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Fortified Rankings.
QB · Week 13 · 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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Josh AllenQB · BUF vs NESun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailableMean 23.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 23.0Sleeper 27.1FantasyPros 21.023.8Expected FP - 2
Joe BurrowQB · CIN vs CLESun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 22.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 20.6Sleeper 19.2FantasyPros 17.722.2Expected FP - 3
Drake MayeQB · NE vs BUFSun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailableMean 21.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 22.3Sleeper 20.9FantasyPros 19.821.1Expected FP - 4
Brock PurdyQB · SF vs NYGSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 21.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 18.8Sleeper 21.7FantasyPros 20.721.0Expected FP - 5
Jayden DanielsQB · WAS vs TENSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 20.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 22.0Sleeper 20.5FantasyPros 20.720.9Expected FP - 6
Trevor LawrenceQB · JAC vs CHISun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 20.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 18.4Sleeper 22.9FantasyPros 18.820.7Expected FP - 7
Jordan LoveQB · GB vs NOSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 20.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 20.4Sleeper 19.8FantasyPros 19.220.6Expected FP - 8
Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATL vs DETSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 18.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.3Sleeper 17.0FantasyPros 20.518.7Expected FP - 9
C.J. StroudQB · HOU vs PITSun 8:20 PM ETRange unavailableMean 18.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.7Sleeper 17.1FantasyPros 17.618.2Expected FP - 10
Bo NixQB · DEN vs MIASun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 18.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 17.6Sleeper 18.8FantasyPros 18.118.1Expected FP - 11
Jared GoffQB · DET vs ATLSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 17.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.7Sleeper 18.2FantasyPros 19.917.6Expected FP - 12
Patrick Mahomes IIQB · KC vs LARThu 8:15 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 17.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.0Sleeper 16.8FantasyPros 18.617.1Expected FP - 13
Tyler ShoughQB · NO vs GBSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 16.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.6Sleeper 14.5FantasyPros 17.316.4Expected FP - 14
Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI vs JACSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 16.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.8Sleeper 16.6FantasyPros 18.116.4Expected FP - 15
Cam WardQB · TEN vs WASSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 15.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.4Sleeper 15.8FantasyPros 15.615.0Expected FP - 16
Dak PrescottQB · DAL vs SEAMon 8:15 PM ETRange unavailableMean 15.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.8Sleeper 15.3FantasyPros 15.615.0Expected FP - 17
Aaron RodgersQB · PIT vs HOUSun 8:20 PM ETRange unavailableMean 15.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.2Sleeper 15.3FantasyPros 16.715.0Expected FP - 18
Matthew StaffordQB · LAR vs KCThu 8:15 PM ETRange unavailableMean 14.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.8Sleeper 12.9FantasyPros 17.614.1Expected FP - 19
J.J. McCarthyQB · NYG vs SFSun 1:00 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 13.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.0Sleeper 12.7FantasyPros 17.013.7Expected FP - 20
Kirk CousinsQB · MIN vs CARSun 4:25 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 13.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.0Sleeper 0.0FantasyPros 16.613.7Expected FP - 21
Joe Milton IIIQB · PHI vs ARISun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 13.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.7Sleeper 15.3FantasyPros 9.513.4Expected FP - 22
Baker MayfieldQB · TB vs LACSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailableMean 12.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.9Sleeper 15.5FantasyPros 14.812.3Expected FP - 23
Bryce YoungQB · CAR vs MINSun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailableMean 12.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.7Sleeper 15.9FantasyPros 11.612.1Expected FP - 24
Justin HerbertQB · LAC vs TBSun 1:00 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 11.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 7.5Sleeper 11.6FantasyPros 14.611.7Expected FP - 25
Deshaun WatsonQB · CLE vs CINSun 1:00 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 11.5Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.9Sleeper 0.0FantasyPros 14.811.5Expected FP - 26
Carson BeckQB · ARI vs PHISun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 6.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.4Sleeper 2.0FantasyPros 6.06.9Expected FP - 27
Shedeur SandersQB · CLE vs CINSun 1:00 PM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 6.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableSleeper 13.4FantasyPros 0.06.3Expected 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.
