Part of what makes the NFL so fun and engaging for so many people is fantasy football. It's a great way to stay connected with the league and your friends, a well as earn some bragging rights, or perhaps even some money if you're truly proficient.
Many will argue that quarterback is the most important position in fantasy football, especially if you can land an upper echelon quarterback. Kendall Valenzuela ranked his top quarterbacks for the 2025 NFL season, and Buffalo Bills' superstar Josh Allen was not atop the list, despite winning the 2024 NFL MVP.
"There are three quarterbacks that are in a tier of their own, and Josh Allen sits atop that list. In each of the last five seasons, Allen has finished as a top-three quarterback in fantasy points per game. We saw a different Allen last season, where big-time mistakes and turnovers almost weren't an option for him anymore—he had a career-low five interceptions in 2024." Wrote Valenzuela.
"Allen finished with 3,731 passing yards and 28 touchdowns with the Bills' wide receivers and tight ends ranking just 27th in average Open Score. Plus, we always want a dual-threat quarterback, and that's exactly what Allen is—he had 531 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2024.
I have Allen as QB2 heading into this season, but I think Lamar Jackson and Allen are interchangeable at the top"
Valenzuela states that while he wouldn't argue anyone who puts Josh Allen in their top QB spot, Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Lamar Jackson is unlike anything we've ever seen before.
"It's reigning MVP versus reigning QB1 in fantasy football. Lamar Jackson was ELECTRIC last season, locking down the most rushing yards by a quarterback (915) while averaging 53.8 rushing yards per game. That said, the more impressive part of last season was the strides he made as a passer.
Jackson not only had career highs in pass attempts (474), completions (316), yards (4,172), and touchdowns (41), but he also had a career-low four interceptions and a league-high 8.8 YPA.
Just go ahead and read that whole paragraph again. We saw an elite Jackson last year.
I'm not going to sit here and try to guess when regression happens, because we've never seen a quarterback like Lamar Jackson.
And I'm not going to argue with anyone who puts Josh Allen in their QB1 spot.
But until the reigning QB1 shows us a weakness, I'm going to continue looking at Jackson as THE guy to go and get in fantasy." Concluded Valenzuela.