Drake Maye Moves up In 2026 Fantasy Quarterback Dynasty Rankings

Our top 10 is dominated by several young signal-callers, including Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has become a valuable asset in fantasy football dynasty leagues. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

With the month of 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 2026.

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 lies primarily in how they assess players' ages and long-term prospects. For example, Dak Prescott, who’ll be 33 this season, will be ranked ahead of quarterbacks such as Bo Nix or Justin Herbert in traditional leagues. However, that duo has more value than Prescott in dynasty leagues due to their respective age difference.

With that said, here’s a look at my 2026 dynasty start-up league quarterback rankings.

Note: Ages for veterans reflect how old they'll be as of Sept. 30.

2026 Fantasy Dynasty Quarterback Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Age
1	Josh Allen	BUF	30
2	Drake Maye	NE	24
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	29
4	Jayden Daniels	WAS	25
5	Caleb Williams	CHI	24
6	Joe Burrow	CIN	29
7	Jalen Hurts	PHI	28
8	Justin Herbert	LAC	28
9	Patrick Mahomes	KC	31
10	Jaxson Dart	NYG	23
11	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	26
12	Bo Nix	DEN	26
13	Dak Prescott	DAL	33
14	Brock Purdy	SF	26
15	Jordan Love	GB	27
16	Cam Ward	TEN	24
17	Fernando Mendoza	LV	22
18	Jared Goff	DET	31
19	Baker Mayfield	TB	31
20	Tyler Shough	NO	27
21	C.J. Stroud	HOU	24
22	Kyler Murray	MIN	29
23	Sam Darnold	SEA	29
24	Bryce Young	CAR	25
25	Malik Willis	MIA	27
26	Matthew Stafford	LAR	38
27	Daniel Jones	IND	29
28	Ty Simpson	LAR	23
29	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	24
30	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	26
31	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	23
32	Anthony Richardson	IND	24
33	Tua Tagovailoa	ATL	28
34	Carson Beck	ARI	23
35	Geno Smith	NYJ	35
36	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	33
37	Justin Fields	KC	27
38	Deshaun Watson	CLE	31
39	Aaron Rodgers	FA	42
40	Drew Allar	PIT	22

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