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 5: 2006 Yahoo Projections
| Player | PreRank | PaYds | PaTD | Int | RuYds | RuTD | SimPts | SimRank |
| Derek Anderson | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Tom Arth | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Charlie Batch | 59 | 34.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 12 | 3757 | 27.8 | 17 | 29.3 | 0.7 | 213 | 8 |
| Kyle Boller | 29 | 35.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Todd Bouman | 113 | 15.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 70 |
| Shane Boyd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 3876 | 24.3 | 14.4 | 39 | 0.3 | 196.8 | 9 |
| Casey Bramlet | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Drew Brees | 16 | 3586 | 19.1 | 17.2 | 36.9 | 0.8 | 157 | 24 |
| Aaron Brooks | 20 | 3513 | 22.7 | 20.4 | 149 | 1.6 | 182 | 14 |
| Travis Brown | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Mark Brunell | 19 | 3608 | 28.2 | 12 | 64.9 | 0 | 220.2 | 4 |
| Marc Bulger | 7 | 3895 | 20.7 | 15.7 | 87 | 1.4 | 182.2 | 13 |
| Jason Campbell | 68 | 30.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| David Carr | 24 | 3111 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 87.1 | 0.2 | 133.8 | 30 |
| Matt Cassel | 83 | 32.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 56 |
| Timmy Chang | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kellen Clemens | 69 | 30.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 70 |
| Kerry Collins | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Todd Collins | 79 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 60 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 8 | 3983 | 27.6 | 18.6 | 178 | 0.5 | 218.4 | 5 |
| Jay Cutler | 90 | 33.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Rohan Davey | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Jake Delhomme | 10 | 3519 | 25.8 | 18.9 | 16.2 | 0.3 | 188.8 | 10 |
| Koy Detmer | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Trent Dilfer | 50 | 30.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 64 |
| Ken Dorsey | 108 | 27.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Brett Favre | 15 | 3629 | 23 | 21.7 | 28.4 | 0 | 167.6 | 21 |
| A.J. Feeley | 54 | 31.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 33 |
| Jay Fiedler | 55 | 27 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 56 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Gus Frerotte | 43 | 30.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Charlie Frye | 28 | 3058 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 43.2 | 0.8 | 145.6 | 26 |
| Jeff Garcia | 51 | 38.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| David Garrard | 40 | 34.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Quinn Gray | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Trent Green | 9 | 4377 | 20.2 | 12.9 | 52.7 | 0 | 184.4 | 12 |
| David Greene | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Brian Griese | 35 | 36.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Rex Grossman | 37 | 2934 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 49.9 | 0.8 | 136.8 | 28 |
| Gibran Hamdan | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Joey Harrington | 45 | 37.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Josh Harris | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 5 | 4091 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 126 | 1.6 | 213.8 | 7 |
| Tim Hasselbeck | 97 | 29.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Drew Henson | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Shaun Hill | 99 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 60 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 42 | 3226 | 21.4 | 16.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 163.2 | 23 |
| Damon Huard | 56 | 32.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 64 |
| Brad Johnson | 21 | 3417 | 15.6 | 9.8 | 57.4 | 0 | 144 | 27 |
| Doug Johnson | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Rob Johnson | 57 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| James Kilian | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Shaun King | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Kliff Kingsbury | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Jon Kitna | 27 | 3217 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 118 | 0 | 169 | 20 |
| Craig Krenzel | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Stefan LeFors | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Byron Leftwich | 18 | 3201 | 20.2 | 11.3 | 70.5 | 1 | 171.6 | 17 |
| Matt Leinart | 33 | 34.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Cleo Lemon | 104 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 60 |
| Jared Lorenzen | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| J.P. Losman | 47 | 24.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 64 |
| Eli Manning | 4 | 3535 | 21 | 17.7 | 93.2 | 1 | 170.6 | 18 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 4506 | 36.1 | 13.2 | 79.1 | 0 | 283.2 | 1 |
| Jamie Martin | 53 | 37.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Matt Mauck | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Josh McCown | 26 | 33.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 35 |
| Luke McCown | 106 | 13.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 64 |
| Mike McMahon | 49 | 26.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Donovan McNabb | 6 | 3941 | 20 | 14.9 | 69 | 0.9 | 176.6 | 16 |
| Steve McNair | 23 | 3276 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 123 | 0.7 | 156.6 | 25 |
| Adrian McPherson | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Craig Nall | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| John Navarre | 96 | 15.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 70 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Kyle Orton | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| J.T. O’Sullivan | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Jeff Otis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Carson Palmer | 2 | 3873 | 28.5 | 14.2 | 27.8 | 0.9 | 226 | 3 |
| Jesse Palmer | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Preston Parsons | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Chad Pennington | 22 | 3326 | 14.7 | 13 | 73 | 0.3 | 133 | 31 |
| Cody Pickett | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Jake Plummer | 14 | 3812 | 25 | 12.8 | 300 | 2.7 | 231.6 | 2 |
| Casey Printers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dave Ragone | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Patrick Ramsey | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Bryan Randall | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Marcus Randall | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tim Rattay | 44 | 16.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 64 |
| Philip Rivers | 25 | 2878 | 23.3 | 16.1 | -8.3 | 0 | 164.6 | 22 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 71 | 35.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 56 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 13 | 3348 | 25.7 | 13.2 | 77.9 | 3.2 | 216 | 6 |
| Tony Romo | 77 | 28.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 46 | 27.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.11E-16 | 73 |
| Rod Rutherford | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Matt Schaub | 105 | 24.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 64 |
| Chris Simms | 30 | 3338 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 26.2 | 0.7 | 134.8 | 29 |
| Alex Smith | 36 | 2761 | 11.3 | 20.4 | 70.4 | 0 | 85 | 32 |
| Jeff Smoker | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Jim Sorgi | 107 | 48 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 33 |
| Bryson Spinner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brian St. Pierre | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| B.J. Symons | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Marques Tuiasosopo | 86 | 30.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 56 |
| Bradlee Van Pelt | 58 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 60 |
| Marcus Vick | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Michael Vick | 17 | 2728 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 695 | 3.1 | 177 | 15 |
| Billy Volek | 31 | 3698 | 20.1 | 12.4 | 17.1 | 0.2 | 170 | 19 |
| Seneca Wallace | 112 | 34.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Andrew Walter | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Kurt Warner | 11 | 3903 | 22 | 12.8 | 23.6 | 0.1 | 186 | 11 |
| Chris Weinke | 62 | 33.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Charlie Whitehurst | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Tory Woodbury | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Anthony Wright | 48 | 35.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |
| Vince Young | 32 | 33.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 45 |