Fantasy football season is about to begin, which means it’s time to start formulating your draft strategy for each position.
One position that is arguably the deepest in all of fantasy football in 2024 is the quarterback position. Here is a closer look at the fantasy QB rankings in a non-PPR format entering the 2024 NFL season.
Ranking the Top Fantasy Quarterbacks
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1) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills
2) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs
3) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles
4) Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens
5) Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals
6) Anthony Richardson | Indianapolis Colts
7) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans
8) Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers
9) Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals
10) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers
11) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys
12) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions
13) Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins
14) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears
15) Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders
16) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars
17) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers
18) Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons
19) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams
20) Aaron Rodgers | New York Jets
21) Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns
22) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23) Will Levis | Tennessee Titans
24) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers
25) Derek Carr | New Orleans Saints
26) Justin Fields | Pittsburgh Steelers
27) Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks
28) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos
29) Drake Maye | New England Patriots
30) Daniel Jones | New York Giants
31) Sam Darnold | Minnesota Vikings
32) Russell Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers
33) Aidan O’Connell | Las Vegas Raiders
34) Jacoby Brissett | New England Patriots
35) Sam Howell | Seattle Seahawks
36) Drew Lock | New York Giants
37) Michael Penix Jr. | Atlanta Falcons
Who Are the Best Quarterbacks To Draft in Fantasy?
Brock Purdy
Anyone who put their faith into San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy toward the end of their fantasy drafts last season was rewarded with outstanding overall production — 4,280 passing yards and 31 touchdowns, to be exact — in his first full year as the team’s starting quarterback.
I know Purdy is a touchy subject for the army of Trey Lance truthers in the fantasy football world, but his impressive five-game run at the end of his rookie season turned out to merely be a preview of things to come for the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.
From Weeks 14-18 of the 2022 NFL season, Purdy was the fantasy QB6. Well, guess where Purdy finished the 2023 campaign among fantasy signal-callers … QB6 overall.
If you aren’t a believer in Purdy’s status as a fantasy QB1, then you’re either in denial or trying to fool yourself. Sure, you can make a case for other dual-threat signal-callers who have more fantasy upside with their legs, but Purdy’s floor feels firmly established in this loaded 49ers offense.
Purdy took this loaded offense to another level by leading the league in multiple categories that speak to his aggressiveness pushing the ball down the field. He finished first in the league in yards per attempt (9.6), air yards per attempt (5.5), and passing attempts where the ball traveled 20+ yards (72).
Additionally, Purdy’s efficiency ratings also produced league-best marks in QBR (72.7) and deep-ball completion rate (55.3%).
Purdy’s exceptional efficiency through the air orchestrated a scoring offense that finished second in scoring (28.6 points per game) and generated the third-most trips to the red zone in 2023.
This is particularly impressive when you consider the Niners averaged the third-fewest passing attempts per game last year — only ahead of the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans.
The 49ers’ offense features elite playmakers like Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, and Brandon Aiyuk — and even added Florida WR Ricky Pearsall with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft for good measure — which gives Purdy a great fantasy outlook for the coming season.
Anthony Richardson
In the two full games we saw Indianapolis Colts QB Anthony Richardson play in 2023, he looked like a fantasy star in the making.
Richardson’s Fantasy Production in 2023 When Playing More Than 95% of the Offensive Snaps:
- Week 1: 223 passing yards, 40 rushing yards, three total TDs (QB4 overall)
- Week 4: 200 passing yards, 56 rushing yards, three total TDs (QB2 overall)
Even in his Week 2 performance against the Texans, Richardson scored two rushing touchdowns in the first half before exiting the game due to a concussion. That means he topped 17 fantasy points in his first 2.5 games on the field as a rookie. This glimpse into Richardson’s fantasy ceiling rightfully has managers excited about his potential in 2024.
Yet, the old saying “the best ability is availability” casts a cloud of uncertainty regarding Richardson’s fantasy outlook heading into his second NFL season.
Richardson missed a Week 3 game against the Ravens due to the aforementioned concussion and suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the first half of the Colts’ matchup against the Titans, which abruptly brought his promising rookie year to an end.
In total, Richardson missed 13 games in his rookie season. Dual-threat quarterbacks tend to have a higher risk of injury due to the additional hits they take. Players like Deshaun Watson, Kyler Murray, and Justin Fields are nice dual-threat fantasy options when on the field, but they all missed time last season due to injury.
To give you some context of when Richardson was on the field, he averaged 18.4 fantasy points per game — including the two games he was knocked out of the contest in the first half — which was the exact same mark set by Mahomes last season.
Richardson was nothing short of dynamic when on the field last year, which suggests Colts head coach Shane Steichen knows exactly how to use a weapon like him under center.
His passing production was actually rather encouraging. Sure, it was a limited sample size, but considering Richardson was tagged with concerns in his prospect profile entering the league, it should be viewed as a positive that he was comfortable and efficient as a passer before his injury.
Additionally, Indianapolis selected the explosive Adonai Mitchell out of Texas to join both Michael Pittman Jr. and Josh Downs in the receiver room to give Richardson a true vertical weapon in this offense.
At the very least, we should expect Mitchell to be a big upgrade over Alec Pierce, who produced a rough 0.87 yards per route run last season over his 95.2% snap share in 2023.