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Fortified Rankings.
QB · Week 12 · Half-PPR
FORTIFIED RANKINGS ·
QB. The bigger picture.
Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.
Max · PPR expected score above 5 FP. Displayed scores use your selected scoring.
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Joe BurrowQB · CIN vs NOSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 25.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 24.0Sleeper 22.1FantasyPros 19.925.0Expected FP - 2
Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI vs DETThu 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 23.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 17.2Sleeper 21.0FantasyPros 22.623.1Expected FP - 3
Jayden DanielsQB · WAS vs ARISun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailableMean 22.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 21.2Sleeper 23.4FantasyPros 20.222.8Expected FP - 4
Trevor LawrenceQB · JAC vs TENSun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 21.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 22.3Sleeper 21.4FantasyPros 20.121.2Expected FP - 5
Josh AllenQB · BUF vs KCThu 8:20 PM ETRange unavailableMean 20.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 19.8Sleeper 24.8FantasyPros 21.420.7Expected FP - 6
Drake MayeQB · NE vs LACSun 8:20 PM ETRange unavailableMean 20.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 23.5Sleeper 21.9FantasyPros 18.620.6Expected FP - 7
C.J. StroudQB · HOU vs BALSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 20.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 20.7Sleeper 17.8FantasyPros 18.820.0Expected FP - 8
Jared GoffQB · DET vs CHIThu 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 18.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.1Sleeper 20.7FantasyPros 19.918.8Expected FP - 9
Jordan LoveQB · GB vs LARWed 8:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 18.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.2Sleeper 16.0FantasyPros 19.918.6Expected FP - 10
Dak PrescottQB · DAL vs PHIThu 4:30 PM ETRange unavailableMean 18.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 18.6Sleeper 17.8FantasyPros 17.618.2Expected FP - 11
Patrick Mahomes IIQB · KC vs BUFThu 8:20 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 18.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.4Sleeper 19.4FantasyPros 17.418.1Expected FP - 12
Tyler ShoughQB · NO vs CINSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 17.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.8Sleeper 16.9FantasyPros 18.917.8Expected FP - 13
Geno SmithQB · NYJ vs MIASun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 17.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.2Sleeper 17.8FantasyPros 18.917.4Expected FP - 14
Kirk CousinsQB · MIN vs ATLSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 17.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.2Sleeper 16.4FantasyPros 18.417.4Expected FP - 15
Bryce YoungQB · CAR vs TBMon 8:15 PM ETRange unavailableMean 17.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.9Sleeper 17.2FantasyPros 19.617.0Expected FP - 16
J.J. McCarthyQB · NYG vs INDSun 1:00 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 16.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.9Sleeper 15.8FantasyPros 18.016.9Expected FP - 17
Brock PurdyQB · SF vs SEASun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailableMean 16.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 17.5Sleeper 18.8FantasyPros 17.116.9Expected FP - 18
Matthew StaffordQB · LAR vs GBWed 8:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 16.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.1Sleeper 13.0FantasyPros 18.016.0Expected FP - 19
Aaron RodgersQB · PIT vs DENFri 3:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 14.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.9Sleeper 13.3FantasyPros 17.214.7Expected FP - 20
Bo NixQB · DEN vs PITFri 3:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 14.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 12.7Sleeper 15.4FantasyPros 16.714.6Expected FP - 21
Jacoby BrissettQB · BAL vs HOUSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 13.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 11.6Sleeper 12.9FantasyPros 15.313.7Expected FP - 22
Joe Milton IIIQB · PHI vs DALThu 4:30 PM ETRange unavailableMean 13.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.5Sleeper 13.4FantasyPros 10.813.6Expected FP - 23
Baker MayfieldQB · TB vs CARMon 8:15 PM ETRange unavailableMean 13.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.2Sleeper 14.3FantasyPros 15.813.1Expected FP - 24
Justin HerbertQB · LAC vs NESun 8:20 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 12.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.2Sleeper 13.7FantasyPros 12.912.9Expected FP - 25
Cam WardQB · TEN vs JACSun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 11.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 10.9Sleeper 11.3FantasyPros 12.111.2Expected FP - 26
Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATL vs MINSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 10.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 11.5Sleeper 11.8FantasyPros 10.810.3Expected FP - 27
Daniel JonesQB · IND vs NYGSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 10.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 10.5Sleeper 11.6FantasyPros 9.110.2Expected FP - 28
Fernando MendozaQB · LV vs CLESun 1:00 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 9.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.8Sleeper 0.0FantasyPros 12.39.8Expected FP - 29
Carson BeckQB · ARI vs WASSun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailableMean 7.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 12.5Sleeper 2.0FantasyPros 7.77.4Expected FP - 30
Shedeur SandersQB · CLE vs LVSun 1:00 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 6.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableSleeper 14.8FantasyPros 0.06.8Expected FP
How the forecast and ranges work
FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.
Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10–P90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.
Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.
