NFL Week 10 Fantasy QB Rankings: The Most In-Depth Analysis in the Industry

Week 10 QB Player Rankings

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Rankings for RBs, WRs, and TEs

1. Peyton Manning (vs Cin) – Halfway through the season, Peyton has thrown for an average of 309.8 yards and two TDs per game.  Not only will he be at home against a mediocre Cincinnati Pass D this weekend (17^th in the NFL), but the Colts will be short at RB with only Donald Brown and Javarris James healthy.  Austin Collie or not (Blair White will fill in just fine), with Manning tossing up 48.5 pass attempts/game the past two weeks, you can bet he’ll be well within the 300-yard, two-three TD range this Sunday.

Fun Fact of the Week:  Peyton Manning currently has one more passing TD in his career (382) than Tom Brady (239) and his little brother Eli (142) have in their careers combined!

2. Eli Manning (vs Dal) – The other, younger Manning quarterback is starting to scratch at big brother’s ankles.  Eli has thrown for 290-plus yards in three of the past four weeks while also tossing up three TDs/game during that stretch.  On the other hand, Dallas has slid the other direction as they’ve given up an average of 285 yards passing/game with 11 passing TDs over the past three contests.  Considering that Eli went for 306 with three TDs just two games ago against these guys, I’m actually having a hard time not sliding him in at the No. 1 slot.

3. Michael Vick (@ Was) – To compare Vick to anybody else who has ever played the game is pretty much unfair at this point.  If I had to, I’d say Vick is a lot like watching Gale Sayers with a cannon for an arm.  Love him or hate him, the guy is as fun to watch as anybody else in the game… especially if you have him on your fantasy team.

4. Ben Roethlisberger (vs NE) – Big Ben didn’t go off the way I thought he might last week, but at home against a crap New England Pass D, the tides will change in his favor.  The Patriots give up 269 passing yards/game (29^th in the NFL), which Roethlisberger should eclipse, while allowing an opposing QB Rating of 94.0 (28^th).  Mike Wallace is a hungry youngster and Hines Ward is a savvy veteran, so Big Ben shouldn’t have a problem eating this defense alive this Sunday night.

5. Kyle Orton (vs KC) – Orton has been one of the biggest surprises this year, and the party is only half over.  Against defenses ranked 20^th or lower in the league (KC is ranked 21^st), Orton has averaged 328 yards/game and 1.5 TDs/game.  Actually, he hasn’t done that much worse over the course of the entire season averaging the same 1.5 TDs/game and just 14 yards less.  Basically, Captain Neckbeard has become an every-week start.

6. Matt Schaub (@ Jax) – Schaub clearly isn’t the same QB he was last year, but a fat game against one of the worst Pass Ds in the league is all he needs to get back on track.  The two times he faced a bottom-tier Pass D this season (Washington and Kansas City), he averaged 401 yards and 2.5 TDs/game.  Jacksonville is worse than BOTH of those defenses, so look for a nice game out of “Glass Joe” this Sunday.

7. Joe Flacco (@ Atl) – Flacco has three games in a row now with 250-plus yards, 2-plus TDs, and a 111.0-plus QB Rating.  He’s obviously hit his stride, so ride it out as long as you can.  Atlanta boasts the 7^th worst Pass D in the league, so I expect his upward trend to continue.

8. Ryan Fitzpatrick (vs Det) – I still don’t think Fitzpatrick is all that good, but in the six games he’s started this year, he’s averaged over two TDs and 250 yards/game.  Not too shabby to say the least, and at home against a suspect Detroit Pass D, he should be able to duplicate those numbers without a problem.

9. Matt Ryan (vs Bal) – Ryan is a tough one to predict, but one thing is for sure; he’s been far better at home both this year and over the course of his career than on the road, so a short week might actually play into his favor.  The Ravens are fairly good against the pass, but have been beat pretty hard-core at various times this year.  Don’t let the overall numbers sway you.

10. Brett Favre (@ Chi) – Last week I wrote a little column about not ranking Brett Favre and how I knew I would be kicking myself for not doing so.  I was right, because sure enough, the 41-year old legend threw up 446 yards and two TDs when all hope seemed lost for him and the Vikings. 

I will NOT do that again. 

With the Vikings last year, Favre averaged 356.5 yards and 2.5 TDs/game against the Bears.  I can’t see that severe of a game this time around, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it did.

11. Shaun Hill (vs Was) – With Hill being named the starter for the game against the Bills this Sunday, I can’t help but put him up in the rankings.  Buffalo gives up TDs galore to opposing wide receivers/tight ends, and with the Lions crew of Megatron, Brandon Pettigrew, Nate Burleson and Tony Scheffler, I can’t see Hill not throwing for at least a couple of them in Week 9.

12. David Garrard (vs Hou) – I’m STILL flabbergasted by what Garrard did to the Cowboys two weeks ago.  That said, this Houston Pass D is even worse, so to think any less could be accomplished would be ignorant. With MJD still a force to be reckoned with, you can bet the field will be wide open for the Jags to move the ball through the air this Sunday.

13. Mark Sanchez (@ Cle) – Sanchez has a great receiving corps to work with, no doubt about it.  He also has a dominant backfield and offensive line to take the pressure off of him.  Add those factors up against a porous Pass D like Cleveland has and you’re possibly looking at the same sort of stats he put up last week against the Lions (336 yards, one passing TD, one rushing TD).

14. Jay Cutler (vs Min) – Cutler threw for 273 yards and four TDs against the Vikings when they played at Soldier Field last year. 

Will he do it again?  Probably not.

He DOES like to play at home while the Vikings Pass D isn’t in the greatest shape.  Their pass-rush has been lacking as well this year, so the Bears O-Line shouldn’t be shot dead over this one either.

15. Tom Brady (@ Pit) – Brady’s stats since Randy Moss left have gone down across the board (Shocker!!!).  However, both he and Belichick know what a game against the Steelers means in the grand scheme of things, so you can bet they’ll both be doing their best to buck the current trend.  230-250 and a TD or two is probably what you’ll see out of the Stetson Man this Sunday night.

16. Vince Young (@ Mia) – Ranking Vince Young is an abnormality for me, but this isn’t so much a ranking for him as it is for Randy Moss.  That’s not to say that Randy will get 200 yards and two TDs (though he might).  It’s more that Moss simply opens up the field quite a bit simply with his presence, so it wouldn’t shock me to see Young not only pass the ball well in this game, but possibly even use his legs more than he has in the recent past.  If Young happens to be your backup to either Rodgers, Rivers or Brees, don’t worry, you’ll be fine.

Week 10 rankings for RBs, WRs, and TEs

Teams with QBs on a bye this week are Green Bay, New Orleans, Oakland, San Diego