Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season is officially here, with the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs set to kick off tonight!
Unfortunately, there have been plenty of injuries that have caused fantasy football rankings to shift and move over the past couple of days. With that in mind, what does the landscape look like at the QB position going into Week 1?
Which QBs Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
Be sure to check out Soppe’s other positional rankings: RB | WR | TE
1) Patrick Mahomes II | KC | (vs. DET)
2) Josh Allen | BUF | (@ NYJ)
3) Jalen Hurts | PHI | (@ NE)
4) Lamar Jackson | BAL | (vs. HOU)
5) Justin Fields | CHI | (vs. GB)
6) Justin Herbert | LAC | (vs. MIA)
7) Joe Burrow | CIN | (@ CLE)
8) Deshaun Watson | CLE | (vs. CIN)
9) Trevor Lawrence | JAX | (@ IND)
10) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | (@ LAC)
11) Aaron Rodgers | NYJ | (vs. BUF)
12) Kirk Cousins | MIN | (vs. TB)
13) Daniel Jones | NYG | (vs. DAL)
14) Dak Prescott | DAL | (@ NYG)
15) Anthony Richardson | IND | (vs. JAX)
16) Geno Smith | SEA | (vs. LAR)
17) Jared Goff | DET | (@ KC)
18) Derek Carr | NO | (vs. TEN)
19) Brock Purdy | SF | (@ PIT)
20) Baker Mayfield | TB | (@ MIN)
21) Jordan Love | GB | (@ CHI)
22) Russell Wilson | DEN | (vs. LV)
23) Sam Howell | WAS | (vs. ARI)
24) Matthew Stafford | LAR | (@ SEA)
25) Jimmy Garoppolo | LV | (@ DEN)
26) Kenny Pickett | PIT | (vs. SF)
27) Bryce Young | CAR | (@ ATL)
28) Ryan Tannehill | TEN | (@ NO)
29) Desmond Ridder | ATL | (vs. CAR)
30) Mac Jones | NE | (vs. PHI)
31) C.J. Stroud | HOU | (@ BAL)
32) Joshua Dobbs | ARI | (@ WAS)
The Best QBs To Start in Week 1
Justin Fields, Chicago Bears
A highlight 55-yard touchdown run is likely what you remember from Justin Fields’ game against the Packers last season. While that did happen, so did zero TDs and three interceptions on his 36 pass attempts.
Of course, adding DJ Moore to the mix this offseason should help fix that, and the fantasy floor created by his ability to rack up at least 60 rush yards in nine of his past 10 games makes him a weekly lock.
I’m projecting a low possession count in this game, and that has me steering away from Fields in DFS, but it’s highly unlikely you have a better option in redraft (and if you do, I have questions about your draft).
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
On a per-play basis, the Dolphins were the best offense in the NFL last season during the 12 full games Tagovailoa played, and in a game that has had a projected total of around 50 for six weeks now, expect Miami to come out firing.
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Tagovailoa ranked inside the top 10 in both yards per completion and aDOT in play-action situations a season ago — upside that I’ll chase in a matchup against a run defense that was among the worst in every single metric in 2022.