Angle of Pursuit: 2016 Quarterback Rankings

The Angle of Pursuit podcast team will have you covered as your fantasy football draft approaches starting with 2016 quarterback rankings.

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PLAYER	TEAM	BYE	KYLE	RON	DAMIAN	CONSENSUS
Aaron Rodgers	GB	4	1	2	1	1
Cam Newton	CAR	7	2	1	2	2
Andrew Luck	IND	10	3	3	4	3
Russell Wilson	SEA	5	4	4	3	4
Carson Palmer	AZ	9	5	8	6	5
Drew Brees	NO	5	6	6	7	5
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	8	11	5	5	7
Philip Rivers	SD	11	7	7	14	8
Tom Brady	NE	9	13	10	8	9
Blake Bortles	JAX	5	14	9	9	10
Tony Romo	DAL	7	10	14	11	11
Kirk Cousins	WAS	9	8	17	15	12
Eli Manning	NYG	8	9	21	10	12
Andy Dalton	CIN	9	12	16	12	12
Jameis Winston	TB	6	15	11	17	15
Derek Carr	OAK	10	19	12	13	16
Marcus Mariota	TEN	13	23	12	16	17
Matthew Stafford	DET	10	18	14	20	18
Matt Ryan	ATL	11	16	20	19	19
Ryan Tannehill	MIA	8	20	18	21	20
Tyrod Taylor	BUF	10	22	19	18	20
Joe Flacco	BAL	8	17	21	25	22
Jay Cutler	CHI	9	21	24	22	23
Brock Osweiler	HOU	9	24	25	26	24
Alex Smith	KC	5	25	26	24	24
Teddy Bridgewater	MIN	6	28	23	28	26
Ryan Fitzpatrick	NYJ	11	32	26	23	27
Mark Sanchez	DEN	11	26	30	27	28
Colin Kaepernick	SF	8	29	33	29	29
Jared Goff	LA	8	34	27	32	30
Robert Griffin 3	CLE	13	35	28	30	31
Josh McCown	CLE	13	27	35	33	32
Sam Bradford	PHI	4	30	34	31	32
Geno Smith	NYJ	11	31	31	35	34
Paxton Lynch	DEN	11	36	31	36	34
Blaine Gabbert	SF	8	33	37	34	36
Carson Wentz	PHI	4	37	36	37	37

Where I’m Lower

Ben Roethlisberger

Both Damian and Ron are much higher on Ben Roethlisbeger than me. They have him as a top 5 fantasy quarterback in 2016. I have my doubts for a couple of reasons including a lack of weapons. I love Antonio Brown in 2016 who is my number one player overall but outside of Brown who can you trust. Markus Wheaton can be a useful third option at best but if he’s relied on to make plays every week you are asking too much. Sammie Coates is also there but he’s another young player whose ability as a pass catcher I highly doubt. Ladarius Green has potential but oft injured tight end still has a ton to prove at the NFL level. Big Ben has never reached 5,000 yards although he was on pace for that total a season ago. He’s only broken the 30 touchdown total twice in his career. Add in that he will have a healthy Le’veon Bell to lean on this season as well. I still have him as a QB1 this season but would rather target Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, and Philip Rivers.

Where I’m Higher

Kirk Cousins

I am drinking the Kirk Cousins Kool Aid for 2016. He broke out a season with 4,000 plus yards and 29 touchdowns finishing with the 9th most fantasy points at the position. Cousins had 6 top 5 quarterback weeks with 3 of those coming in weeks 14-16 aka the fantasy playoffs. He also had eight 20 plus point weeks and a 19.8 week if you want to include that for 9 strong weeks. This season Washington added Josh Doctson to a core of Jordan Reed, Pierre Garcon, Desean Jackson and Jamison Crowder. Doctson adds another real red zone threat which should help Cousins stay productive if Reed misses time. Cousins also utilizes his legs to add to his potential output. Expecting 5 plus touchdowns is not something I’d recommend but two or three feels pretty safe. Cousins should be in the top 10 conversation again this season.

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