Player rankings
Altitude Rankings
2008 Week 1. Players are ranked by that week's Altitude. One position group at a time.
QBWithin position
Quarterbacks
32 qualifying players. Ranked by Week 1 Altitude.
| # | Player | Team | Altitude | Adjusted EPA | APY | CostCost / adj. EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Cutler | DEN | 99Soaring | 14.0 | $5.7M | $25.4K |
| 2 | Tony Romo | DAL | 98Soaring | 14.5 | $11.3M | $48.5K |
| 3 | Donovan McNabb | PHI | 95Soaring | 11.7 | — | — |
| 4 | Drew Brees | NO | 84Cruising | 8.0 | $10.0M | $78.6K |
| 5 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 83Cruising | 3.8 | $14.7M | $238.6K |
| 6 | JaMarcus Russell | LV | 70Cruising | 4.6 | — | — |
| 7 | Matt Cassel | NE | 62Cruising | 2.6 | $0.4M | $8.5K |
| 8 | Brett Favre | NYJ | 61Cruising | 3.3 | — | — |
| 9 | Jon Kitna | DET | 60Cruising | 4.2 | — | — |
| 10 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 59Level | 2.6 | $12.7M | $303.0K |
| 11 | Eli Manning | NYG | 50Level | 3.1 | — | — |
| 12 | Kyle Orton | CHI | 50Level | 1.8 | $3.0M | $101.4K |
| 13 | Philip Rivers | LAC | 44Level | 1.7 | — | — |
| 14 | Jake Delhomme | CAR | 42Level | 2.0 | — | — |
| 15 | Tarvaris Jackson | MIN | 42Level | 1.8 | — | — |
| 16 | Derek Anderson | CLE | 39Turbulence | 1.0 | $8.0M | $512.1K |
| 17 | Kurt Warner | ARI | 37Turbulence | 0.9 | — | — |
| 18 | Chad Pennington | MIA | 31Turbulence | 0.1 | — | — |
| 19 | Trent Edwards | BUF | 31Turbulence | 0.1 | — | — |
| 20 | Jeff Garcia | TB | 27Turbulence | -0.7 | — | — |
| 21 | Vince Young | TEN | 21Turbulence | -1.2 | $8.0M | — |
| 22 | Matt Schaub | HOU | 20Turbulence | -2.2 | $8.0M | — |
| 23 | Peyton Manning | IND | 20Turbulence | -2.8 | — | — |
| 24 | Jason Campbell | WAS | 18Turbulence | -1.8 | $7.5M | — |
| 25 | Damon Huard | KC | 16Turbulence | -1.2 | — | — |
| 26 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 16Turbulence | -2.3 | $4.8M | — |
| 27 | Brodie Croyle | KC | 15Turbulence | -1.7 | — | — |
| 28 | J.T. O'Sullivan | SF | 10Turbulence | -3.1 | — | — |
| 29 | David Garrard | JAX | 10Turbulence | -5.3 | — | — |
| 30 | Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | 9Grounded | -6.5 | $8.0M | — |
| 31 | Carson Palmer | CIN | 6Grounded | -4.6 | $16.2M | — |
| 32 | Marc Bulger | LA | 5Grounded | -5.9 | — | — |
Altitude is a historical percentile built from qualifying regular-season games. Contract values come from Over The Cap through nflverse.