Fantasy Football 2014 Quarterback Rankings: Week 4

Author:
Mark Ross
Publish date:
Sep 25, 2014

Week 4 ushers in the start of the byes in the NFL, which means some familiar faces are missing from Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings. No Peyton Manning or Russell Wilson opens up an opportunity for some other signal-callers to shine, at least that’s what a Manning or Wilson owner is hoping for from their backup this week. Even though six teams are taking a break there will still be plenty of QB talent on display, starting with Drew Brees. New Orleans is in Dallas to play the Cowboys, a team the Saints hung 49 points on and racked up an NFL-record 50 first downs against last season. This also could be a good week to put your trust in Kirk Cousins, who showed what he’s capable of in his first start, throwing for a league-high 427 yards and three scores against Philadelphia. Further down the rankings some quarterbacks to keep an eye on include Minnesota’s Teddy Bridgewater and Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles. The future is apparently now for these two first-round picks, although don’t be surprised if things get off to a bumpy start.

Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.

Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K

2014 NFL Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings — Quarterbacks

Teams on bye: Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, St. Louis, Seattle


Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Comments
1	Drew Brees	NO	at DAL	Put up 392-4-0 on Cowboys last season.
2	Andrew Luck	IND	vs. TEN	Torched Jags for 370 yards and 4 TDs.
3	Philip Rivers	SD	vs. JAC	Jags have been lit up by WAS and IND.
4	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at CHI	Lions' D-line harassed Rodgers last week.
5	Matthew Stafford	DET	at NYJ	Jets' D-line could cause some problems.
6	Matt Ryan	ATL	at MIN	Pulled early in blowout vs. Bucs after 286-3-0.
7	Jay Cutler	CHI	vs. GB	1-8 in career vs. GB w/ 11:17 TD:INT ratio.
8	Colin Kaepernick	SF	vs. PHI	Bounced back w/ no TOs vs. Cardinals.
9	Nick Foles	PHI	at SF	Showed toughness against WAS. SF next.
10	Kirk Cousins	WAS	vs. NYG (Thurs.)	Threw for 427 and 3 scores vs. Eagles.
11	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	vs. TB	Falcons hung 56 on Bucs' banged-up D.
12	Cam Newton	CAR	at BAL	Doesn't look completely healthy.
13	Tony Romo	DAL	vs. NO	Probably in line for more attempts vs. Saints.
14	Tom Brady	NE	at KC (Mon.)	Tom hasn't been so Terrific to start season.
15	Eli Manning	NYG	at WAS (Thurs.)	Breakout coming vs. decimated WAS D?
16	Alex Smith	KC	vs. NE (Mon.)	Patriots allowing fewest fantasy pts. to QBs.
17	Ryan Fitzpatrick	HOU	vs. BUF
18	Joe Flacco	BAL	vs. CAR	Panthers' D angry after last week's effort.
19	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	vs. OAK (London)	Already put on notice by head coach.
20	EJ Manuel	BUF	at HOU	Texans' D struggled against Giants last week.
21	Jake Locker	TEN	at IND	Wrist injury could limit or sideline him.
22	Teddy Bridgewater	MIN	vs. ATL	Job is his now with Cassel (foot) on IR.
23	Geno Smith	NYJ	vs. DET	Still prone to making the costly mistakes.
24	Blake Bortles	JAC	at SD	Tough assignment for first career start.
25	Mike Glennon	TB	at PIT	Played well after taking over for injured McCown.
26	Derek Carr	OAK	vs. MIA (London)

Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING

All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points

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(Kirk Cousins photo courtesy of Washington Redskins' Web site, www.redskins.com)