Updated Fantasy Football QB Rankings 2024: Best quarterbacks, top sleepers, and breakouts in drafts

2024-08-28
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One of the great things about fantasy football is that it is ever-evolving. New fantasy managers are competing every year. The skillsets of the players seem to be advancing every year. So that means every draft season is evolving as well.

Rushing quarterbacks have always been incredibly valuable when it comes to fantasy football, but there used to only be a smattering of effective mobile signal callers. Now there are more than ever, and because of that, the strategies around drafting quarterbacks continue to evolve as well. 

This season, five of the top-7 quarterbacks are considered rushing quarterbacks: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Anthony Richardson, and Kyler Murray. There are also plenty of quarterbacks in the middle tier that may not be considered rushing quarterbacks but carry some rushing upside nonetheless: Jordan Love and Dak Prescott to name a couple. And then there's rookie Jayden Daniels who can do plenty of damage with his legs but brings with him the questions that come along with being a rookie thrown right into the fire. 

DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: 2024 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

So, what does all this mean? It's actually great news for fantasy managers because it means you can be flexible when it comes to the QB position. If you go into a draft targeting a Lamar Jackson or a Patrick Mahomes but miss out because you're at the turn and there was a mini QB run at the other end of the draft board, there's no need to panic. You can add more RB or WR value to your squad and target Jordan Love or wait until even later in the draft and grab Brock Purdy. Essentially, you can let the board come to you when it comes to QB and not have to reach for a favorite target. 

2024 POSITION TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY
QB | RB | WR | TE  | D/ST 

Fantasy football QB rankings: Best quarterbacks for 2024 drafts 

It's probably not much of a surprise that Josh Allen is the No. 1 QB, but at what cost? FantasyPros' Consensus ADP for Allen is 19 - which means he's being drafted towards the middle or end of the second round in most drafts. That's a hard pass. The drop off from Allen to Jackson isn't massive, but Jackson has an ADP of 32, which is a much better values.

Kyler Murray can be had over 25 picks later, or you can wait until late in the draft and still land Matthew Stafford who will be throwing to Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp as QB17 in our rankings (QB19 in ADP), a whopping 63 picks later. The talent pool of the QB position leaves you with plenty of options when you're on the clock. 

2024 PPR RANKINGS
Top 250 Overall | RB | WR | TE | DEF/ST | K

Notable changes in Quarterback rankings

There weren't many significant changes within the quarterback rankings coming out of cut-down day for NFL teams. With CeeDee Lamb ending his holdout after receiving a new contract, we flipped Dak Prescott ahead of Jordan Love. 

Also, given the murkiness of Deshaun Watson's sore arm, we knocked him down three spots, which in turn led to Aaron Rodgers, Will Levis, and Baker Mayfield jumping up one spot each. The Browns also made sure to keep all four of their quarterbacks, at least for the time being, which gave added reason for concern.  

2024 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (PPR & STANDARD)
Overall | QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF/ST | K

These quarterback rankings are based on scoring systems that award four points per TDs thrown and six points per rushing TD and have been adjusted to reflect teams cutting down to 53 players.

RANK TIER PLAYER NAME TEAM BYE
1 1 Josh Allen BUF 12
2 1 Lamar Jackson BAL 14
3 1 Jalen Hurts PHI 5
4 1 Patrick Mahomes II KC 6
5 1 Anthony Richardson IND 14
6 2 C.J. Stroud HOU 14
7 2 Kyler Murray ARI 11
8 2 Joe Burrow CIN 12
9 3 Dak Prescott DAL 7
10 3 Jordan Love GB 10
11 3 Jayden Daniels WAS 14
12 3 Trevor Lawrence JAC 12
13 3 Caleb Williams CHI 7
14 4 Jared Goff DET 5
15 4 Matthew Stafford LAR 6
16 4 Brock Purdy SF 9
17 4 Tua Tagovailoa MIA 6
18 4 Justin Herbert LAC 5
19 4 Kirk Cousins ATL 12
20 5 Aaron Rodgers NYJ 12
21 5 Will Levis TEN 5
22 5 Baker Mayfield TB 11
23 6 Deshaun Watson CLE 10
24 6 Geno Smith SEA 10
25 6 Bryce Young CAR 11
26 6 Drake Maye NE 14
27 6 Derek Carr NO 12
28 6 Bo Nix DEN 14
29 7 Sam Darnold MIN 6
30 7 Russell Wilson PIT 9
31 7 Daniel Jones NYG 11
32 7 Gardner Minshew II LV 10
33 8 Jameis Winston CLE 10
34 8 Justin Fields PIT 9
35 8 Drew Lock NYG 11
36 8 Aidan O'Connell LV 10
37 8 Michael Penix Jr. ATL 12
38 8 Sam Howell SEA 10
39 8 Jacoby Brissett NE 14
40 8 Joe Flacco IND 14
41 8 Tyrod Taylor NYJ 12
42 8 Jimmy Garoppolo LAR 6
43 9 Jarrett Stidham DEN 14
44 9 Kenny Pickett PHI 5
45 9 Mac Jones JAC 12
46 9 Zach Wilson DEN 14
47 9 Hendon Hooker DET 5
48 9 Spencer Rattler NO 12