Week 6 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 6 QB rankings.
These rankings were last updated at 8:00 AM ET on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
Week 6 Fantasy QB Rankings
1) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills (at ATL)
2) Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders (vs. CHI)
3) Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles (at NYG)
4) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers (at MIA)
5) Drake Maye | New England Patriots (at NO)
6) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers (vs. CIN)
7) Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. SF)
8) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. DET)
9) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys (at CAR)
10) Daniel Jones | Indianapolis Colts (vs. ARI)
11) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears (at WAS)
12) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions (at KC)
13) Sam Darnold | Seattle Seahawks (at JAX)
14) Jaxson Dart | New York Giants (vs. PHI)
15) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams (at BAL)
16) Justin Fields | New York Jets (vs. DEN)
17) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos (at NYJ)
18) Mac Jones | San Francisco 49ers (at TB)
19) Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers (vs. DAL)
20) Michael Penix Jr. | Atlanta Falcons (vs. BUF)
21) Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins (vs. LAC)
22) Geno Smith | Las Vegas Raiders (vs. TEN)
23) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. SEA)
24) Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. CLE)
25) Cam Ward | Tennessee Titans (at LV)
26) Dillon Gabriel | Cleveland Browns (at PIT)
27) Spencer Rattler | New Orleans Saints (vs. NE)
28) Jacoby Brissett | Arizona Cardinals (at IND)
29) Joe Flacco | Cincinnati Bengals (at GB)
Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
Admittedly, having backed Bryce Young during the offseason, I’d begun to give up on the Carolina Panthers quarterback after some dismal performances. Young has the talent to be an NFL quarterback, but he has looked more like the nervous liability he was as a rookie than the leader he was down the stretch last year.
However, after a messy start to Week 5, Young inspired an unlikely comeback win over the Arizona Cardinals, making several clutch plays in the process. He looked far more confident, and the Panthers’ offense grew in confidence along with him.
I’m still not 100% back in on Young, and even his late comeback wasn’t enough to make an impact in 1QB fantasy leagues. However, with renewed confidence and some returning weapons to throw to (Xavier Legette, Jalen Coker, Ja’Tavion Sanders), I’d be willing to take a shot on him as my QB2 in Super Flex.
Given his low cost, he is a low-risk addition with massive potential upside if he can rediscover the form he showed in late 2024.
C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud ended Sunday as the QB1 overall on the week after throwing four touchdown passes against the Ravens. The Texans demolished the Ravens 44-10, leaving the Ravens 1-4 for only the second time since their relocation from Cleveland in 1996.
Stroud’s real-life talent has often failed to translate into fantasy production, but his name value is still substantial, which should make trading him away slightly easier this week. That’s even though he has finished outside the top-12 quarterbacks every other week and outside the top 22 in three of the first four weeks of the year.
The Texans’ offense has been poor this season, and they have far tougher matchups following their Week 6 bye. Stroud was the 29th-ranked quarterback in PFSN’s QB Impact metric heading into Week 5; the Texans’ offense ranks 19th in Offense Impact, despite their win over Baltimore.
If you can get low-end QB1, or even high-end QB2 value for the Texans star, you might want to cash in while you can.
Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers has some juice left, and that makes Pittsburgh frisky, but it doesn’t mean he is of any interest to us.
“Game manager” gets a bad rap, but I don’t know what else you want to call it. Rodgers is throwing just 27 passes per game and offers no rushing equity at this point. The last time we saw him was Week 4 in Ireland, a game in which he hit DK Metcalf on a slant for an 80-yard touchdown, the type of play that usually elevates a QB into the top 10 without much trouble.
He was QB21 in Week 4 because that was his only score, and he threw just 21 other passes.
For the season, 85.1% of Rodgers’ pass attempts have traveled under 10 yards downfield. He’s doing it well right now, but he’s a game manager, and our fantasy matchups need access to upside that he simply doesn’t have access to in this system.
Joe Flacco, Cincinnati Bengals
Well, this is exciting, right?
Joe Flacco is a major upgrade in Cincinnati, but don’t take that to mean he’ll walk into fantasy lineups. We are talking about a QB in his final years who offers nothing with his legs and has no practice time with his new team.
Could he potentially have some weeks where his statistical output mirrors that of a Matthew Stafford type? Certainly, but he’ll need to be close to perfect, and the upcoming schedule (Packers, Steelers, and Jets) doesn’t really allow for that.
It’s worth noting that the schedule softens, defensive matchup-wise at least, as we approach December, but then we start flirting with the Joe Burrow timeline if Cincy is close to competitive.
I’d let someone else do the Flacco thing. I don’t see him being a top 15 QB over the next month, and that means that you either already have a better option or will have the ability to stream your way to at least that level of production.
