Week 3 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 3 QB rankings.
These rankings were last updated at 7:00 AM ET on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
Week 3 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
1) Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens (vs. CLE)
2) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills (at NYJ)
3) Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders (at GB)
4) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles (at KC)
5) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at HOU)
6) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys (vs. NYG)
7) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. PHI)
8) Drake Maye | New England Patriots (at MIA)
9) Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals (vs. CAR)
10) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears (at DET)
11) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers (at LV)
12) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers (vs. WAS)
13) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions (vs. CHI)
14) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos (at IND)
15) Daniel Jones | Indianapolis Colts (vs. DEN)
16) Michael Penix Jr. | Atlanta Falcons (at MIN)
17) Geno Smith | Las Vegas Raiders (vs. LAC)
18) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans (vs. TB)
19) Mac Jones | San Francisco 49ers (at NO)
20) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams (at TEN)
21) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers (at ARI)
22) Russell Wilson | New York Giants (at DAL)
23) Sam Darnold | Seattle Seahawks (at PIT)
24) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars (at CIN)
25) Justin Fields | New York Jets (vs. BUF)
26) Jake Browning | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. JAX)
27) Cam Ward | Tennessee Titans (vs. LAR)
28) Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. SEA)
29) Joe Flacco | Cleveland Browns (at BAL)
30) Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins (vs. NE)
31) Marcus Mariota | Washington Commanders (at GB)
32) Carson Wentz | Minnesota Vikings (vs. ATL)
33) Spencer Rattler | New Orleans Saints (vs. SF)
34) Tyrod Taylor | New York Jets (vs. BUF)
Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams (at PHI)
In the interest of full disclosure, it was very difficult to find two quarterbacks that are at least fringe fantasy starters to recommend sitting this week. With Joe Burrow, Jayden Daniels, Justin Fields, and JJ McCarthy all potentially missing this week, those fringe fantasy starters are suddenly clear QB1s.
Matthew Stafford is a fantasy enigma. He is somehow able to support the new best wide receiver in fantasy in Puka Nacua, as well as a high WR2 in Davante Adams, while not being startable himself.
The Philadelphia Eagles are more of a problem for run games than passing games, but they are going to give Stafford fits all afternoon. They limited Dak Prescott to single-digit fantasy points in Week 1 and then forced Patrick Mahomes to generate his fantasy points on the ground.
This is a difficult week with all of the injuries to the QB position, but fantasy managers would be well served to try to do better than Stafford.
Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs NYJ)
I don’t know how you walk away from Monday Night Football without being super impressed with Baker Mayfield.
Sure, the game-saving scramble was nice, and the clutch throws, but how about him largely taking what was given to him? Sans a few forced throws to Mike Evans, Mayfield was responsibly aggressive.
I’m not sure I’ve ever used those words together, but it fits. He completed 11-of-12 passes when he targeted Bucky Irvin, Rachaad White, or Cade Otton against the Texans. That “take your medicine” approach figures to play well in this spot against the third-best blitzing defense in the league.
The catch with New York is that when they don’t bring the blitz, they are nothing more than ordinary in terms of pressure rate. Mayfield can pick apart their blitz with the high-percentage passes we saw him eat up last week, and if they decide to sit back in coverage, I’m not sure anyone can deal with both Evans and Emeka Egbuka down the field.
Oh, yeah, and this game is being played at home, where the Bucs have leaned into their QB dictating their fate even more.
Opportunities per game, 2024
- Home: 39.7 per game
- Road: 34.1 per game
I’ve got Mayfield comfortably inside my top 10 this week and feel good about the floor he comes preloaded with, even in a seemingly difficult matchup.
