Story byTim HeaneyMon, December 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM UTC·5 min readEarly Week 17 Fantasy QB Rankings: Fantasy championship start-sit quarterbacks, best sleepers, top streamers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. JUMP TO:Week 17 QB RankingsQB injuries to monitor Week 17Top fantasy QBs this weekBest QB Week 17 sleepersWeek 17 QB bust candidatesIn most league formats, the fantasy football playoffs start in Week 16. For the quarterback position, all starters are in play -- for better or worse. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWell, except for Patrick Mahomes, who suffered a season-ending torn ACL as the Chiefs' playoff hopes for this season also ended. Luckily, in most fantasy games, quarterback replacements from the waiver wire at least have a high weekly floor compared to other positions, and Mahomes managers have plenty of replacements.➕ UPGRADE YOUR PLAYOFF TOOLS: Sign up for Yahoo Fantasy PlusFantasy QB Rankings Week 17: Start-sit quarterback lineup advice for your league playoffsThese Week 17 quarterback rankings are based on 4-point passing touchdowns and one point for every 25 passing yards.↕️ Fantasy Rankings for Week 17RkTrNameTMOPP11Drake MayeNE@NYJ21Matthew StaffordLAR@ATL31Trevor LawrenceJAX@IND42Jalen HurtsPHI@BUF52Brock PurdySFCHI62Bo NixDEN@KC73Caleb WilliamsCHI@SF83Josh AllenBUFPHI93Jared GoffDET@MIN104Joe BurrowCINARI114Dak PrescottDAL@WAS124Jacoby BrissettARI@CIN134Baker MayfieldTB@MIA144Jaxson DartNYG@LV155Sam DarnoldSEA@CAR165Justin HerbertLACHOU175Aaron RodgersPIT@CLE185Bryce YoungCARSEA196Tyler ShoughNO@TEN206Kirk CousinsATLLAR216Quinn EwersMIATB226Tyler HuntleyBAL@GB236Shedeur SandersCLEPIT246Geno SmithLVNYG257Malik WillisGBBAL267C. J.