PreRank: the default rank of the player in the given projection.
SimPts: the number of points the QB is projected to score under a simplified Yahoo system, crediting 6 points per passing or rushing touchdown, -2 points per interception, 1 point for every 50 passing yards, and 1 point for every 20 rushing yards.
SimRank: the rank of the player in the given projection under the simplified Yahoo scoring system.
TABLE 3: 2006 CBS Sportsline Projections
| Player | PreRank | PaYds | PaTD | Int | RuYds | RuTD | SimPts | SimRank |
| Derek Anderson | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Tom Arth | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Charlie Batch | 52 | 294 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 51 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 7 | 3940 | 24 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 194 | 9 |
| Kyle Boller | 37 | 498 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 26 | 37 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 60 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 62 |
| Todd Bouman | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shane Boyd | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 3921 | 28 | 12 | 80 | 1 | 232 | 2 |
| Casey Bramlet | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Drew Brees | 10 | 3316 | 24 | 13 | 67 | 1 | 193 | 10 |
| Aaron Brooks | 19 | 3461 | 20 | 16 | 122 | 1 | 169 | 17 |
| Travis Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mark Brunell | 21 | 3039 | 21 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 165 | 20 |
| Marc Bulger | 9 | 3589 | 25 | 14 | 59 | 1 | 201 | 6 |
| Jason Campbell | 63 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 57 |
| David Carr | 23 | 3102 | 16 | 14 | 170 | 1 | 144 | 23 |
| Matt Cassel | 58 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 57 |
| Timmy Chang | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Kellen Clemens | 82 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Kerry Collins | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Todd Collins | 67 | 137 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 13 | 3364 | 20 | 12 | 309 | 2 | 190 | 12 |
| Jay Cutler | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rohan Davey | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jake Delhomme | 15 | 3509 | 24 | 17 | 61 | 1 | 189 | 14 |
| Koy Detmer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trent Dilfer | 40 | 403 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 46 |
| Ken Dorsey | 47 | 368 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 47 |
| Brett Favre | 12 | 3844 | 24 | 21 | 59 | 1 | 186 | 15 |
| A.J. Feeley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jay Fiedler | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gus Frerotte | 42 | 346 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 43 |
| Charlie Frye | 30 | 2478 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 2 | 127 | 29 |
| Jeff Garcia | 45 | 358 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 41 |
| David Garrard | 41 | 372 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 39 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quinn Gray | 54 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 |
| Trent Green | 11 | 3861 | 23 | 14 | 75 | 0 | 190 | 12 |
| David Greene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brian Griese | 36 | 528 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 38 |
| Rex Grossman | 28 | 2564 | 16 | 12 | 117 | 0 | 128 | 28 |
| Gibran Hamdan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Joey Harrington | 34 | 514 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 36 |
| Josh Harris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 4 | 3822 | 24 | 11 | 114 | 1 | 209 | 3 |
| Tim Hasselbeck | 57 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 57 |
| Drew Henson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shaun Hill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kelly Holcomb | 29 | 2426 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 117 | 30 |
| Damon Huard | 74 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Brad Johnson | 24 | 3026 | 17 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 144 | 23 |
| Doug Johnson | 59 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 57 |
| Rob Johnson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| James Kilian | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shaun King | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kliff Kingsbury | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jon Kitna | 22 | 3122 | 17 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 148 | 22 |
| Craig Krenzel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stefan LeFors | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Byron Leftwich | 17 | 3120 | 20 | 12 | 113 | 2 | 175 | 16 |
| Matt Leinart | 46 | 351 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 44 |
| Cleo Lemon | 62 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 62 |
| Jared Lorenzen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| J.P. Losman | 38 | 690 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 30 | 35 |
| Eli Manning | 5 | 3801 | 25 | 13 | 82 | 0 | 204 | 5 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 4435 | 33 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 262 | 1 |
| Jamie Martin | 50 | 244 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 49 |
| Matt Mauck | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Josh McCown | 35 | 626 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 32 | 34 |
| Luke McCown | 68 | 122 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| Mike McMahon | 48 | 221 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 48 |
| Donovan McNabb | 6 | 3302 | 22 | 11 | 203 | 2 | 198 | 7 |
| Steve McNair | 20 | 3345 | 18 | 13 | 135 | 1 | 160 | 21 |
| Adrian McPherson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Craig Nall | 56 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
| John Navarre | 66 | 154 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 |
| Dan Orlovsky | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kyle Orton | 61 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
| J.T. O’Sullivan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jeff Otis | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Carson Palmer | 3 | 3704 | 26 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 208 | 4 |
| Jesse Palmer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Preston Parsons | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Chad Pennington | 32 | 2080 | 14 | 9 | 85 | 1 | 117 | 30 |
| Cody Pickett | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jake Plummer | 18 | 3249 | 19 | 12 | 124 | 1 | 166 | 19 |
| Casey Printers | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Dave Ragone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patrick Ramsey | 39 | 593 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| Bryan Randall | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Marcus Randall | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Tim Rattay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Philip Rivers | 26 | 3037 | 17 | 15 | 62 | 0 | 135 | 26 |
| Aaron Rodgers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 16 | 3062 | 22 | 13 | 123 | 3 | 191 | 11 |
| Tony Romo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sage Rosenfels | 49 | 246 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 49 |
| Rod Rutherford | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Matt Schaub | 43 | 362 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 39 |
| Chris Simms | 25 | 3214 | 16 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 136 | 25 |
| Alex Smith | 31 | 2340 | 13 | 16 | 198 | 1 | 107 | 32 |
| Jeff Smoker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jim Sorgi | 55 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 53 |
| Bryson Spinner | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Brian St. Pierre | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| B.J. Symons | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Marques Tuiasosopo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bradlee Van Pelt | 53 | 264 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 51 |
| Marcus Vick | 51 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| Michael Vick | 14 | 2534 | 15 | 14 | 661 | 4 | 169 | 17 |
| Billy Volek | 27 | 2545 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 133 | 27 |
| Seneca Wallace | 65 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 53 |
| Andrew Walter | 64 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 62 |
| Kurt Warner | 8 | 3887 | 25 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 196 | 8 |
| Chris Weinke | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Charlie Whitehurst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tory Woodbury | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Anthony Wright | 44 | 389 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 44 |
| Vince Young | 33 | 1208 | 6 | 6 | 188 | 1 | 63 | 33 |