One of the great things about fantasy football is that it is every 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.
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 Joe Burrow or wait until even later in the draft and grab Jared Goff. Essentially, you can let the board come to you when it comes to QB and not have to reach for a favorite target.
2024 PPR Rankings
Top 250 Overall | RB | WR | TE | DEF/ST | K
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 21 - which means he's being drafted before the second round ends in most drafts. That's a hard pass. The drop off from Allen to Jackson and Hurts isn't massive, but Hurts has an ADP of 32 and Jackson has one of 40 - much better values.
Kyler Murray can be had over 50 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 QB20, a whopping 112 picks later. The talent pool of the QB position leaves you with plenty of options when you're on the clock.
2024 FANTASY SLEEPERS
QB | RB | WR | TE
These quarterback rankings are based on scoring systems that award four points per TDs thrown and six points per rushing TD
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 | Anthony Richardson | IND | 14 |
5 | 2 | Patrick Mahomes II | KC | 6 |
6 | 2 | C.J. Stroud | HOU | 14 |
7 | 2 | Kyler Murray | ARI | 11 |
8 | 2 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 12 |
9 | 3 | Jordan Love | GB | 10 |
10 | 3 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 7 |
11 | 3 | Jayden Daniels | WAS | 14 |
12 | 3 | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | 12 |
13 | 3 | Caleb Williams | CHI | 7 |
14 | 3 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 6 |
15 | 3 | Jared Goff | DET | 5 |
16 | 4 | Brock Purdy | SF | 9 |
17 | 4 | Justin Herbert | LAC | 5 |
18 | 4 | Kirk Cousins | ATL | 12 |
19 | 4 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 6 |
20 | 5 | Deshaun Watson | CLE | 10 |
21 | 5 | Aaron Rodgers | NYJ | 12 |
22 | 5 | Derek Carr | NO | 12 |
23 | 5 | Baker Mayfield | TB | 11 |
24 | 6 | Will Levis | TEN | 5 |
25 | 6 | Geno Smith | SEA | 10 |
26 | 6 | Bo Nix | DEN | 14 |
27 | 6 | Bryce Young | CAR | 11 |
28 | 6 | Drake Maye | NE | 14 |
29 | 7 | Russell Wilson | PIT | 9 |
30 | 7 | J.J. McCarthy | MIN | 6 |
31 | 8 | Daniel Jones | NYG | 11 |
32 | 8 | Sam Darnold | MIN | 6 |
33 | 8 | Justin Fields | PIT | 9 |
34 | 8 | Gardner Minshew II | LV | 10 |
35 | 8 | Aidan O'Connell | LV | 10 |
36 | 8 | Jacoby Brissett | NE | 14 |
37 | 9 | Michael Penix Jr. | ATL | 12 |
38 | 9 | Sam Howell | SEA | 10 |
39 | 9 | Drew Lock | NYG | 11 |
40 | 9 | Jameis Winston | CLE | 10 |
41 | 9 | Kenny Pickett | PHI | 5 |
42 | 9 | Joe Flacco | IND | 14 |
43 | 9 | Jarrett Stidham | DEN | 14 |
44 | 9 | Zach Wilson | DEN | 14 |
45 | 9 | Mac Jones | JAC | 12 |
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