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Week 4 Fantasy Football QB Rankings 2025
Last Updated on September 25, 2025 10:55 am by Jon Mosales | Published: September 25, 2025
Let’s go through the rankings for Week 4 as the fantasy season is really starting to heat up.
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Notes |
| 1 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | KC | Negligible differences between the Top 2 QBs right now, so I’m leaving Jackson as QB1 for another week |
| 2 | Josh Allen | BUF | NO | Matchup for Allen this week is so good it might be not that good, because who knows if he’s even playing through the third quarter |
| 3 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | TB | Big week for Hurts in comeback W in tough matchup. All in all, has to be ranked the QB3, although a tier below. |
| 4 | Caleb Williams | CHI | LVR | Raiders defense has looked terrible, Williams is the QB3 on the year, and he crushed another bad matchup last week |
| 5 | Justin Herbert | LAC | NYG | Herbert continues to go bananas throwing the ball, and this matchup should be easier than Denver |
| 6 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | BAL | Ravens just aren’t a tough matchup anymore, and he’s doing more hero ball to support a valuable QB1 season |
| 7 | Jordan Love | GB | DAL | Coming off a real stinker vs. Cleveland, but there’s nothing like this Dallas defense right now. He’s a must-start. |
| 8 | Drake Maye | NE | CAR | Lots of ups and downs with Maye thus far, but I’ll stick to attacking Carolina, despite the horror show from Penix in Week 3 |
| 9 | Bo Nix | DEN | CIN | Third straight matchup play here. Nix is just the QB20 this year, but this game should open up some possibilities for him. |
| 10 | Baker Mayfield | TB | PHI | Mayfield is down Mike Evans and facing Philly. He stays on the QB1 edge. |
| 11 | Daniel Jones | IND | LAR | Can’t believe I’m advocating for Jones against the Rams, but his QB4 start to the season is undeniable, at this point. |
| 12 | Jared Goff | DET | CLE | Goff shined on SNF, and while the Browns are a tougher matchup, the Lions excel at home. |
| 13 | Geno Smith | LVR | CHI | Smith produced big numbers while chasing last week, and the Bears should yield a good amount of production. He’s a good streamer. |
| 14 | Jayden Daniels | WAS | ATL | It seems like Daniels is trending in. I don’t know how many Daniels managers can just sit him if he’s active, so he’s here on the list. |
| 15 | Dak Prescott | DAL | GB | Tough matchup for Prescott, although his pass volume should remain really high. Hopefully he pays it off more than he has been. |
| 16 | Kyler Murray | ARI | SEA | The Seahawks aren’t getting enough credit as a defense yet. Kyler on a short week makes me queasy. |
| 17 | C.J. Stroud | HOU | TEN | Must-win game for the Texans, and a bit of a last stand game for Stroud, who’s been awful this year and needs a big performance. |
| 18 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | IND | Stafford has looked great despite the injury scares. He’s just tough to get upside out of. |
| 19 | Brock Purdy | SF | JAC | Seems like Purdy is set to return in a great matchup. It seems like one of those “wait and see” situations. |
| 20 | Justin Fields | NYJ | MIA | If we get good reports on Fields heading into the weekend, this is a great matchup with plenty of upside. |
| 21 | Sam Darnold | SEA | ARI | Darnold lacks upside because of Seattle’s low-volume attack, but he’s had two solid games consecutively. |
| 22 | Michael Penix | ATL | WAS | Coming off of a complete disaster, Penix needs a bounce back. He’ll be motivated to get back on track. |
| 23 | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | SF | Tough matchup for Lawrence, another QB who needs a big game. He can’t be trusted right now. |
| 24 | Spencer Rattler | NO | BUF | Rattler deserves a boost. His team will lose constantly, and he will chase with huge pass volume. He’s QB17 on the year as a result. |
| 25 | Aaron Rodgers | PIT | MIN | Don’t want either QB in this Dublin game. Of the two, I’d slightly prefer Rodgers despite the lopsided defensive matchup. |
| 26 | Bryce Young | CAR | NE | You can’t trust Bryce Young week-to-week, but he is still the QB19 so far, and the Patriots have not looked good defensively. |
| 27 | Carson Wentz | MIN | PIT | Wentz fell victim to a wild game script in his first start, but this still feels like a complete stayaway unless you’re desperate. |
| 28 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | NYJ | Tua is simply the worst kind of fantasy QB. He doesn’t run, he’s inconsistent and he makes way too many mistakes. |
| 29 | Cam Ward | TEN | HOU | Ward remains way outside startable territory. He’s outside the Top 32 at QB despite starting every game so far. |
| 30 | Joe Flacco | CLE | DET | It feels like Cleveland is setting up to get slaughtered in Detroit after they upset Green Bay. I’m not interested in Flacco. |
| 31 | Jake Browning | CIN | DEN | Browning vs. Denver sounds like an absolute nightmare. No thank you. |
| 32 | Jaxson Dart | NYG | LAC | Facing arguably the most impressive defense so far this year, I’m a hard no in Dart’s first ever start. |
