Standard Fantasy Football Rankings 2026 — Quarterback Tiers

Josh Allen stands alone at QB1 with a projected 331.1 points and a Draft Value of +63.7 — and the cliff below him is 43.0 points, the biggest gap on this page. No other quarterback projects within 43 Draft Value points of him, which means leaving this tier empty carries a cost no other decision on this rankings page can match. Draft him when you can, because there is no soft landing below.

Joe Burrow (QB2, +20.7) and Lamar Jackson (QB3, +14.3) are the only two quarterbacks who project meaningfully above replacement level outside of Tier 1. The 6.4-point internal spread means either one delivers comparable surplus value, so if you miss Burrow, Jackson is a legitimate fallback rather than a consolation prize. A 10.3-point gap separates this tier from Tier 3, so letting both slip past you costs real ground.

Dak Prescott (QB4, +4.0) and Patrick Mahomes (QB5, +1.5) both project above replacement, but only barely — their Draft Values are a fraction of what Tier 2 offers. The gap down to Tier 4 is just 1.5 points, which means the cost of skipping this tier entirely is minimal; you can wait and land a QB6-level starter without surrendering much projected value.

Thirty-one quarterbacks occupy this tier, ranging from Drake Maye at exactly replacement level (+0.0) all the way down to J.J. McCarthy at -201.7 — a 201.7-point internal spread that reflects enormous variance in projected outcomes across the group. The top of this tier, QB6 through roughly QB12, projects within a reasonable range of Tier 3's floor, which is precisely why Tier 3's gap was so small. Patience is rewarded here: there is enough volume that waiting on quarterback is a viable strategy, but the bottom of this tier falls off sharply, so targeting the upper half matters.