Just in case there haven’t been enough starting quarterbacks this season, let’s throw Jarrett Stidham, Tyrod Taylor, and Jaren Hall back into the mix heading into the fantasy football championship round.
Let’s take a closer at my QB rankings for Week 17.
All rankings are in 1QB and half-PPR scoring formats.
Which QB Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
1) Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. ARI)
2) Josh Allen | BUF (vs. NE)
3) Brock Purdy | SF (at WAS)
4) Dak Prescott | DAL (vs. DET)
5) Lamar Jackson | BAL (vs. MIA)
6) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. CIN)
7) Justin Fields | CHI (vs. ATL)
8) Matthew Stafford | LAR (at NYG)
9) Jared Goff | DET (at DAL)
10) C.J. Stroud | HOU (vs. TEN)
11) Kyler Murray | ARI (at PHI)
12) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA (at BAL)
13) Derek Carr | NO (at TB)
14) Gardner Minshew II | IND (vs. LV)
15) Baker Mayfield | TB (vs. NO)
16) Trevor Lawrence | JAX (vs. CAR)
17) Geno Smith | SEA (vs. PIT)
18) Jordan Love | GB (at MIN)
19) Jake Browning | CIN (at KC)
20) Joe Flacco | CLE (vs. NYJ)
21) Bryce Young | CAR (at JAX)
22) Taylor Heinicke | ATL (at CHI)
23) Easton Stick | LAC (at DEN)
24) Aidan O’Connell | LV (at IND)
25) Bailey Zappe | NE (at BUF)
26) Mason Rudolph | PIT (at SEA)
27) Tyrod Taylor | NYG (vs. LAR)
28) Jacoby Brissett | WAS (vs. SF)
29) Jaren Hall | MIN (vs. GB)
30) Trevor Siemian | NYJ (at CLE)
31) Jarrett Stidham | DEN (vs. LAC)
32) Will Levis | TEN (at HOU)
33) Kenny Pickett | PIT (at SEA)
34) Tommy DeVito | NYG (vs. LAR)
35) Nick Mullens | MIN (vs. GB)
36) Ryan Tannehill | TEN (at HOU)
37) Case Keenum | HOU (vs. TEN)
38) Sam Howell | WAS (vs. SF)
39) Drew Lock | SEA (vs. PIT)
40) C.J. Beathard | JAX (vs. CAR)
The Top QBs To Start in Week 17
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions (@ DAL)
The Detroit Lions have already clinched the NFC North and punched their ticket to the postseason. Now, they enter the month of January with a level of optimism that hasn’t been associated with this team for a very long time.
Furthermore, the Lions are still very much in the thick of the race for home-field advantage in the NFC. A big part of the reason why this team is positioned so well has been the play of QB Jared Goff.
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Goff has 3,984 yards and 27 scores through the first 15 games of the season and could be in for another busy day in Week 17 with a matchup against a Dallas Cowboys squad that has lost two straight but will return home where they have been far more successful this year.
Goff has thrown for more than 200 yards in all but one game this season and could find himself in a shootout if the Cowboys offense continues to put an average of 39 points per game at home this season.
Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints (@ TB)
For the New Orleans Saints to have any opportunity to sneak into the playoffs, they need their quarterback to show up in a big way over the final two games of the season.
Carr has been very productive through the air over the last three games, with eight touchdown passes while topping the 300-yard mark last week against the Los Angeles Rams.
Carr finally appeared to click on an elite level with WR Chris Olave, who had a season-high 123 receiving yards and nine receptions on Thursday night.
If Carr and Olave can exploit a Tampa Bay Buccaneers secondary that has given up an average of 264 yards per game — which is the most in the league — then Carr could sneak inside the top 15 at the QB position for Week 17.
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