Week 5 Fantasy Football QB Rankings 2025

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  • By Patrick Leary

    Last Updated on October 2, 2025 8:37 am by Jon Mosales | Published: October 2, 2025

    A disastrous injury and the first slate of bye weeks has absolutely decimated the QB position in Week 5.

    Let’s go through the rankings for Week 5 as the fantasy season is really starting to heat up.

    Rank Player Team Opponent Notes
    1 Josh Allen BUF NE With Lamar Jackson out multiple weeks, Allen becomes the undisputed king
    2 Jalen Hurts PHI DEN Hurts is the only QB in the league who could occupy this spot with the kind of pass volume he’s putting up. Tough matchup, but the tush push is matchup-proof
    3 Patrick Mahomes KC JAC Mahomes is throwing to some of the worst pass catchers out there, and is the QB3 on the year. He’s quietly having a fantasy renaissance.
    4 Drake Maye NE BUF Maye is the QB4 so far, and he’s been pulverizing weak matchups. Buffalo’s defense is inconsistent, so this could be another great spot.
    5 Justin Herbert LAC WAS Herbert’s rock solid this year, and he’s a no doubt QB1 with the start of bye weeks.
    6 Jayden Daniels WAS LAC Daniels is back, and with all of the injuries and byes in Week 5, he’s a slam dunk to plug right back in regardless of the matchup.
    7 Justin Fields NYJ DAL Possible start of the week against the sieve that is the Dallas defense. It’s not clear exactly what this will look like, but it could be absolutely massive.
    8 Daniel Jones IND LVR Jones slowed down a bit against the Rams, but this Vegas team has been leaking oil all year, so he’s still trustworthy.
    9 Jared Goff DET CIN Should be a smash for Goff, as Cincy might be the worst team in the league right now.
    10 Kyler Murray ARI TEN The other worst team in the league might be the Titans, but they’re slightly more low-scoring oriented. With no real RB to speak of, Murray should post points.
    11 Dak Prescott DAL NYJ Prescott absolutely balled out in the primetime tie, so inevitably he’ll probably come down to earth a bit, but he’s still earned QB1 status.
    12 Bo Nix DEN PHI Captain Checkdown continues to have an OK fantasy season while playing some shoddy real life QB. He’s on the fringes against the champs.
    13 Baker Mayfield TB SEA Mayfield continues to play well, but the injuries are unrelenting for the Bucs. No Bucky, no Evans and a road trip to Seattle is a tall ask.
    14 Geno Smith LVR IND Feels gross to have Smith this high after a three-pick week against a bad defense, but there’s no doubt this game should be high scoring and incentivize pass volume
    15 Sam Darnold SEA TB Time to put some respect on Darnold’s name. His efficiency is off the charts, allowing him to score adequately despite lower volume.
    16 Jaxson Dart NYG NO Dart has a fantasy friendly skillset that was on display last week despite the tough matchup. A much softer matchup makes him quite intriguing in Week 5.
    17 Matthew Stafford LAR SF Stafford has managed to be right on the QB1 fringe despite no rushing upside. This Thursday night game will be gross, but he’s got the weapons to survive it.
    18 C.J. Stroud HOU BAL Stroud’s been the most disappointing fantasy QB of the season so far, but surely even he can’t waste what looks like a cake matchup against banged-up Baltimore.
    19 Tua Tagovailoa MIA CAR It really gets gross after Stroud this week, so I guess Tua is semi-viable against a messy Carolina squad who Maye absolutely lit up last week.
    20 Bryce Young CAR MIA On the flip side, this should be a high-scoring affair where Young puts up points, but he’s such a gamble that the offense could tank week to week.
    21 Trevor Lawrence JAC KC How can you trust Lawrence when he can’t get his two best weapons the ball? KC in primetime is a brutal ask too.
    22 Spencer Rattler NO NYG This brings us to the backups and rookies section, helmed by Rattler, who despite the Saints being totally hopless has started as the QB19.
    23 Carson Wentz MIN CLE I mean, does anyone want to play Carson Wentz? No, but the end off the ranks this week are truly that gross.
    24 Cam Ward TEN ARI Ward is being let down massively by his coaching staff so far. That said, he’s started every week and is the QB34. It’s just so rough.
    25 Jake Browning CIN DET This game should be high-scoring, so at least there’s something for Browning to chase.
    26 Mac Jones SF LAR Mac Jones on a short week against the Rams with Kendrick Bourne as his top receiver, what could possibly be worse?
    27 Cooper Rush BAL HOU Well, Cooper Rush against the Texans, for one. There’s just nothing worth starting here.
    28 Dillon Gabriel CLE MIN However, I’d say a poorly regarded rookie making his NFL debut against the Vikings overseas is about the worst fantasy start I could possibly imagine. Godspeed, Mr. Gabriel.

     

    October 2, 2025, 8:37 am