Week 17 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 17 QB rankings.
These rankings were last updated at 7:00 AM ET on Monday, December 22, 2025.
Week 17 Fantasy QB Rankings
1) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills (vs. PHI)
2) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles (at BUF)
3) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys (at WAS)
4) Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. ARI)
5) Drake Maye | New England Patriots (at NYJ)
6) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams (at ATL)
7) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars (at IND)
8) Jacoby Brissett | Arizona Cardinals (at CIN)
9) Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers (vs. CHI)
10) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at MIA)
11) Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens (at GB)
12) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears (at SF)
13) Jaxson Dart | New York Giants (at LV)
14) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions (at MIN)
15) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos (at KC)
16) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers (vs. HOU)
17) Tyler Shough | New Orleans Saints (at TEN)
18) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans (at LAC)
19) Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers (at CLE)
20) Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons (vs. LAR)
21) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers (vs. SEA)
22) Sam Darnold | Seattle Seahawks (at CAR)
23) Malik Willis | Green Bay Packers (vs. BAL)
24) Geno Smith | Las Vegas Raiders (vs. NYG)
25) Quinn Ewers | Miami Dolphins (vs. TB)
26) Cam Ward | Tennessee Titans (vs. NO)
27) Shedeur Sanders | Cleveland Browns (vs. PIT)
28) Josh Johnson | Washington Commanders (vs. DAL)
29) Tyler Huntley | Baltimore Ravens (at GB)
30) Brady Cook | New York Jets (vs. NE)
31) Philip Rivers | Indianapolis Colts (vs. JAX)
Tyler Shough, QB, New Orleans Saints (vs. TEN)
Do the New Orleans Saints have their answer at quarterback? Maybe. Tyler Shough has played quite well over the past month, and not just in real life. His fantasy numbers have been there, too.
There are a lot of injuries across the NFL. We will see plenty of teams in the fantasy finals that need a quarterback. Why not Shough?
Over his past four games, Shough has hit 17 points in all of them. He just threw for 308 yards in a game, and the Saints never trailed. In Week 17, he gets a Tennessee Titans pass-funnel defense, allowing the eighth-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. Shough is absolutely worth a stream.
Caleb Williams, QB, Chicago Bears (at SF)
Amazingly, Caleb Williams got there against the Packers on Saturday night. Granted, it took overtime and a miracle (but perfectly delivered) walk-off to DJ Moore. But he got there.
To give you an idea of the risks of starting Williams, he threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns against the Packers. It was his highest yardage total since Week 9, and just the seventh time this season he’s thrown for multiple touchdowns.
Williams is hot, though. He’s thrown for two touchdowns in three straight games and only has six interceptions on the season.
The problem with Williams is that the Bears have very little interest in calling pass plays. For 3.5 quarters, Ben Johnson made no effort to actually score points against the Packers, content to run the ball and punt over and over again. When the clock and score finally forced the Bears to throw, Williams delivered.
This week, we should see a game where the 49ers push Williams to have to air it out. San Francisco is good enough on offense that if the Bears try and run it repeatedly, they will fall behind. Thus, they either need to come out throwing. Or, they can let themselves fall behind, and we could get another strong second half from Williams.
