There may not be many elite quarterbacks in the NFL. Let's power rank the 10 best as we progress through the 2025 NFL Offseason. Being that today's NFL is becoming more and more QB-centric, teams are getting more aggressive in trying to find the next elite passer.
The 2024 NFL Draft could have set the stage for a few teams to find the next great QB. Teams like the Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos may have struck gold with their young QBs, and other teams like the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots have to be optimistic about their futures.
As the 2025 NFL Offseason progresses, let's power rank the 10 best quarterbacks in the NFL. Who tops the list?
NFL Power Rankings: Who are the league's 10 best quarterbacks?
10. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
Bo Nix threw for more touchdown passes in 2024 than players like Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Jordan Love, Jayden Daniels, and Matthew Stafford. As the season went on, Nix really showed a strong command for the Broncos offense, and given that he's much mre mobile than people thought, Nix is 10th in our QB power rankings.
9. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
In two career playoff appearances, the Justin Herbert-led Los Angeles Chargers have looked flat-out terrible, and you have to wonder if LA is really going to go anywhere worthwhile with Herbert as their QB. He's still been very good since entering the NFL, but he's really not among the elite passers in our game.
8. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
Jordan Love did regress just a bit in 2024, but the Packers did win 11 games, so they are trending in the right direction. Love will need to ascend a little bit more if he wants to help Green Bay become a contender in this league. He's no. 8 in our QB power rankings.
7. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Still slinging it at a high level even as he approaches 40 years old, there is a distinct reason why the Los Angeles Rams are still seen as contenders in the NFL - Matthew Stafford is why. Back with the team for another season in 2025, the Rams could absolutely make a Super Bowl run if they avoid getting brutally hurt like they were in the first quarter of the 2024 NFL Season.
6. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes has seen his statistical production take a hit over the last two seasons, but the Kansas City Chiefs did win the Super Bowl back in 2024. The Chiefs and Mahomes really do not feel quite as dominant as they have been in recent years, and I am not sure Mahomes himself is the clear-cut best QB in the league at this point.
5. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
One of the few true pocket passers left in the NFL, Jared Goff is slowly but surely climbing up some all-time QB rankings like yards and touchdowns. Believe it or not, he's already 34th all-time in passing yards and 40th in passing touchdowns, and he's still 30 years old.
When it's all said and done, Jared Goff could rank in the top-15 or top-10 in these categories. He's excellent and has helped revive the Detroit Lions franchise.
4. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Jayden Daniels is fourth in our QB power rankings, as he is already an elite dual-threat QB and helped lead the Washington Commanders to 14 total wins in his rookie season. The ceiling for this player just might be another version of Lamar Jackson, which would be terrible news for the rest of the NFC.
Daniels is excellent, period.
3. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Josh Allen controversially won the MVP in the 2024 NFL Season. Despite not being the clear-cut MVP favorite, Allen really cleaned up the interception issue he had during the 2023 NFL Season. Allen and the Buffalo Bills have been a mainstay in the playoffs, and that surely isn't going to change.
Making it to two AFC Championship Games since 2020, the Bills might be right on the cusp of a Super Bowl run in 2025. Does Josh Allen have what it takes to lead the Bills there? Well, he's a top-3 QB in our power rankings if that makes anything better.
2. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow had an elite season in 2024 that was wasted by the Cincinnati Bengals putrid defense. It seems like this team is desperately trying to retain Trey Hendrickson on a long-term deal, and that would be a huge boost to that unit.
Burrow and the Bengals have been to the postseason two times together, and they have never not made it to the AFC Championship Game, but the poorly run franchise has not been able to consistently establish residency in the postseason.
That does not take away from just how good Joe Burrow is, though. He is no. 2 in our QB power rankings.
1. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson had one of the best seasons by a QB in NFL history last year, but he was somehow passed up for the MVP award - it was truly gross. There isn't a passer who is more dynamic with the ball in his hands, as Jackson really unlocked a different dimension as a passer in 2024.
The lack of overall playoff success is a different discussion, but Jackson is well on his way to the NFL Hall of Fame when it's all said and done, and he's the top QB in our power rankings.