2010 Quarterback Draft Rankings

Every year there seems to be some debate about the overall importance of the Quarterback. I have said in the past that you should always select a Running Back in the 1st round of your draft. More and more I see this being not always the case when you have a late first round draft pick.

I have Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees both being viable late first round picks. This is especially true if you are able to snag a great RB like either Steven Jackson or DeAngelo Williams in the early 2nd round.

After that, I would shy away from picking another QB in the first 2 rounds. Your best bet is to try to wait for the 4th round and see if one of the following three QBs are still available: Matt Schaub, Tony Romo or Phillip Rivers.

That being said, you are not going to want to left without one of the top 7 QBs in my rankings above unless you can load up with quality RBs or WRs.

If you get stuck without one of these quarterbacks, I would suggest taking Kevin Kolb and either Carson Palmer or Joe Flacco. The odds of one of these three having a great year is pretty high.

For those people who are still on the Brett Favre train, I wouldn't count on it. The first thing I would like to point out is the short term concerns with the Vikings WRs. Sidney Rice is out at least six weeks and Percy Harvin has been back and forth with his migranes. Add this to the fact that Farve has already been having problems with his ankle and I think he will take a major step back this year.

A couple of quality backup QBs that I see for your fantasy team this year are Donovan McNabb in Washington and Matt Stafford in Detroit.

Rank	Quarterback	Team	Bye
1	Aaron Rodgers	GB	10
2	Drew Brees	NO	10
3	Peyton Manning	IND	7
4	Tom Brady	NE	5
5	Matt Schaub	HOU	7
6	Tony Romo	DAL	4
7	Phillip Rivers	SD	10
8	Eli Manning	NYG	8
9	Kevin Kolb	PHI	8
10	Carson Palmer	CIN	5
11	Joe Flacco	BAL	8
12	Matt Ryan	ATL	8
13	Jay Cutler	CHI	8
14	Brett Favre	MIN	4
15	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	7
16	Donovan McNabb	WAS	9
17	Kyle Orton	DEN	9
18	Chad Henne	MIA	5
19	Vince Young	TEN	9
20	Matthew Stafford	DET	7