With dynasty startup drafts happening every day, it’s important to have a good set of rankings. Of course, fantasy football rankings aren’t everything, but they provide a useful baseline to help guide your selections throughout your draft.
Here are our dynasty QB rankings, including a couple of highlighted players worth further discussion.
Ranking the Top Fantasy Quarterbacks
MORE DYNASTY POSITIONAL RANKINGS: RB | WR | TE | K | DEF | SF
1) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills
2) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs
3) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles
4) Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens
5) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans
6) Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals
7) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears
8) Anthony Richardson | Indianapolis Colts
9) Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals
10) Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders
11) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers
12) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys
13) Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers
14) Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins
15) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers
16) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions
17) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars
18) Drake Maye | New England Patriots
19) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers
20) Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons
21) J.J. McCarthy | Minnesota Vikings
22) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams
23) Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns
24) Will Levis | Tennessee Titans
25) Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks
26) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
27) Justin Fields | Pittsburgh Steelers
28) Aaron Rodgers | New York Jets
29) Derek Carr | New Orleans Saints
30) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos
31) Daniel Jones | New York Giants
32) Russell Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers
33) Gardner Minshew II | Las Vegas Raiders
34) Michael Penix Jr. | Atlanta Falcons
35) Spencer Rattler | New Orleans Saints
Who Are the Best Quarterbacks To Draft in Dynasty?
Patrick Mahomes
For the longest time, I steadfastly kept Patrick Mahomes atop my dynasty QB rankings. After four straight years of Josh Allen dominance, combined with Mahomes’ underwhelming 2023, I had to relent. But I have a feeling he’s going right back atop the list after this season.
Mahomes and the Chiefs are coming off their worst offensive season during his tenure as the starting QB. Since then, they’ve revamped the offense by adding Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy. Combined with Rashee Rice, Mahomes now actually has an exciting young corps of talented receivers.
Mahomes is still only in his age-29 season. As the most talented QB in NFL history, there’s no reason to think he can’t be a top fantasy option for the next decade.
He will outlast Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Jalen Hurts. There’s no doubt he can be the cornerstone of any great dynasty roster.
C.J. Stroud
Is there a safer selection at the quarterback position than C.J. Stroud? The Texans star had one of the greatest rookie seasons a quarterback has ever had. He will turn just 23 years old during the upcoming season.
Stroud is not a mobile quarterback, which does lower his upside. However, the fact that he doesn’t run should increase his longevity. Stroud is already a top-five real-life QB. He can feasibly do this for at least the next decade.
Stroud is coming off a season where he finished as the overall QB7, averaging 18.7 fantasy points per game. Fantasy managers who draft him in dynasty know he’s only going to get better.
Stroud is a set-it-and-forget-it QB1 for quite possibly another 15 years. That’s 15 years of not having to worry about a quarterback at all. That kind of safety frees up a manager to maneuver with the rest of their roster. Even though quarterbacks are often afterthoughts in single QB leagues, the benefits of drafting Stroud far outweigh the opportunity cost of taking a QB earlier in a startup.