The 2025 rankings for quarterbacks in Fantasy Football may look very different from what they’ve been looking like in the past few years. There’s no doubt that Patrick Mahomes is a future Hall of Famer, but for this season, don’t expect him to be drafted as top of the pack.
Instead, there’s a new elite featuring Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, who seem to be the consensus top two picks. There may be a few elite names after that, and from there is a huge tier of even quarterbacks that have similar projections for the upcoming season. Players who don’t take one of the first five quarterbacks may be in for a big decision.
10. Dak Prescott
Yes, it’s clear that last year wasn’t great for the Dallas quarterback, but let’s not let that take away from the fact that usually, he is one of the better quarterbacks in the league. Now is a good time to buy back into the Dallas offense because of the changes they’ve made: not only did they improve the offensive line by drafting tackle Tyler Smith, but they added George Pickens to take the pressure off of CeeDee Lamb. Dallas also lost some players on defense, so Dak Prescott might need to throw more to win games. All of these things point towards a good season for Dak.
9. Kyler Murray
Murray is in about as good a situation as any quarterback can be in. The only reason why he isn’t ranked higher is that his numbers from last year don’t look as good as they might be. After all, he had Trey McBride for the whole season and Marvin Harrison Jr. for a good amount of the season. Even with all that help, though, Murray only put up 20+ fantasy points in seven of the 17 games. For Murray to have a strong season, he would really have to improve his touchdown-to-interception ratio; last year it was 21-11.
8. Bo Nix
Nix is another player who had a good season but without the greatest stats. He, like Murray, only had seven games where he put up 20+ points in fantasy. The reason why Nix is ranked higher is touchdown upside. Nix likes to take the ball into the endzone himself, and without an elite receiving core, he should have plenty of opportunities to score on his own in the upcoming season. Touchdowns are worth lots of points, so on average, he might outperform Murray and everyone else below him just based on that.
7. Patrick Mahomes
It’s difficult to analyze Mahomes this season. He’s one of the best in the league at his position, but last year, he did not put up inspiring numbers. He only scored more than 20 fantasy points in four games. The hope for Kansas City is that they get a healthy year out of Rashee Rice. The Chiefs also picked up lineman Josh Simmons out of Ohio State, so Mahomes’ production should go up if he isn’t running for his life half the time he drops back.
6. Baker Mayfield
This may seem like a hot take, but look at the numbers. What if there was a quarterback who finished #5 on the year, had 41 touchdowns to only 16 interceptions, had ten high-scoring fantasy games last year, and had targets like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to throw the ball too? Does that sound like a desirable quarterback to draft? Well, his name is Baker Mayfield, and he plays for Tampa Bay.
5. Jalen Hurts
Jalen Hurts kept his spot in the top five of quarterbacks the second that the tush push stayed legal. That means his touchdown upside remains intact, while he still is one of the best quarterbacks at moving the chains. Hurts is coming off of his most efficient year, with a career-high 103.7 qbr. He also only threw five interceptions, and A.J. Brown will be catching plenty of touchdowns from Hurts.
4. Jayden Daniels
Not too many quarterbacks can put together three 30+ fantasy point games in one season. Jayden Daniels was able to do it, and that was after the early stretch where he was the most accurate quarterback in the league. Honestly, it’s very close between Daniels and the other three quarterbacks. The issue is that Brian Robinson Jr. is their best red zone option and, as a result, Daniels may have a lot of games where he throws for lots of yards but doesn’t find the endzone.
3. Joe Burrow
To be perfectly honest, Joe Burrow‘s year would have gotten a lot more coverage if his team had gone to the playoffs. Looking at his individual year, Burrow threw 43 touchdowns to nine interceptions, which is as good as any player could be at that stat. Another point in Burrow’s favor is that he threw for 400+ yards twice and had five other games where he threw for 300+ yards. Finally, the Bengals defense will still probably be subpar (despite Trey Hendrickson returning), so Burrow will need to throw to win most of his games if not all.
2. Josh Allen
So here are the top two that most fans expected. Josh Allen rivaled Lamar Jackson last season for best quarterback in football, and they’re neck and neck going into next season as well. Allen rarely turned in a bad game fantasy-wise, and when he was on his game, he really shined. 51.9 points against the Rams and 41.3 points against the Lions were two games that won’t soon be forgotten. The only thing keeping him from number one is his 28 touchdowns on the year. That’s a great stat in general, but it pales in comparison to number one on this list.
1. Lamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson had 41 touchdowns and four interceptions last season. That’s the one edge that he has over Allen. Since he can run the ball in as well as throw it, Jackson can end up scoring more than Allen through a whole season. In fairness, Jackson never broke 40 fantasy points last season in fantasy football (Allen did twice). In a format where running is so valued from a quarterback, though, most players might be better off with the best running quarterback in the league. Taking Allen as the first quarterback overall isn’t a mistake, but Jackson might end the season with the better numbers.
