Top-10 QBs
Here’s how I’d rank the Top-10 QBs for fantasy football this season. One of these guys will surprise you.
#10: Kyler Murray (MIN)
Kyler Murray is the most fascinating reclamation project in fantasy football: a two-time Pro Bowler who just landed in arguably the best offensive situation of his career.
Elite company, historically: Murray is one of only four players in NFL history to average 200+ passing yards and 30+ rushing yards per game for a career, alongside Josh Allen, Cam Newton, and Jayden Daniels. His 2020 (QB3, 24.4 PPG) and 2021 (QB4, 22.2 PPG) seasons prove the ceiling is real.
A-list weapons: Murray steps into a Minnesota offense stacked with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and T.J. Hockenson, led by 2024 Coach of the Year Kevin O'Connell. This is a massive upgrade over his late-Arizona supporting cast.
Schedule advantage and consistency: Vikings QBs face the 7th easiest projected schedule in 2026, and Murray has finished as a top-12 fantasy QB in PPG every single season of his career, including a 16.2 PPG floor in his injury-shortened 2025.
Murray's ADP (112) is a gift if he wins the starting job… a bounce-back season in Minnesota could make him one of the steals of your draft.
#9: Jayden Daniels (WAS)
Jayden Daniels's 2025 was a lost season by circumstance, not by talent, and his underlying numbers make a compelling case he's primed for a massive rebound.
Rushing floor is elite: Even while banged up, Daniels led all QBs with 8.29 carries per game, adding 278 rushing yards and 2 TDs on the ground. The legs alone give him a fantasy floor most passers can't match.
Efficiency held up under duress: Despite three separate injuries, he ranked 2nd in deep ball completion percentage (55.6%), 2nd in pressured completion percentage (61.9%), and led the NFL in escape rate (6.8%). It’s a sign of a quarterback who keeps plays alive under chaos.
The 2024 baseline was elite: In his rookie season, Daniels was the fantasy QB5 (21.5 PPG), throwing for 3,568 yards while adding 891 rushing yards. That ceiling is the target — and a new OC focused on increased explosiveness is designed to get him there.
At an ADP of 65, Daniels is being priced as a near-certainty to recapture his 2024 form… and the tools are in place for exactly that.
#8: Trevor Lawrence (JAX)
Trevor Lawrence's 2025 wasn't a surprise to anyone paying attention. It was a breakout finally arriving, and the conditions in 2026 set him up to take another step forward.
The QB4 finish was earned: Lawrence posted 4,007 passing yards (6th), 29 passing touchdowns (5th), and 9 rushing touchdowns (2nd among QBs) in 2025, finishing as the overall QB4 and an MVP finalist on the back of an eight-game winning streak.
Coaching continuity changes everything: For the first time in Lawrence's career, he enters a season with the same coaching staff returning, giving him a full year to master Liam Coen's offensive system rather than starting from scratch.
Schedule flips dramatically in his favor: After facing the 30th easiest schedule in 2025, Lawrence projects to get the 4th easiest in 2026. It’s one of the single biggest scheduling improvements for any QB in the league.
Lawrence is entering his prime with continuity, a favorable schedule, and a passing profile built for high-volume fantasy production, so the breakout is already here, the question is how far it goes.
#7: Jalen Hurts (PHI)
Jalen Hurts enters 2026 in a make-or-break moment… and if the new scheme unlocks him the way the numbers suggest it should, he'll remind everyone why he was once a fantasy QB1.
The easiest QB schedule in the NFL: Hurts faces the most favorable projected schedule for quarterbacks in 2026: a legitimate weekly tailwind that boosts both his floor and his ceiling in GPP and season-long formats alike.
Red zone accuracy is elite: Hurts ranked 2nd in the NFL in red zone completion percentage (71.2%) in 2025, and his rushing volume inside the 10 (backed by the "tush push") keeps him a premium scoring threat regardless of scheme.
The new scheme is designed to modernize him: New OC Sean Mannion brings a Shanahan/McVay-influenced system with more play-action and under-center sets, which is a framework built to boost efficiency and potentially reverse the career-low 421 rushing yards he posted in 2025.
With the easiest schedule in football, a high-upside coaching change, and elite scoring equity baked into his game, Hurts at ADP 74 is a low-risk, high-reward QB1 bet.
#6: Justin Herbert (LAC)
Justin Herbert finished 2025 as the QB10 while playing through a broken hand and multiple ankle injuries. Now imagine what he does healthy, with a scheme that actually fits him.
Volume machine even in a rough year: Herbert ranked 9th in pass attempts (512), 9th in passing yards (3,727), and 7th in passing touchdowns (26) in 2025, all while absorbing a career-high 54 sacks behind a decimated offensive line. The volume doesn't disappear; it gets more efficient.
The "McDaniel Effect" is real upside: New OC Mike McDaniel replaces Greg Roman's run-heavy scheme with a creative, pass-first attack. Analysts project a return to 4,500+ yards and 30+ touchdowns if the offensive line stays healthy, and Herbert is already carrying +1000 MVP odds.
Protection is coming back: The single biggest drain on Herbert's 2025 (season-ending injuries to LT Rashawn Slater and OT Joe Alt) is no longer a factor. Their return is the unlock that could make this the best fantasy season of Herbert's career.
Herbert at ADP 76 is being priced like a QB10. But a healthy line, a modernized scheme, and elite volume upside make him a genuine top-five candidate if the pieces fall into place.
So that’s today’s list. Come back tomorrow for my Top-5… some of the placement might surprise you.
-Joe