Outlook: Forget asking if Josh Allen is the best quarterback in fantasy right now. That much is certain. We're now firmly in the territory of debating whether he is the greatest fantasy QB of all-time.

Allen reclaimed the overall QB1 spot last year, giving him five top-two finishes over his seven NFL seasons and he has never finished outside the top ten. His passing is great, but his rushing floor is what truly makes him unstoppable. He punched in 15 rushing touchdowns in 2023, 12 in 2024, and another 14 last season. What's even more shocking is that he's doing this while his running back, James Cook, is also sprinting into the end zone for double-digit touchdowns in each of the past two seasons.

Now heading into another season where he's projected to be the QB1, the front office finally got him some more established help on the outside. Trading for D.J. Moore improves a wide receiver group that looked lost for stretches last year. With Keon Coleman likely headed to the bench for a depth role, Allen now has a proven veteran target who can actually separate to go along with Khalil Shakir.

You are drafting a guy with an unparalleled floor and a ceiling that breaks league scoring records. Feel confident paying for him being the QB1 and don't be ashamed to take him No. 1 overall in Superflex formats.

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Outlook: Fantasy managers who head into their drafts with the mentality of, "I must get the QB1" usually end up spending a first or second-round pick on Josh Allen. While Allen has returned value as that top QB for multiple seasons, New England's Drake Maye presents a serious mathematical path to overall QB1 production at a significant discount.

Sure, he doesn't have the proven floor that Allen provides, but Maye finished this past season as the QB3 while averaging 24.3 points per game, and he did so with a significantly regressed Stefon Diggs (who is not even currently on an NFL roster) as his WR1. New England has since resolved that roster gap by trading for A.J. Brown following the NFL Draft.

Injecting a proven target-earner into an offense where Maye already threw for 4,394 yards and 31 touchdowns fundamentally shifts his weekly ceiling. Maye goes from a player who will likely need to do a lot of his damage underneath coverage to one who can launch the ball down the field into contested-catch-type situations and actually see positive results if necessary.

Beyond the passing volume, Maye's fantasy foundation is anchored by a high scramble rate and designed red zone runs. He recorded 450 rushing yards and four rushing scores last year, providing an ability to make a play when things break down. Those four rushing scores were nice, but the truth is that he actually has potential for more if the Patriots' offense is better overall this season than they were in 2025. Maye also limits negative plays, throwing just eight regular season interceptions and avoiding any multi-pick outings entirely before the Super Bowl.

Playing a first-place schedule often scares fantasy managers, but facing higher scoring offenses also forces negative or at least neutral game scripts that demand heavier passing volume. Maye is an elite option whose combination of passing efficiency and rushing utilization creates a true weekly advantage over the average QB in your league, while being one of the only players who actually has a chance to dethrone Josh Allen as the QB1 this season.

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Outlook: 2025 was a season to forget for Jackson and the Ravens. Injuries and erratic play saw the former two-time MVP's stats take a precipitous tumble. He played very poorly toward the end of the year as the Baltimore season hung in the balance. But hey, at least there was no playoff meltdown!

2026 is a brand-new start for Jackson and the Ravens. The coaching staff was gutted, and Declan Doyle enters as the new OC. Fresh from the Sean Payton/Ben Johnson coaching tree, look for Doyle to get back to what the Ravens have always done best, use the run to set up the pass. Jackson has been one of the best play-action passers in the NFL, as they have fueled his best, most efficient seasons. This system has proven itself time and time again, so expect a big bounceback for Jackson as he works toward exorcising his playoff demons and securing the bag on his next contract. Entering a new phase of his career, look for a return to the top-5.

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Outlook: Few players had a more divisive season in 2025 than Hurts. The reigning Super Bowl MVP was extremely careful with the football -- he threw just six INTs -- but topped 300 yards passing in a game only once all year and finished with a middling 3,224 yards through the air. His running trailed off markedly as well, much to the chagrin of fantasy owners, dropping from an average of 695 yards and 13 touchdowns over his previous four seasons to 421 yards and eight scores in 2025. The Eagles clearly didn't like what they saw, dismissing first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo and replacing him with Sean Mannion, who served as the Green Bay Packers' quarterbacks coach a year ago.

That was the big move off the field. On it, the team decided to move on from top wideout A.J. Brown, who had grown increasingly frustrated with his role. In Brown's place, Philly drafted Makai Lemon in the first round, traded for Dontayvion Wicks, who showed flashes while serving as WR4 in Green Bay, and signed veteran Hollywood Brown. Whether that's a net improvement over Brown and Jahan Dotson, last season's nominal No. 3 receiver, remains to be seen, but the hiring of Mannion should inject some life into the passing game.

Given his ability as a runner, you can make a case that Hurts deserves consideration once Josh Allen has been drafted. His passing numbers have been underwhelming, however, which pushes him below Lamar Jackson and perhaps Joe Burrow as well. Hurts still offers legitimate top-5 appeal, though where exactly he falls depends on how you view him relative to ascending talents Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels -- I'd consider him a safer choice than anyone other than Allen, though his ceiling may not be as high as Jackson, Burrow, or perhaps even Daniels and Maye.

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Outlook: Could 2026 be a make-or-break season for Burrow and the Bengals? It sure feels like it. After another major injury limited him to only eight games, it's now been three seasons since Burrow has led Cinci to the playoffs. They've spent heavily on the defense this offseason, and Coach Zach Taylor is firmly on the hot seat. With Burrow, it all comes down to protection, and health. When he's upright, Burrow has top-3 upside. He leads a pass heavy attack, has the best tandem of receivers in the league, and even provides a little juice on the ground. Sure, an improved defense limits shootouts, but it also gives the offense more short fields, and scoring opportunities. Taylor has talked about tweaking the offense to give Burrow more time under center to better hide tendencies, and improve the effectiveness of the play action. One of a few QBs with 45 touchdown potential, Burrow is squarely in the league winner or league loser category depending on the pick you invest.

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Outlook: Drafting Jayden Daniels in 2026 is one of the most boom-or-bust quarterback situations you can have in fantasy football.

His rookie year was a giant tease, full of huge performances and a top-five finish at the position for the year. Then the sophomore slump came. Daniels was in and out of the lineup, playing seven games before a final injury in Week 14 took him out for the remainder of the season, leaving fantasy managers scrambling for the playoffs.

But when he was out there, we saw exactly why fantasy managers are so obsessed with his ceiling. He cleared 50 rushing yards in three of those first seven starts while throwing just three interceptions all year. That combination is rare and it can translate into pure fantasy gold. While he exceeded 200 passing yards in his first four games, he never once hit 250 yards and finished under 200 in each of his final three contests.

We've seen the good and the bad, but ambitious managers are now drafting him in the early rounds, expecting a return to fantasy superstardom. While the potential is certainly there, remember that missing games wasn't the only concerning factor for fantasy managers in 2025. His 19.3 points per game average was only 19th among quarterbacks. Many are treating his floor like a sure thing when it is actually surprisingly shaky given his injury history and volatility.

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Outlook: Behind the guidance and scheme of Head Coach Ben Johnson, and several rookie standouts, Williams and the Bears offense took a major leap forward in 2025. Williams set career highs in yardage (3942) and touchdowns (27), and looks to be on track to being the franchise quarterback Chicago has been desperate for.

Despite the solid final fantasy numbers, there continues to be a number of red flags in Williams' game that need to be addressed. His catchable ball rate, and completion percentage (58.1) remain well below acceptable standards, and he and the offense relied way too much on "hero ball" and scramble drill production. Early in the season he looked very uncomfortable in the offense, too often bailing on a play before it developed. On the back of miracles, and an extremely favorable turnover advantage the Bears made the playoffs in an incredibly tough division, so in order to build on team, and personal success, Williams must make mechanical and schematic adjustments.

I continue to believe in the talent profile and weapons at his disposal. Between those factors and rushing upside, I'm happy to have Williams as a solid QB1 in all formats.

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Outlook: Dak Prescott may have put the "cooked" narrative to rest this past year. After missing half the season in 2024, Prescott bounced back and played all 17 games, passing for 4,552 yards and hitting 30 touchdowns with only 10 interceptions. The rushing floor from the past is gone, but his passing volume carries the load since the Cowboys had to pass constantly given their 511 points conceded as a team -- sixth-most in NFL history. While not a great unit, the core of the Dallas offensive line stays intact heading into 2026.

Now 33 years old, Prescott is a veteran and a pure pocket passer, but he has among the best skill position supporting casts in the league. CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, and Jake Ferguson all return this season, while Ryan Flournoy also returns alongside speedster KaVontae Turpin and field stretching veteran Marques Valdes-Scantling who joined the team during the offseason. Prescott lacks the rushing upside of the elite QBs, but his passing floor makes him a very safe bet to be a steady low-end QB1 who also still has the potential to break into being a top 5 QB again through a highly efficient passing touchdown season, similar to how he and Matthew Stafford performed in 2025. Treat Dak as a safe, low-end QB1 in all formats.

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Outlook: Statistically, Nix was remarkably similar from Year 1 to Year 2 -- he passed for 156 more yards, rushed for 74 fewer, and accounted for 30 total touchdowns (down from 34 as a rookie). The results were better as Denver came within a win of the Super Bowl, but Nix suffered a broken ankle in the AFC Divisional Round and missed the team's loss to New England the following week. He should be fully recovered when training camp rolls around, and he's firmly entrenched as the starter.

Although he's entering just his third year in the NFL, Nix is matured at age 26 (for comparison, Jordan Love, who is entering Year 7, is 27), so it's fair to wonder how much more development we can expect to see from the former first-round pick. To their credit, the Broncos continued trying to add talent around their signal caller, acquiring Jaylen Waddle during the offseason to pair him with Courtland Sutton on the outside.

From a fantasy perspective, the issue with Nix is consistency. In 17 starts last year, Nix threw one or fewer TD passes in 11 of them, and he ran for fewer than 25 yards a dozen times. So, while he carries a high ceiling each week, his production too often fell below that mark. Nix enters 2026 as a fringe starting candidate that's better suited as a high-end reserve.

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Outlook: For years now, we've been told that Herbert is among the NFL's upper echelon of quarterbacks and a borderline elite signal caller. From a purely statistical perspective, the numbers don't support it. Ever since passing for 5,014 yards and 38 TDs in 2021, Herbert has averaged 3,868 yards, 24 TDs, and 8 INTs per season while adding 295 yards and 2 TDs on the ground. Offensive line play has been a persistent thorn in Herbert's side, particularly over the last two seasons as he's taken 95 sacks and countless other hits -- whatever questions remain about the Oregon product, toughness isn't among them.

Will things be any different in 2026? That's hard to say. A return to health for Joe Alt would go a long way in that department after the 2004 first-round pick played in just six games last year before he underwent season-ending ankle surgery. The same goes for Rashawn Slater, who missed the entire 2025 campaign with a knee injury. Getting those bookends back should do wonders for Herbert, though questions remain about his receiving options after the Bolts decided not to bring back Keenan Allen and his team-high 81 receptions.

After four middling seasons in a row, you can no longer consider Herbert a reliable QB1. Does he have the potential to push into the top 10? Absolutely. He has a great arm and underrated athleticism, and if his young pass catchers improve this receiving corps could surprise. There are just a lot of questions, so if you decide to target Herbert for your roster, make sure you invest in another viable option as QB2.

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Outlook: Coming off a disappointing 2024, Purdy endured a difficult 2025 as well. This time, the injury bug that had bitten so many of his playmakers the previous season targeted Purdy. He suffered a turf toe issue in Week 1, and when he tried to rush back in Week 4, he wound up aggravating the injury, causing him to miss all of October. He'd finally return on Nov. 16, leading the 49ers to six straight wins. Purdy struggled badly in a Week 18 loss to the Seahawks, though, and that was again the case two weeks later when Seattle ended San Francisco's season in a 41-6 thumping in the NFC Divisional Round.

The 49ers overhauled their receiver room during the offseason. Two years ago, Purdy was throwing to Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, and Jauan Jennings. Now, it's veterans Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, both signed in free agency, and talented but oft-injured Ricky Pearsall. Purdy has proven he can shine when surrounded by talent, but this Niners group looks like a slippery slope between the advanced age of Evans, Kirk, George Kittle (Achilles), and Christian McCaffrey, and durability concerns with Pearsall, and Kittle and McCaffrey, who check both boxes. There's also the presence of Mac Jones, who played very well during Purdy's extended absence.

With a lot of variables, Purdy enters 2026 as one of the more interesting quarterback options for fantasy owners. His ceiling is high -- few can design or call an offense better than Kyle Shanahan -- but the last two years have shown there's also a low floor. Consider Purdy a borderline top-10 selection.

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Outlook: Jaxson Dart's rookie campaign in 2025 was full of ups and downs. The QB took over as the Giants' starter in Week 4 and showed flashes of dual-threat brilliance, while also struggling at times. He finished the year with 2,272 passing yards and 15 touchdowns through the air, while limiting his interceptions to just five -- an impressive feat for a rookie.

Perhaps more importantly for his fantasy value, Dart also added an impressive 487 yards and nine scores on the ground. Unfortunately, that aggressive, high-contact playing style led to multiple concussion scares, ultimately leading to some real dud performances down the stretch and a concerning injury outlook for 2026.

The Giants have surrounded Dart with an intriguing mix of weapons, maintaining most of the important pass-catchers he worked with as a rookie while also bringing in the likes of Darnell Mooney, Odell Beckham Jr., and JuJu Smith-Schuster, alongside rookie Malachi Fields and tight end Isaiah Likely for veteran depth. Star receiver Malik Nabers is still recovering from a torn ACL and reports seem to indicate that he may not be ready to play at the start of the season, further underlining the importance of the depth pieces the Giants brought in. While Beckham and Smith-Schuster aren't expected to be standalone fantasy assets at this stage of their careers, the depth does help Dart and should give him a higher floor this season, especially if Nabers makes his return earlier than expected. If he can stay healthy and take fewer hits, his rushing floor gives him legitimate mid-level QB1 fantasy upside.

Draft Dart as an upside QB2 or high-risk/reward QB1 if you miss out on the top players at the position. His ability to run the ball in near the goal line gives him spike-week potential, but the concussion history and a shaky receiving corps early in the year make him a boom-or-bust weekly starter.

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