Dynasty leagues are the closest you'll get to running a real NFL team. You build a roster with a one-time “all-players” draft, followed by yearly “rookies-only” drafts for as long as the league exists (you should expect it to last forever). If this seems like something you’d like to do in addition to your seasonal leagues, well, these dynasty startup league rank lists are for you.The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings lies primarily in how we assess players' ages and long-term prospects. For example, Dak Prescott, who’ll be 33 this season, will be ranked ahead of field generals such as Bo Nix or Trevor Lawrence in traditional leagues. However, that duo has more value than Dak in dynasty leagues because of their age difference.With that said, here’s a look at my 2026 dynasty league quarterback rankings.Note: Players' ages reflect how old they'll be as of Sept. 30, 2026. 2026 Fantasy Dynasty Quarterback RankingsRkPlayerTeamByeAge1Josh AllenBUF7302Drake MayeNE11243Lamar JacksonBAL13294Caleb WilliamsCHI10245Jayden DanielsWAS7256Joe BurrowCIN6297Jalen HurtsPHI10288Justin HerbertLAC7289Patrick MahomesKC53110Jaxson DartNYG82311Bo NixDEN102612Brock PurdySF82613Trevor LawrenceJAC72614Dak PrescottDAL143315Jordan LoveGB112716Fernando MendozaLV132217Kyler MurrayMIN62918Tyler ShoughNO82719Cam WardTEN92420Jared GoffDET63121Baker MayfieldTB103122C.J. StroudHOU82423Sam DarnoldSEA112924Bryce YoungCAR52525Daniel JonesIND132926Matthew StaffordLAR113827Ty SimpsonLAR112328Malik WillisMIA62729Carson BeckARI142430Michael Penix Jr.ATL112631J.J. McCarthyMIN62332Deshaun WatsonCLE113133Shedeur SandersCLE112434Anthony RichardsonIND132435Tua TagovailoaATL112836Jacoby BrissettARI143337Geno SmithNYJ133538Aaron RodgersPIT94239Mac JonesSF82840Drew AllarPIT922More Fantasy Football from Sports IllustratedAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow
2026 Fantasy Football Startup Dynasty League Quarterback Rankings
Few new names among the top 25 of our dynasty QB ranks.
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