Patrick Mahomes highlights best fantasy football QB value picks
Quarterback has become an increasingly critical position in fantasy football thanks to the rise of mobile quarterbacks.
Top dual-threat players like Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson can fundamentally change the look of fantasy lineups. As such, fantasy managers have increasingly targeted these players in the early rounds of their drafts.
Still, quarterback remains one of the deepest positions in fantasy football, especially in non-SuperFlex leagues. Every year, a top-10 scoring quarterback emerges from the group of streamers selected in the second half of fantasy drafts.
Those who choose to wait on quarterbacks will have no shortage of options in the draft’s mid-to-late rounds. But who are the best potential value picks to target? Below are a handful of signal-callers who could exceed expectations in 2025.
Best QB value picks for fantasy football 2025
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
- ADP: 59.5
- Position rank: QB6
Mahomes’ ADP has nearly doubled between the 2024 and 2025 NFL seasons, which makes sense since he finished last season as the 12th-ranked fantasy quarterback while ranking 13th in fantasy points per game (FPPG).
That said, Mahomes saw plenty of opportunities to generate points. He averaged 36.3 passing attempts per game, good for the second-most behind Joe Burrow (38.4). The two-time MVP should maintain that type of volume in 2025 and could be more efficient with a healthy stable of playmakers at his disposal.
Mahomes threw just 26 touchdown passes in 2024, tied for his fewest in a single season as starter. A healthy Rashee Rice, Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy should help him improve upon that figure and could allow him to return to the top-five fantasy quarterback status he has enjoyed in four of his seven seasons as a starter.
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
- ADP: 108.5
- Position rank: QB12
Prescott disappointed fantasy managers last season by ranking 22nd in FPPG among quarterbacks, but volume wasn’t an issue. He averaged 35.8 passing attempts per game, fourth most in the NFL.
Instead, the issue was Prescott’s scoring capabilities. He averaged just 1.5 total touchdowns per game, well down from his average of 2.2 during the 2023 season, in which he finished as the No. 3 overall fantasy quarterback.
Prescott is due for some positive scoring regression, especially with George Pickens – a great contested-catch receiver and potential red-zone weapon – joining the team. That should allow Dak to reestablish himself as a top-10 fantasy quarterback, especially if he shows no ill effects from the hamstring injury that prematurely ended his 2024 season.
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
- ADP: 112
- Position rank: QB14
Many are projecting Purdy to take a step back in 2025 with Deebo Samuel no longer in San Francisco and Brandon Aiyuk likely to miss the start of the season as he recovers from a torn ACL. He could, but the 49ers still have enough weapons to form a formidable offense.
Jauan Jennings impressed while leading the 49ers in targets last season; Ricky Pearsall racked up 14 catches, 210 yards and two touchdowns over the final two games of his rookie season; George Kittle is as steady as they come at tight end; and Christian McCaffrey remains one of the NFL’s best receiving backs when healthy.
All that’s to say Purdy shouldn’t have any issues consistently generating yardage. After all, he averaged a respectable 257.6 passing yards per game and a solid, under-the-radar 21.5 rushing yards per game last season. Those numbers compare favorably to Bo Nix, who is coming off the board as QB8.
The only major difference between Nix and Purdy is that the former had 33 total tocuhdowns last year to Purdy’s 25. With some positive TD regression, Purdy could end up matching the Denver Broncos signal-caller and re-establishing himself as a top-10 fantasy quarterback.
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
- ADP: 153
- Position rank: QB21
If you’re looking for a consistent, late-round quarterback option, it could be worth investing in Tagovailoa. The 27-year-old ranked 15th in FPPG among quarterbacks last season and averaged 36.27 passing attempts per game, good for third in the league behind only Burrow (38.35) and Mahomes (36.31).
The Dolphins sport an explosive passing offense thanks to the presence of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, so Tagovailoa could emerge as a viable fantasy starter – and significantly outperform his QB21 ADP – if he can stay on the field. That has been the veteran’s biggest issue, as he has played more than 13 games just once in his five NFL seasons, including just 11 last season.
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