Fantasy season is upon us, which means it's time to start preparing for your draft. Al King and I have already detailed our Top 200 players, so now it's time to focus on quarterbacks.
It's a deep draft this year, so waiting to pick a QB and getting a few talented running backs and wide receivers is a good idea.
These rankings will be updated bi-weekly in July and weekly during August.
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Updated August 23
| Player | Notes |
| 1. Peyton Manning, QB, DEN | He won't have the season he had last year, but Manning is still the top fantasy QB in a deep class. |
| 2. Drew Brees, QB, NO | Brees is the only QB to rank in the top 10 in QB fantasy points in each of the past five years. |
| 3. Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB | Rodgers missed some time last year, but he'll be back to his usual fantasy production. |
| 4. Andrew Luck, QB, IND | No one does more for their team than Luck. He'll have a big season this year. |
| 5. Matt Stafford, QB, DET | The additions of Eric Ebron and Golden Tate to the Lions' pass-happy offense only helps Stafford's fantasy value. |
| 6. Robert Griffin III, QB, WAS | It seems like this year's edition of RGIII will resemble the 2012 version, not 2013 one. However, he does need to prove he can stay healthy. |
| 7. Cam Newton, QB, CAR | Newton has been a great fantasy QB so far, but his severe lack of weapons hurts his value. |
| 8. Colin Kaepernick, QB, SF | Kaepernick's running ability increases his fantasy value. Hopefully he shows improvement as a passer. |
| 9. Matt Ryan, QB, ATL | The return of a healthy Julio Jones and Roddy White will help Ryan. |
| 10. Phillip Rivers, QB, SD | Rivers is the surprise member of the group of six mentioned above. The others are Brady, Peyton, Rodgers and Brees. |
| 11. Tony Romo, QB, Dallas | Romo is one of just six QBs who have been a top 10 fantasy QB in four of the past five years. I am worried about his back though. |
| 12. Nick Foles, QB, PHI | Foles had a monster year once he became the starter, but I expect him to regress quite a bit this season. |
| 13. Tom Brady, QB, NE | Brady struggled last season, especially without Rob Gronkowski. With such a deep QB class, there is no need to rely on Brady as a starter. |
| 14. Russell Wilson, QB, SEA | Wilson will likely be drafted earlier than this becuse he's coming off a Super Bowl victory, but he's not a top 10 QB. |
| 15. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT | Big Ben is a solid backup, but is not worth starting every week. |
| 16. Jay Cutler, QB, CHI | As far as bye week fill-ins go, you could do a lot worse than Cutler. |
| 17. Andy Dalton, QB, CIN | Dalton can't be trusted. One week he has a huge game, the next he throws four picks. |
| 18. Josh McCown, QB, TB | McCown was great at times last season, but I don't expect that to continue. However, there is potential here. |
| 19. Carson Palmer, QB, ARI | Palmer throws plenty of touchdowns, but he throws plenty of picks too. |
| 20. Eli Manning, QB, NYG | Manning throws way more interceptions than you can accept from your starter. He has also looked terrible this preseason. Avoid him if you can. |
| 21. Joe Flacco, QB, BAL | Flacco isn't elite in real life or in fantasy. |
| 22. Ryan Tannehill, QB, MIA | If Tannehill can get consistent pass protection, he might ascend into the top 15 fantasy QBs by the end of the year. |
| 23. Alex Smith, QB, KC | The Chiefs' offense runs through Jamaal Charles, not Smith. |
| 24. Sam Bradford, QB, STL | Bradford hasn't fulfilled expectations since being drafted No. 1 overall in 2010. |
| 25. E.J. Manuel, QB, BUF | Manuel is talented, but he's a few years away from being a reliable starter. |
| 26. Jake Locker, QB, TEN | Locker's ability to run helps his fantasy value, but his inability to stay healthy and his accuracy issues ruin it. |
| 27. Brian Hoyer, QB, CLE | I think Hoyer will be the starter for Week 1, but Johnny Manziel will get his chance at some point. |
| 28. Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, HOU | Fitzpatrick is a stop-gap starter for the Texans, so you shouldn't rely on him at all in fantasy. |
| 29. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, MIN | I think Bridgewater will be the Week 1 starter, but he's not ready to make your roster. |
| 30. Matt Schaub, QB, OAK | Schaub was terrible for the Texans last year, so there's no reason to add him to your fantasy team. |
| 31. Chad Henne, QB, JAC | It's best to avoid whoever the Jaguars start at QB this year. |
| 32. Geno Smith, QB, NYJ | Mike Vick might eventually become the starter, but for now it looks like it'll be Geno Smith. And you really don't want Geno Smith on your team. |