by The 2025 NFL season is almost upon us. We will be treated to 272 games between September and January, before we get down to the business of the Playoffs.
Right now, the NFL is compiling its official list of the league’s Top 100 players of 2025, publishing the final rankings to coincide with the start of the new campaign.
While being the best is always a matter of debate, we thought we would rank players in football’s most scrutinized position, the quarterback role.
Top 6 Quarterbacks for the New NFL Season
While things could change throughout the season, we think this sextet is the cream of the crop as we head into the 2025 NFL campaign and the road to Super Bowl LX.
Top 6 Quarterbacks for the New NFL Season
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Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens)
There are always going to be arguments as to who should be placed at the top of this list, and some may say that Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes deserves to be at the top, but Jackson arguably finished the strongest of the three last season, even if the Ravens’ campaign ended in disappointment once again. There is a sense that the Ravens have given Jackson the supporting cast he needs to go all the way this season, with many believing he needs a Super Bowl win to cement his greatness.
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Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills)
The Bills meet the Ravens on September 7, in what is probably the most difficult game to call in the NFL Week 1 betting lines. That puts Allen up against Jackson, and the two co-favorites for the Super Bowl on a collision course. Fans of the winning quarterback will have the bragging rights after the game, but we know what really matters is if these two meet again in the Playoffs in January. Allen is the reigning MVP, but he carries the weight of one of the most ‘cursed’ cities in sports on his shoulders.
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Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs)
Mahomes is undeniably a modern great. He has five Super Bowl appearances before reaching the age of 29, so he still has a lot more to give. It’s interesting, though, that some suggest he is in decline. Sure, some of his numbers were slightly down last season, but he still led the Chiefs to a 15-1 record as a starter (he didn’t play the dead rubber final game of the regular season) and yet another Super Bowl appearance. He’s still up there with the best; it has just become fashionable to hope that his and the Chiefs’ relentless dominance fades away.
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Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals)
Personally, we think that Burrow is the quarterback to watch in the new season. His numbers in some departments were just as good as Allen’s and Jackson’s last season. The main drawback for him was the quality of his teammates. We don’t think that the Bengals are in the same bracket as the Bills or Ravens, but if Burrow can improve on the team’s 9-8 record of the last two seasons, his class will be more widely recognized. Burrow was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year last season. With the right help from his fellow Bengals, he could be in the MVP conversation.
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Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles)
Does Hurts get enough respect? The Eagles went all the way to Super Bowl glory last season, yet there was a narrative that they did so without a truly elite quarterback, at least in terms of the stats. Hurts had the last laugh, winning the Super Bowl LIX MVP award. Hurts should be coming into his physical peak at 27 years old, and he will be better off for that clutch performance in the Super Bowl. The Eagles have different challenges this season, including significant roster challenges, but if Hurts continues on this trajectory, he can gain the respect he deserves.
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Jayden Daniels
Expectations are sky high for Daniels, the youngest quarterback on this list. His rookie season for the Commanders was one of the best in modern NFL history, and while he must now deal with the pressure of expectation, Daniels has the demeanor of a young man who is quite comfortable with the world at his feet. Like Burrow, he doesn’t play for a truly elite team, but he dragged the unfancied Commanders into the Playoffs last season, and he is good enough to repeat the trick this season.
