Quarterback is the most important position in professional sports. However, it is one that can have a drastic impact on your fantasy team’s success in multiple ways. Some people overvalue the quarterback (especially certain types of quarterbacks), and this hurts their teams as they allocate too many resources to the position and leave their rosters barren at other positions. Others don’t value quarterback enough and overestimate their ability to effectively “stream” at the position. This can leave them at a positional disadvantage every week and lead to poor roster decisions in the aftermath of trying to fix this issue.
My approach to the quarterback position in almost all of my fantasy drafts this season will be to take one of the “Big 4” QBs, or be the last person in my league to select a quarterback (potentially even having league mates who take multiple QBs before I take my first). The lone exception to this may be Joe Burrow, who I would prioritize selecting on rosters where I have Ja’Marr Chase. For 2025, my preference by far is to get one of those top four quarterbacks on my roster if at all possible. The reason for this is simple supply and demand, along with roster flexibility. Let me explain.
As my colleague Tony discusses in the Unspoken Edge, knowing and understanding the dynamics of your league settings is critical to success. The first and most obvious aspect is being cognizant of how many teams are in your league. Most leagues are either 10- or 12-team leagues, and for the purposes of this article we will be talking strictly about leagues that only allow you to start one quarterback.
At quarterback there is a clear top four of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jayden Daniels, and Jalen Hurts (pick your order) whose rushing and passing abilities combine to make them lethal. All four of these players are so talented and in such good situations that we can safely assume that they will finish as top-five quarterbacks unless injury derails them. Basically, across a 17-week season with one bye week mixed in, all of these guys are going to get you 350-400 points. There is a ton of value in that, and we will discuss why.
