The ever-changing value of fantasy football quarterbacks continues in 2025.
Superflex and two-quarterback league setups have given new life to a position long ignored in fantasy due to the abundance of useful names under center. Even the 20th-ranked quarterback often provides a more than useful stat line most weeks.
However, fantasy drafters see a clear Tier 1 in fantasy football QB rankings based on how often they provide rushing statistics.
Are the prices of these elite names worth your selection? Keep reading for our breakdown of how to navigate the 2025 fantasy QB draft rankings to build the best possible team.
Fantasy Football QB rankings: Best quarterbacks for 2025 drafts
As has been the case in recent years, the quarterbacks who can also provide significant rushing statistics are pushed up into Tier 1: the Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen, the Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson, 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year and Washington Commanders breakout Jayden Daniels, and defending Super Bowl champion Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles.
The run on these top names usually starts around Pick 23 or 24 overall (end of Round 2) with either Allen or Jackson. (Just like the NFL MVP vote last year, it could go either way.) That might be too rich in your run-of-the-mill league that doesn't reward attacking the position early, but your leaguemates might chase them.
In your average 1QB fantasy football league plan, however, missing out on one of those quarterbacks should direct drafters to locate value several rounds later instead of pushing up riskier names who may not have the same impact with their legs.
Consider deploying the "stars and scrubs" approach and avoid the middle tiers at QB, instead waiting until the late rounds to address the position while building a strong lineup and depth crew elsewhere.
For more tips in fantasy QB drafting -- including the superflex/2QB approach and another big exception that justifies being more aggressive in selecting your starting quarterback -- scroll down past these QB rankings after reading them.
QB Fantasy Rankings Updates
8/28 notes:
- Adjustments in his downfield stats projections and a Minnesota Vikings reunion with reliable snare Adam Thielen prompted me to bump J.J. McCarthy up into midrange QB2 territory arrival of reliable midrange snare ADa
- Daniel Jones gets a bump after grabbing the Indianapolis Colts' starting QB job from Anthony Richardson. Jones' presence upgrades Indy's skill players, and the mobile QB could sneak in a few QB1 weekly fantasy performances.
- Jaxson Dart jumped a bit as a stronger bench speculation in 1QB games. Sure, it was the preseason, but he accomplished what he was asked to do.
These fantasy football quarterback rankings are based on leagues with 4 points per passing touchdown, 0.20 points per passing yards, and negative-1 points for interceptions.
| Rk | Tr | Quarterbacks | TM | Bye | OvrRk ↕️ |
| 1 | 1 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 7 | |
| 2 | 1 | Josh Allen | BUF | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | Jayden Daniels | WAS | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | Patrick Mahomes II | KC | 10 | |
| 7 | 3 | Bo Nix | DEN | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | Drake Maye | NE | 14 | |
| 9 | 3 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 10 | |
| 10 | 3 | Baker Mayfield | TB | 9 | |
| 11 | 3 | Kyler Murray | ARI | 8 | |
| 12 | 3 | Caleb Williams | CHI | 5 | |
| 13 | 3 | Brock Purdy | SF | 14 | |
| 14 | 4 | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | 8 | |
| 15 | 4 | Jared Goff | DET | 8 | |
| 16 | 4 | Jordan Love | GB | 5 | |
| 17 | 4 | J.J. McCarthy | MIN | 6 | ⬆️ 9 |
| 18 | 5 | Justin Fields | NYJ | 9 | |
| 19 | 5 | Justin Herbert | LAC | 12 | |
| 20 | 5 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 12 | |
| 21 | 5 | C.J. Stroud | HOU | 6 | |
| 22 | 5 | Bryce Young | CAR | 14 | |
| 23 | 6 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 8 | |
| 24 | 6 | Michael Penix Jr. | ATL | 5 | |
| 25 | 6 | Geno Smith | LV | 8 | |
| 26 | 6 | Sam Darnold | SEA | 8 | |
| 27 | 6 | Cameron Ward | TEN | 10 | |
| 28 | 7 | Daniel Jones | IND | 11 | ⬆️ 9 |
| 29 | 7 | Aaron Rodgers | PIT | 5 | |
| 30 | 7 | Russell Wilson | NYG | 14 | |
| 31 | 7 | Jaxson Dart | NYG | 14 | ⬆️ 9 |
| 32 | 7 | Spencer Rattler | NO | 11 | |
| 33 | 8 | Shedeur Sanders | CLE | 9 | |
| 34 | 8 | Anthony Richardson Sr. | IND | 11 | ⬇️ 6 |
| 35 | 8 | Joe Flacco | CLE | 9 | |
| 36 | 8 | Jalen Milroe | SEA | 8 | |
| 37 | 8 | Kirk Cousins | ATL | 5 | |
| 38 | 8 | Tyrod Taylor | NYJ | 9 | |
| 39 | 8 | Tyler Shough | NO | 11 | |
| 40 | 9 | Jameis Winston | NYG | 14 | |
| 41 | 9 | Kenny Pickett | CLE | 9 | |
| 42 | 9 | Dillon Gabriel | CLE | 9 | |
| 43 | 9 | Mason Rudolph | PIT | 5 | |
| 44 | 9 | Joe Milton III | DAL | 10 | |
| 45 | 9 | Deshaun Watson | CLE | 9 | |
| 46 | 9 | Aidan O'Connell | LV | 8 | |
| 47 | 9 | Will Howard | PIT | 5 | |
| 48 | 9 | Zach Wilson | MIA | 12 | |
| 49 | 9 | Marcus Mariota | WAS | 12 | |
| 50 | 9 | Malik Willis | GB | 5 | |
| 51 | 10 | Gardner Minshew II | KC | 10 | |
| 52 | 10 | Sam Howell | MIN | 6 | |
| 53 | 10 | Jake Browning | CIN | 10 | |
| 54 | 10 | Taylor Heinicke | LAC | 12 | |
| 55 | 10 | Mac Jones | SF | 14 | |
| 56 | 10 | Cooper Rush | BAL | 7 | |
| 57 | 10 | Kyle Trask | TB | 9 |
FULL FANTASY RANKINGS: Top 300 Players PPR Cheat Sheet
Drafting for QB-WR stacks
When to draft your quarterback in single-QB leagues might depend on your top wide receiver.
If your WR1 will be a target hog, a sound strategy would be to draft their quarterback to maximize your reward for a big day by your alpha receiver.
Top volume-based QB fantasy stacks
- Cincinnati Bengals (Ja'Marr Chase - Joe Burrow)
- Dallas Cowboys (CeeDee Lamb - Dak Prescott)
- Minnesota Vikings (Justin Jefferson - J.J. McCarthy)
- Houston Texans (Nico Collins - C.J. Stroud)
- Arizona Cardinals (Trey McBride - Kyler Murray)
- San Francisco 49ers (George Kittle - Brock Purdy)
- Detroit Lions (Amon-Ra St. Brown - Jared Goff)
- New York Jets (Garrett Wilson - Justin Fields)
- Los Angeles Chargers (Ladd McConkey - Justin Herbert)
Sleeper QB stacks to consider
Go against the grain by connecting these QB-WR, QB-RB, or QB-TE dots, with a huge potential return on investment in best-ball leagues, where you don't face the stress of needing to set all of these connections in your lineup:
- Jacksonville Jaguars (Brian Thomas Jr.-Travis Hunter-Trevor Lawrence)
- Tennessee Titans (Calvin Ridley - Cam Ward)
- Miami Dolphins (De'Von Achane - Jaylen Waddle - Tua Tagovailoa)
- Seattle Seahawks (Jaxon Smith-Njigba - Sam Darnold)
- New York Giants (Malik Nabers - Russell Wilson -- contrarian deep-league play, pairing Wilson with another streamer QB)
- New Orleans Saints (Chris Olave/Alvin Kamara - Tyler Shough)
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Best superflex/2QB fantasy draft strategy
In superflex/2QB leagues, aim to draft at least 3 quarterbacks, including two within the first four rounds.
Depending on your superflex/2QB league's other scoring settings, you can gauge which positions besides quarterback you will need to target first.
Still, superflex fantasy managers should lock down their first two options early to leave room for the much more manageable player pools at other positions later on.
Superflex/2QB have done wonders to resuscitate the declining fantasy value overall of the quarterback position. Consistently using two quarterbacks at the required QB and the optional superflex spot (QB/RB/WR/TE) instantly gives those managers a consistently weekly floor at the easiest position to earn fantasy points.
Therefore, even if you draft a Tier 1 option (Allen/Jackson/Daniels/Hurts), you can probably net at least another top-20 name (Trevor Lawrence, J.J. McCarthy, Tua Tagovailoa) and perhaps back that up with an upside QB2/QB3 to stash (Bryce Young, Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders, Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe).