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Our updated Week 1 fantasy football quarterback rankings for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his QB ranks.
Welcome to Week 1 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 1 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates.
- Trey Lance Good To Go Against Lions
- Carson Wentz Practicing In Full, Will Be Ready For Week 1
- Deshaun Watson Officially Ruled Out
These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 1.
And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings (redraft)
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
- 2025 NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback fantasy football rankings
- Running back fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
- Tight end fantasy football rankings
Week 1 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings
You can also see our full Week 1 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
Last updated on Sunday 9/12 at 10:30 am ET:
| QB Rank | Player Name | Pos | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB | 308 |
| 2 | Kyler Murray | QB | 306 |
| 3 | Lamar Jackson | QB | 305 |
| 4 | Josh Allen | QB | 312 |
| 5 | Dak Prescott | QB | 321 |
| 6 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | 317 |
| 7 | Jalen Hurts | QB | 314 |
| 8 | Russell Wilson | QB | 320 |
| 9 | Tom Brady | QB | 311 |
| 10 | Matthew Stafford | QB | 318 |
| 11 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | 323 |
| 12 | Justin Herbert | QB | 325 |
| 13 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | 322 |
| 14 | Matt Ryan | QB | 326 |
| 15 | Kirk Cousins | QB | 328 |
| 16 | Joe Burrow | QB | 330 |
| 17 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB | 331 |
| 18 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 332 |
| 19 | Sam Darnold | QB | 333 |
| 20 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | 334 |
| 21 | Jameis Winston | QB | 335 |
| 22 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 336 |
| 23 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | 337 |
| 24 | Zach Wilson | QB | 338 |
| 25 | Derek Carr | QB | 339 |
| 26 | Tyrod Taylor | QB | 340 |
| 27 | Carson Wentz | QB | 341 |
| 28 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | 342 |
| 29 | Jared Goff | QB | 343 |
| 30 | Daniel Jones | QB | 344 |
| 31 | Trey Lance | QB | 345 |
| 32 | Andy Dalton | QB | 346 |
| 33 | Justin Fields | QB | 347 |
| 34 | Mac Jones | QB | 348 |
| 35 | Taysom Hill | QB | 349 |
| 36 | Jacob Eason | QB | 365 |
| 37 | Drew Lock | QB | 367 |
| 38 | Taylor Heinicke | QB | 369 |
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