Fantasy football rankings, Week 1: Quarterbacks

The top of the quarterback rankings remains fairly similar, but a few interesting matchups will change things up for a few big names.

The last time we were here, Terrelle Pryor was under center for the Raiders, Chase Daniel was going toe-to-toe with Phillip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers hadn't missed a beat, Thad Lewis was trying to do stuff, Kyle Orton was lobbing passes towards Miles Austin, and Matt Ryan just wanted the season to end. Needless to say, things have changed since our last full slate of games.

Of course, not all things change, which is why you'll see the usual batch of names at the top. From there, it really just depends on the matchup. Take for instance Aaron Rodgers. Any other week, he's a regular top three option. But against the Seahawks...in Seattle? Our experts placed him just outside the top five. Furthermore, until they answer the questions surrounding them, both Robert Griffin III and Cam Newton aren't sniffing the top 12. But enough explaining. Here are our Week 1 quarterback rankings.

Consensus Writer Rankings

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent
1	Peyton Manning	Denver	Indianapolis
2	Drew Brees	New Orleans	at Atlanta
3	Matthew Stafford	Detroit	NY Giants
4	Andrew Luck	Indianapolis	at Denver
5	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay	at Seattle
6	Colin Kaepernick	San Francisco	at Dallas
7	Matt Ryan	Atlanta	New Orleans
8	Jay Cutler	Chicago	Buffalo
9	Nick Foles	Philadelphia	Jacksonville
10	Tom Brady	New England	at Miami
11	Russell Wilson	Seattle	Green Bay
12	Robert Griffin III	Washington	at Houston
13	Tony Romo	Dallas	San Francisco
14	Philip Rivers	San Diego	at Arizona
15	Carson Palmer	Arizona	San Diego
16	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh	Cleveland
17	Cam Newton	Carolina	at Tampa Bay
18	Andy Dalton	Cincinnati	at Baltimore
19	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Houston	Washington
20	Alex Smith	Kansas City	Tennessee
21	Geno Smith	NY Jets	Oakland
22	Ryan Tannehill	Miami	New England
23	Eli Manning	NY Giants	at Detroit
24	Josh McCown	Tampa Bay	Carolina
25	Jake Locker	Tennessee	at Kansas City

Individual Writer Rankings

Rank	Daniel Kelley	Dan Ciarrocchi	John Daigle	Scott Kaliska
1	Peyton Manning	Peyton Manning	Peyton Manning	Peyton Manning
2	Drew Brees	Drew Brees	Drew Brees	Drew Brees
3	Matthew Stafford	Matthew Stafford	Matthew Stafford	Mathew Stafford
4	Andrew Luck	Andrew Luck	Colin Kaepernick	Andrew Luck
5	Aaron Rodgers	Colin Kaepernick	Andrew Luck	Aaron Rodgers
6	Jay Cutler	Aaron Rodgers	Matt Ryan	Nick Foles
7	Colin Kaepernick	Matt Ryan	Tom Brady	Matt Ryan
8	Tom Brady	Nick Foles	Aaron Rodgers	Jay Cutler
9	Russell Wilson	Jay Cutler	Russell Wilson	Colin Kaepernick
10	Nick Foles	Tom Brady	Nick Foles	Tom Brady
11	Robert Griffin III	Robert Griffin III	Jay Cutler	Russell Wilson
12	Matt Ryan	Tony Romo	Tony Romo	Cam Newton
13	Ben Roethlisberger	Russell Wilson	Carson Palmer	Tony Romo
14	Tony Romo	Phillip Rivers	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Robert Griffin III
15	Carson Palmer	Cam Newton	Robert Griffin III	Philip Rivers
16	Philip Rivers	Ben Roethlisberger	Phillip Rivers	Ben Roethlisberger
17	Andy Dalton	Carson Palmer	Ben Roethlisberger	Carson Palmer
18	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Andy Dalton	Cam Newton	Andy Dalton
19	Alex Smith	Ryan Tannehill	Geno Smith	Ryan Tannehill
20	Chad Henne	Alex Smith	Andy Dalton	Alex Smith
21	Eli Manning	Geno Smith	Eli Manning	Eli Manning
22	Geno Smith	Joe Flacco	Josh McCown	Josh McCown
23	Ryan Tannehill	Jake Locker	Jake Locker	Geno Smith
24	Joe Flacco	Eli Manning	Matt Cassel	Jake Locker
25	E.J. Manuel	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Ryan Tannehill	Ryan Fitzpatrick

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