Week 9 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 9 QB rankings.
These rankings were last updated at 7:00 AM ET on Sunday, November 02, 2025.
Week 9 Fantasy QB Rankings
1) Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens (at MIA)
2) Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills (vs. KC)
3) Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs (at BUF)
4) Jayden Daniels | Washington Commanders (vs. SEA)
5) Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers (at TEN)
6) Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys (vs. ARI)
7) Drake Maye | New England Patriots (vs. ATL)
8) Jaxson Dart | New York Giants (vs. SF)
9) Daniel Jones | Indianapolis Colts (at PIT)
10) Caleb Williams | Chicago Bears (at CIN)
11) Sam Darnold | Seattle Seahawks (at WAS)
12) Jared Goff | Detroit Lions (vs. MIN)
13) Joe Flacco | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. CHI)
14) Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers (vs. CAR)
15) Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams (vs. NO)
16) Jacoby Brissett | Arizona Cardinals (at DAL)
17) Bo Nix | Denver Broncos (at HOU)
18) Mac Jones | San Francisco 49ers (at NYG)
19) Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins (vs. BAL)
20) Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars (at LV)
21) Aaron Rodgers | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. IND)
22) C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans (vs. DEN)
23) J.J. McCarthy | Minnesota Vikings (at DET)
24) Michael Penix Jr. | Atlanta Falcons (at NE)
25) Geno Smith | Las Vegas Raiders (vs. JAX)
Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys
There are some players whose reputations can survive any number of bad weeks. Derrick Henry, Ja’Marr Chase, and A.J. Brown have remained must-starts in fantasy this year, despite all going through disappointing spells.
Dak Prescott isn’t one of those players, and while savvy fantasy managers will forgive him for a bad outing against the Denver Broncos (8.6 fantasy points), many will not. Prescott was available outside the top 100 picks in fantasy drafts this summer, and still isn’t short of doubters, despite his MVP-caliber start to the season.
The Dallas Cowboys star was the QB4 overall in fantasy points per game heading into Week 8, and should still be viewed as a top-five quarterback moving forward. He’ll almost certainly be available for less than that in many leagues, and some may even be openly looking to move him on.
Aaron Rodgers | PIT (vs IND)
Aaron Rodgers has to be the QB with only one weekly finish better than 10th at the position that I fear the most in the NFL.
He looks reasonably comfortable and is largely delivering the ball on time in this conservative attack. The future Hall of Famer truly is a litmus test for just how much single-play upside, either with your legs or via air yards via the pass, dictates finishes at the position on a week-to-week basis.
Rodgers does neither. He’s yet to have a game with 10 rushing yards this season (not a surprise) and has seven completions of 20+ air yards in his seven starts.
For reference, Justin Herbert has a 10+ yard rush (not 10+ yards rushing, a single rushing play picking up what Rodgers can’t do in a game) in six games this season, and Russell Wilson had a single contest with seven such completions.
Rodgers looks poised and on schedule. He looks like he can lead an offense in real life, but counting on him in fantasy just can’t be done. He’s thrown multiple touchdown passes in three straight and completed at least two-thirds of his passes in five; he’s functioning at about as high a level as he can in this situation and not giving us the returns we need.
This obviously isn’t a good matchup, but he’s the opposite of matchup-proof: I wouldn’t feel comfortable playing him in any spot.
Andy Dalton | CAR (at GB)
I’m not saying Bryce Young isn’t the problem, but this Carolina offense might just be a pig, and putting lipstick on it with Andy Dalton doesn’t change that.
The wily vet had nearly as many sacks (seven) as completions in enemy territory over the weekend (nine,) and that was in a game where they ran the ball reasonably well, albeit on low volume due to the score (Panther RBs: 24 carries for 104 yards).
He did the one thing we needed him to do: feed Tetairoa McMillan. The rookie earned a 43.5% target share, and that’s the only job of the Carolina QB at this point. In that regard, I prefer him to Young, but at some point, it doesn’t matter: the volume is enough to justify starting the talented receiver, but not of high enough quality to give him much of a ceiling.
Bo Nix | DEN (at HOU)
Bo Nix hasn’t exactly looked like a superstar at various points this season, and yet, there are only a few who offer a similar production resume.
His first 20-point game of the season came in Week 2, and since then, from Weeks 2-8, there are only three QBs in the sport with more 20+ point efforts than the leader of the Broncos: Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott, and Drake Maye.
In a vacuum, I’d take all three over Nix, but in Year 2, we are seeing the development of a future star.
Again, far from perfect. Sometimes the volume isn’t there (four games with 30 or fewer pass attempts), and sometimes the rushing vanishes (under 2.5 yards per carry three times), but at the end of 60 minutes, you’re more likely than not to be OK with where things finish.
Last week, he took advantage of a cushy matchup against the Cowboys, throwing four touchdowns. The raw number of scores was nice, but I was impressed by the variation: a nice blend of touch, anticipation, and savvy.
Most of his advanced box score is very much in line with what he did last season, though I will highlight his improved approach when attacking downfield. Last season, on 126 deep throws, he was intercepted just as often as he found his man for a touchdown. This season, he’s at a 3.0 TD/INT rate on those spike attempts, something that elevates the ceiling while also raising the floor, as he’s taking what he’s given and not prematurely ending possessions.
This is a tough spot, but I think you can feel comfortable in starting him this week, knowing that he has various avenues to productivity.
Brock Purdy | SF (at NYG)
It’s now been over a month since the last time we saw Brock Purdy (toe), and the 49ers are being understandably cautious with him.
I think fantasy managers can be, too.
We really only have two quarterbacks of interest on a bye this week (Jalen Hurts and Baker Mayfield … Justin Fields counts if you signed up for that experience, but I’d assume you already have a secondary option rostered in that event), and that opens up the door to streamers that I’d prefer over Purdy should he return this week.
Joe Flacco gets the Bears, Sam Darnold the Commanders, and Matthew Stafford the Saints.
Players like Lamar Jackson are the ones I worry about missing on a big game in their return to action. Purdy could author a big game, but I think the risk/reward equation nets out as about even, and that has me generally waiting for him to play a game for San Francisco before he plays one for my fantasy team.