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Early Week 17 Fantasy QB Rankings: Fantasy championship start-sit quarterbacks, best sleepers, top streamers

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.

Early Week 17 Fantasy QB Rankings: Fantasy championship start-sit quarterbacks, best sleepers, top streamers

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  • StroudHOU@LAC277Philip RiversINDJAX287Cam WardTENNO298Josh JohnsonWASDAL308Max BrosmerMINDET318Brady CookNYJNE329Chris OladokunKCDEN3310Riley LeonardINDJAX3410Tua TagovailoaMIATB3510Kenny PickettLVNYG3610Dillon GabrielCLEPIT3710Kedon SlovisARI@CIN3810Mason RudolphPIT@CLE3911Jameis WinstonNYG@LV4011Davis MillsHOU@LAC4111Joe FlaccoCINARI4211Nick MullensJAX@IND4311Tanner McKeePHI@BUF4411Teddy BridgewaterTB@MIA4511Trey LanceLACHOU4611Jake BrowningCINARIINJ--Lamar JacksonBAL@GBINJ--Jordan LoveGBBALINJ--J. J.
  • McCarthyMINDETINJ--Marcus MariotaWASDALINJ--Gardner MinshewKCDENIR--Jayden DanielsWASDALIR--Patrick MahomesKCDENIR--Daniel JonesINDJAXQUE--Justin FieldsNYJNEQUE--Tyrod TaylorNYJNE📋 BEST PLAYOFF PICKUPS: Week 17 waiver wire guideWhich QB injuries should I monitor for fantasy Week 17?Too many, really:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Ravens' Lamar Jackson (back) left Sunday Night Football with a back injury, replaced by Tyler Huntley. Jordan Love (concussion) was replaced by Malik Willis during the Packers' Saturday night loss to the rival Bears. J. J.
  • McCarthy (hand) might need season-ending surgery, leaving the Vikings to be stuck with potentially another Max Brosmer experiment. Marcus Mariota (throwing hand/quadriceps) day-to-day for the Commanders, leaving the definition of "journeyman" Josh Johnson as a possible replacement with Jayden Daniels (elbow) already shut down for the season. The Chiefs fear that Gardner Minshew suffered some type of season-ending knee injury.
  • With Patrick Mahomes (torn ACL) already done for the year, that leaves Chris Oladokun as a possibility to take snaps while Kansas City plays out the string on its lost season. Who are the best Week 17 fantasy QBs?Who's left?
  • Trevor Lawrence has etched his name into the "breakout star" list from this season, who heading into his three-touchdown Week 16 hadn't finished lower than QB13 in his previous six outings -- including back-to-back QB1 overall finishes before Sunday. The magical Liam Coen potion has revitalized another lost quarterback at the best possible time for fantasy players. That being said, Lawrence sits behind Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford, who thrived even with Davante Adams (hamstring) on the sidelines.🐐 See where Trevor Law.
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