Fantasy Football 2006: Quarterbacks

(This is the second of a seven-part series on fantasy football. In this series, the Corner looks at draft strategies and ranks the top players for every position. Today we rate the top quarterbacks.)

Welcome back to our continuing look at fantasy football 2006. In the first part of this series, we covered nine tips to dominate your draft and now we turn our attention to individual positions. First up is the quarterbacks.

Quarterbacks are the second most important draft acquisition, next to running backs. Grabbing an elite one early is key to dominating your league. I like to draft running backs with my first two picks and then snatch a QB in the third or fourth round (if there's a big-time receiver like Torry Holt or Chad Johnson left on the board in the third round, I'll grab them first and take a quarterback in the fourth round).

Here's the Corners rankings of the top 20 quarterbacks in fantasy football for 2006:

1. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
2. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
3. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals (if healthy)
4. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks
5. Eli Manning, New York Giants
6. Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers
7. Marc Bulger, St. Louis Rams
8. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
9. Drew Bledsoe, Dallas Cowboys
10. Trent Green, Kansas City Chiefs
11. Jake Plummer, Denver Broncos
12. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
13. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
14. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
15. Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
16. Daunte Culpepper, Miami Dolphins (if healthy he goes higher)
17. Steve McNair, Baltimore Ravens
18. Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons
19. Mark Brunell, Washington Redskins
20. Byron Leftwich, Jacksonville Jaguars

Sleeper: Jon Kitna, Detroit Lions
Overrated: Vick
Rookies to watch: Matt Leinart, Arizona Cardinals; Vince Young, Tennessee Titans; and Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos.

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