Fantasy football 2013 draft preview: Quarterback position primer

By Eric Mack
July 23, 2013
Even if he's ready for Week 1, Washington's Robert Griffin III will be a major fantasy injury risk.
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Fantasy football quarterback rankings and projections for 2013
Rank Player Team Age Bye Auction Tier Games Pass Yds 300-yd games Pass TD INT Rush Yds Rush TD
1 Aaron Rodgers GB 29 4 $20 1 16 350 525 4,350 8 38 10 245 3
2 Drew Brees NO 34 7 $18 1 16 440 650 4,950 10 40 17 15 0
3 Peyton Manning DEN 37 9 $17 1 16 385 565 4,350 8 33 13 5 0
4 Matt Ryan ATL 27 6 $13 2 16 400 600 4,650 8 33 10 120 1
5 Cam Newton CAR 24 4 $13 2 16 320 520 4,100 5 24 13 695 7
6 Colin Kaepernick SF 25 9 $12 2 16 280 450 3,650 2 22 12 595 5
7 Tom Brady NE 36 10 $12 2 16 325 500 3,950 5 30 10 30 2
8 Russell Wilson SEA 24 12 $11 2 16 285 445 3,575 2 24 13 465 5
9 Robert Griffin III WAS 23 5 $11 2 13 250 410 3,150 3 23 7 675 5
10 Matthew Stafford DET 25 9 $10 3 16 425 670 4,945 8 25 16 65 1
11 Tony Romo DAL 33 11 $9 3 16 400 600 4,575 7 29 15 45 0
12 Andrew Luck IND 23 8 $8 3 16 345 615 4,250 6 25 15 225 3
13 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 31 5 $3 4 14 300 465 3,750 5 25 10 65 0
14 Eli Manning NYG 32 9 $3 4 16 325 540 4,400 5 27 15 20 0
15 Andy Dalton CIN 25 12 $2 4 16 330 525 3,800 4 25 13 130 2
16 Joe Flacco BAL 28 8 $1 5 16 335 545 4,000 6 24 10 35 1
17 Josh Freeman TB 25 5 $1 5 16 315 545 3,700 4 23 15 125 0
18 Philip Rivers SD 31 8 $1 5 16 345 535 3,850 4 25 17 30 0
19 Jay Cutler CHI 29 8 $1 5 15 300 465 3,500 3 24 12 100 0
20 Michael Vick PHI 33 12 $1 5 13 245 400 3,450 4 20 12 500 3
21 Carson Palmer ARI 33 9 $1 5 14 340 550 3,850 5 24 15 25 0
22 Matt Schaub HOU 32 8 $1 5 15 345 550 3,950 3 23 12 5 0
23 Sam Bradford STL 25 11 $1 5 16 345 580 3,850 3 24 14 65 0
24 Alex Smith KC 29 10 $0 6 14 300 470 3,350 2 18 9 125 0
25 E.J. Manuel BUF 23 12 $0 6 13 175 300 2,900 1 15 18 240 5
26 Ryan Tannehill MIA 25 6 $0 6 16 290 510 3,500 3 15 12 175 1
27 Brandon Weeden CLE 29 10 $0 6 16 300 510 3,565 4 17 15 100 0
28 Christian Ponder MIN 25 5 $0 6 16 315 500 3,100 0 16 12 225 1
29 Jake Locker TEN 25 8 $0 6 14 255 465 2,950 3 14 12 320 2
30 Mark Sanchez NYJ 26 10 $0 6 12 215 425 2,550 3 13 13 20 0
31 Matt Flynn OAK 28 7 $0 6 12 140 260 2,650 2 13 12 30 0
32 Blaine Gabbert JAC 23 9 $0 6 12 200 350 2,000 2 11 8 65 0
33 Geno Smith NYJ 22 10 $0 6 10 150 260 1,700 1 7 10 125 2
34 Nick Foles PHI 24 12 $0 7 8 170 270 1,750 1 7 9 50 2
35 Chad Henne JAC 28 9 $0 7 8 145 255 1,500 1 8 10 50 0
36 Kirk Cousins WAS 25 5 $0 7 6 70 110 950 0 5 3 15 0
37 Kevin Kolb BUF 29 12 $0 7 8 100 180 1,100 0 4 7 40 0
38 Terrelle Pryor OAK 23 7 $0 7 7 120 225 1,250 0 5 7 135 2
39 Matt Barkley PHI 22 12 $0 7 4 60 100 650 0 2 3 10 0
40 Mike Glennon TB 23 5 $0 7 5 90 150 850 0 2 5 0 0

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