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The big question this fantasy football season is should you draft Tom Brady? Brady is still facing a four game suspension to start the 2016 NFL season. He’s still a top tier QB and if you want to win come playoff time, get Tom Brady.
We break down our QB rankings into tiers and you can see how they all stack up in ranking them all below. We give you rankings along with the best and worst weeks for that QB in 2016 plus their bye week.
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Tier 1 Fantasy Football QB’s
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 1 | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints | Week 1 | Week 7 | Week 5 |
| 2 | Carson Palmer | Arizona Cardinals | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 3 | Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh Steelers | Week 13 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Week 5 | Week 15 | Week 9 |
| 5 | Eli Manning | New York Giants | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 8 |
Tier 2 Fantasy Football QB’s
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | San Diego Chargers | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 11 |
| 7 | Matthew Stafford | Detroit Lions | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 8 | Kirk Cousins | Washington Redskins | Week 17 | Week 9 | Week 9 |
| 9 | Joe Flacco | Baltimore Ravens | Week 15 | Week 17 | Week 8 |
| 10 | Andy Dalton | Cincinnati Bengals | Week 13 | Week 16 | Week 9 |
| 11 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons | Week 17 | Week 6 | Week 11 |
| 12 | Cam Newton | Carolina Panthers | Week 11 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 13 | Geno Smith | New York Jets | Week 13 | Week 3 | Week 11 |
| 14 | Sam Bradford | Philadelphia Eagles | Week 16 | Week 11 | Week 4 |
| 15 | Blaine Gabbert | San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 | Week 3 | Week 8 |
| 16 | Blake Bortles | Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 4 | Week 15 | Week 5 |
Tier 3 Fantasy Football QB’s
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 17 | Jay Cutler | Chicago Bears | Week 2 | Week 1 | Week 9 |
| 18 | Derek Carr | Oakland Raiders | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 10 |
| 19 | Jameis Winston | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 14 | Week 11 | Week 6 |
| 20 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | Week 5 | Week 2 | Week 4 |
| 21 | Mark Sanchez | Denver Broncos | Week 2 | Week 16 | Week 11 |
| 22 | Brock Osweiler | Houston Texans | Week 15 | Week 7 | Week 9 |
| 23 | Tony Romo | Dallas Cowboys | Week 1 | Week 13 | Week 7 |
| 24 | Josh McCown | Cleveland Browns | Week 12 | Week 7 | Week 13 |
| 25 | Alex Smith | Kansas City Chiefs | Week 7 | Week 12 | Week 5 |
| 26 | Tyrod Taylor | Buffalo Bills | Week 12 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| 27 | Andrew Luck | Indianapolis Colts | Week 17 | Week 2 | Week 10 |
| 28 | Ryan Tannehill | Miami Dolphins | Week 3 | Week 1 | Week 8 |
Tier 4 Fantasy Football QB’s
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | BEST | WORST | BYE |
| 29 | Marcus Mariota | Tennessee Titans | Week 8 | Week 4 | Week 13 |
| 30 | Teddy Bridgewater | Minnesota Vikings | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 6 |
| 31 | Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks | Week 11 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
| 32 | Case Keenum | Los Angeles Rams | Week 7 | Week 15 | Week 8 |
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2016 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
Here are our fantasy football quarterback rankings for all 32 starting NFL QB’s in 2016.
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM |
| 1 | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints |
| 2 | Carson Palmer | Arizona Cardinals |
| 3 | Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots |
| 5 | Eli Manning | New York Giants |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | San Diego Chargers |
| 7 | Matthew Stafford | Detroit Lions |
| 8 | Kirk Cousins | Washington Redskins |
| 9 | Joe Flacco | Baltimore Ravens |
| 10 | Andy Dalton | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 11 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons |
| 12 | Cam Newton | Carolina Panthers |
| 13 | Geno Smith | New York Jets |
| 14 | Sam Bradford | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 15 | Blaine Gabbert | San Francisco 49ers |
| 16 | Blake Bortles | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 17 | Jay Cutler | Chicago Bears |
| 18 | Derek Carr | Oakland Raiders |
| 19 | Jameis Winston | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 20 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers |
| 21 | Mark Sanchez | Denver Broncos |
| 22 | Brock Osweiler | Houston Texans |
| 23 | Tony Romo | Dallas Cowboys |
| 24 | Josh McCown | Cleveland Browns |
| 25 | Alex Smith | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 26 | Tyrod Taylor | Buffalo Bills |
| 27 | Andrew Luck | Indianapolis Colts |
| 28 | Ryan Tannehill | Miami Dolphins |
| 29 | Marcus Mariota | Tennessee Titans |
| 30 | Teddy Bridgewater | Minnesota Vikings |
| 31 | Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 32 | Case Keenum | Los Angeles Rams |
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