Early Week 14 Fantasy QB Rankings: Start-sit quarterbacks, best sleepers, top bye streamers this week

Tim Heaney

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It's the final week for both NFL byes and, more importantly, the fantasy football regular season.

To lock in a playoff spot or a better seed, managers will be missing a few every-week starters and borderline QB1 names. Drake Maye, Brock Purdy, Bryce Young, and Jaxson Dart head on vacation for Week 14.

Fantasy players throwing down inthe streaming game need to dive back into the well. Those riding with NFL and fantasy MVP candidate Drake "Drake Maye" Maye since the jump will need to slide in a replacement.

See the best QB starters in the position's Week 14 rankings to make one of the most important decisions of your season.

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Fantasy QB Rankings Week 14: Start-sit quarterback lineup advice

These Week 14 quarterback rankings are based on 4-point passing touchdowns and one point for every 25 passing yards.

↕️ Week 14 Fantasy Rankings

RkTrQuarterbacksTMOPP
11Dak PrescottDAL@DET
21Josh AllenBUFCIN
32Jordan LoveGBCHI
42Joe BurrowCIN@BUF
53Jared GoffDETDAL
63Patrick MahomesKCHOU
73Lamar JacksonBALPIT
83Jalen HurtsPHI@LAC
94Matthew StaffordLAR@ARI
104Trevor LawrenceJAXIND
114Caleb WilliamsCHI@GB
125Bo NixDEN@LV
135Sam DarnoldSEA@ATL
145Daniel JonesIND@JAX
155Justin HerbertLACPHI
165Baker MayfieldTBNO
175Jacoby BrissettARILAR
186Tyler ShoughNO@TB
196Tyrod TaylorNYJMIA
206Shedeur SandersCLETEN
217CJ StroudHOU@KC
227Kirk CousinsATLLAR
237Tua TagovailoaMIA@NYJ
248Mason RudolphPIT@BAL
258Marcus MariotaWAS@MIN
268Cam WardTEN@CLE
278Geno SmithLVDEN
289Max BrosmerMINWAS
2910Justin FieldsNYJMIA
3010Dillon GabrielCLETEN
3110Kenny PickettLVDEN
3211Davis MillsHOU@KC
3311Joe FlaccoCIN@BUF
3411Zach WilsonMIA@NYJ
3512Spencer RattlerNO@TB
3612Tyler HuntleyBALPIT
3712Teddy BridgewaterTBNO
     
INJ--Jayden DanielsWAS@MIN
INJ--Aaron RodgersPIT@BAL
INJ--J.J. McCarthyMINWAS
IR-R--Kyler MurrayARILAR
IR--Michael Penix Jr.ATLSEA
     
BYE--Drake MayeNEBYE
BYE--Brock PurdySFBYE
BYE--Bryce YoungCARBYE
BYE--Jaxson DartNYGBYE
BYE--Jameis WinstonNYGBYE
BYE--Mac JonesSFBYE
BYE--Andy DaltonCARBYE
BYE--Russell WilsonNYGBYE

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Fantasy QBs on Week 14 Bye

  • Drake Maye, Patriots
  • Brock Purdy, 49ers
  • Bryce Young, Panthers
  • Jaxson Dart, Giants

Which QB injuries should I monitor for fantasy Week 14?

  • Josh Allen played with a cast on his non-throwing hand and was roughed up with a busted nose. 
  • Aaron Rodgers (wrist, nose) came out of Week 13 banged up. Mason Rudolph is standing by.
  • Justin Herbert played with a protective glove on his left hand. Trey Lance briefly replaced him and would be the understudy if needed.

Who are the best Week 14 fantasy QBs?

Dak Prescott matching up with the Lions' injury-riddled secondary while riding a high from his CeeDee Lamb-George Pickens run occupies the top spot in our rankings. Despite a slow Week 13 start, Josh Allen surges back up toward the top in Dak's tier, given a tasty matchup with the Bengals' defense.

Jared Goff gets plenty of cred facing the Cowboys, but a likely absent Amon-Ra St. Brown does leave room for a lower floor than usual.

Which fantasy QB sleepers should I pick up from the waiver wire?

The Max Brosmer experiment... Did not work. If J.J. McCarthy (concussion) is active... The remaining schedule is crazy-favorable (vs. WAS, at DAL, at NYG, vs. DET). Maybe don't use Nine this week, but stashing him could help.

As for Week 14 help... Given that most of the useful quarterbacks are rostered, Tua Tagovailoa (at Jets) and CJ Stroud (at KC) rank as the top streaming options. Both game flows and secondary matchups tilt in favor of these offenses.

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Which quarterbacks rank as fantasy Week 14 busts?

Ranking Patrick Mahomes lower might be a late-week change. The Texans' pass defense continues to excel, even though playing Daniel Jones and his fractured fibula might've helped them in Week 13. Mahomes is more of a low-end QB1 instead of an elite name.

The Rams just let Bryce Young's Panthers throw all over them, but the Cardinals' Jacoby Brissett may have trouble dealing with the pressure with a weaker offensive line. Brissett certainly belongs in the borderline QB1 conversation but statistically will probably disappoint compared to recent elite weeks.

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