Week 12 of the fantasy football season has arrived, and it’s more important than ever to know which players deserve a place in your starting lineup. Considering player talent, recent form, and matchups, we’ve put together our PFSN consensus Week 12 QB rankings.
These rankings were last updated at 7:00 AM ET on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
Week 12 Fantasy QB Rankings
1) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills (at HOU)
2) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles (at DAL)
3) Drake Maye | New England Patriots (at CIN)
4) Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens (vs. NYJ)
5) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. IND)
6) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams (vs. TB)
7) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys (vs. PHI)
8) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions (vs. NYG)
9) Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers (vs. CAR)
10) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at LAR)
11) Daniel Jones | Indianapolis Colts (at KC)
12) Joe Flacco | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. NE)
13) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears (vs. PIT)
14) Jacoby Brissett | Arizona Cardinals (vs. JAX)
15) Sam Darnold | Seattle Seahawks (at TEN)
16) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers (vs. MIN)
17) Mason Rudolph | Pittsburgh Steelers (at CHI)
18) Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers (at CHI)
19) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars (at ARI)
20) Jameis Winston | New York Giants (at DET)
21) J.J. McCarthy | Minnesota Vikings (at GB)
22) Davis Mills | Houston Texans (vs. BUF)
23) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers (at SF)
24) Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons (at NO)
25) Tyrod Taylor | New York Jets (at BAL)
Sam Darnold, QB, Seattle Seahawks
Sam Darnold has been the centerpiece of several streamer articles lately, as fantasy managers took some time to trust him as a reliable weekly fantasy starter. Darnold’s stock has taken a hit after back-to-back disappointing weeks, though, and a buy-low window has likely opened.
Darnold has now scored fewer than 10 fantasy points in three of his last four games, and his four picks against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday will have caught the eye. Darnold has taken some time to prove himself with the Seattle Seahawks after crumbling against the Rams in the playoffs last season.
His latest flat performance, coupled with the similar disappointments in Weeks 7 and 10, will have current owners ready to drop him, let alone trade him. But two of those games were against elite defenses, the Rams and the Houston Texans, while the other was in a blowout win over the Arizona Cardinals.
The Seahawks scored two early defensive touchdowns against Arizona, and Darnold attempted just 12 passes in the entire game as they salted away the clock. The journeyman quarterback entered Week 11 ranked second overall in PFSN’s QB Impact metric and has four top-10 fantasy finishes in his last eight games.
Should You Start or Sit Sanders in Week 12?
Shedeur Sanders was thrown into a near impossible situation on Sunday and struggled at the level that you’d expect.
Against the Ravens, he was just four-of-16 after taking over for a concussed Dillon Gabriel in the second half. The inefficiency was predictable, but I would have thought that numbers like that would be the result of an overly aggressive rookie trying to make a splash.
Nope.
Sanders misfired on six of pass passes thrown less than five yards down field (the NFL average for completion percentage, not incompletion percentage, usually hovers around 75%) as the game was clearly coming at him faster than he was ready for.
How much of that was the result of getting dropped into a tough spot and how much is a talent thing isn’t clear after this tiny sample, but it was obvious that he has a long ways to go.
I like Sanders to be the Cleveland starter for the remainder of the season and a full work week against a Vegas defense that played on Monday night should give us a better feel for exactly where we are at with the 144th pick.
This passing game isn’t one that successful fantasy teams are invested in.
Should You Start or Sit Jackson in Week 12?
This just isn’t the Jackson we drafted.
In 2022, 38.3% of his fantasy value came from his legs. That rate dropped to 30.2% in 2023 and to 24.5% in 2024, the first year of the Derrick Henry era.
Through 11 weeks this season, he’s sitting at 19%. Now, I understand the value that comes from the forward pass, and Jackson has proven himself to be a strong option in the pocket, but when the defense feels threatened in fewer ways, everything becomes a bit more difficult.
Over the past two weeks, Jackson has had one touchdown and just 369 passing yards. There’s no real action here; you’re starting him and not thinking twice about it. However, I do believe our baseline does need to be adjusted until we see him function more as an actual dual threat.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Fantasy Football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Cheat Sheet.
