Fantasy Football Week 9 QB Rankings: Drew Lock Rises, Sit Lamar Jackson?

Welcome to our Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings for Week 9 of the 2020 NFL regular season. This week owners welcome back the likes of Kyler Murray and Deshaun Watson from byes. Tua Tagovailoa looks to build off his first career victory as a starter, Drew Lock presents intriguing upside and Lamar Jackson hopes to tap into his previous league MVP form.

* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 9 QB Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em.

Reminder: These rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.

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Quarterback Outlook Week 9

Yes, Lamar Jackson (QB9) turned the football over four times in Week 8, but that’s not overly concerning, as he had accounted for just three turnovers heading into the matchup. What is concerning is the fact that the reigning league MVP has eclipsed 208 passing yards just once this season and found the endzone only twice on the ground. The explosive plays have simply not been there for Jackson this season with regularity and may once again be difficult to come by in Week 9 against Indianapolis. The Colts defense allows the third-fewest yards per play in football in 2020. However, there is reason to be optimistic, after being dominant over the first few weeks of the year, the Colts have allowed 313-plus passing yards in back-to-back games, as well as three TDs and 23.44 points (QB3) to Matthew Stafford this past Sunday. While he may not be the elite play he was a season ago, Justin Herbert (QB2) is likely the only QB ranked ahead of the Ravens signal-caller this week who fantasy owners may just so happen to roster alongside Jackson.

Between injuries and scheduling, Drew Lock (QB15) never had a chance to live up to the offseason hype. However, he may very well be able to string along consecutive plus-outings with a dream matchup on deck. Fresh off a three-TD performance, Lock is set to take on a Falcons defense that has allowed three-plus TDs to opposing QBs on five separate occasions this season.

We didn’t expect Tua Tagovailoa (QB19) to blow us out of the water in his starting debut, and his 93-yard passing performance did little to change that. No disrespect to Tua, who we are extremely high on long-term, but the matchup was just not there this past week. He has yet another worrisome matchup in Week 9, as Arizona has held four of their last six opposing QBs to an average of 14.26 points.  With that said, he may be a worthy stash with three consecutive top-10 matchups (LAC, DEN, NYJ) on the docket starting in Week 11.

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Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: Quarterback

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3. Start-Sit
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1. • Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough

2. – NOTABLE QB BYE WEEKS: Joe Burrow (CIN), Baker Mayfield (CLE), Carson Wentz (PHI), Jared Goff (LAR)

#	Quarterback TEAM	Opp.
1	Deshaun Watson HOU	@ JAC
2	Justin Herbert LAC	vs. LV
3	Patrick Mahomes II KC	vs. CAR
4	Russell Wilson SEA	@ BUF
5	Tom Brady TB	vs. NO
6	Josh Allen BUF	vs. SEA
7	Kyler Murray ARI	vs. MIA
8	Aaron Rodgers GB	@ SF
9	Lamar Jackson BAL	@ IND
10	Ryan Tannehill TEN	vs. CHI
11	Matt Ryan ATL	vs. DEN
12	Drew Brees NO	@ TB
13	Cam Newton NE	@ NYJ
14	Matthew Stafford DET	@ MIN
15	Drew Lock DEN	@ ATL
16	Daniel Jones NYG	@ WAS
17	Ben Roethlisberger PIT	@ DAL
18	Derek Carr LV	@ LAC
19	Tua Tagovailoa MIA	@ ARI
20	Teddy Bridgewater CAR	@ KC
21	Kirk Cousins MIN	vs. DET
22	Kyle Allen WAS	vs. NYG
23	Nick Foles CHI	@ TEN
24	Philip Rivers IND	vs. BAL
25	Jake Luton JAC	vs. HOU
26	Andy Dalton DAL INJ	vs. PIT
27	Nick Mullens SF	vs. GB
28	Sam Darnold NYJ	vs. NE
29	Jarrett Stidham NE	@ NYJ
30	Taysom Hill NO	@ TB
31	Ben DiNucci DAL	vs. PIT
32	Mike Glennon JAC	vs. HOU
33	Alex Smith WAS	vs. NYG
34	C.J. Beathard SF	vs. GB
35	Mitchell Trubisky CHI	@ TEN
36	Brett Rypien DEN	@ ATL
37	Jacoby Brissett IND	vs. BAL
38	Robert Griffin III BAL	@ IND
39	Joe Flacco NYJ	vs. NE
40	Tyrod Taylor LAC	vs. LV
41	Ryan Fitzpatrick MIA	@ ARI

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