2025 Fantasy Football Startup Dynasty League Quarterback Rankings

Michael Fabiano | May 2, 2025

Jayden Daniels will be one of the most valuable quarterbacks in fantasy football startup dynasty drafts. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

With May comes the start of dynasty league draft chatter. After all, the end of the NFL Draft means we now have a very clear idea of how rosters will look, who could end up where on team depth charts and what a player’s value projects to be in 2025.

For those unaware, dynasty leagues are the closest you'll get to running a real NFL team. You build a roster with a one-time “all-players” draft, followed by yearly “rookies-only” drafts for as long as the league exists. If this seems like something you’d like to do in addition to your seasonal leagues, well, these dynasty startup league rank lists are for you.  

The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings is primarily in examining the age of the players and their long-term prospects. For example, Baker Mayfield, who’ll be 30 next season, will be ranked ahead of younger guys such as Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud and Drake Maye in traditional leagues. However, that trio has more value than Mayfield in dynasty leagues because each of them is in their early 20s and hasn’t hit their prime.

With that said, here’s a look at my 2025 dynasty start-up league quarterback rankings.

All Positions: RBs | WRs | TEs

2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty QB Rankings

Note: Ages listed are how old the player will be by the end of September.

Rank	Player	Team	Age
1	Josh Allen	BUF	29
2	Lamar Jackson	BAL	28
3	Jayden Daniels	WAS	24
4	Jalen Hurts	PHI	27
5	Joe Burrow	CIN	28
6	Patrick Mahomes	KC	30
7	Caleb Williams	CHI	23
8	Bo Nix	DEN	25
9	Justin Herbert	LAC	27
10	Kyler Murray	ARI	28
11	C.J. Stroud	HOU	23
12	Drake Maye	NE	23
13	Jordan Love	GB	26
14	Baker Mayfield	TB	30
15	Brock Purdy	SF	25
16	Justin Fields	NYJ	26
17	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	25
18	Jared Goff	DET	30
19	Dak Prescott	DAL	32
20	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	27
21	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	25
22	Cam Ward	TEN	23
23	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	22
24	Bryce Young	CAR	24
25	Jaxson Dart	NYG	22
26	Anthony Richardson	IND	23
27	Sam Darnold	SEA	28
28	Tyler Shough	NO	26
29	Geno Smith	LV	34
30	Matthew Stafford	LAR	37
31	Russell Wilson	NYG	36
32	Jalen Milroe	SEA	23
33	Derek Carr	NO	34
34	Aaron Rodgers	FA	41
35	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	24
36	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	23
37	Kirk Cousins	ATL	37
38	Will Howard	PIT	24
39	Daniel Jones	IND	28
40	Will Levis	TEN	26