Fantasy QB Rankings: Week 7 Start-Sit Advice for Aaron Rodgers, Michael Penix Jr., Joe Flacco, and Others

Take a look at our Week 7 consensus QB fantasy rankings to help with your lineup choices, including start-sit recommendations, waiver wire targets, and trade opportunities.

Week 7 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 7 QB rankings.

These rankings were last updated at 8:00 AM ET on Thursday, October 16, 2025.

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Week 7 Fantasy QB Rankings

1) Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders (vs. CHI)
2) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles (at NYG)
3) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. DET)
4) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys (at CAR)
5) Drake Maye | New England Patriots (at NO)
6) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers (at MIA)
7) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. SF)
8) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions (at KC)
9) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears (at WAS)
10) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers (vs. CIN)
11) Justin Fields | New York Jets (vs. DEN)
12) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos (at NYJ)
13) Jaxson Dart | New York Giants (vs. PHI)
14) Daniel Jones | Indianapolis Colts (vs. ARI)
15) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans (BYE)
16) Sam Darnold | Seattle Seahawks (at JAX)
17) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams (at BAL)
18) Dillon Gabriel | Cleveland Browns (at PIT)
19) Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers (at TB)
20) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. SEA)
21) Mac Jones | San Francisco 49ers (at TB)
22) Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. CLE)
23) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers (vs. DAL)
24) Michael Penix Jr. | Atlanta Falcons (vs. BUF)
25) Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins (vs. LAC)

Justin Fields, QB, New York Jets

Justin Fields was absolutely atrocious in Week 6; his timing and accuracy were way off, far too often. The New York Jets fell to their sixth straight loss of the season, succumbing to a 13-11 loss to the Denver Broncos. That’s despite Denver having just a four-point lead after the first quarter, and scoring only three points in the following three.

Fields accounted for precisely none of his team’s points on the day and scored just 4.9 fantasy points. For context, Tyler Huntley only played the fourth quarter of the Baltimore Ravens’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams and scored 6.6.

Regardless, Fields has finished as a top-seven fantasy quarterback in three of his five games this season. The boom-bust option is a regular week winner and is coming off the most difficult matchup he’ll face all year. More disappointing weeks will come, but he should be available at a discount after such a miserable showing.

Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington Commanders

Those who drafted Jayden Daniels in the third round of drafts may be reluctant to sell low, but given his disappointing start, they might consider it. The Washington Commanders star hasn’t finished inside the top-12 quarterbacks in any week this year, after being the third quarterback taken in drafts.

Daniels’ two-week injury layoff should also mean that current owners have at least one alternative, having had to replace him for Weeks 3 and 4. The dual-threat star is the current QB11 in fantasy points per game, but you wouldn’t think so from his game log.

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Daniels has a get-right game against the Dallas Cowboys defense in Week 7, likely making this the last opportunity to get him at a discount. He still won’t be cheap, but players as valuable as Daniels are rarely available at all.

Joe Flacco | CIN (vs PIT)

Joe Flacco was traded five days before taking on Micah Parsons and a rested Pacers team in Lambeau.

I’m not exactly sure who he made angry to deserve that set of circumstances, but he did throw for 219 yards and two touchdowns without an interception — a stat line I think we have to label a success.

There’s no fantasy appeal here. At best, he can keep Ja’Marr Chase as a WR1 and Tee Higgins as viable weekly, but he struggled earlier this season with the Browns and doesn’t come with a fantasy-friendly skill set at this point in his career.

Aaron Rodgers | PIT (at CIN)

Aaron Rodgers stayed consistent, continuing his every-other-game pattern of multiple TD tosses.

The scores are always nice to get, but in this dink-and-dunk scheme, where’s the upside for a pocket-locked 41-year-old?

Realistically, there isn’t one. He’s yet to throw for 245 yards in a game and has one week of usability despite completing 68.8% of his attempts this season.

A plus matchup and a Hall of Fame name is an enticing combination, but I’m not going this way in single-quarterback leagues if I don’t have to.

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