Fantasy football quarterback rankings
1 quarterbacks, ordered by where drafters are taking them in PPR scoring.
Updated Oct 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM ET
Standard QB: drafters are taking Justin Herbert first on the board, ahead of the other 0 quarterbacks ranked here. 1 of these quarterbacks already carry a live player market, and those figures come from the market rather than a draft-order guess.
In a one quarterback league only twelve quarterbacks start each week and the scoring gap between the third and the tenth is usually smaller than the gap between the third and tenth running back, so quarterback is the position where waiting costs the least.
This is the season board. The week is priced separately: Week 5 QB rankings from market data, or every position for Week 5 on one page.
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What changes in this view
Quarterbacks score differently from everyone else on the board: almost all of their points come from passing yards and passing touchdowns, and interceptions take points back off. In a one-quarterback league only twelve of them start each week, so the gap between the third quarterback off the board and the tenth is usually smaller than the gap between the third running back and the tenth.
This view keeps only quarterbacks and re-numbers them 1 upward in the order drafters are taking them, in PPR scoring. Catches do not change a quarterback's score, so PPR, half-PPR and standard rank quarterbacks almost identically.
How to draft quarterbacks this season
Quarterbacks score from a different set of events than everyone else on the board: passing yards and passing touchdowns do nearly all of the work, interceptions take points back off, and rushing yards are the one input that separates the very top of the list from the rest. Because every starting quarterback throws the ball on most of his team's meaningful plays, the floor at this position is higher and flatter than anywhere else.
That flatness is the entire strategic point. In a one quarterback league only twelve of them are starters in any given week, so the useful part of this list is short, and the distance between the third quarterback drafted and the tenth is usually smaller than the equivalent distance at running back or wide receiver. Spending an early pick here buys a smaller edge than spending the same pick on a position where the drop is steep. This is why so many drafts leave quarterback until the middle rounds and why that is usually correct.
Reception scoring does not apply to a quarterback, so PPR, half PPR and standard order this list almost identically. The format that does change it completely is superflex or 2QB, where a second quarterback slot roughly doubles the number of starters and pulls the whole position up the board.
Where the tier breaks fall, and what they mean
The first tier break at quarterback usually falls after the small group who both throw and run, because rushing production is the one input that reliably separates quarterback scoring. After that the tiers are long and flat, and a long flat tier is a direct instruction: take the last name in it rather than the first, and spend the picks you saved on a position where the drop is real.
- Tier 1 (1 player): Justin Herbert
Tiers recomputed from the live board on Oct 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM ET, inside this view's own pool.
What the market prices for these quarterbacks
| # | Player | Tier | Bye | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Justin HerbertQB LAC | 1 | 7 | 199.5 pass yds, 25.5 rush yds, 15% TD |
| 2 |  Josh AllenQB BUF | 1 | 7 | 244.8 pass yds, 36.5 rush yds, 53% TD |
| 3 |  Dak PrescottQB DAL | 1 | 14 | 265.5 pass yds, 9.5 rush yds, 15% TD |
| 4 |  Jared GoffQB DET | 1 | 6 | 280.6 pass yds, 0.5 rush yds, 7% TD |
| 5 |  Matthew StaffordQB LAR | 1 | 11 | 280.5 pass yds, 1.5 rush yds, 6% TD |
| 6 |  Drake MayeQB NE | 1 | 11 | 227.7 pass yds, 30.6 rush yds, 20% TD |
| 7 |  Jayden DanielsQB WAS | 1 | - | 198.7 pass yds, 30.5 rush yds, 28% TD |
| 8 |  Jacoby BrissettQB ARI | 1 | 14 | 270.2 pass yds, 6.5 rush yds, 16% TD |
| 9 |  Joe BurrowQB CIN | 1 | 6 | 235.7 pass yds, 12% TD |
| 10 |  Tyler ShoughQB NO | 1 | 8 | 238.8 pass yds, 22% TD |
| 11 |  Trevor LawrenceQB JAX | 1 | 7 | 226.5 pass yds, 13.5 rush yds, 24% TD |
| 12 |  Deshaun WatsonQB CLE | 1 | - | 203.5 pass yds, 25.6 rush yds, 20% TD |
| 13 |  Brock PurdyQB SF | 1 | - | 225.2 pass yds, 19.5 rush yds, 15% TD |
| 14 |  Bo NixQB DEN | 1 | 10 | 223.5 pass yds, 14.5 rush yds, 19% TD |
| 15 |  C.J. StroudQB HOU | 1 | 8 | 239.7 pass yds, 9.5 rush yds, 12% TD |
| 16 |  Aaron RodgersQB PIT | 1 | 9 | 224.4 pass yds, 9% TD |
| 17 |  Jalon DanielsQB TB | 1 | - | 181.8 pass yds, 45.4 rush yds, 26% TD |
| 18 |  Kyler MurrayQB MIN | 1 | 6 | 213.3 pass yds, 15.6 rush yds, 18% TD |
| 19 |  Tyson BagentQB CHI | 1 | - | 219.4 pass yds, 10.5 rush yds, 14% TD |
| 20 |  Tyler HuntleyQB BAL | 1 | - | 173.7 pass yds, 24.5 rush yds, 19% TD |
| 21 |  Jordan LoveQB GB | 1 | 11 | 235.3 pass yds, 6.5 rush yds, 11% TD |
| 22 |  Sam DarnoldQB SEA | 1 | 11 | 228.1 pass yds, 4.5 rush yds, 10% TD |
| 23 |  Jalen HurtsQB PHI | 1 | 10 | 193.2 pass yds, 26.5 rush yds, 32% TD |
| 24 |  Daniel JonesQB IND | 1 | 13 | 214 pass yds, 10.5 rush yds, 16% TD |
| 25 |  Geno SmithQB NYJ | 1 | 13 | 207.1 pass yds, 10.5 rush yds, 11% TD |
| 26 |  Michael Penix Jr.QB ATL | 1 | 11 | 221.4 pass yds, 0.5 rush yds, 8% TD |
| 27 |  Kirk CousinsQB LV | 1 | - | 230.7 pass yds, 0.5 rush yds, 6% TD |
| 28 |  Malik WillisQB MIA | 1 | 6 | 192.5 pass yds, 22% TD |
| 29 |  Jameis WinstonQB NYG | 1 | - | 200.5 pass yds, 2.5 rush yds, 9% TD |
| 30 |  Cam WardQB TEN | 1 | 9 | 190.6 pass yds, 10.5 rush yds, 12% TD |
| 31 |  Lamar JacksonQB BAL | 1 | 13 | 27% TD |
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