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NFL 2021: All starting quarterbacks for Week 7, ranked

Most of the starters are still standing, some have improved week after week, others are still a failure but at least the rookies are showing that they have a lot to contribute to the future of the franchises. Check here the QBR rankings and starters for the upcoming week.

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By richard tovar

Derek Carr after his first victory without Jon Gruden as head coach
© Getty Images by Dustin BradfordDerek Carr after his first victory without Jon Gruden as head coach

The quarterbacks ranking for Week 7 has little difference from the previous week, the changes are minimal, the top 10 is almost intact with the same names as a week ago. Matthew Stafford is in first place in the QBR with 75.0, in second place is Mahomes with 70.4 and in third place Kyler Murray.

Patrick Mahomes has stayed on top thanks to his effort every week with the Chiefs, no matter how weak the Chiefs defense is, Mahomes is doing his best to win the games. Kyler Murray has better defense going for him than Mahomes but he doesn’t have the same passing skills.

Tom Brady in the 4th spot and Aaron Rodger in the 5th spot of the rankings, a couple of veterans who know how to play against any team. Josh Allen is in sixth place with 65.6 and Lamar Jackson in seventh place with 62.7 QBR.

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NFL 2021: All starting quarterbacks for Week 7

Geno Smith is not on the QBR table but he will be a starter this week, while Russell Wilson recovers from a thumb injury. Wilson still appears in the rankings because of the good numbers he dropped before his injury. For now Geno Smith has only 33/49 passes for 340 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

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QBR Ratings data provided by ESPN
RK
Name
QBR PAA PLAYS EPA PASS RUN SACK PEN RAW
1
Matthew Stafford LAR
75.0 18.5 227 39.0 40.2 -0.8 -2.8 -0.4 76.0
2
Patrick Mahomes KC
70.4 17.6 300 48.3 36.5 9.9 -3.4 1.9 69.7
3
Kyler Murray ARI
67.6 12.7 253 38.5 33.2 5.1 -5.9 0.2 67.1
4
Tom Brady TB
66.4 14.5 299 43.9 40.6 2.5 -3.5 0.7 66.5
5
Aaron Rodgers GB
65.6 6.6 216 29.0 22.8 2.1 -5.7 4.0 60.6
6
Josh Allen BUF
64.5 16.3 295 43.4 34.0 8.2 -2.9 1.1 68.6
7
Lamar Jackson BAL
62.7 13.0 280 41.6 34.2 7.9 -4.7 -0.4 65.9
8
Russell Wilson SEA ***
61.9 4.4 164 21.7 16.8 3.1 -5.9 1.7 59.5
9
Justin Herbert LAC
61.7 12.9 297 43.3 35.9 4.4 -4.6 3.0 64.9
10
Jameis Winston NO
61.3 6.7 148 21.5 17.2 5.5 -3.8 -1.2 65.6
11
Derek Carr LV
59.5 7.1 284 36.8 35.5 -0.1 -7.2 1.3 58.7
12
Ryan Tannehill TEN
57.2 4.5 258 31.2 19.9 9.0 -8.4 2.2 56.2
13
Kirk Cousins MIN
56.6 3.4 275 33.8 33.9 0.5 -4.1 -0.6 54.3
14
Jacoby Brissett MIA***
56.1 2.8 200 21.9 16.7 3.9 -4.1 1.3 54.9
15
Joe Burrow CIN
55.9 4.1 214 27.0 24.9 2.2 -7.3 -0.1 56.8
16
Dak Prescott DAL
55.4 6.1 270 35.4 37.4 -3.9 -4.5 1.9 57.9
17
Carson Wentz IND
54.0 3.2 241 27.9 25.2 1.6 -8.3 1.2 54.6
18
Matt Ryan ATL
53.5 7.0 243 31.8 31.7 -1.6 -2.7 1.7 60.1
19
Teddy Bridgewater DEN
52.5 4.1 243 27.4 25.6 0.9 -6.4 0.9 55.9
20
Jimmy Garoppolo SF
50.6 0.7 139 15.1 15.4 -1.4 -2.3 1.2 51.7
21
Mac Jones NE
50.2 2.0 244 27.3 26.0 0.6 -6.5 0.7 52.8
22
Daniel Jones NYG
47.9 -0.3 269 26.3 19.9 3.8 -5.3 2.6 49.6
23
Sam Darnold CAR
47.1 -5.2 278 23.9 17.5 6.9 -7.0 -0.5 43.4
24
Taylor Heinicke WSH
46.0 0.6 238 26.0 21.1 3.7 -1.8 1.2 50.9
25
Baker Mayfield CLE
41.6 -8.5 219 15.9 14.3 1.7 -10.9 -0.2 36.5
26
Ben Roethlisberger PIT
41.4 -8.0 269 20.3 17.8 0.1 -4.4 2.4 39.6
27
Trevor Lawrence JAX
38.0 -9.7 276 18.3 15.7 2.2 -2.8 0.4 37.8
28
Jalen Hurts PHI
37.1 -9.0 294 21.4 11.9 8.1 -5.2 1.4 39.3
29
Jared Goff DET
32.9 -19.1 286 10.3 13.6 -4.1 -6.5 0.7 28.0
30
Davis Mills HOU
31.5 -9.6 172 8.3 7.0 -0.6 -5.5 2.0 31.3
31
Justin Fields CHI
23.2 -12.2 151 4.6 3.5 0.1 -7.5 1.0 24.2
32
Zach Wilson NYJ
22.1 -18.1 205 4.2 2.1 -1.0 -6.2 3.1 22.3

Tom Brady is the leader in passing yards of the season with 2064 yards, behind him is Derek Carr with 1946 yards and in third place is Patrick Mahomes with 1887 yards. They will all be starters this week. Mahomes leads the touchdown list with 17 and Tom Brady with 16.

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Other quarterbacks who are in the QBR ratings but will be playing this week to rest (bye week) are Ben Roethlisberger, Dak Prescott, Trevor Lawrence, Kirk Cousins, Josh Allen and Justin Herbert. Most of the starters in the top 10 are favorites for Fantasy Football in Week 7.

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