2025 Fantasy Football Rookie Quarterback Rankings: Cam Ward Leads The Way

The 2025 quarterback draft class isn’t what you would call impressive. There are no “can’t miss” prospects coming out of college, but there are a handful of players who could come in and make a fantasy impact, either right out of the gate or at some point down the line.
The group is led by Miami’s Cam Ward, who is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick of the Tennessee Titans. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders is considered the next-best quarterback in the class. He could come off the board as early as No. 2 overall to the Cleveland Browns, or he could fall to the ninth overall pick and land with the New Orleans Saints.
Mississippi’s Jaxson Dart is next in line. A mobile quarterback with a big arm, he could land with the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 21 overall. Jalen Milroe, out of Alabama, is a running field general who projects as a Day 2 selection. The Cleveland Browns or New York Giants could give him a look at the top of the second round, though Milroe could also fall to the Steelers at No. 83 if they pass on a quarterback in Round 1.
The rest of my top 10 quarterbacks are all potential NFL starters down the line, or will be backup signal-callers at the next level.
Note: Ages listed are based on player’s age starting in September.
Positional Rookie Rankings: Top 50 | RBs | WRs | TEs
Fantasy Football Rookie Quarterback Rankings
Rank | Player | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cam Ward | Miami | 23 |
2 | Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | 23 |
3 | Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 22 |
4 | Jalen Milroe | Alabama | 23 |
5 | Quinn Ewers | Texas | 22 |
6 | Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 23 |
7 | Will Howard | Ohio State | 24 |
8 | Tyler Shough | Louisville | 26 |
9 | Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | 24 |
10 | Riley Leonard | Notre Dame | 23 |

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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