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 agree on almost nothing past the top five. Here's where they split, and why.
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 | 9,251 | 30 |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 8,020 | 29 |
| 3 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 7,555 | 28 |
| 4 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 7,406 | 30 |
| 5 | Baker Mayfield | TB | 7,176 | 31 |
| 6 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 7,032 | 29 |
| 7 | Brock Purdy | SF | 6,857 | 26 |
| 8 | Jordan Love | GB | 6,742 | 27 |
| 9 | Jared Goff | DET | 6,650 | 31 |
| 10 | Jayden Daniels | WAS | 6,495 | 25 |
| 11 | Justin Herbert | LAC | 6,466 | 28 |
| 12 | Caleb Williams | CHI | 6,459 | 24 |
| 13 | C.J. Stroud | HOU | 6,447 | 24 |
| 14 | Drake Maye | NE | 6,053 | 24 |
| 15 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | 5,954 | 26 |
| 16 | Bo Nix | DEN | 5,923 | 26 |
| 17 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 5,438 | 33 |
| 18 | Jaxson Dart | NYG | 5,006 | 23 |
| 19 | Matthew Stafford | LA | 4,561 | 38 |
| 20 | Tyler Shough | NO | 4,047 | 26 |
Base dynasty format — no Superflex or TE Premium adjustment. DVS is a trade-value score, not a 2026 scoring projection.
Two veterans, moving in opposite directions
Matthew Stafford projects as one of the position's highest scorers for 2026, but he's 19th on this board, ahead of only a rookie with no starting job yet. The gap is age. He's 38, the oldest quarterback in this top 20 by four years, and DVS weights age heavily enough that no amount of current production fully offsets it. It's 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 the reverse case. He finished 18th in our season-projection rankings, dragged down by a projection that assumes he misses time — a fair assumption, since a Grade 3 turf toe injury cost him nine games in 2025 and required surgery. He's missed 22 games across the last three seasons. But DVS looks past a single injury-shortened year to his full track record, and by that measure he's a top-six quarterback: he's been a top-four scorer in both of his healthy 17-game seasons. Availability is a real risk with him, and DVS doesn't price that risk in on its own.
A down year doesn't erase draft capital
C.J. Stroud didn't crack our season-projection top 20. He posted career lows in yards and touchdowns in 2025, missed three games with a concussion, and capped the season with one of the worst playoff performances a quarterback has put on tape. None of that is in dispute. But he's still 24, still the No. 2 overall pick from a Rookie of the Year season, and DVS's draft-capital and age components carry real weight for a player that young — enough to put him 13th here, still ahead of several quarterbacks who outscored him on the projection board. Whether the model is correctly looking past one bad year or getting ahead of a real decline is worth watching this season.
Rushing production is starting to show up in the model
Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix both finished top five in our season-projection rankings, largely because of their rushing floors. Here, they land 10th and 16th — a real split between the two now. Daniels's injury-shortened 2025 still carries enough draft capital and per-game production to hold a top-10 trade-value spot; Nix's more middling efficiency profile leaves him further back even with a similar rushing floor. A player's production score only carries 35% of the weight at two accrued seasons, rising to 50% once a player has five or more, so both are still building the track record that will eventually let their production carry as much weight as a ten-year veteran's does.
Drake Maye's number has real efficiency behind it
14th place doesn't come purely from potential. Drake Maye led the league in completion percentage over expected last season — a sign he's outperforming what his arm talent alone should produce. NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS) doesn't feed into DVS directly, but it's a useful check on a number like his: he's not here purely on youth and draft slot, even with just two accrued seasons still limiting how much his production can count.
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's projected as one of the position's top scorers for 2026, but he's also the oldest quarterback in this group by four 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.