Espn Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings (2024)

FAQs

Who should I pick for my quarterback in fantasy football? ›

It depends on your team structure early in the draft. If you draft an elite QB such as Jalen Hurts or Josh Allen, then heading into the season with only one QB makes sense. You won't be benching your high-end QB, even in poor matchups. So it's better to take shots on sleeper RBs and WRs in those later rounds.

Round 3, Picks 25-36: Draft a quarterback or wide receiver

As mentioned in Round 2, hopefully, Allen or Hurts falls to this pick to get a top-two fantasy quarterback at a value.

Most Fantasy Points Ever By A Quarterback

When it comes to the quarterback position, Michael Vick has the single-game record for fantasy points. On November 15, 2010, Vick had 49.32 fantasy points vs Washington. Vick had six total touchdowns in the game in one of the best performances by an NFL player.

In fantasy football, it is best to wait until the 3rd or 4th round to draft your quarterback. This might seem odd considering how important a quarterback is to a football team but players like wide receivers and running backs are more valuable because they can score more points each week.

This means you have to be smart about when to pick players for these important spots. For example, QB is the highest-scoring position in most leagues. But elite RBs and WRs typically get drafted first because you need more starters at those positions and their scoring drops off more sharply.

Among first-rounders, 49% of running backs returned top-10 positional value, compared to 60% for the wide receivers, quarterbacks and tight ends. Running backs selected in the first three rounds, meanwhile, returned top-10 value 47% of the time, compared to 50% for the other three positions.

Mahomes is a safer bet for fantasy football due to his consistent passing yards. If you're looking to wager on total passing yards or touchdowns, Mahomes offers a higher floor and less risk.

Don't draft a backup quarterback

When you've got just one quarterback starting on each team in standard leagues, there will always be someone startable in a given week in free agency. Now, if you have a deeper bench, I can't blame you for having a backup quarterback. Definitely get one before a backup tight end, too.

Should I have 2 QBS in fantasy football? ›

In any two-quarterback case, you almost always want to start two passers because they tend to score more points than other positions. Weeks where you only start one tend to occur only when your primary signal-callers are injured or on bye.

You can do so at any time starting then, though you hurt your team the most if you take one in the final round. Please still draft defense/kicker last. Also remember that you should pretty much always draft 2 TE's. The one exception is if you drafted one in the first 3 to 4 rounds.

Accuracy is an important skill for any quarterback to have. Being able to process a defense is great, but it doesn't matter if you can't deliver the ball accurately. Another thing to consider when looking at this stat, though, is how difficult a quarterback's throws are.

1. Ryan Leaf, Chargers vs. Chiefs, Sept. 20, 1998: (-9.78 Points)

Assume a typical 12-team superflex league. Drafting four QBs has often been my sweet spot. This approach provides you at least two starters. The other two spots can include a lower-level starter or 1-2 backups.

Draft Slot 1

Round 1 (Pick 1 overall): Christian McCaffrey is the consensus No. 1 pick. He led all of fantasy in points per game last season, scoring 100.8 more total points (and 3.2 points per game more) than any other running back did.

Kyle Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr. will be the No. 1 QB-WR fantasy stack in 2024: Murray and Harrison have the upside to finish as top-three performers this season.

If you don't have a second QB available, you're taking a 0 in that QB2 spot. But in a 12-team league, there simply aren't enough starting QBs to go around for every team to have three. So you should be aggressive in locking up that third starting QB. Our 3D values agree.

The best position to draft first in fantasy football 2024 is a matter of opinion, but the consensus among experts is that it is either a running back or a wide receiver. Running backs have traditionally been the most valuable position in fantasy football, but wide receivers have become more valuable in recent years.