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1Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems2Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minute3Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsStart with your league’s scoring and lineup settings—not a generic quarterback ranking. Convert each candidate’s projected passing, rushing and turnover production into your league’s points, then weigh that expected output against draft cost, role certainty and the alternatives available at other positions.
Check your league settings before comparing quarterbacks
Open your league’s scoring and roster pages and note the values that affect quarterbacks. Custom leagues can change both scoring and roster structure, so a familiar platform default may not match your league. NFL Support describes configurable roster and scoring options in its league settings information; check the settings in your own league if that support page is unavailable.
- Points per passing yard and passing touchdown.
- Points per rushing yard and rushing touchdown.
- Penalties for interceptions and lost fumbles.
- Any passing-yard, touchdown or other bonuses, and any unusual deductions.
- Whether you start one quarterback, two quarterbacks, or use a superflex slot that can be filled by a quarterback.
These values determine how much a quarterback’s different kinds of production are worth—and how many quarterbacks your lineup may need.
Translate passing and rushing production into points
Passing yards and passing touchdowns do not always score the same way as rushing production. NFL.com’s beginner scoring example awards four points for a passing touchdown, one point per 25 passing yards, one point per 10 rushing yards and subtracts two points for an interception. The NFL Fantasy 2025 official rules use the same passing touchdown and yardage values, while rushing and receiving touchdowns are worth six points. These are examples of NFL scoring—not a guarantee that your league uses those values.
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Apply your league’s actual settings to both passing and rushing. When passing touchdowns are worth fewer points than rushing touchdowns, rushing production can change how two quarterbacks compare. But there is no automatic rushing-quarterback bonus: the advantage depends on projected production and your league’s exact values.
The NFL Fantasy 2025 rules illustrate the arithmetic with a player who records 200 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 20 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown and 25 receiving yards. Under those rules, the example totals 26.5 points: eight from passing touchdowns, six from the rushing touchdown, eight from passing yards, two from rushing yards and 2.5 from receiving yards. That worked example shows how to apply one specific scoring table; use your league’s table for your calculation.
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Include turnovers and bonuses in the comparison
Turnovers can narrow or erase a scoring advantage. NFL.com’s example subtracts two points for an interception, and the 2025 NFL Fantasy rules subtract two points for an interception and for a lost fumble. If your league’s penalties differ, use those values instead. Include bonuses and other deductions too: leaving them out can make a projection look better or worse than it will score in your lineup.
Compare projections, draft cost and roster need
Once you know the scoring formula, compare plausible quarterbacks using projections or performance ranges that account for the same league settings. The sources here do not establish a universal projection model, so treat projections as estimates, not guarantees. Consider these questions together:
- Scoring conversion: How many points do the player’s projected passing yards, passing touchdowns, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns produce in your league?
- Turnover exposure: How do projected interceptions and lost fumbles affect that total under your penalties?
- Expected output and consistency: What is the projected range, and how much does the decision depend on a high or low outcome?
- Draft cost: Is the projected value worth the pick compared with quarterbacks likely to remain available and players at other positions?
- Roster scarcity: Does your lineup require one starting quarterback, two, or a quarterback-eligible superflex option?
Average draft position (ADP) is a market reference, not a promise of performance. NFL.com’s July 20, 2026 quarterback value analysis compares rankings with ESPN ADP and says it uses PPR scoring. Its values belong to that date and context; do not treat them as format-neutral or current after the market, roles or injury news changes.
For additional context, that article reports that the last 10 quarterbacks drafted No. 1 overall averaged 14.39 fantasy points per game in Year 1. It also says Josh Allen finished as QB1 or QB2 overall in six straight seasons as of its July 2026 publication. These are NFL.com’s dated claims, not independent guarantees of what a player will score in your league.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Verify the quarterback’s role and availability
Scoring math is only useful if the player is expected to play and produce. Before your draft—or before setting a lineup—check current reporting on starter status, injuries, position battles and supporting cast. NFL.com’s draft-preparation guide notes that drafting closer to the season opener can give managers time to observe position battles and injury reports. That timing may provide more information, but it does not remove uncertainty.
Quick Recap
Use this decision sequence on draft day
- Read your league’s scoring and roster settings. Record the point values, bonuses, turnover penalties and quarterback slots.
- Choose candidates from current rankings or projections. Treat them as a shortlist, not a final answer.
- Recalculate each candidate for your format. Apply your league’s passing, rushing and turnover rules to the same projection source where possible.
- Compare value with draft cost. Check ADP and consider which alternatives at quarterback and other positions may be available at your pick.
- Recheck role and injury news before committing. Starter changes or new availability information can alter the value comparison.
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