The quarterback position is one of the most variable in fantasy football in terms of strategy. For most positions, a scoring or format switch has a minor impact on how fantasy managers approach them, but that is not the case with the QB position. Changing between 1QB and Superflex or four points per passing touchdown to six makes a huge difference in the position’s value.
Therefore, it is crucial to know what your rules are when plotting how to approach the QB position. In 1QB leagues, you can wait longer to draft a QB, while in Superflex, you have to be considering the QB position from the very first pick of the first round. Equally, when it comes to the points per passing touchdown, you need to know which players to move around in those different scoring formats.
Generally, the rankings do not change between Superflex and 1QB. You get some slight differences just because of the risk-reward balance in those formats. However, for the most part, they are the same.
Fantasy Football QB Rankings 2024
The rankings below are a consensus of our fantasy analysts based on four points per passing touchdown scoring. They also shape the redraft values in our fantasy football trade analyzer.
1) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills
2) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles
3) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs
4) Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens
5) Anthony Richardson | Indianapolis Colts
6) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans
7) Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals
8) Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals
9) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys
10) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers
11) Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers
12) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears
13) Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders
14) Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons
15) Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins
16) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions
17) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars
18) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers
19) Aaron Rodgers | New York Jets
20) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams
21) Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns
22) Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks
23) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24) Will Levis | Tennessee Titans
25) Derek Carr | New Orleans Saints
26) Sam Darnold | Minnesota Vikings
27) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers
28) Daniel Jones | New York Giants
29) Justin Fields | Pittsburgh Steelers
30) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos
31) Drake Maye | New England Patriots
32) Russell Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers
33) Gardner Minshew II | Las Vegas Raiders
34) Aidan O’Connell | Las Vegas Raiders
35) Jacoby Brissett | New England Patriots
36) Michael Penix Jr. | Atlanta Falcons
Which QBs Should You Draft in 2024?
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Production at the QB position is the most predictable and consistent from year to year. The longer the sample size we have on a player’s performance, the more confident we can be in predicting what he will do in the upcoming season.
This combination is what makes Allen the best overall player in all of fantasy football.
Of course, this doesn’t mean he should go No. 1 overall, or even in the first round. Opportunity cost matters. Positional value matters. QBs don’t go in the first round for a very good reason.
Purely looking at all players in a vacuum, though, Allen is the best. He averaged 24.2 fantasy points per game last season. That was actually his lowest average over the past four seasons. His ceiling is elite, as is his floor. He’s been the overall QB1 for three of the last four years, and the only year he wasn’t was Jalen Hurts’ superb 2022 season.
There really aren’t enough superlatives to cover Allen as both an NFL QB and a fantasy asset. He’s an elite QB1 who also is his team’s primary goal-line back. That gives him both the highest floor and highest ceiling in fantasy football.
For more, make sure to check out Josh Allen’s complete fantasy profile.
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
For me, your willingness to draft Prescott as QB7 and at the top of a tier that includes Joe Burrow, Jordan Love, and Kyler Murray in the Round 6-7 ADP range relies on your evaluation of Ezekiel Elliott.
Is Elliott washed up? It’s possible, if not likely, but what we think doesn’t matter. I mentioned the Cowboys ranking fourth in PROE last season — Elliott was in town for Mike McCarthy’s first three seasons leading this franchise, and their average PROE rank over that stretch was 18th.
If that play-call style returns, Prescott’s ranking in this tier of fantasy signal-callers is going to be an uphill battle, let alone finish atop of it. Heck, even if we split the difference between last season and the prior numbers with Elliott (PROE rank: 11th), I’d be fully out at this price given the upside of those other options at the position.
For more, make sure to check out Dak Prescott’s complete fantasy profile.