Player rankings
Altitude Rankings
2012 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 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | 99Soaring | 14.0 | $13.5M | $60.3K |
| 2 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 97Soaring | 12.6 | $11.3M | $55.6K |
| 3 | Tony Romo | DAL | 93Soaring | 10.2 | $11.3M | $69.0K |
| 4 | Robert Griffin | WAS | 93Soaring | 9.1 | $5.3M | $36.3K |
| 5 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | 90Soaring | 9.3 | $9.8M | $66.4K |
| 6 | Peyton Manning | DEN | 85Cruising | 7.3 | $19.2M | $165.4K |
| 7 | Jay Cutler | CHI | 83Cruising | 8.9 | — | — |
| 8 | Matt Schaub | HOU | 78Cruising | 6.8 | $15.5M | $143.2K |
| 9 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 77Cruising | 6.4 | $4.8M | $46.1K |
| 10 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 74Cruising | 9.1 | $12.0M | $82.6K |
| 11 | Blaine Gabbert | JAX | 73Cruising | 7.7 | $3.0M | $24.4K |
| 12 | Tom Brady | NE | 73Cruising | 5.8 | $18.0M | $194.1K |
| 13 | Christian Ponder | MIN | 69Cruising | 4.6 | $2.5M | $34.2K |
| 14 | Philip Rivers | LAC | 68Cruising | 5.3 | $15.3M | $180.6K |
| 15 | Cam Newton | CAR | 67Cruising | 5.5 | $5.5M | $62.5K |
| 16 | Matt Cassel | KC | 67Cruising | 5.5 | $10.5M | $119.1K |
| 17 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 65Cruising | 6.9 | $12.7M | $114.8K |
| 18 | Jake Locker | TEN | 58Level | 3.9 | $3.1M | $50.7K |
| 19 | Alex Smith | SF | 56Level | 3.2 | $8.0M | $157.5K |
| 20 | Mike Vick | PHI | 55Level | 5.9 | $16.0M | $168.9K |
| 21 | Andrew Luck | IND | 55Level | 4.9 | $5.5M | $70.8K |
| 22 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 50Level | 3.7 | $14.7M | $245.6K |
| 23 | Drew Brees | NO | 49Level | 4.2 | $20.0M | $295.4K |
| 24 | Eli Manning | NYG | 37Turbulence | 1.0 | $16.3M | $1.0M |
| 25 | Sam Bradford | LA | 37Turbulence | 0.8 | $13.0M | $971.8K |
| 26 | Carson Palmer | LV | 36Turbulence | 1.2 | $10.8M | $548.3K |
| 27 | John Skelton | ARI | 30Turbulence | -0.1 | — | — |
| 28 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 21Turbulence | -1.9 | $0.7M | — |
| 29 | Josh Freeman | TB | 19Turbulence | -1.6 | $2.7M | — |
| 30 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | 18Turbulence | -2.6 | $3.2M | — |
| 31 | Andy Dalton | CIN | 9Grounded | -5.8 | $1.3M | — |
| 32 | Brandon Weeden | CLE | 8Grounded | -5.4 | $2.0M | — |
Altitude is a historical percentile built from qualifying regular-season games. Contract values come from Over The Cap through nflverse.