The quarterback position isn't one that fantasy owners labor over too much on draft day due to its depth. However, owners wouldn't be doing their due diligence if they didn't explore how to get even the slightest edge on their opponents by weighing projections with average draft positions, and determining how to get the best leg up on the competition.
Our fantasy staff at SB Nation carefully ranked the top 32 quarterbacks and came up with a consensus, and there isn't much debate at the top of the ranks. Andrew Luck never ranked lower than second among our experts, as the staff clearly feels great about his talent and the new weapons surrounding him.
But if you go down the list, it's intriguing to find names like Ryan Tannehill, Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger firmly in the QB1 conversation. These aren't exactly sleepers, given the high visibility of the players-- especially with Wilson's meteoric rise over the last two seasons. But just one summer ago, they were viewed as mere QB2s with upside. That's far from the case these days, and the staff makes a point to hammer that home.
Latest Rankings
Let's take a look at how everyone stacks up. If you think we got anything wrong, let us know in the comments
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AW: Alex Welch; JD: John Daigle; KA: Kenneth Arthur; SK: Scott Kaliska; MG: Michael Gallagher)
| Rank | Consensus | Team | DK | DC | AW | JD | KA | SK | MG |
| 1 | Andrew Luck | IND | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Peyton Manning | DEN | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Drew Brees | NO | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Cam Newton | CAR | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Tony Romo | DAL | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Eli Manning | NYG | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Philip Rivers | SD | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 18 |
| 13 | Tom Brady | NE | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| 14 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| 15 | Colin Kaepernick | SF | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Teddy Bridgewater | MIN | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Sam Bradford | PHI | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
| 19 | Jay Cutler | CHI | 13 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Carson Palmer | ARI | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
| 21 | Andy Dalton | CIN | 22 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Robert Griffin III | WAS | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
| 23 | Alex Smith | KAN | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 23 |
| 24 | Jameis Winston | TAM | 21 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
| 25 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Derek Carr | OAK | 29 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | 24 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
| 28 | Blake Bortles | JAC | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 |
| 29 | Nick Foles | STL | 32 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 |
| 30 | Brian Hoyer | HOU | 28 | 30 | -- | 32 | 27 | 31 | 28 |
| 31 | Josh McCown | CLE | -- | 29 | 30 | -- | 26 | 32 | -- |
| 32 | Johnny Manziel | CLE | 31 | -- | -- | 29 | -- | -- | 29 |
| -- | EJ Manuel | BUF | -- | 31 | 32 | -- | 32 | 30 | 32 |
| -- | Jimmy Garoppolo | NE | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Tyrod Taylor | BUF | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Ryan Mallett | HOU | -- | -- | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- |