Player rankings
Altitude Rankings
2009 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 | Drew Brees | NO | 98Soaring | 15.7 | $10.0M | $39.8K |
| 2 | Tony Romo | DAL | 96Soaring | 11.0 | $11.3M | $63.9K |
| 3 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | 91Soaring | 9.4 | $9.5M | $63.1K |
| 4 | Eli Manning | NYG | 89Cruising | 8.6 | $16.3M | $118.1K |
| 5 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 87Cruising | 11.7 | $4.8M | $25.5K |
| 6 | Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | 87Cruising | 9.7 | $8.0M | $51.8K |
| 7 | Peyton Manning | IND | 83Cruising | 9.2 | — | — |
| 8 | Tom Brady | NE | 72Cruising | 9.9 | — | — |
| 9 | Byron Leftwich | TB | 70Cruising | 6.8 | — | — |
| 10 | JaMarcus Russell | LV | 62Cruising | 4.0 | — | — |
| 11 | Kerry Collins | TEN | 59Level | 4.2 | — | — |
| 12 | Donovan McNabb | PHI | 56Level | 1.9 | $12.1M | $390.2K |
| 13 | Philip Rivers | LAC | 51Level | 3.4 | $15.3M | $283.3K |
| 14 | Jason Campbell | WAS | 50Level | 2.3 | $7.5M | $201.7K |
| 15 | Jay Cutler | CHI | 48Level | 2.8 | $14.5M | $326.4K |
| 16 | Trent Edwards | BUF | 46Level | 2.0 | — | — |
| 17 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 42Level | 1.9 | $11.3M | $374.5K |
| 18 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 41Level | 1.7 | $12.0M | $434.7K |
| 19 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 36Turbulence | 1.2 | $14.7M | $779.5K |
| 20 | Shaun Hill | SF | 33Turbulence | 0.4 | $2.0M | $295.3K |
| 21 | Carson Palmer | CIN | 31Turbulence | 0.1 | $16.2M | $12.2M |
| 22 | Brodie Croyle | KC | 26Turbulence | -0.7 | — | — |
| 23 | Kyle Orton | DEN | 21Turbulence | -1.6 | — | — |
| 24 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 17Turbulence | -2.3 | $12.7M | — |
| 25 | Kurt Warner | ARI | 17Turbulence | -3.3 | — | — |
| 26 | Brady Quinn | CLE | 14Turbulence | -3.9 | — | — |
| 27 | Brett Favre | MIN | 10Turbulence | -3.3 | — | — |
| 28 | Marc Bulger | LA | 8Grounded | -5.9 | — | — |
| 29 | David Garrard | JAX | 6Grounded | -4.9 | — | — |
| 30 | Matt Schaub | HOU | 4Grounded | -7.6 | $8.0M | — |
| 31 | Chad Pennington | MIA | 3Grounded | -7.7 | — | — |
| 32 | Jake Delhomme | CAR | 2Grounded | -5.2 | — | — |
Altitude is a historical percentile built from qualifying regular-season games. Contract values come from Over The Cap through nflverse.