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Updated Wild Card Weekend Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Matthew Stafford

Baker Mayfield - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Updated Wild Card NFL playoffs fantasy football quarterback rankings (2025). Set winning lineups with our Wild Card weekend rankings for fantasy football.

The fantasy football regular season was a fun one, but the good news is there are still ways to compete! Whether you're taking part in an NFL playoffs fantasy football league or are grinding rankings for DFS purposes, we're here to help! Below, you can check out where key QBs including Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, and Matthew Stafford are ranked for Wild Card Weekend.

Lead-ranker Nick Mariano assembles our Updated Wild Card fantasy football quarterback rankings. Many of you playing in playoff leagues are still competing for something, and we're here, as always, to help you win. Use our quarterback rankings to help set the most optimal lineup.

In addition to our Wild Card Weekend rankings, below you will find a summary of this week's most crucial fantasy football injury news. There are always critical injuries to track, so check back until kickoff. Good luck, RotoBallers!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Quarterback News and Injuries

  • Jayden Daniels Off The Injury Report, Set For First Playoff Start
  • Jordan Love Off The Injury Report, Good To Go For Wild-Card Weekend
  • Russell Wilson Gets Third Shot Against Ravens in Wild Card Round
  • Justin Herbert Could Be Missing Some Weapons In Wild Card Round
  • C.J. Stroud Among Last Tier Of Playoff Quarterbacks
  • Lamar Jackson Draws Steelers In First Round
  • Jalen Hurts Clears Concussion Protocol, Ready To Go For Sunday
  • Daniel Jones Could Serve As A Backup In Playoffs
  • Sam Darnold Off The Injury Report

 

Wild Card Round PPR Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football

Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure also to check out our NFL playoff league rankings for fantasy football, specifically geared towards new playoff league contests starting up this week that run through the entire playoffs.

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QB
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1 1 Josh Allen QB
1 2 Lamar Jackson QB
1 3 Jayden Daniels QB
2 4 Jalen Hurts QB
2 5 Baker Mayfield QB
2 6 Sam Darnold QB
2 7 Bo Nix QB
3 8 Justin Herbert QB
3 9 Matthew Stafford QB
3 10 Jordan Love QB
3 11 Russell Wilson QB
3 12 C.J. Stroud QB

Wild Card Round Quarterback Outlooks for Fantasy Football

Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens - Fantasy Football Outlook

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson drew a first-round matchup with the longtime rival Pittsburgh Steelers in what he hopes will be a different playoff experience. Jackson and company split the season series with the Steelers but won via blowout in their last game at home. That was the first non-COVID era home game he started against the Steelers and he registered 207 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception on 15-for-23 throwing with nine carries for 22 yards.

Since their bye week, Jackson has thrown for at least two touchdowns in each game and has averaged 220.5 passing yards with 59.3 rushing yards. Signs point to much of the same which would make Jackson the big-time favorite for any and all DFS lineups in this showdown.

- Alex Fischbein, RotoBaller

Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders - Fantasy Football Outlook

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels (quadriceps) is off the injury report and is set to make his playoff debut on Sunday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Daniels exited last weekend's game early due to minor leg soreness but was able to do three consecutive full practices this week, which suggests he should not face any limitations in Sunday's playoff game.

During Weeks 12 through 17, the LSU product averaged a stellar 34.0 PPR points per game. During this stretch, Daniels averaged over 300 total yards per game and found the end zone 17 times. The first time he faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (in Week 1), he scored 30.0 PPR points as he tallied two rushing scores with 88 rushing and 184 passing yards. Given how well he has developed as a passer, DFS players should feel confident viewing Daniels as a high-end QB1 facing a struggling Tampa Bay defense

- Andy Smith, RotoBaller



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Cam Ward

Starters Will Play in Every Preseason Game
James Cook

Hold-In Continues on Wednesday
Jerry Jeudy

Cedric Tillman Won't Play in Preseason Opener
Kenny Pickett

Dillon Gabriel Won't Play on Friday
Dont'e Thornton Jr.

Listed as Starter on First Depth Chart
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"Popping" in Passing Attack
Zach Ertz

Viewed as "Cheat Code" in Commanders Practice
Matthew Stafford

Dealing with Aggravated Disc, Expected to Play in Week 1
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Misses Practices with Undisclosed Injury
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Unable to Practice with Illness
Courtland Sutton

Showing Vast Improvements in Training Camp
Darren Waller

About a Week Away from Practicing
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Richaun Holmes Moves to Panathinaikos on Two-Year Deal
Maverick McNealy

Attempts to Bounce Back at Memphis
Bennedict Mathurin

to Become Regular Starter for Pacers
Darius Garland

Cavaliers Not Rushing Darius Garland Back
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Jalen Milroe, Drew Lock to Split Preseason Reps Against Raiders
Kurt Kitayama

Could Get Hot at Memphis
Will Howard

Fractures Hand on Tuesday
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Sungjae Im a Volatile Risk at FedEx St. Jude
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Dealing With Thumb Injury
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Playing Well as Playoffs Approach
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Injury Not Considered Serious
Chris Boucher

Signs One-Year, $3.3 Million Deal with Celtics
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Chris Gotterup on Impressive Run Heading to Memphis
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Trying to Reverse Course at Memphis
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Shea Langeliers

Has Three-Homer Evening Tuesday
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Needs a Complete Week at TPC Southwind
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to Return on Wednesday
Gleyber Torres

Scratched from Tuesday's Lineup
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Anton Khudobin Announces Retirement
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Back at 100 Percent Ahead of New Season
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Expected to Miss Start of Season
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Jimmy Vesey Moves Abroad
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Sam Colangelo Signs Two-Year Extension
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Exits Early With Blister
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Won't Have Surgery, Hoping to Return This Year
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Jaylen Martin Waived by Wizards
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Tatsuro Taira

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Undefeated No More
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Chris Duncan

Wins Three In A Row
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Outclasses Nora Cornolle
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Finishes Tied for 23rd at Open Championship
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Xander Schauffele

Finishes Tied For Seventh at Open Championship
Hideki Matsuyama

Finishes Tied for 19th at Wyndham Championship
Si Woo Kim

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Tommy Fleetwood

Finishes Tied for 16th at Open Championship
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Finishes Tied for 12th at 3M Open
Sam Burns

Finishes Tied for 61st at 3M Open
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Suffers TKO Loss
Austin Riley

Braves Place Austin Riley Back on Injured List
Neil Magny

Gets Back In The Win Column
Danny Silva

Suffers His First UFC Loss
Kevin Vallejos

Remains Undefeated In The UFC
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace Charges Back to Sixth at Iowa
Chase Briscoe

Finished Second Despite Being Trapped a Lap Down and Causing Two Wrecks
Brad Keselowski

Arguably Had the Best Drive at Iowa but Finished Third
Austin Dillon

Earns a Quiet Top Ten at Iowa
Kyle Larson

Poor Pit Strategy and Clash with Teammate Foil Kyle Larson at Iowa
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Ryan Blaney

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Eventful Race at Iowa Results In A Top-5 Finish
Denny Hamlin

Struggled Massively At Iowa
Tommy Edman

Likely Going on 10-Day Injured List
Austin Riley

Leaves With Abdominal Pain
Aaron Judge

on Track to Return Tuesday
Max Muncy

Could Return as Early as Monday
Chase Briscoe

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Denny Hamlin

Is A Top Driver to Consider for DFS At Iowa
Ryan Blaney

Is A Favorite to Go Back-To-Back With Iowa Victories
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has Plenty of Upside for Sunday's Race at Iowa
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Chris Buescher

Is Chris Buescher Worth Rostering For Iowa DFS Lineups?
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Recalled, Starting Sunday
Ryan Preece

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Duop Reath

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Luka Dončić

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Jaden Springer

Signs Exhibit-9 Deal with New Orleans
Julian Champagnie

has Salary Guaranteed by San Antonio
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Enters UFC Testing Pool
HyunSung Park

Looks To Remain Undefeated
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Set For UFC Vegas 108 Main Event
Mateusz Rębecki

Mateusz Rebecki Looks For His Second Consecutive Win
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