QB Rankings

Allen might have won NFL MVP last season, but he didn't repeat as the No. 1 fantasy quarterback. Not that he fell far -- he was second. With a full season under offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Allen didn’t quite get his usual passing volume -- about 100 fewer attempts than the last couple years (14th in the league). That left him with less than 4,000 yards for the first time since 2019, but 28 TD passes (7th) and another heavy dose of his trademark running game (12 TDs, second among QBs to Jalen Hurts’ 14) was enough to keep him in the Top 2 of fantasy QBs for a fifth consecutive season. Allen cut his interceptions from a career-high 18 in 2023 to a career-low six in 2024, but his completion percentage declined slightly even though a career-high 23 percent of his attempts came behind the line of scrimmage (5th most). WR Keon Coleman had a decent first year while slot man Khalil Shakir did enough to secure a four-year extension, but TE Dalton Kincaid took a step backward, and offseason signing Joshua Palmer won't help address Buffalo's lack of a true No. 1 receiver. It wouldn’t surprise, though, if Allen’s pass attempts return to the right side of 500. A third consecutive season of double-digit rushing TDs (which would give him 75 for his career to tie Cam Newton for the all-time QB record) is a lot to ask, but another 100-plus rushing attempts is likely behind a strong offensive line. And that makes him a good bet for another top-two finish, if not the No. 1 spot among QBs.

Jackson had one of the most remarkable quarterback seasons ever last year. Unprecedented efficiency and a league-high rushing average were easily enough to make him fantasy’s No. 1 QB, even if it wasn’t enough for MVP voters. With 41 TD passes and four interceptions on 474 attempts, Jackson became the first QB with a TD pass percentage higher than 8.0 and an INT rate lower than 1.0 (min. 350 attempts). His 10.3 TD/INT ratio was third best all-time, and of the 22 times a QB has thrown 40-plus TDs in a season, Jackson had the fewest interceptions of any. His work with his legs was just as impressive. He averaged 6.6 yards per rush, the fourth time he’s paced the league, just missing 1,000 yards (915). The superlatives go on and on. YPA? Led the league. Air yards per attempt? Led the league (min. 300 attempts). Deep passing? He was the only QB without an interception on attempts of 20-plus yards (and had 8 TDs, 4th). Derrick Henry was no more costly at the goal line for Jackson (4 rush TD) than Gus Edwards was the year before. Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman were quality downfield weapons, and Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely formed a strong tight-end duo. All are back, giving Jackson a shot to repeat as fantasy’s top QB. He's finished Top 5 at the position three times (twice No. 1) in his four seasons with 15 or more starts. If healthy, there are few surer things in fantasy.

Six quarterbacks were drafted in the first round in 2024, and Daniels, the second pick, proved the best. Strong passing numbers and elite rushing propelled him to QB5 in fantasy and led the Commanders to the NFC championship game. Daniels backed up his pre-draft billing as an accurate passer, ranking 10th in on-target percentage (75.4) and sixth in completion rate (a rookie-record 69.0 percent). He also improved throughout the year, throwing 16 TDs in a six-game stretch in the second half of the season after throwing nine in the first nine games. He finished 14th in YPA (7.4) and 10th in TD passes (25). It was Daniels' rushing prowess that set him apart, however. He set a rookie QB record with 891 rushing yards, and scored six times on the ground. He was sacked 47 times (6th most) despite having the fourth-quickest time to throw (2.68 seconds), but the Commanders fixed the weakest link of their offensive line this offseason, trading for Pro Bowl LT Laremy Tunsil. The Commanders also gave Daniels receiving help by trading for Deebo Samuel, who figures to get a lot of short passes and carries while Terry McLaurin handles a large chunk of the end-zone targets and deep passes. Tight end Zach Ertz is also back after catching 66 passes last season. A better supporting cast might mean fewer scrambles for Daniels -- whose 79 last season were 28 more than any QB -- but that would also likely translate to more pass attempts. Either way, a spot in the Top 5 of fantasy QBs is likely.

Hurts dropped out of the Top 5 of fantasy QBs for the first time in three years last season, finishing a respectable eighth on his way to being named Super Bowl MVP. He failed to crack 3,000 yards for the first time as a full-time starter despite a career-high 68.7 completion percentage (8th) -- helped by not throwing deep as much as usual -- and tied his 2022 career high of 8.0 YPA (4th). In other words, he was again an effective passer, he just didn't get enough attempts. He lost 2.5 games to injury, but the bigger reason his attempts fell (by 7.5 per game) was the Eagles becoming a run-first powerhouse behind Saquon Barkley. Philadelphia's rush rate jumped nearly 10 percentage points compared to 2023, up to 55.7 percent, highest in the league. Hurts still got his usual 150 carries, for the third consecutive year, and scored double-digit rushing TDs for the fourth straight season, the most ever for a QB. He had a league-high 14 rushing scores (one away from matching his NFL QB record), with 10 coming on unstoppable Tush Push sneaks. The league's best offensive line lost RG Mekhi Becton this offseason, replaced by Texans disappointment Kenyon Green -- nothing O-Line coach Jeff Stoutland can't handle. All of Hurts' favorite targets return, namely WRs A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. As long as the Tush Push is legal (attempts to ban it failed again), Hurts can thrive with only 400 pass attempts. If he pushes 450, he'll be back in the Top 5 at the position.

Burrow rebounded from an injury-shortened 2023 to throw for a league-leading 4,918 yards and 43 TDs last season, both career highs. He also set a career high with a 70.6 completion percentage (4th) and was third in the league in on-target percentage (77.8). Those marks were inflated by a short-passing game, as, for the third consecutive year, he avoided attacking downfield. Just 7.8 percent of his attempts went 20-plus yards downfield (29th) while a league-high 51.5 percent were in the range of 0-10 yards. But when you get 652 attempts -- 68 more than any other QB -- it doesn’t really matter. Burrow’s volume, accuracy and talented receivers allowed him to overcome a lack of rushing production to finish as the QB3 in fantasy. That’ll likely be the recipe again this season with head coach and playcaller Zac Taylor, as no team has thrown more than the Bengals the last three years -- 63.5 percent pass rate. Burrow’s top three targets return, with all-world wideout Ja’Marr Chase joined by WR Tee Higgins and TE Mike Gesicki, all with new contracts. It’s not a given that Burrow’s TDs will massively regress, considering his red-zone TD rate was just 24.6 percent, a tick below league average. He won’t add much rushing and has a suboptimal injury history, but another 600-plus pass attempts should keep Burrow in the Top 5 of fantasy QBs or close to it.