{"id":252517,"date":"2025-10-28T15:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=252517"},"modified":"2025-11-27T18:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:31:07","slug":"week-9-quarterback-rankings-fantasy-football-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/10\/28\/week-9-quarterback-rankings-fantasy-football-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 Quarterback Rankings Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 8 of the NFL Season is in the books. Here are the Week 9 quarterback rankings for fantasy football.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45944807\/nfl-bye-weeks-every-team-2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, the quarterbacks on bye<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Justin Fields, and Dillon Gabriel. Jayden Daniels, Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, J.J. McCarthy, Brock Purdy, Michael Penix Jr., and Bryce Young are questionable this week with injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Quarterback Rankings Week 9 Fantasy Football<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Tier 1: The Big 4<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Lamar Jackson*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Josh Allen<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Patrick Mahomes<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffalo Bills<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jayden Daniels*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This top tier of quarterbacks is the best of the best in fantasy football, with Jackson expecting to return this week, but Daniels is questionable:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jackson was supposed to return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ravens<\/a> in Week 8, but after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/ravens-hc-john-harbaugh-mix-up-over-lamar-jackson-s-injury-status-honest-mistake\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confusing practice report<\/a>, he was ruled out for the game. However, he should be ready to go for the Thursday Night Football game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Dolphins<\/a>, who, before last week, have been terrible. As long as Jackson is close to 100%, he should have a big game in his return.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the best regular-season games of the season with Allen and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bills<\/a> taking on Mahomes and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chiefs<\/a>. Both quarterbacks are the top three options in fantasy football this week.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 2: Low-End QB1s<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Drake Maye<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta Falcons<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Daniel Jones<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Justin Herbert<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaxson Dart<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco 49ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Caleb Williams<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jared Goff<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Vikings<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guys are low-end QB1s, and I feel comfortable starting any of them as my QB1 this week:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maye continues to be terrific, scoring over 26 fantasy points against one of the best defenses in the league. This was his sixth top ten fantasy finish in the last seven weeks. He gets a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Falcons<\/a> defense that just gave up four passing touchdowns to Tua Tagovailoa. Maye jumps into the top five of the quarterback rankings for fantasy football in Week 9.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herbert has had two big weeks in a row, scoring over 25 fantasy points in each of them. He had a season-high 62 rushing yards last week and has at least 30 rushing yards in five of eight games. Herbert is in the top ten of the quarterback rankings against a bad <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Titans<\/a> team.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cleveland Browns came into the week allowing the 2nd-least fantasy PPG to opposing QBs.<\/p>\n<p>And Drake Maye still put up 27 fantasy points on them. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9O99RXXLk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/b9O99RXXLk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFantasy\/status\/1982545229187325969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tier 3: High-End QB2s<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Dak Prescott<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona Cardinals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Matthew Stafford<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans Saints<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Joe Flacco<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jordan Love<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Kyler Murray*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tier consists of the high-end QB2s:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prescott had his worst game of the season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cowboys<\/a> loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Broncos<\/a>. Denver is one of the best defenses in the league, and they were able to shut down the Cowboys passing attack. This snapped a streak of four straight top ten finishes for Prescott. Expect him to get back on track against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cardinals<\/a> on Monday Night Football.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flacco played lights out once again, although the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bengals<\/a> lost by one point to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jets<\/a>. Flacco has two straight top-six fantasy finishes. In his three games with Cincinnati, he has seven touchdowns and zero interceptions. Flacco is a viable starter once again in Week 9.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 4: Superflex Options Only<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Sam Darnold<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Bo Nix<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston Texans<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Trevor Lawrence<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Aaron Rodgers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis Colts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>C.J. Stroud<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These players are options only in very deep leagues or SuperFlex leagues:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nix has back-to-back weeks with four total touchdowns, leading the Broncos to a 6-2 record. However, they have a very difficult matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Texans<\/a> in Week 9, so temper expectations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Main Photo: [Denny Medley] &#8211; Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 8 of the NFL Season is complete. It is time to look ahead to Week 9. 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