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Key Points Injuries and bye weeks impact quarterback availability and fantasy rankings for Week 9. Top QBs like Prescott and Goff are ranked higher due to absences and injuries. Fantasy expert Cory Bonini provides updated tiered rankings and strategic advice for managers. Injuries and bye weeks will diminish the overall positional prowess this week. We may have Kyler Murray, Brock Purdy and Jayden Daniels back on the field in Week 9, and Lamar Jackson will return so long as he doesn’t suffer a setback. The same applies to Minnesota’s J.J. McCarthy. Lesser options, such as Joe Flacco, Bryce Young and Michael Penix Jr., remain up in the air. Bye weeks have gamers looking to replace weekly starters in Jalen Hurts and Baker Mayfield. Combining byes with injury losses, consider anyone in the first four tiers to be fair game. Week 9 Fantasy QB Rankings Quarterback rankings: Week 9RkPlayerPosTmOppTier 11Dak PrescottQBDALARI2Jared GoffQBDETMININJLamar JacksonQBBAL@MIATier 24Justin HerbertQBLAC@TEN5Patrick MahomesQBKC@BUF6Matthew StaffordQBLARNO7Josh AllenQBBUFKC8Drake MayeQBNEATLTier 39Sam DarnoldQBSEA@WAS10Bo NixQBDEN@HOU11Daniel JonesQBIND@PIT12Trevor LawrenceQBJAC@LV13Jordan LoveQBGBCARTier 414Caleb WilliamsQBCHI@CININJJoe FlaccoQBCINCHI16Jaxson DartQBNYGSF17Aaron RodgersQBPITINDTier 518Geno SmithQBLVJAC19Mac JonesQBSF@NYGINJJ.J. McCarthyQBMIN@DET21Kirk CousinsQBATL@NE22Tua TagovailoaQBMIABAL23Jacoby BrissettQBARI@DALTier 624C.J. StroudQBHOUDEN25Tyler ShoughQBNO@LAR26Andy DaltonQBCAR@GB27Marcus MariotaQBWASSEA28Cam WardQBTENLACINJMichael Penix Jr.QBATL@NEINJBryce YoungQBCAR@GBINJJayden DanielsQBWASSEAINJBrock PurdyQBSF@NYGINJKyler MurrayQBARI@DAL—Dillon GabrielQBCLEBYE—Justin FieldsQBNYJBYE—Jalen HurtsQBPHIBYE—Baker MayfieldQBTBBYE Green: Player moved up in the latest rankings update. Red: Player moved down in the latest rankings update. 0.1 point per rushing yard 6 points per rushing TD 0.05 points per passing yard 4 points per passing TD -1 point per interception thrown Fantasy Quarterback Rankings Fantasy Running Back PPR Rankings Fantasy Wide Receiver PPR Rankings Fantasy Tight End PPR Rankings Fantasy Place Kicker Rankings Fantasy Defense Rankings Veteran fantasy football expert Cory Bonini will publish and update free fantasy football PPR rankings with tiers throughout the season. He also has your back for working the waiver wire, playing the right sleepers, avoiding lineup-killing busts, navigating injuries, cashing prop bets, and more! About the author Cory Bonini Fantasy Sports Managing Editor Since 2002, Bonini has been a leading fantasy football expert, featured in Sports Weekly, Pro Forecast, Cheat Sheets, and Fantasy Index magazines, with frequent appearances on ESPN Radio, SiriusXM, and various podcasts.
