Fantasy Football 2025 Rankings for Top QBs Heading into the Season

The increasing athleticism at the quarterback position, including the ability to add rushing yards and touchdowns to stat sheets, has seen the significance of the QB in fantasy football increase exponentially.

Buffalo's Josh Allen and Baltimore's Lamar Jackson are tops among fantasy targets but who else joins them as the elite of the elite under center when it comes to tallying fantasy points?

Which traditional signal callers, able to run up fantasy points without the addition of the run game, join them at the top of the rankings?

Find out with this preview of the position for the upcoming season.

Quarterback Rankings for 2025

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The quarterback rankings for fantasy football in 2025 are:

1. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
2. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
3. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
4. Jaylen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
5. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
6. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
7. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
8. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
10. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
11. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
12. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
13. CJ Stroud, Houston Texans
14. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
15. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
16. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
17. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
18. J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings
19. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers
20. Drake May, New England Patriots
21. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
22. Justin Fields, New York Jets
23. Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders
24. Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
25. Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons
26. Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts
27. Russell Wilson, New York Giants
28. Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans
29. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
30. Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
31. Jaxson Dart, New York Giants
32. Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

Lamar Jackson Remains The Top Fantasy Pick

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While a Super Bowl appearance and title continue to elude him, Lamar Jackson remains one of, if not the, best quarterback in the NFL. A season ago, he was as elite a fantasy QB as there was, too.

So much so that he only finished outside of the top 10 performers in standard leagues in three of his 17 games. He also only finished under 20 total points in those leagues three times, making him one of the most valuable players in all of fantasy, regardless of position.

An elite thrower of the ball, he scored 41 touchdowns through through the air and added four on the ground, while throwing just four interceptions all season.

A player who has only grown and matured into one of the best players in the league with each passing season, with two MVP awards to his name already, there is no reason to believe Jackson will not be right back in that conversation against in 2025, barring any significant injury.

Not only is Jackson the best quarterback available this season, but he should be considered a legitimate No. 1 overall potential pick as he outscored top performers such as Saquon Barkley, Bijan Robinson, and Ja'Marr Chase in standard league play a season ago.

Stats via FantasyPros.com

Is McCarthy a Breakout Fantasy Stud in 2025?

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There are plenty of reasons to be hesitant about taking a risk and drafting J.J. McCarthy too early in your fantasy draft. That he has not played a down of meaningful NFL football is tops.

Still, despite the absence of a sample size to draw from, the second-year player out of Michigan has everything he needs to produce in his first full season in the league.

He has a pass-first offense under head coach Kevin O'Connell, an improved offensive line following a poor conclusion to last season, and the best wide receiver in the league in Justin Jefferson, not to mention the abundance of skill players elsewhere on the roster.

In his admittedly brief appearance last preseason, McCarthy completed 11 of 17 attempts for 188 yards, two touchdowns, and a QB rating of 116.8, meaning he was at least comfortable in the system.

If he can make it through the preseason injury-free and play his first downs in the NFL, there is every reason to believe that McCarthy will thrive and have a big year for a team with lofty expectations following last year's 14-3 season.