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December 09, 2017

Revised quarterback rankings

After Wentz, not much separation among quarterbacks

If you’re drafting quarterbacks not for 2017 but long term – looking at the next 3-10 years – I think the No. 1 spot is pretty easy. Carson Wentz is really good, and he’s also only 24. He’s going to be great for a lot of years. But after Wentz, the decision-making gets a lot harder.

Do you go with Aaron Rodgers in the No. 2 spot? He’s about as good as they come, but he’s also moving into his mid-30s. How many big years does he have left?

Filling out the rest of my top 5, I went with Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck and Deshaun Watson, but those are all running quarterbacks who take a few more hits than the pocket passer types. Luck likely will be playing for a new coach and in a new offense.

In the bottom half of the top 10, I have lingering doubts with all of the guys – Matthew Stafford, Kirk Cousins, Jared Goff, Jameis Winston and Derek Carr. Winston and Carr, most notably, have to show they can do it. Winston has thrown too many interceptions, and Carr hasn’t shown he can make enough downfield throws.

Carr and Goff come with the handicap of being immobile. They won’t give you anything as runners, which will always work against their fantasy value. With Goff, however, you have to love that he’s joined at the hip with Sean McVay, who looks like he’s going to be one of the league’s top offensive minds for a lot of years.

Similarly, Jimmy Garoppolo has hardly even played, but it looks like he’ll be working with Kyle Shanahan for a lot of years, and that should another productive combo in that division.

I’m putting Cousins 7th, but he’ll be a free agent in the spring. Most likely he’ll continue to be working with Jay Gruden, whose offenses tend to rank in the top 10 in passing every year. But if Washington decides to let Cousins sign elsewhere (or pulls the plug on Gruden) Cousins’ production could go sideways. If Washington switches to Andy Dalton, I will have ranked the Red Rifle way too low.

Tom Brady is perhaps the hardest to grade. Good chance he’ll again be a top-5 quarterback in 2018, but he’s going to be 41 on opening day next year. Arguably still worth a top-10 pick, but those who draft him will need to transition before long to someone else.

I try and hit a dynasty position every weekend. To see other positions (done on previous weeks) click on the “past issues” link on the right side of the screen.

DYNASTY QUARTERBACK RANKINGS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.PHICarson Wentz24
2.GBAaron Rodgers34
3.SEARussell Wilson29
4.INDAndrew Luck28
5.HOUDeshaun Watson22
6.DETMatthew Stafford29
7.WASKirk Cousins29
8.LARJared Goff23
9.TBJameis Winston23
10.OAKDerek Carr26
11.DALDak Prescott24
12.ATLMatt Ryan32
13.SFJimmy Garoppolo26
14.TENMarcus Mariota24
15.CARCam Newton28
16.NETom Brady40
17.NODrew Brees38
18.KCPatrick Mahomes22
19.CINAndy Dalton30
20.LACPhilip Rivers36
21.PITBen Roethlisberger35
22.CHIMitchell Trubisky23
23.BUFTyrod Taylor28
24.MINTeddy Bridgewater25
25.KCAlex Smith33
26.MINCase Keenum29
27.NYJJosh McCown38
28.NYGEli Manning36
29.JACBlake Bortles25
30.MIARyan Tannehill29
31.CLEDeShone Kizer21
32.CINAJ McCarron27
33.MINSam Bradford30
34.BALJoe Flacco32
35.BUFNathan Peterman23
36.ARIBlaine Gabbert28
37.INDJacoby Brissett24
38.DENTrevor Siemian25
39.ARICarson Palmer37
40.MIAJay Cutler34
41.HOUTom Savage27
42.SFC.J. Beathard24
43.DALCooper Rush24
44.GBBrett Hundley24
45.PITLandry Jones28
46.UFAColin Kaepernick30
47.TBRyan Fitzpatrick35
48.NYJChristian Hackenberg23
49.NYGGeno Smith27
50.DENPaxton Lynch23

—Ian Allan

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