Week 4 of the NFL Season is in the books. It is time to look ahead to Week 5. Here are the Week 5 quarterback rankings for fantasy football. Bye weeks are here with Michael Penix Jr., Caleb Williams, Jordan Love, and Aaron Rodgers all out for Week 5. Lamar Jackson is out while Jayden Daniels is questionable this week.
Rank | Player | Opponent |
1 | Josh Allen | New England Patriots |
2 | Jayden Daniels* | Los Angeles Chargers |
3 | Jalen Hurts | Denver Broncos |
4 | Patrick Mahomes | Jacksonville Jaguars |
The Big 4 quarterbacks are the best of the best in fantasy football:
Rank | Player | Opponent |
5 | Dak Prescott | New York Jets |
6 | Justin Fields | Dallas Cowboys |
7 | Jared Goff | Cincinnati Bengals |
8 | Drake Maye | Buffalo Bills |
9 | Jaxson Dart | New Orleans Saints |
10 | Baker Mayfield | Seattle Seahawks |
These guys are low-end QB1s, and I feel comfortable starting any of them as my QB1 this week:
Jaxson Dart in his first NFL start:
Passing: 13-of-20, 111 yards, 1 TD
Rushing: 10 carries for 54 yards, 1 TD pic.twitter.com/Zyj7SECGWe
— NFL (@NFL) September 28, 2025
Rank | Player | Opponent |
11 | Daniel Jones | Las Vegas Raiders |
12 | Kyler Murray | Tennessee Titans |
13 | Justin Herbert | Washington Commanders |
14 | Bo Nix | Detroit Lions |
15 | Brock Purdy | Los Angeles Rams |
This tier consists of the high-end QB2:
Rank | Player | Opponent |
16 | Geno Smith | Indianapolis Colts |
17 | Sam Darnold | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
18 | Tua Tagovailoa | Carolina Panthers |
19 | C.J. Stroud | Baltimore Ravens |
20 | Matthew Stafford | San Francisco 49ers |
21 | Trevor Lawrence | Kansas City Chiefs |
22 | Bryce Young | Miami Dolphins |
23 | Spencer Rattler | New York Giants |
These players are options only in very deep leagues or SuperFlex leagues:
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