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The 2026 QB Rankings Are In

The 2026 PFF QB Rankings are here, with our analysts sitting down to answer one simple question: which quarterback would you most want leading your team next season? All 32 starters ranked, weighted across three years of performance using PFF passing grade, Wins Above Replacement and EPA per dropback, with the newly released QB Annual filling in the situational and accuracy context.

Sitting atop the list at No. 1: Josh Allen. He's earned a 90.0-plus PFF grade in six straight seasons, becoming the first quarterback ever to accomplish that in the PFF era. His 141 big-time throws over the last four years are 23 clear of the next-closest QB, and his 79 career rushing touchdowns are already the most ever by a quarterback in NFL history. The only thing missing at this point is a Lombardi.

See where every QB in the league lands.

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Inside the 2026 QB Annual: 10 Must-Know Takeaways

The 2026 PFF QB Annual is live, and Mark Chichester pulled the 10 findings that stood out most across every qualifying quarterback in the league. Some confirm what you already suspected. Others might reshape the way you look at 2026 entirely.

A few of the highlights: Matthew Stafford led the NFL in PFF passing grade AND interception luck, benefiting from 6.81 fewer picks than expected. Patrick Mahomes' scheme-generated throws collapsed to career lows, dropping his 2025 clean-pocket grade nearly 10 points below his previous career worst. Joe Burrow, in just eight games, posted the lowest turnover-worthy play rate of any quarterback in the entire PFF era (2006-present). And Sam Darnold quietly became one of the league's most efficient deep passers.

See all 10 takeaways from inside the QB Annual.

SEE ALL 10 TAKEAWAYS

Why Young QBs Are Getting Better Faster

For most of the PFF era, young quarterbacks needed time. Between 2015 and 2016, exactly two QBs in their first three seasons hit a 75.0-plus overall PFF grade in a full campaign. That's it. Multiple pre-2020 seasons produced just one such name.

Then the floodgates opened. Since 2020, at least three young QBs have cleared the 75.0 bar every single year. Jayden Daniels headlined the recent surge, posting a 90.6 overall grade as a rookie in 2024 and dragging an underdog Commanders team to the NFC Championship Game. Drake Maye followed suit in 2025 with a 90.1 overall grade, and Caleb Williams and Bo Nix both hit 76.9+ while leading their teams to the playoffs.

Something structural has shifted, and Bradley Locker digs into 20 years of PFF data to explain why.

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Every QB. Every Metric. One Guide 📊

Grades, EPA, situational splits, clutch performance and more for every qualifying QB — all in one interactive place.

Why easy throws stopped working for Mahomes 📉

Since 2019, Mahomes led all QBs with 94 touchdowns on "expected" throws. In 2025, that foundation collapsed.

Who's the NFL's best scrambling QB? 🏃

Allen edges Jackson and Mahomes in scrambling grades. But which two 2024 rookies already crack the top five?

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