2025 NFL QB Rankings: Daniel Jones Dominating Ahead of Week 8
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Sports fans love debates, and no conversation is more hotly debated than NFL QB rankings. But sometimes those ranks change from week to week or month to month. As we approach Week 8, it’s time for a refreshed look at this year’s NFL quarterback rankings so far.
So, who’s the NFL’s best quarterback? Who’s the worst quarterback in the NFL this year? You’re about to find out.
1. Daniel Jones
Others may have better numbers, but Indiana Jones isn’t working with an All-Pro receiver; however, he could help rookie Tyler Warren get there. Jones has been operating the NFL’s highest-scoring offense while doing a great job of limiting mistakes, and it’s led to the Colts having the best record in the AFC.
2. Dak Prescott
He may have suffered a season-ending injury last season, but Prescott is back to being among the NFL’s best quarterbacks in 2025. He’s just one shy of leading the NFL in touchdowns and has tossed just three interceptions. Ranking among the league leaders in all major passing categories, the Cowboys may be wasting an MVP-like season from their franchise QB.
3. Jared Goff
The former No. 1 pick is playing some of his best football, even without Ben Johnson’s help. Goff has a new career-high in completion percentage, and his rare misses have hit the turf instead of landing in a defender’s arms. He’s been nearly flawless, helping the Lions score more than 30 points per game while returning as Super Bowl contenders.
4. Matthew Stafford
No one has more passing touchdowns than Matthew Stafford, and his strong connection with Puka Nacua is a big reason why. Stafford has also thrown just two interceptions, showing that the veteran can still find the end zone without forcing balls into risky windows.
5. Patrick Mahomes
Mahomes is back, and he hasn’t even had his receiving corps at full strength. Yet, we can already see the potential from Rashee Rice’s strong season debut. We fully expect Mahomes to stay hot and get back into the MVP conversation after a tough start.
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6. Josh Allen
While he’s averaging more passing yards per game than he did last year in an MVP season, Allen is on pace to throw for more passing touchdowns. Yet, he’s already up to four interceptions after tossing just six all of last season. He’s also already taken 12 sacks, compared to 14 all of last season. Add it all up, and Allen’s not playing at the same level as last season, but he’s still been excellent.
7. Baker Mayfield
Mayfield has put together some of the NFL’s best passing performances of the season, including in Week 5 when he completed 87.5% of his passes while going off for 379 yards and two touchdowns. Having a cast of star receivers surely helps, but Mayfield hasn’t had his pass-catchers at full strength and he’s still elevated his team, no matter who’s out there.
8. Drake Maye
He’s among the NFL leaders in sacks taken, but Drake Maye is developing into an elite quarterback in just his second season of play. He’s among the NFL leaders in completion rate and even ranks fifth among quarterbacks in rushing yards. Most importantly, he’s helped turn the Patriots into a winner.
9. Sam Darnold
Whether its in Minnesota or Seattle, Sam Darnold is proving to be a Pro Bowl QB. Despite playing with an all-new cast of receivers, Darnold is averaging an NFL-best 9.1 yards per pass attempt this season. He’s doing so while completing a career-high 68.2% of his passes, making him a lethal threat for any team he faces.
10. Lamar Jackson
The two-time NFL MVP is injured again, but it’s not like the Ravens were winning with him in the lineup. He had been averaging the NFL’s best adjusted yards gained per pass attempt, at a robust 10.78 YPA. He was also completing 71.6% of his passes and had just one interception compared to ten passing touchdowns. Jackson just needs to get healthy, but it’s not like the Ravens are going anywhere this year anyway.
11. Justin Herbert
Leading the NFL with 1,913 passing yards, Herbert is cutting loose this season. Playing behind an injured offensive line, Herbert has suffered 20 sacks and has already thrown six picks after having just three interceptions all of lasst year. Yet, considering the circumstances of playing behind a porous offensive line missing both their starting tackles, Herbert is doing quite well.
12. Jalen Hurts
If he hadn’t just had a 326-yard, three touchdown game, Jalen Hurts would be a lot lower in our NFL QB rankings. Yet, after recording his first 300-yard game since Week 3 of 2024, perhaps Hurts can build off his momentum. But he’ll have to earn his way back up the rankings.
13. Jordan Love
There are still consistency issues in his third season, but Love is playing the best of his career. He’s up to a career-high 69.3% completion rate and he’s throwing an interception on just 1.1% of his pass attempts, a new personal best. Yet, not all is perfect, as he’s already suffered 10 sacks compared to just 14 all of last season.
14. Jayden Daniels
The Commanders’ starting QB has already missed two starts, after Sunday’s injury, he may be poised to miss even more time. Even when healthy, Daniels hadn’t been playing as well as he did as a rookie. His completion rate has dropped from 69 down to 61%. He also hasn’t topped 233 passing yards this season. Our guess is he just hasn’t been close to 100%.
15. Aaron Rodgers
At 41, Aaron Rodgers is the NFL’s oldest quarterback. Heck, he’s the oldest player in the entire league, but he’s playing well. The 249 passing yards Rodgers recorded on Sunday is his highest as a member of the Steelers, but he also has the NFL’s highest TD rate, reaching paydirt nearly 10% (8.1%) of his passing attempts. Rodgers has boosted his completion rate by 5.6% from last season but he’s also set for a new career-high in interceptions. Overall, he’s been much better than last season.
16. C.J. Stroud
We’ve seen some mixed performances, but C.J. Stroud is still doing a good job of taking care of the football. Though hes averaging a new career-low in passing yards per game despite being slightly up in completion percentage and touchdown rate. The most impressive part may be that Stroud is only taking a sack on 7.21% of his dropbacks working behind a rebuilt offensive line that experienced many early growing pains.
17. Bo Nix
The Broncos are on pace to have a better record, but Bo Nix has been worse than he was as a rookie. His completion rate is four percent lower than last year, he’s not throwing touchdowns quite as often. He is however taking sacks on just three percent of his dropbacks and he has a lower interception rate in his second season.
18. Caleb Williams
A new playcaller and an improved offensive line is helping Caleb Williams cut his sack rate from 10.79% down to 5.61% thus far. He’s also finding the end zone on 4.9% of his pass attempts, leading to a respectable 11th-ranked scoring offense in Chicago. It’s enough for the Bears to be playing winning football, which the Windy City hasn’t seen since 2018.
19. Mac Jones
No one would have guessed that Mac Jones would be leading the NFL in passing yards per game, in any season, real life or in video games. But Jones is in his fifth season and he’s playing the best football of career. However, after three interceptions, seven sacks and no touchdowns in his past two games, the 49ers need their QB to get back on track.
20. Joe Flacco
What a tale of two teams. Joe Flacco looked too old to be playing when he was on the Browns. Once the 40-year-old was traded to Cincinnati, the gunslinging rocket arm came alive. Flacco’s learning the offense and his receivers on the fly, but he hasn’t tossed a pick yet, at least not with the Bengals (he had six with the Browns).
21. Jaxson Dart
The 25th overall pick from the 2025 NFL Draft looks like he should have been a top-ten selection. Jaxson Dart has brought some tangible juice to an offense that’s lost their best playmaker (Malik Nabers) for the season. The 22-year-old is taking sacks on 9.23% of his dropbacks, but having seven passing touchdowns (plus three rushing scores) in four starts is impressive.
22. Trevor Lawrence
The Jaguars are winning more often this season, but Trevor Lawrence still isn’t living up to his potential as a former No. 1 overall pick. The 26-year-old is still wrestling with consistency issues, and is now completing a career-worst 58.7% of his passes. Lawrence also isn’t getting the ball out any quicker, despite being in his fifth season (albeit in yet another new system). Going down on 7.17% of his dropbacks, Lawrence is on pace to take more sacks than he ever has.
23. Michael Penix Jr.
Selected eighth overall in 2024, the 25-year-old Penix is just nine starts into his NFL career. While he undoubtedly needs to gain experience, we’re grading him on how he’s performed, and there’s lots of room for growth. To be fair, Penix is throwing interceptions at a really low rate (1.5%), but he’s also averaging less than a touchdown per start. A player with his big arm and weapons all around should be making more game-changing plays.
24. Kyler Murray
Now 28 and in his seventh season, Kyler Murray isn’t coming any closer to living up to his potential as a former No. 1 pick. Murray’s now missed the past two games, and Jacoby Brissett has led the Cardinals to two of their three highest-scoring outputs of the season. Somehow Murray is being sacked on 9% of his dropbacks and he definitely hasn’t been worth his $43 million cap hit this season.
25. Bryce Young
Now in his third season, Bryce Young is taking small steps forward every year. He’s up to career-highs in completion rate, touchdown percentage and he’s lowered his sack rate to a respectable 4.68%. The Panthers are still building their offensive line and looking for consistent weapons, but Young is at least making progress and he’s still just 24.
26. Carson Wentz
The Vikings would prefer that J.J. McCarthy is gaining experience, but the second-year QB has now missed 21 games and started two. Though, the Vikings’ offense has been better with Carson Wentz under center. He’s completing a respectable 66.9% of his passes. But a pair of two interception games unsurprisingly delivered two losses for the Vikings and otherwise marred a decent effort from the former No. 2 overall pick.
27. Tua Tagovailoa
What happened to Tua Tagovailoa? He’s still finding the end zone often, but he’s almost certain to set a new career-high in interceptions (14) considering he’s up to 10 in seven starts. If he wasn’t so expensive, the Dolphins would likely consider other options, but they’re stuck with the 27-year-old lefty.
28. Geno Smith
It turns out, the Raiders’ decision to make Geno Smith their next franchise QB was another step in the wrong direction. He’s tied for the NFL lead with 10 interceptions and he’s averaging just 202.4 yards per game. The Raiders’ group of pass-catchers is far from elite, the same goes for the offensive line, but Smith is the one making boneheaded decisions.
29. Spencer Rattler
Many thought Spencer Rattler, a 2024 fifth-round pick, would have been replaced by second-round rookie Tyler Shough by now. Yet, Rattler hasn’t played all that badly, considering he’s on one of the NFL’s worst teams. He’s completing a respectable 67.7% of his passes. While his 3.4% touchdown rate could certainly improve, Rattler has only tossed four interceptions, which is pretty good for a second-year pro through seven games.
30. Dillon Gabriel
The numbers haven’t been pretty, but Dillon Gabriel has put together some impressive throws on tape, fitting fastballs into tight windows. But he’s yet to have more than 221 yards in his three starts. Though, he hasn’t thrown an interception either. Had it not been for a 25-point win over Miami, we’d wonder if the Browns were pondering a switch to fifth-round rookie Shedeur Sanders, but Gabriel bought himself more time with a win.
31. Justin Fields
He leads all quarterbacks in rushing yards, but Justin Fields still can’t get it done as a passer. He’s completing just 63.7% of his passes for a miserable 845 yards in six starts. To be fair, Fields hasn’t tossed an interception either, but he’s somehow been sacked on 14% of his dropbacks, which shouldn’t happen for a player with his mobility.
32. Cam Ward
Cam Ward has been so bad, that he got his head coach fired. He’s completing just 57.6% of his passes for an average of 193.7 yards per game. That’s ugly, especially considering he has just four passing touchdowns in seven starts. He’s also tossed five interceptions and has taken a league-leading 30 sacks. If he wasn’t the No. 1 overall pick, Ward likely would have been replaced by now.
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