As a follow-up to my post asking if Cam Newton is worthy of a 1st round fantasy draft pick (Yes), I thought I would go ahead and put my fantasy QB rankings out there. ESPN has a neat tool for developing your own position rankings for which I used to do this.
In my rankings I have Cam Newton number four overall behind only Rodgers, Brees and Brady in that order. The comparison ranking I agrees with my top 3 but they have Newton at #12. Now first I must explain the comparison rankings are not fantasy rankings but overall QB rankings so that does impact rankings. I find it interesting that at #12 based on a fan poll average it puts Newton higher than most pundits who rank Newton in the high teens or low 20's.
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Average Ranking |
Jaxon's Rankings |
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1.Aaron Rodgers |
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3.Drew Brees |
3.Tom Brady |
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4.Cam Newton |
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7.Matt Ryan |
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8.Philip Rivers |
8.Peyton Manning |
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9.Matt Ryan |
9.Matthew Stafford |
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10.Michael Vick |
10.Ben Roethlisberger |
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11.Tony Romo |
11.Jay Cutler |
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12.Cam Newton |
12.Michael Vick |
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13.Matt Schaub |
13.Eli Manning |
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14.Jay Cutler |
14.Andy Dalton |
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15.Joe Flacco |
15.Matt Schaub |
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16.Andy Dalton |
16.Sam Bradford |
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17.Alex Smith |
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18.Sam Bradford |
18.Joe Flacco |
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19.Andrew Luck |
19.Josh Freeman |
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20.Josh Freeman |
20.Matt Cassel |
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21.Carson Palmer |
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22.Matt Cassel |
22.Andrew Luck |
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23.Ryan Fitzpatrick |
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24.Robert Griffin III |
24.Alex Smith |
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25.Mark Sanchez |
25.John Skelton |
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26.Matt Flynn |
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27.Jake Locker |
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28.Christian Ponder |
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29.Russell Wilson |
29.Mark Sanchez |
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30.Ryan Tannehill |
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31.Kevin Kolb |
31.Jake Locker |
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32.John Skelton |
32.Matt Flynn |
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33.Brandon Weeden |
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34.Blaine Gabbert |
34.Kevin Kolb |
So what do you think? Is Newton too high?
I would have Peyton Manning higher if I was sure he was 100% healthy but I won't believe it until he plays a whole game. Kevin Kolbs's chicken dance the other night dropped him to #34...I would actually put him below backups Tebow or Derek Anderson.
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