Should I draft quarterbacks earlier in PPR leagues?

No. Quarterbacks catch no passes, so the reception rule does not change their scoring relative to each other or to the replacement quarterback. Take your quarterback on the same schedule you would in a standard league.

Do rushing quarterbacks gain or lose in PPR?

Neither. Rushing production is scored the same way in both formats. A mobile quarterback's advantage over a pocket passer comes from carries and rushing touchdowns, and PPR does not touch either.

Which scoring setting changes quarterback value the most?

Passing-touchdown value. Moving from four points to six points per passing touchdown changes every quarterback's scoring directly and reshuffles the board far more than the reception rule, which never pays the passer at all. Superflex starting requirements change quarterback value most of all by making the position scarce.

PPR vs standard for quarterbacks: why the position barely moves

PPR does not meaningfully change how you draft quarterbacks. A reception point can only be earned by the player who catches the pass, and quarterbacks are the ones throwing it — so the rule pays receivers and tight ends and leaves the quarterback order almost exactly where standard scoring had it. Passing volume, passing efficiency and rushing production decide the position in both formats. Draft your quarterback the same way either way: take the passer whose offense throws the most and runs the most, and let the reception rule sort out the positions that actually catch.

The mechanic: no receptions, no change

Everything PPR changes flows through one event — a completed pass — and the quarterback never records that event as a receiver. His points come from passing yards, passing touchdowns, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and turnovers, and none of those lines on a scoring sheet is affected by whether a catch is worth a point to someone else. That is why the quarterback board under PPR and the quarterback board under standard look nearly identical.

The indirect effect, and why it is small

The honest version of the argument for change is indirect: PPR leagues reward offenses that complete short passes, and a quarterback in such an offense throws more completions. But completion volume already drives passing yards, and passing yards are already paid in standard. The marginal change is tiny next to the gap between a high-volume passing attack and a run-first one, which both formats reward identically.

There is one second-order draft effect worth knowing, and it is about the roster around the quarterback, not the quarterback: because PPR pushes receivers up the board, other managers reach for pass catchers earlier, which can leave more early-down running backs and even a top quarterback on the board when you pick. That is a flow effect, not a change in how any quarterback is valued.

The settings that DO change the quarterback board

If you want the quarterback order to move, change quarterback scoring, not receiver scoring. Four- versus six-point passing touchdowns moves the board far more than PPR ever will, because it changes what each individual pass is worth to the passer. Superflex changes it most of all, by making the position scarce. PPR versus standard is close to noise at quarterback — spend your preparation time on the formats that matter.

The boards under each format

The live top five under each setting — and the position boards the format questions above are about — live on the ranking pages:

Half-PPR rankings — the live top five under half-point-per-reception scoring.
Standard scoring rankings — the live top five under non-PPR scoring.
Quarterback rankings, running back rankings, wide receiver rankings and tight end rankings — the position boards each format question moves.

Common questions

Should I draft quarterbacks earlier in PPR leagues?: No. Quarterbacks catch no passes, so the reception rule does not change their scoring relative to each other or to the replacement quarterback. Take your quarterback on the same schedule you would in a standard league.
Do rushing quarterbacks gain or lose in PPR?: Neither. Rushing production is scored the same way in both formats. A mobile quarterback's advantage over a pocket passer comes from carries and rushing touchdowns, and PPR does not touch either.
Which scoring setting changes quarterback value the most?: Passing-touchdown value. Moving from four points to six points per passing touchdown changes every quarterback's scoring directly and reshuffles the board far more than the reception rule, which never pays the passer at all. Superflex starting requirements change quarterback value most of all by making the position scarce.