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 Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Week 17 Fantasy QB Rankings
1) Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. ARI)
2) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys (at WAS)
3) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams (at ATL)
4) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars (at IND)
5) Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers (vs. CHI)
6) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills (vs. PHI)
7) Drake Maye | New England Patriots (at NYJ)
8) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles (at BUF)
9) Jacoby Brissett | Arizona Cardinals (at CIN)
10) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears (at SF)
11) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos (at KC)
12) Tyler Shough | New Orleans Saints (at TEN)
13) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions (at MIN)
14) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers (vs. BAL)
15) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at MIA)
16) Jaxson Dart | New York Giants (at LV)
17) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers (vs. HOU)
18) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans (at LAC)
19) Sam Darnold | Seattle Seahawks (at CAR)
20) Geno Smith | Las Vegas Raiders (vs. NYG)
21) Malik Willis | Green Bay Packers (vs. BAL)
22) Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons (vs. LAR)
23) Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers (at CLE)
24) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers (vs. SEA)
25) Cam Ward | Tennessee Titans (vs. NO)
26) Quinn Ewers | Miami Dolphins (vs. TB)
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) Max Brosmer | Minnesota Vikings (vs. DET)
32) Chris Oladokun | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. DEN)
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.
Jared Goff, QB
The Lions’ run game has disappeared lately, and that’s resulted in Jared Goff absolutely cutting it loose.
He has multiple TD passes in four of his past five and has cleared 300 yards through the air in three straight. What has been steering his recent success, at least for fantasy purposes, has been when he’s been pushing the chains.
Over the past two weeks, he’s completed 23-of-29 passes for four touchdowns and zero interceptions on balls thrown past the sticks. And guess what?
The Vikes allow 53.4% of those passes to be completed, the eighth-highest mark in the NFL.
We saw Goff throw for 284 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first meeting with Minnesota, and I think a similar stat line is the most likely outcome this time around. That production would give him a good shot to finish championship week as a top-12 QB and keep you competitive in most situations.
