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Fortified Rankings.
QB · Week 18 · 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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Josh AllenQB · BUF vs NYJSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 25.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 25.2Sleeper 27.6FantasyPros 23.625.6Expected FP - 2
Brock PurdyQB · SF vs ARISun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 24.5Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 20.6Sleeper 24.8FantasyPros 22.624.5Expected FP - 3
Jordan LoveQB · GB vs DETSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 23.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 19.5Sleeper 21.0FantasyPros 22.023.4Expected FP - 4
Jayden DanielsQB · WAS vs DALSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 23.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 21.9Sleeper 21.9FantasyPros 22.323.4Expected FP - 5
Drake MayeQB · NE vs MIASun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 22.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 23.5Sleeper 23.3FantasyPros 21.322.9Expected FP - 6
Trevor LawrenceQB · JAC vs INDSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 22.5Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 20.7Sleeper 23.2FantasyPros 18.922.5Expected FP - 7
Joe BurrowQB · CIN vs CLESun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 22.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 21.5Sleeper 19.2FantasyPros 17.722.4Expected FP - 8
Patrick Mahomes IIQB · KC vs LVSun 12:00 AM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 21.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 20.3Sleeper 21.7FantasyPros 19.221.4Expected FP - 9
C.J. StroudQB · HOU vs TENSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 21.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 22.3Sleeper 17.7FantasyPros 20.821.0Expected FP - 10
Dak PrescottQB · DAL vs WASSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 20.5Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 17.1Sleeper 21.0FantasyPros 21.220.5Expected FP - 11
Bryce YoungQB · CAR vs ATLSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 18.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 19.2Sleeper 18.6FantasyPros 20.018.7Expected FP - 12
Kirk CousinsQB · MIN vs CHISun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 17.5Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.4Sleeper 16.0FantasyPros 18.417.5Expected FP - 13
Jared GoffQB · DET vs GBSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 16.6Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.9Sleeper 17.3FantasyPros 18.416.6Expected FP - 14
Tyler ShoughQB · NO vs TBSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 16.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.5Sleeper 14.2FantasyPros 18.416.1Expected FP - 15
Bo NixQB · DEN vs LACSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 16.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 18.3Sleeper 17.1FantasyPros 15.616.1Expected FP - 16
Geno SmithQB · NYJ vs BUFSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 15.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.9Sleeper 15.3FantasyPros 17.415.9Expected FP - 17
Aaron RodgersQB · PIT vs BALSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 15.4Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.1Sleeper 15.4FantasyPros 18.015.4Expected FP - 18
Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATL vs CARSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 15.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.3Sleeper 14.2FantasyPros 17.215.3Expected FP - 19
J.J. McCarthyQB · NYG vs PHISun 12:00 AM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 14.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.5Sleeper 13.5FantasyPros 15.714.2Expected FP - 20
Baker MayfieldQB · TB vs NOSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 13.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.1Sleeper 15.9FantasyPros 16.413.7Expected FP - 21
Cam WardQB · TEN vs HOUSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 13.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.4Sleeper 13.4FantasyPros 12.713.1Expected FP - 22
Matthew StaffordQB · LAR vs SEASun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 13.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 13.6Sleeper 12.3FantasyPros 15.113.0Expected FP - 23
Caleb WilliamsQB · CHI vs MINSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 12.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.5Sleeper 15.3FantasyPros 12.712.8Expected FP - 24
Justin HerbertQB · LAC vs DENSun 12:00 AM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 12.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 9.9Sleeper 11.8FantasyPros 13.612.1Expected FP - 25
Joe Milton IIIQB · PHI vs NYGSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 10.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 12.3Sleeper 12.3FantasyPros 8.410.8Expected FP - 26
Jacoby BrissettQB · BAL vs PITSun 12:00 AM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 9.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 9.5Sleeper 0.0FantasyPros 15.69.3Expected FP - 27
Fernando MendozaQB · LV vs KCSun 12:00 AM ETCheck availability · Range unavailableMean 8.9Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 12.9Sleeper 0.0FantasyPros 13.88.9Expected FP - 28
Daniel JonesQB · IND vs JACSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 8.1Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 8.9Sleeper 9.7FantasyPros 7.88.1Expected FP - 29
Carson BeckQB · ARI vs SFSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 6.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 10.8Sleeper 1.8FantasyPros 6.66.3Expected FP - 30
Shedeur SandersQB · CLE vs CINSun 12:00 AM 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.
