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- Fantasy football season is almost here.
- To help you prepare, we’ve put together a consensus quarterback ranking based on the predictions of fantasy experts from several different outlets.
- There’s no wrong way to draft your team, but a bit of guidance from experts never hurts.
- Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.
Football season is fast approaching and with it, comes fantasy football.
With the help of Fantasy Pros, we gathered the rankings of 21 experts from Yahoo! Sports, The Action Network, FantasyPros, The Athletic, Walter Football, The Fantasy Footballers, The Washington Post, CBS Sports, theScore, and Sports Illustrated in order to put together a consensus ranking of 2019 fantasy football quarterbacks from experts across the sports world.
This year, the quarterback position is wildly deep — Tom Brady isn’t amongst the top 20 according to our expert consensus. For some fantasy players, it might mean it’s a good year to wait on quarterback and focus on other positions at the top of the draft. For others, the depth could be a sign to be sure a scoop up one of the few players you can be sure will be elite.
Whatever your strategy may be, take a look below and find the right quarterbacks for your team.
20. Kirk Cousins
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Average rank: 18.9
2018 stats: 4,298 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 282.1 fantasy points
One thing to know: Kirk Cousins’ first season in Minnesota came to a disappointing end, but from a fantasy perspective, he was quite solid. Seeing him as the 20th quarterback on this list is further proof as to how deep the position is this year. For two-quarterback leagues or teams looking to swap out their starter based on matchups, he’ll be a valuable asset.
19. Josh Allen
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Average rank: 17.4
2018 stats: 2,074 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 208.1 fantasy points
One thing to know: Josh Allen led all quarterbacks with eight rushing touchdowns through the 2018 season despite starting just 11 of the Bills 16 games. After returning from a mid-season injury, Allen ended the year by rushing for more than 95 yards in four of the Bills final six games. For fantasy owners, Allen’s potential as a threat of the ground offers a lot of upside.
18. Mitch Trubisky
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Average rank: 17.2
2018 stats: 3,223 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 263.0 fantasy points
One thing to know: Mitch Trubisky is a popular pick for a breakout season amongst NFL intelligentsia this year. He’ll have another year in the Bears offense under his belt, and a talented corps of receivers and backs to support him.
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Source: Business Insider – feedback@businessinsider.com (Tyler Lauletta)