The beauty of the NFL can be found in its only consistency: change. The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs may be the modern exceptions to this. But for the most part, the NFL is in a constant state of flux.
Rosters turn over, the "meta" on offense and defense changes, and new divisional champions are crowned each year. The most significant change arguably revolves around how NFL franchises value each position. In recent years, the contracts handed out in free agency indicate that defensive tackles and wide receivers are valuable in the eyes of front offices.
Quarterback contracts continue to grow, but the desirable traits that franchises find in quarterbacks have changed rapidly. Quarterbacks who make contributions with their legs have completely revolutionized the fantasy landscape. Quarterbacks who can rush for 30 yards per game while maintaining goal line presence are by far the most valuable options in fantasy football.
DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: 2024 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet It shouldn't come as a shock that the top of our rankings are feature mobile quarterbacks. As long as they continue to be used as battering rams at the goal line, Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen will be perennial candidates for the QB1 title. Fantasy football QB rankings: Best quarterbacks for 2024 drafts While dual-threat quarterbacks are all the rage, pocket passers still have their place among the QB1 ranks.
Patrick Mahomes falls somewhere in the grey area of the spectrum, but he finished as the QB1 just two years ago. CJ Stroud is a pure pocket passer who is being highly drafted this year. He'll likely need 4,500 yards and 35+ touchdowns to finish as a top-5 QB, but this is a realistic outcome for Stroud given his arsenal of weapons.
2024 Standard, Non-PPR Rankings Top 250 Overall | RB | WR | TE | DEF/ST | K Once Jayden Daniels is off the board, the rushing upside is limited, and drafters will be relegated to primarily pocket passers. In this range, Matthew Stafford, Geno Smith, and Will Levis are some of our favorite options to jump into the "starter-worthy" tier. These quarterback rankings are based on scoring systems that award four points per TD thrown and six points per rushing TD.
Rank Player Team 1 Josh Allen BUF 2 Jalen Hurts PHI 3 Lamar Jackson BAL 4 Anthony Richardson IND 5 Patrick Mahomes II KC 6 C.J. Stroud HOU 7 Kyler Murray ARI 8 Joe Burrow CIN 9 Dak Prescott DAL 10 Jayden Daniels WAS 11 Jordan Love GB 12 Caleb Williams CHI 13 Brock Purdy SF 14 Trevor Lawrence JAX 15 Jared Goff DET 16 Tua Tagovailoa MIA 17 Matthew Stafford LAR 18 Kirk Cousins ATL 19 Justin Herbert LAC 20 Deshaun Watson CLE 21 Aaron Rodgers NYJ 22 Geno Smith SEA 23 Baker Mayfield TB 24 Will Levis TEN 25 Derek Carr NO 26 Sam Darnold MIN 27 Daniel Jones NYG 28 Bryce Young CAR 29 Drake Maye NE 30 Russell Wilson PIT 31 Justin Fields PIT 32 Bo Nix DEN 33 Gardner Minshew II LV 34 Aidan O'Connell LV 35 Jacoby Brissett NE 2024 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (PPR & STANDARD) Overall | QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF/ST | K.
