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2025 Fantasy Football Rankings: QBs 1-10

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By Chip Bayless (click Howie for more Chip)

 

 

1) Lamar Jackson

The spot for this year’s #1 fantasy quarterback is really a toss up as both Lamar and Josh Allen are in the prime of their careers, massively skilled throwers and rushers, and both play in an offense completely centered around them on incredibly talented teams.

Although, for now Jackson takes the top slot on this list because the Ravens offense has surrounded Jackson with a better offensive line, running back, TE group, and receiving core than the Bills.

Jackson also adds just slightly more value on the ground, most would agree he is at least a slightly better rusher and at the very least more explosive and faster than Allen.

En route to finishing as the top fantasy quarterback in 2024, Jackson had maybe the most phenomenal season of his career and gave us an unfair amount of mind-blowing highlights.



He improved as a passer once again, showed impressive chemistry with almost all his receivers from Zay Flowers to Batemen to Likely to a resurgent MAndrews and everyone in-between, and continued dancing around and running through defenders with ease (second in yards after contact per rush attempt in terms of QBs).


While it is Jackson’s legs and moves that often earn him the same level of unconditional admiration that MAGAs give to Trump emptying their pockets with tariffs, the zip on his balls, the quickness of his release, and his ability to launch deep balls are spectacles to be marveled at, and skills that translated to the stat sheet.

When it comes to last season’s QBs, Lamar Jackson ranked:

  • 1st in fantasy PPG and total points with 430 (no other QB broke 380)
  • 1st in rushing yards
  • 1st in QBR and in passer rating for QBs with 50+ attempts
  • 2nd in passing touchdowns to only Joe Burrow
  • 6th in passing yards
  • Tied for 9th in rushing TDs

His efficiency was insane too as he only threw four interceptions to his 41 TDs while finishing second to only Justin Herbert in fewest interceptions thrown among QBs with 300+ attempts.

Encouragingly enough for fantasy owners, he’s still running the ball at a high clip and the Ravens have shown no concerns in terms of scaling back his rushing to potentially elongate his career. Lamar ranked third to only Hurts and Daniels when it comes to QB carries last season.

As mentioned earlier, his arm strength and ability to easily uncork deep passes is a sight to behold which lifts his fantasy stock in terms of his TD potential (led QBs in TD% in 2024). Last season he led the NFL in passes for 40+ yards and ranked fourth in passes for 50+ yards.

His explosiveness as both a rusher and passer is almost unfair for the rest of the league, and in 2024 he led QBs in yards per pass attempt, and ranked third in yards per scramble.

Due to often finding receivers wide open as a result of a crazy scramble in addition to frequently perfectly hitting receivers in stride, Lamar sets his receivers up for YAC as well as any quarterback in the league, and regardless of whether the yards come at the catch or afterwards, they all add up in Lamar’s fantasy total.

Last season, Jackson and his receivers ranked second in average yards gained gained after the catch per completion, and there is no reason to believe a healthy Zay Flowers and an ever-improving Bateman won’t continue carving up defenses with their elite speed and acceleration.

Looking for one final random ass stat to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Lamar Jackson should be considered the #1 fantasy QB this year?

He led QBs in total efficiency versus expected (EVE) which is a statistical model from Opta Analyst which measures efficiency by comparing success on every single play to a league average based on situation and opponent.

 

 

2) Josh Allen

Allen or Jackson could have taken the top slot on this as their skillsets and talent levels are almost equivalent as is their fantasy production.

Ultimately, Lamar took the top slot simply due to being surrounded with just slightly more talent when you compare Derrick Henry to James Cook and Zay Flowers to whoever the Bills’ top WR is in addition to comparing the offensive lines of the Bills and Ravens.

However, one could certainly make the argument that anything the Bills lack just helps Josh Allen in terms of his rushing yards and red zone TDs, and it is his nose for the endzone (2nd in rushing share inside the 10 yard line among QBs to only Hurts) and rushing ability which lands him on the second spot on this year’s list.

Josh Allen’s skillset is remarkable, and he has the velocity to hit any throw in the playbook and is maybe the best on-the-run passer in the league.

Combine that with his ability to bully defenders as a rusher and even hurdle them, and you’ve got an undisputed top-3 fantasy QB.

In terms of 2024 QBs, Allen finished:

Much like Lamar, Allen’s arm punts and scrambles result in touchdowns and big plays galore courtesy of wide-open players, hitting receivers in stride, and simply out-throwing defenses.

Josh Allen ranked among the top-5 QBs last season when it came to passes for 20+ yards, 30+ yards, 40+ yards, and 50+ yards.

He also ranked among the top-3 QBs in adjusted yards per attempt, net yards gained per pass attempt, and adjusted net yards per attempt while coming in seventh in TD%.

Allen’s efficiency as a runner is perhaps the best the quarterback position has to offer in terms of his ability to get north and south as he led not just 2024 QBs, but the entire league in rushing success rate.

Josh Allen also might be the most physical quarterback in the NFL with an uncanny ability to truck, carry, and stiff-arm defenders for a quarterback. Last year he led QBs in yards after contact per attempt, ranked third in total yards after contact in terms of QBs, and finished fourth in broken tackles amongst QBs.

Finally, Allen has also impressively almost eliminated the turnover issues that plagued him almost every other season of his career, and in 2024 had the fourth-lowest percentage of pickable passes in terms of QBs that threw at least 300 passes, according to OptaStats.

 

 

3) Jalen Hurts

While the Eagles’ tush-pushing tendencies buoy Jalen Hurts’ fantasy stock into the top-3 fantasy QB stratosphere, it is his constant, Lamar-like improvement as a passer mixed with his Josh Allen-like tenacity as rusher that is responsible for him being top-5 quarterback in general, and it is those skills that will lead him to another fruitful fantasy season in 2025.

Hurts has now proven that he can hit accurate throws at all levels of the field, run around and through defenders of all shapes and sizes, and has elite, quick decision-making skills that enable him to expertly run RPOs and perfectly execute play-action calls that end in long bombs.

Although Saquon and the Eagles’ commitment to the run caps Jalen Hurts fantasy celling a little and prevents him from being considered among the top-2 fantasy QBs, Saquon’s presence and the Eagles rushing success opens up everything else for Jalen Hurts and prevents teams from keying on the underrated signal caller.

Furthermore, Hurts might have the most-talented duo of WRs in the NFL to throw to as both DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown rank among the top-10 receivers in EPA per target since 2020.

It’s worth noting the Eagles and the 49ers were the only teams in the NFL with two players in that top-10.

Hurts’ constantly-improving skillset and his top-notch surrounding talent resulted in the following marks when it comes to last year’s quarterbacks:

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While Hurts was asked to throw less this year as a result of Saquon and passed for under 3,000 yards and less than 20 TDs, his production when he did throw was impressive and improved.

In 2024, Hurts finished with the seventh-highest on-target throw percentage.

Going back to his top-5 QB decision making too, Hurts knows exactly when to pull the ball down, has phenomenal vision and a passer and a runner, and perfectly senses when to keep the rock on RPOs.

Last season he led the NFL in rushing yards on RPOs and notched the second-highest average yards per scramble.

Moreover, he’s as strong, creative, and quick as he ever has been as Hurts led 2024 QBs in broken tackles while ranking fourth in yards after contact.

One final stat for the Hurts haters: he led the NFL in completion percentage above expectation last season according to Next Gen Stats. and finished seventh in average air yards differential.

He also might not get enough credit for his ability to loft perfect deep passes with plenty of air and throwing maybe the most catchable ball in the league. Last season Hurts and his receivers led the NFL with the lowest drop percentage.

In closing, all of the aforementioned points are boosted by the fact that the tush push will not be banned and it is more than likely that Hurts will rush for double-digit TDs again.

In 2024 Hurts accounted for 51% of all of the Eagles’ rushes inside the five yard line, the most by far of any quarterback.

 

 

4) Jayden Daniels

If the Commies were tush-pushing like the Eagles, Daniels would likely have taken the third spot on this year’s list, but as it stands Hurts has just a slight advantage in terms of his scoring potential, surrounding talent, and offensive line.

Although, there’s certainly an argument to be made for Jayden Daniels being a top-3 quarterback this season, and now with the addition of Deebo Samuel to pair alongside Scary Terry, Jayden Daniels’ 2025 fantasy potential can’t be understated.

Daniels’ overall arm talent is undeniable, his ability to read defenses and process information is astounding for a rookie, and he has Lamar Jackson-like speed and rushing ability (2nd in rush yards to only Lamar, 3rd in the NFL in rushing success rate, and 7th among QBs in yards per scramble).



In just his first NFL season, here’s how Daniels’ stats stacked up against his peers at the position in 2024:

Daniels is a natural passer and has one of the quickest throwing motions in the NFL, allowing him to beat blitzes with ease and frequently zip passes through tight windows.

Last year he averaged the fifth-quickest time to throw (average time from snap to pass), according to Next Gen Stats.

Daniels has also shown an uncanny ability – especially for a rookie – to perform his best when it matters most, and in 2024 he ranked among the top five QBs in fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives.

While he has all the throwing ability an offensive coordinator can ask for, it is Daniels’ rushing ability that lands him just ahead of Joe Burrow on this year’s list as Daniels only trailed Lamar Jackson when it comes to QB rushing yards last season and averaged the fourth-highest yards per carry in the NFL.

While Daniels’ diminutive size resulted in some caution regarding his ADP last season, Daniels is not just an explosive playmaker sprinting by defenders when we’re talking about him running.

His imaginativeness and ability to cut on a dime is the best the NFL has to offer outside of Baltimore, and in 2024 he ranked second to only the aforementioned Jackson in rushing yards after contact.

Daniels also finished second to just Jalen Hurts in terms of broken tackles among 2024 QBs.

 

 

5) Joe Burrow

If Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson weren’t two undisputed generationally-talented players, the Eagles weren’t pushing tushes (and didn’t have that O-line), and Jayden Daniels wasn’t maybe the greatest rookie sensation we’ve seen in the last decade, Burrow would easily be the top fantasy quarterback.

That’s a lot of ifs, but Burrow is one of the most proficient passers the planet has to offer, and his 2024 QB ranks speak for themselves:

His high passing TD total was no aberration either, as the Bengals clearly love throwing in the red zone and Burrow led the NFL in passing attempts in the red zone with 122 while no other QB even broke 100.

And although Burrow doesn’t add as much value with his legs as the rest of this year’s top-five, he doesn’t need to if he throws forty fucking touchdowns again while finishing top-3 among most advanced QB metrics.

For instance, Burrow finished last season with the third-best passing success rate while leading the league in on-target throws and pass yards off RPOs, in addition to well-thrown percentage (per Opta Stats).

Burrow also doesn’t need to rush for a single yard as long as he leads the league in passing volume again from an attempts perspective, because it will likely result in 35+ touchdowns and 4,500+ yards again.

Much like the rest of this season’s top-five, Burrow can also hit any throw in the playbook in terms of both his accuracy and velocity.

His efficiency is off the charts right now too. According to Next Gen Stats, Burrow ranked third in average air yards differential (the difference between average intended air yards and average completed air yards).

Plus, he ranked second to only Hurts in completion percentage above expectation.

Throw in the fact that the Bengals locked up Tee Higgins for another year via the franchise tag to pair alongside Chase, and its easy to fall in love with one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL throwing more times than anyone else, and doing so to two of the top-20 (arguably two of the top-10) WRs in the league.

The Bengals’ weapons raise Burrow’s fantasy value by increasing the TD chances of every reception far beyond what normal starting receivers offer, and Burrow boasted the fourth-highest TD% just a season ago.

Impressively, Burrow did that while also finishing with the seventh-lowest INT%.

 

 

6) Baker Mayfield

Baker Mayfield has been absolutely on fire since arriving in Tampa Bay, and last season was no different as he finished among the top-four QBs in passer rating, passing TDs, passing yards, and fantasy points.

Baker used his elite arm to sling bullet passes into countless tight windows in 2024, and it helps his fantasy value that he gets to throw those balls to Mike Evans, a future first-ballot HOFer, and Chris Godwin, and its easy to see why Mayfield should be an undisputed top-6 fantasy QB in 2025.

While Godwin is now a free agent, Mayfield proved last season that he can still put up 20+ point fantasy weeks even if Godwin and Evans are both unavailable, and drafting a quarterback you know can put up numbers even with no-name receivers has to be comforting, and it is that ability that gives Mayfield the best fantasy floor on this list outside of Hurts, Allen, and Jackson.

In terms of 2024’s quarterbacks, Baker’s ranks were:

  • 4th in fantasy PPG
  • 2nd in completions
  • Tied for 2nd in passing TDs
  • 3rd in passing yards
  • 3rd in completion %
  • 7th in yards per attempt

While Baker doesn’t add nearly as much value on the ground as say the likes of Lamar, Hurts, and Allen, he’ll run when he needs to and does add an underrated amount of value with his legs as he ran for the 10th-most in rushing yards among QBs last year.

In addition to the standard stats, Mayfield also excelled in tons of advanced analytics en route to putting up a top-5 fantasy season in the face of playing without both of his starting WRs for a huge chunk of the season.

Although he did rank among the top passers when it came to attempts, Mayfield wasn’t just a volume king as he finished second in passing success rate, had the third-lowest bad-throw percentage, threw the third-most on-target passes, and finished fourth in overall well-thrown percentage.

If you draft Mayfield in 2025, at minimum you know you’re getting a quarterback who should rank top-5 in passing attempts while playing in an offense that perfectly suits him, throwing to Mike Evans, in nearly perfect passing weather since 11 of his games are either in Tampa Bay, a dome, Jacksonville, or Nashville.

You do the math.

 

 

7) Patrick Mahomes

Mahomes is far from being outside the top-5 NFL quarterbacks when you’re talking about what his value actually is to a team as many would argue he is the undisputed most-talented NFL quarterback until proven otherwise.

But from a fantasy perspective this fucking BUM is lucky to find himself in 2025’s top-10.

Speaking as a fantasy owner who over-drafted him two seasons ago, got burned, and refused to draft him in any leagues in 2024, I can confidently say that watching a Matt Nagy offense is just slightly more pleasurable than jamming ice picks into your eyes.


It’s about the same stress level too.

Between drops, Kelce aging, the Chiefs mind-blowing inability to execute basic plays in critical situations, and their willingness to settle for field goals, I have absolutely zero confidence that Mahomes will finish as a top-5 fantasy QB, and there’s no way

In spite of everything I just said, Mahomes is at minimum one of the top-3 best all-around players in the entire league which can’t be ignored, and he did still notch some impressive QB rankings including:

With a fully healthy Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown, Mahomes should throw more TDs last year as the Chiefs love throwing in the red zone and Mahomes trailed only Joe Burrow last year when it came to pass attempts in the red zone but fell below the league average when it came to TD%.

He and his arm are undoubtedly the most-trusted chain movers on the Chiefs team as well so you know you’re getting an opportunity at fantasy points almost every third down, and Mahomes threw for the fourth-most first downs last season.

More than any quarterback on this list, Mahomes is also his most productive when the game is on the line, and in 2024 he led the NFL in fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives.

And while Mahomes might not be putting up the fantasy numbers he once did due to the lack of explosivity in the Chiefs offense and their addiction to field goals, his passing prowess and overall quarterbacking ability has not diminished.

In 2024, Mahomes threw the fifth-most on-target passes, passed for the third-most yards off RPOs, and had the fourth-lowest pickable pass percentage among QBs who started at least one game.

 

 

8) Kyler Murray

Murray’s week-to-week performance is consistent, but often inexplosive. Albeit scoring less than 9.98 fantasy points in only one game all season, Murray also never scored more than 28.74 during one of his 2024 fantasy weeks.

Despite not missing a single game all season, Murray also finished outside the top-10 QBs in passes for 10+ yards, 20+ yards, 30+ yards, 40+ yards, and 50+ yards.

At the moment, Arizona has a very horizontal offense which frankly is about as fun to watch as a crucifixion from a general fans’ standpoint, but also hinders the fantasy stock of every player in this offense that whose first name isn’t Trey.

He also doesn’t get much work in the red zone and finished outside the top-10 QBs in red zone passing attempts.

Throw in the lack of chemistry with Marvin Harrison Jr., and the fact that he never gave fantasy owner even one 30+ point game all season, and its easy to see why he’s low on this year’s list despite adding great value with his legs, a major qualifier for most of the top fantasy QBs.

However, it is Murray’s speed, break-tackle ability (5th in yards after contact per attempt among QBs), quick release, ability to easily and calmly throw on the run, and knack for using his natural arm talent to hit layered throws that makes him one of fantasy’s top-10 QBs this year.

Among 2024 QBs, Kyler Murray’s rankings were:

  • 12th in fantasy PPG and 10th in PRK
  • 4th in rushing yards
  • Tied for 6th in rushing TDs
  • 7th in completions
  • 9th in QBR
  • 11th in passing yards

Notwithstanding Kyler’s lack of fantasy explosion, you could do much worse on draft day than a quarterback who adds significant value as a rusher, has one of the top-10 arms in the league (also 5th in passing success rate, 7th in completion %, 7th-lowest bad throw %, 8th in on-target throw %, 8th in completion % above expectation in addition to the above stats), and technically finished 10th in total fantasy points just last season.

While Murray’s ceiling wasn’t high last season, his floor was. He scored double-digit fantasy points in his final eight straight weeks, and scored 15+ fantasy points in 6/8 of those contests.



Moreover, like the top-3 fantasy QBs his rushing ability is unquestionably top-10 at the position as is his ability to get outside the pocket and throw off the run and off of play action. In 2024, Murray threw for the fifth-most passing yards off of play action and averaged the sixth-most yards per scramble.

If the Cardinals can get some better blocking and if Murray and Marvin develop better chemistry, it stands to reason that Murray’s 2024 consistency should translate to a higher 2025 fantasy ceiling.

 

 

9) Jared Goff

Goff could end up placing closer towards the top-10 next season, as the Lions were decimated by injuries in 2024 but do have one of the most productive offenses in the entire league.

If Goff added even half of the rushing ability as say Kyler Murray, he would easily rank above Murray and Mahomes on this year’s list as he plays in a better offense and with more surrounding talent than both of them.

Goff is one of the best play-action quarterbacks in the league which is a perfect fit for a Lions offense built around the run. His timing, touch, and anticipation are also elite, and are more than enough to earn him fantasy points from hitting St. Brown, Williams, LaPorta, or Gibbs in stride and letting them take it to the house with their top-notch speed and playmaking ability.

Jared Goff’s 2024 numbers do the talking, and last season some of his impressive marks were:

  • 9th in PPG and 6th in PRK
  • 2nd in passing yards to only Burrow
  • 2nd in completion % among QBs with 50+ attempts
  • 4th in passing TDs
  • 5th in completions
  • 6th in QBR

The Lions don’t just have one of the dynamic offenses in the NFL, but they have maybe the most explosive one too, and Goff’s arm is at the helm.

It helps that Goff is maybe the best play action QB in the entire league, and last year he led the NFL in pass yards off play action.

Last season Goff led the NFL in passes for 50+ yards and ranked among the top-5 QBs in passes for 10+ yards, 20+ yards, and 40+ yards. Plus, he finished the season with the third-highest TD%.

He’s not just managing this offense either as his deep-ball skills and ability to throw with anticipation is among the top-5 QBs in the league, and Goff did score in that tier of QBs in most advanced analytics.

In 2024, Goff had the fifth-best air yard differential, the third-highest completion percentage above expectation, the second-highest yards per attempt, and had the third-highest on-target throw %.

He also led the league in passing success rate and finished second to only Mahomes in fourth-quarter comebacks while ranking third in game-winning drives.

If we’ve learned anything from the past few Super Bowls, a quarterback is only as good as his offensive line and the Lions have one of the unquestioned top-5 offensive lines in the league, and possibly the best.

Plus, he gets to throw to one of the fastest players in the league in Williams, one of the top-10 WRs in the league in Amon-Ra St. Brown, and has two of the league’s top-25 RBs to take the pressure off.

Those studs all do their part when it comes to Goff’s passing yards and fantasy totals, and Goff and his receivers led the NFL last season in yards after the catch.

Part of that is due to how supremely skilled the Lions’ playmakers are, but it is also partially due to Goff’s ability to hit his receivers in stride perfectly, especially on deeper throws.

After finishing sixth in total points among QBs last season, at minimum you are getting a lock-it-in high-ceiling QB1.

 

 

10) Justin Herbert

Everything Jim Harbaugh has ever said about Justin Herbert gives you confidence that the Chargers will continue to build the offense around his skillset and his huge arm (ranked among the top-10 QBs in passes for 20+ yards, 30+ yards, and 40+ yards) and it gives you confidence that he is one of the top-10 most talented QBs in the league.

Yet, Harbaugh’s ground-and-pound, ball-control offense limits Herbert’s ceiling, and the Chargers still haven’t adequately addressed their WR holes.

When Ladd was doubled, other Chargers (especially Quentin Johnston) struggled to get open and catch the passes that Herbert was literally hitting them with.

Given the Chargers’ prominent WRs are all unproven young upstarts with the exception of the aforementioned Georgia product, it might be difficult again for anyone to expect Herbert to sniff top-5 fantasy QB play just due to the Chargers controlling the clock and in a sense limiting their own number of possessions.

In terms of 2024’s quarterbacks, Herbert ranked:

He finished third in passing yards off play action (no surprise given Harbaugh’s love for the ground game) and fifth in on-target throw percentage as well.

Herbert and the Charger’s limitations from a fantasy perspective is what lands him all the way down here on this year’s list.

But Harbaugh’s unrelenting faith to run the offense through him combined with Herbert’s natural gifts as a passer and ability to add fantasy points on the ground keeps him as a fringe QB1 headed into 2025.

In addition, Herbert rarely hurts his own fantasy scores with negative points via turnovers, and led the league last season with the lowest interception percentage.

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