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Fantasy football rankings - updated quarterbacks (QB) Week 16 rankings for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football QB rankings.
It's time for the critical Week 16 semifinal slate! We're here to assist your QB start-sit decisions with our Week 16 fantasy football quarterback rankings for 2025. Check the rankings below to find out where signal-callers such as Jacoby Brissett, C.J. Stroud, Bo Nix, Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield, Jaxson Dart, Brock Purdy, and more stand for Week 16, among all other QBs.
Our quarterback fantasy football rankings for Week 16 are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find key fantasy football outlooks from our RotoBaller staff, as well as the "Who to Start?" tool. Also, be sure to check our fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.
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Week 16 Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football
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| QB Tier |
QB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. |
| 1 | 1 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 1 | 2 | Drake Maye | QB |
| 1 | 3 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 2 | 4 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 2 | 5 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 2 | 6 | Brock Purdy | QB |
| 2 | 7 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
| 3 | 8 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 3 | 9 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 3 | 10 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 3 | 11 | Bo Nix | QB |
| 3 | 12 | Jaxson Dart | QB |
| 4 | 13 | C.J. Stroud | QB |
| 4 | 14 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 4 | 15 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 4 | 16 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 4 | 17 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 5 | 18 | J.J. McCarthy | QB |
| 5 | 19 | Tyler Shough | QB |
| 5 | 20 | Caleb Williams | QB |
| 5 | 21 | Bryce Young | QB |
| 5 | 22 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 5 | 23 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 5 | 24 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 6 | 25 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
| 6 | 26 | Quinn Ewers | QB |
| 6 | 27 | Gardner Minshew II | QB |
| 6 | 28 | Shedeur Sanders | QB |
| 6 | 29 | Brady Cook | QB |
| 6 | 30 | Philip Rivers | QB |
| 6 | 31 | Cam Ward | QB |
| 6 | 32 | Geno Smith | QB |
Week 16 Quarterback Rankings Outlooks
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Across 14 games this season, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has completed 69.3% of his passes for 3,672 yards, 29 touchdowns, and five interceptions. The 31-year-old has thrown for at least 255 yards in seven straight games and has topped 300 passing yards in each of his last two contests. With the Lions' defense struggling, Goff has been forced into more pass-heavy game scripts in the second half of the season.
After attempting more than 29 passes in just one of Detroit's first seven games, he's thrown fewer than 33 passes in the team's last seven games. Goff and the Lions have a favorable matchup on paper in Week 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Entering Sunday, Pittsburgh ranks 29th in the NFL in passing yards allowed (3,649). The Steelers' pass rush also looks a little less fearsome this week, as star edge rusher T.J. Watt (lung) will miss a second straight game while recovering from surgery to repair a collapsed lung. Given his recent pass volume trends and the opponent, Goff profiles as a low-end fantasy QB1 in Week 16.
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was able to post better results during their loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday evening, putting him back on the low-end QB1 radar in Week 16. Before that game, Mayfield was held under 200 passing yards in four straight games. In Week 15, the 30-year-old looked better as he threw for 277 passing yards with two touchdowns and one interception, totaling 22.0 PPR points.
Mayfield will now look to carry some momentum into a matchup against the Carolina Panthers in Week 16. However, this is a tougher matchup as this defensive unit has allowed the eighth-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. The return of wide receiver Mike Evans has given this passing game a boost as he brought in 132 yards of Mayfield's total on Thursday evening. Fantasy managers should be able to trust Mayfield with his top option back in action alongside Chris Godwin Jr. and breakout rookie Emeka Egbuka as a low-end QB1.
C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Across 11 starts this season, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has completed 65.3% of his pass attempts for 2,441 yards, 15 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Since returning from a concussion that forced him to miss three games from Week 10 through Week 12, the 24-year-old has played some of his best football. Over his last three outings, Stroud is averaging 246.3 passing yards per game and has thrown four touchdowns to just one interception.
The Houston offense as a whole is coming off one of its best performances in Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals, putting up close to 400 yards of total offense and 40 points. The Texans host the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 16 before a more challenging matchup in Week 17 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Stroud could have an opportunity to extend his recent run of solid play and profiles as a borderline fantasy QB1 down the stretch of the season.
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is in line for another strong showing in Week 16 when he takes on the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. The Colts' defense will be a tougher test than he saw against Tennessee last week, but there is room for optimism. Indianapolis has allowed the third most passing yards this season, and over their last four games, they have given up an average of 286.5 yards per game.
Purdy may be missing a weapon if Ricky Pearsall (knee/ankle) is held out, but he will have the trio of Christian McCaffrey, Jauan Jennings, and George Kittle at his disposal. Purdy projects as a QB1 for the semifinal round of the fantasy football playoffs and can be plugged into starting lineups.
Who Should I Start Tool
Not sure who to start? Check out the Who Should I Start tool:
Compare up to four players and we'll tell you who to start...
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 16 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Jacoby Brissett, C.J. Stroud, Bo Nix, Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield, Jaxson Dart, Brock Purdy. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week 16.
Week 16 Player Decisions. Set your optimal fantasy football lineups for Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season. Our free Who Should I Start? tool will help make your fantasy football lineup decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to start... all free! Get your winning lineups set, and make the right decisions.
Using The Tool. This is a simple tool but very powerful. The first step is to enter the player names that you want to compare. In the first box, search for the first player's name. In the second box, search for the second player's name. Compare up to four NFL players at once, and then click the Who To Start? button to see who the recommended starts are based on weekly fantasy football matchups.
Improvements For Who Should I Start? You may have noticed, we've added lots of great features for you to give you as much information as possible to win your fantasy football matchups each week. You'll see NFL player tiles with headshots and bye weeks, enhanced search results with data to compare, and a slick new interface. We hope you enjoy!
How It Works. Each week, our RotoBaller staff puts together their weekly fantasy football rankings and projections based on their research. That information is the core data that is powering the decision-making in this tool. When you search for player names, you will only see those players who are ranked. If someone is out for the week, they will not appear in the search results.
Scoring Formats. Fantasy football managers play in various types of leagues, and this tool allows you to choose whether it's PPR scoring, Half-PPR scoring, or Standard (Non-PPR) scoring. The second thing you want to do is to select the scoring format. There are three small radio buttons (small circles), so click on the scoring format you prefer. The results may vary based on the scoring format you select.
Popular Week 16 Searches. Curious to see some tough lineup decisions for Week 16 (2025)? Below you will find a list of some popular Who Should I Start? searches that RotoBaller readers are looking at this week. Click any of the links to see the result and recommendation.
Popular Week 16 Searches - Start/Sit Player Comparisons
Below are some popular Week 16 searches and comparisons from our 'Who To Start' tool:
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