season.
23:12Number 25, we have CJ Stout. Look, the
23:14reality of the situation is this is a
23:16make it or break it year for CJ Strad.
23:18He does get himself an improved
23:19offensive line that has been
23:20restructured and an improved running
23:22game with David Montgomery. In the event
23:24in which that can unlock his potential,
23:26again, CJ Str could be relevant, but not
23:27for fantasy purposes. I don't think that
23:30this is something that we are hoping to
23:31potentially start on a given weekly
23:32basis. These are one of my quarterbacks
23:34that I'm potentially trying to avoid in
23:35a superflex format and only in a
23:37desperate situation am I looking in his
23:39direction because ultimately his fantasy
23:41point contributions have not been at a
23:43normal rate since his rookie season.
23:46Then we move on to Jacobe Brassette. The
23:47only reason Brassette's at number 26 and
23:49not higher than all these other
23:50quarterbacks in this tier is because I
23:52do anticipate eventually he's going to
23:53be replaced with a new coaching staff
23:55looking towards the 2027 season and
23:57hopefully looking to get the number one
23:58overall pick of the 2027 NFL draft which
24:01is stacked with quarterback talent. I
24:02would assume that Mike Lafleur will
24:04eventually replace him. But in the event
24:05in which of course we get some relevant
24:07opportune weeks ahead maybe the first
24:09half maybe first 75% of the season with
24:11Jacobe Brassette prior to Carson Beck
24:14joining this offense. Got to remember
24:16that last year from week six through 18
24:17in 12 starts was averaging nearly 19
24:20fantasy points per game. So easily a
24:22relevant option but eventually will be
24:23replaced. That could hurt us for fantasy
24:25purposes. Number 27 is Bryce Young.
24:28Bryce Young has a little bit of a split
24:30fantasy personality. That's primarily
24:32because in the first half of his seasons
24:34from weeks 1 through 10 over the course
24:35of the last two years he's averaged
24:37anywhere between nine to 10 fantasy
24:38points per game. But in the back half of
24:41the season, in the final seven games of
24:43both of the last two seasons, he has
24:45averaged 17.3 and 20.73 fantasy points
24:48per game. He is only a relevant
24:50quarterback if you plan on starting him
24:52at the back end of the season. And if
24:53your quarterbacks potentially have by
24:55weeks from weeks 11 through 14, if that
24:57is in fact you, you can draft Bryce
24:59Young. Otherwise, I would not anticipate
25:01for him to find much success. And really
25:03the only reason he improved in the back
25:05end of the year is because he starts to
25:07run the football far more. Specifically
25:09in the last two years when we talk about
25:10his late season antics was averaging
25:1318.86 and 25.43 rushing yards per game
25:16in comparison to 9.25 and 12.6. I've
25:19done my research. Bryce Young is a
25:21second half of the year quarterback.
25:23Number 28, Aaron Rogers. Look, the
25:24reality situation is if you're looking
25:26for a solid quarterback three that
25:28cannot be replaced by his backup, Aaron
25:29Rogers is that answer. He could be far
25:31more relevant than we anticipate,
25:32especially with Mike McCarthy now there
25:34as the play caller and you have improved
25:36of course weapons with Michael Pitman
25:38Jr. and Rico Dattle joining. Number 29
25:41is Gino Smith. I would anticipate late
25:43in the season for him to be replaced by
25:44Kade Clubnik who is the number two
25:46quarterback and rookie. They're going to
25:48probably give him some run late in the
25:49season as they are of course eliminated
25:51from the playoffs. And once that in fact
25:53takes place, it will present an
25:54opportunity for a lot of the Jets to not
25:56be as relevant in terms of the overall
25:57success of their fantasy contributions.
25:59Hopefully that's not going to be the
26:00case, but until then, go with a solid
26:02number three option for those of you who
26:04are trying to get a third quarterback
26:05that can of course contribute in
26:06by-weeks. Then we move on to our number
26:0830 for Nano Mendoza. Look, with Kurt
26:10Cousins named the starter, I would
26:11anticipate that Mendoza eventually
26:13becomes a starting quarterback at some
26:14point into the season. Hopefully earlier
26:16rather than later, but if you're going
26:17to be drafting him, understand that he
26:19eventually is going to take over the
26:20job. But as to when that's going to be
26:22the case, to be determined. We're hoping
26:24by the time that they pass, maybe week
26:2510, he could be the starter, but maybe
26:27even earlier depending on how badly Kurt
26:29Cousins is playing up until then. Then
26:31we have Shadur Sanders who eventually is
26:33going to take the job from Deshun
26:34Watson. It's Deshun Watson's job to lose
26:36and he certainly will lose it sooner
26:38rather than later. But even when Shadrew
26:39Sanders is the starting quarterback, not
26:41a relevant fantasy option, even with all
26:43the weapons that surround him unless he
26:45takes huge strides forward this upcoming
26:47season with Todd Mon. Number 32, Michael
26:49Penn. The fact that the Falcons have not
26:51named a starting quarterback up until
26:53this point with Michael Pennix being
26:55injured all off seasonason makes me
26:57believe that they want to do everything
26:58they can in their power to not name two
27:01of the starter. And even if they do for
27:02week one, eventually Michael Penn once
27:04he's ready, whether that's week two,
27:05three, seven, doesn't matter, he's
27:07eventually going to take over and be the
27:08starting quarterback of this offense.
27:10Now, speaking of Tua Tongo, let's talk
27:12about the final four quarterbacks. Tua,
27:14Kurt Cousins, Deshawn Watson, Carson
27:16Beck. Again, for those of you guys who
27:18are looking for an early quarterback in
27:19a superflex format, Tua Kurt Cousins and
27:22of course Deshun Watson would be the
27:23answer. But unless you're in a super
27:24desperate situation, we're probably not
27:26looking in the directions. And of
27:27course, Carson Beck at number 36. And
27:29eventually, if I was to put a number 37
27:31on the board, it would be Kate Clubnick.
27:33Either way, those are my top 36
27:35quarterback rankings for the 2026
27:36fantasy football season. Hopefully, you
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