The 2021-22 NFL season is at its halfway point. Bye weeks have been taking place the past few weeks. This means that quarterbacks like Tom Brady and Taylor Heinicke will be out this week. On top of that injuries have started to mount up at this point of the season. It is always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the Fantasy Football Week 9 quarterback rankings.
*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to reserve/COVID-19 list*
(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)
Category | Name | Opponent | Ranking |
Must Start | Josh Allen | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | QB1 |
Must Start | Matthew Stafford* | vs Tennessee Titans | QB2 |
Must Start | Kyler Murray* | vs San Francisco 49ers | QB3 |
Starter | Patrick Mahomes | vs Green Bay Packers | QB4 |
Starter | Justin Herbert* | vs Philadelphia Eagles | QB5 |
Starter | Dak Prescott* | vs Denver Broncos | QB6 |
Starter | Joe Burrow | vs Cleveland Browns | QB7 |
Low-End Starter | Carson Wentz | vs New York Jets | QB8 |
Low-End Starter | Jalen Hurts | vs Los Angeles Chargers | QB9 |
Low-End Starter | Carson Wentz | vs New York Jets | QB10 |
Streamer | Derek Carr | vs New York Giants | QB11 |
Streamer | Daniel Jones | vs Las Vegas Raiders | QB12 |
Streamer | Tua Tagovailoa | vs Houston Texans | QB13 |
Streamer | Taysom Hill* | vs Atlanta Falcons | QB14 |
Streamer | Kirk Cousins | vs Baltimore Ravens | QB15 |
Streamer | Ryan Tannehill | vs Los Angeles Rams | QB16 |
Streamer | Tyrod Taylor* | vs Miami Dolphins | QB17 |
Deep League Streamer | Mike White | vs Indianapolis Colts | QB18 |
Deep League Streamer | Jordan Love | vs Kansas City Chiefs | QB19 |
Deep League Streamer | Teddy Bridgewater | vs Dallas Cowboys | QB20 |
Deep League Streamer | Jimmy Garoppolo | vs Arizona Cardinals | QB21 |
Leave on the Bench | Ben Roethlisberger | vs Chicago Bears | QB22 |
Leave on the Bench | Matt Ryan | vs New Orleans Saints | QB23 |
Leave on the Bench | Justin Fields | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | QB24 |
Leave on the Bench | Baker Mayfield | vs Cincinnati Bengals | QB25 |
Leave on the Bench | Mac Jones | vs Carolina Panthers | QB26 |
Leave on the Bench | Sam Darnold* | vs New England Patriots | QB27 |
Leave on the Bench | Trevor Lawrence | vs Buffalo Bills | QB28 |
Leave on the Bench | Trey Lance | vs Arizona Cardinals | QB29 |
Leave on the Bench | Trevor Siemian | vs Atlanta Falcons | QB30 |
Matthew Stafford missed practice Wednesday with a back injury. If this issue was to hold Stafford out of this week’s game against the Tennessee Titans John Wolford would slot in at QB19 between Jordan Love and Teddy Bridgewater.
After last Thursday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, it was reported that Kyler Murray suffered an ankle sprain. The report is that this injury is expected to linger for the next 1-3 weeks. Murray could play through it. But if Arizona decides to rest Murray Colt McCoy would join the list as QB20 between Teddy Bridgewater and Jimmy Garoppolo.
On the last play of the game against the New England Patriots three weeks ago Dak Prescott had strained his calf. After the bye week, it appears that Prescott sat out Sunday night football against the Minnesota Vikings after participating in pregame warmups. If Prescott cannot play against the Denver Broncos then Cooper Rush would start for Dallas and slot in at QB22 between Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan.
Justin Herbert was limited in practice Wednesday with a right-hand injury. If this injury were to hold Herbert out of this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles Chase Daniel would slot in at QB25 between Baker Mayfield and Mac Jones.
Swiss army knife offensive weapon Taysom Hill left Week 5 with a concussion. There is now a lot of uncertainty on who will be the New Orleans Saints starting quarterback now that Jameis Winston is out for the season with a torn ACL. If Hill is inactive then Trevor Siemian would move up to QB18 between Tyrod Taylor and Mike White
The belief in Houston is that quarterback Tyrod Taylor is expected to return from Injured Reserve this week. He sat out this past week against the Los Angeles Rams. If Taylor is still out another week then Davis Mills would slot in at QB19 between Mike White and Teddy Bridgewater.
Last week against the Atlanta Falcons Sam Darnold suffered a concussion. It is uncertain whether he will be able to play against the New England Patriots this week or not. If Darnold is unable to play then P.J. Walker would slot in at QB28 this week between Trevor Lawrence and Trey Lance.
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