Rankings
Top 20 Quarterbacks: Dynasty Value Score
The model that ranks who scores the most points in 2026 and the model that ranks who's worth the most in a trade now agree on the young names at the top — and still split hard on Stafford, Burrow, and Lamar.
By Kenny Flermoen · August 1, 2026
This is the companion to our 2026 QB season projections — the same 20 quarterbacks, re-ranked by Dynasty Value Score (DVS) instead of next year's point total. DVS blends past production, age, NFL draft capital, and the 2026 projection into one 0–10,000 score, weighted differently depending on how many seasons a player has played. That weighting is why some names move a long way between the two boards.
Top 20 QB by Dynasty Value Score
| Rank | Player | Team | DVS | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Allen | BUF | 9,648 | 30 |
| 2 | Caleb Williams | CHI | 8,425 | 24 |
| 3 | Bo Nix | DEN | 8,050 | 26 |
| 4 | Drake Maye | NE | 8,027 | 24 |
| 5 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 7,858 | 30 |
| 6 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 7,725 | 28 |
| 7 | Baker Mayfield | TB | 7,527 | 31 |
| 8 | Jaxson Dart | NYG | 7,249 | 23 |
| 9 | Jared Goff | DET | 7,187 | 31 |
| 10 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | 7,164 | 26 |
| 11 | Brock Purdy | SF | 7,103 | 26 |
| 12 | Justin Herbert | LAC | 7,052 | 28 |
| 13 | Jayden Daniels | WAS | 6,973 | 25 |
| 14 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 6,837 | 29 |
| 15 | Tyler Shough | NO | 6,834 | 26 |
| 16 | Jordan Love | GB | 6,534 | 27 |
| 17 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 6,262 | 29 |
| 18 | C.J. Stroud | HOU | 5,975 | 24 |
| 19 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 5,973 | 33 |
| 20 | Matthew Stafford | LA | 4,955 | 38 |
Base dynasty format — no Superflex or TE Premium adjustment. DVS is a trade-value score, not a 2026 scoring projection.
Stafford still leads points. He is last on this board.
Matthew Stafford leads the 2026 points board and sits 20th here. The gap is age. He is 38, the oldest quarterback in this top 20 by five years, and DVS weights age heavily enough that no amount of current production fully offsets it. It is the same story we flagged with Christian McCaffrey and Saquon Barkley at running back: great right now, but trade value and next year's stat line are two different questions.
Joe Burrow is no longer the reverse case. He is 16th on the points board and 17th here. A Grade 3 turf toe injury cost him nine games in 2025 and required surgery. He has missed 22 games across the last three seasons. DVS is no longer looking past that the way it used to — availability is now in the score, not just a footnote. He has been a top-four scorer in both of his healthy 17-game seasons. That is still the talent case. It is not a top-six trade-value case anymore.
The young starters took the top of the board
Bo Nix is third. Drake Maye is fourth. Caleb Williams is second. Two accrued seasons each, starting jobs already in hand, and rushing floors that show up in both models. A player's production score only carries 35% of the weight at two accrued seasons, so these ranks are still leaning on projection, age, and draft capital. They are not waiting in the teens anymore.
Maye led the league in completion percentage over expected last season. NFL Next Gen Stats does not feed into DVS directly, but it is a useful check: he is not here purely on youth and draft slot.
Daniels recovered. Lamar did not get the same bump.
Jayden Daniels is 13th — back in the Purdy / Herbert band after last year's seven-game slate. The points board has him eighth on a 14.7-game line. DVS still charges a health tax; it no longer treats him like a backup. Lamar Jackson is 14th here and 18th in points, also on a 14.7-game slate. The rushing floor is still real. The availability line is why he is no longer a top-five trade chip.
C.J. Stroud still did not crack the season-projection top 20. Career lows in yards and touchdowns in 2025, a concussion, a bad playoff tape. He is still 24 and still the No. 2 overall pick from a Rookie of the Year season, and that is enough to keep him 18th here. Whether the model is looking past one bad year or getting ahead of a real decline is the 2026 question.
Model any of these players against your own roster on the Dynasty Trade Calculator — toggle Superflex and TE Premium to see how the format changes the board.
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FAQ
- How is Dynasty Value Score different from the season-projection rankings?
- Season projections rank who scores the most points in 2026. DVS ranks who's worth the most in a trade — it blends past production, age, draft capital, and next year's projection into one score, weighted differently depending on how many NFL seasons a player has played.
- Why does Matthew Stafford rank so much lower here than in the season projections?
- He leads the 2026 points board, but he's also the oldest quarterback in this group by five years. DVS weights age heavily enough that current production alone can't offset it.
- Does Dynasty Value Score account for Superflex or TE Premium leagues?
- Not in this ranking — these are base-dynasty scores. Superflex tends to raise quarterback value across the board; use the Dynasty Trade Calculator to see format-adjusted numbers for your league.