The NFL season is less than two weeks away, and fantasy football drafts are wrapping up. Here is the full list of the fantasy football quarterback rankings for the 2025 season.
2025 Season Rankings Quarterbacks Fantasy Football
Tier 1: The Big 5
Rank Player Team
1 Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens
2 Josh Allen Buffalo Bills
3 Jayden Daniels Washington Commanders
4 Jalen Hurts Philadelphia Eagles
5 Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals
These are the clear best five fantasy football quarterbacks for the 2025 season:
Tier 2: QBs Drafted at Their Ceilings
Rank Player Team
6 Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs
7 Baker Mayfield Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8 Kyler Murray Arizona Cardinals
9 Bo Nix Denver Broncos
These players are in a tough position with their ADPs, as they are being drafted at their ceilings. Without injuries to the top five guys, it is very difficult to see how anyone else will perform better than them, making this tier of quarterbacks one to avoid in fantasy drafts due to a lack of value. Fantasy football drafting is all about value, and there is not much value and upside among these players. Therefore, it is better to take a player at another position instead and wait to take a quarterback later.
Mahomes was the QB11 last season and will be dealing with the suspension of Rashee Rice.
Mayfield was the QB4, as he had a career season. However, negative touchdown regression is expected for the upcoming season.
Murray has struggled to get back to form since his ACL injury, and was just the QB10 last season.
Nix was the QB7 in his rookie season, but how much higher can he climb?
Tier 3: Lots of Upside and Potential
Rank Player Team
10 Justin Fields New York Jets
11 Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys
12 Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers
13 Caleb Williams Chicago Bears
14 Drake Maye New England Patriots
This tier contains players with a lot more upside and potential than the previous tier, and they are going much later in fantasy drafts:
Fields is struggling to throw the football in camp, but has been a top ten fantasy quarterback whenever he gets the chance to start.
Prescott was putting up MVP numbers the last time he was healthy. The Cowboys improved their passing game, while their rushing attack is not expected to be strong.
Williams and Maye are two sophomore quarterbacks with dual-threat abilities, with new head coaches and offensive coordinators looking to make the next leap.
Drake Maye was the QB14 in fantasy points per game in the weeks he was a starter.
He also averaged more rushing yards per game than Josh Allen.
He has massive upside, and we're drafting him at his floor. So why is he being drafted as the QB17? pic.twitter.com/VypXQrrx08
— Alfredo Brown (@AlfredoABrown) August 6, 2025
Tier 4: Late-Round Sleepers
Rank Player Team
15 Jared Goff Detroit Lions
16 Trevor Lawrence Jacksonville Jaguars
17 Jordan Love Green Bay Packers
18 Justin Herbert Los Angeles Chargers
19 Bryce Young Carolina Panthers
20 C.J. Stroud Houston Texans
These quarterbacks are the ones going late in 1-QB fantasy drafts, but there is still value to be had:
Lawrence has a new head coach, Liam Coen, who was excellent with the Bucs and Mayfield last season. Lawrence also has the best group of weapons around him with the addition of Travis Hunter.
Young had three top-eight fantasy finishes in his final six games played in 2024. He really turned it around after being benched at the end of the season.
Stroud was the QB11 in just 15 games played in his rookie season in 2023, but he struggled in 2024. A new offensive coordinator and a healthier wide receiver room should help him in 2025.
Tier 5: Undrafted Darlings
Rank Player Team
21 J.J. McCarthy Minnesota Vikings
22 Michael Penix Jr. Atlanta Falcons
23 Tua Tagovailoa Miami Dolphins
24 Geno Smith Las Vegas Raiders
25 Sam Darnold Seattle Seahawks
26 Cam Ward Tennessee Titans
27 Daniel Jones Indianapolis Colts
There are a lot of unknowns about the quarterbacks in this tier, but if they break out, they can provide excellent value in the final rounds of drafts or off the waiver wire:
McCarthy and Ward have never played a snap in the NFL, while Penix has only played in three games.
Smith, Darnold, and Jones are all on new teams.
Tagovailoa just can’t stay healthy.
Tier 6: Bottom of the Barrel
matthew stafford injury
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Rank Player Team
28 Matthew Stafford Los Angeles Rams
29 Aaron Rodgers Pittsburgh Steelers
30 Russell Wilson New York Giants
31 Joe Flacco Cleveland Browns
32 Tyler Shough/Spencer Rattler New Orleans Saints
There really is no path to fantasy relevance for these guys unless in a super deep league:
Stafford is dealing with back injuries.
Rodgers can not move well in the pocket, providing zero rushing upside, and the Steelers offense is not expected to be great.
Wilson and Flacco probably won’t make it through the full season as the starter.
The Saints quarterback situation is a mess.
Tier 7: Not Current Starters, But Could Shine if They Get the Chance
Rank Player Team
33 Anthony Richardson Indianapolis Colts
34 Jaxson Dart New York Giants
35 Jalen Milroe Seattle Seahawks
36 Shedeur Sanders Cleveland Browns
None of these four guys is the starting quarterback for their teams to begin the year, but if they get a chance to start, they could become fantasy relevant:
Richardson’s upside is insanely high, but he just can’t stay healthy.
Dart and Milroe are both rookies who have the dual-threat ability as well.
Jaxson Dart balled out in the preseason:
🎯 80.0% adjusted completion %
🎯 424 total yards
🎯 4 total TDs
🎯 0 INTs pic.twitter.com/186kT12pgQ
— PFF NY Giants (@PFF_Giants) August 22, 2025
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