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Fantasy Fox: QB-starter rankings for NFL Week 15

Published Dec. 11, 2014 7:00 a.m. ET

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Here are my Week 15 QB rankings for standard-scoring leagues that reward four points per touchdown pass:

This countdown doesn't lean on a particular stat. It's merely an educated early guess of which signal- callers, 1 through 32, will have the best combination of total yards (passing/rushing) and total touchdowns for the NFL's 15th weekend.

Regardless of how these rankings shake out every week, it shouldn't supersede two important factors that go into regular lineup consideration:

1. Always play your healthy superstars.

2. Always ride your gut instinct over a certain guru's analysis (read: plausible deniability).

Top 32 Quarterbacks

1. Ben Roethlisberger @ Atlanta

2. Andrew Luck vs. Houston

3. Matthew Stafford vs. Minnesota

4. Tony Romo @ Philadelphia

5. Peyton Manning @ San Diego

6. Matt Ryan vs. Pittsburgh

7. Russell Wilson vs. San Francisco

8. Drew Brees @ Chicago

9. Aaron Rodgers @ Buffalo

10. Tom Brady vs. Miami

11. Jay Cutler vs. New Orleans

12. Mark Sanchez vs. Dallas

13. Blake Bortles @ Baltimore

14. Eli Manning vs. Washington

15. Ryan Tannehill @ New England

16. Teddy Bridgewater @ Detroit

17. Philip Rivers vs. Denver

18. Andy Dalton @ Cleveland

19. Josh McCown @ Carolina

20. Ryan Fitzpatrick @ Indianapolis

21. Jake Locker vs. N.Y. Jets

22. Joe Flacco vs. Jacksonville

23. Johnny Manziel vs. Cincinnati

24. Shaun Hill vs. Arizona

25. Alex Smith vs. Oakland

26. Kyle Orton vs. Green Bay

27. Robert Griffin III @ N.Y. Giants

28. Derek Carr @ Kansas City

29. Colin Kaepernick @ Seattle

30. Geno Smith @ Tennessee

31. Drew Stanton @ St. Louis

32. Derek Anderson vs. Tampa Bay

Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @ATL_JayClemons.