Who’s the Best Quarterback in the NFL Right Now?

With Super Bowl 59 in the books, it’s time to list the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

Is it Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs who had the best Super Bowl odds ahead of their loss against the Philadelphia Eagles?

Or maybe it’s Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, as the Eagles have the best football odds to win Super Bowl 60. 

No matter the rankings, these top signal-callers are routinely among the sports betting odds favourites for individual awards like league MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and more. 

Below, I’ll give you my top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL right now and explain why.

Who’s the Best Quarterback in the NFL Right Now?

Best 2025 NFL QBs

1. Patrick Mahomes

Despite the loss in Super Bowl 59 to the Eagles, I’m sticking with Mahomes as the best quarterback in the league.

Mahomes will turn 30 early in the 2025 season, but he has three Super Bowl wins under his belt. 

He also has three Super Bowl and two league MVP awards.

It was a rough Super Bowl 59 for Mahomes. Not only did the Eagles pass rush dominate his offensive line, but Mahomes made some errant throws, and the receivers dropped some passes. 

This was reminiscent of the Chiefs loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Super Bowl 55, but Mahomes and the Chiefs will continue to be in the mix. 

2. Josh Allen

I’m sticking with Allen at No. 2. If I was building a team from scratch, he’s perhaps my go-to pick. 

I cannot help but feel bad for Allen. Despite his otherworldly talent, he remains firmly behind Mahomes. 

He has one of the best arms in the league and is excellent at running with the ball for a player his size. 

Allen won the league MVP award but has yet to beat the Chiefs in the postseason, going 0-4 against them. 

3. Lamar Jackson

A two-time league MVP, Jackson is also a two-time first-team All-Pro and has been to four Pro Bowls. 

In the regular season, he threw 41 touchdown passes to go along with four rushing scores. He only threw four interceptions and ran for more than 900 yards. 

While the offence lacked pass-catching weapons compared to some other teams, he still had running back Derrick Henry to work with, which certainly helped. 

However, the narrative around Jackson stays strong after a subpar divisional round performance. 

He’s still a fantastic quarterback and the best dual threat in the league, but he’s now just 3-5 in the postseason. 

4. Joe Burrow

The Bengals had a rough season, and while their defence put Burrow in a position to have to throw their way out of losses, we can’t take away his offensive success. 

Down the stretch, he put his team in a position to get into the postseason and won the Comeback Player of the Year award. 

He finished with a completion percentage of 70.6% (fourth), 4,918 yards (first), and 43 touchdowns (first).

He previously led the Bengals to Super Bowl LVI, where they lost to the Los Angeles Rams. 

He’s been fortunate to have excellent receivers like Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, who have helped him put up eye-popping statistics. 

If the Bengals can put together a defence that is close to competent, they will remain a threat for Super Bowl titles. 

5. Jalen Hurts

Coming off a Super Bowl win and ending the Chiefs reign, Hurts is firmly entrenched in the upper echelon of quarterbacks in the NFL.

Yes, some may question why he’s not above Allen, Jackson, or Burrow, considering he now has a Super Bowl win and the Super Bowl MVP award. 

However, I think it’s important to ask whether you would pick Hurts over any of those guys if you were starting a team.

I think the answer is no. 

Look, Hurts was fantastic in the postseason and showed up when it mattered most. The Chiefs snuffed out running back Saquon Barkley’s rush attempts, leading to Hurts having three total touchdowns. 

He has a phenomenal offensive line (and team, really) in front of him, but as a passer, I’m still not quite on board with him being above the four guys in front of him. 

That said, hats off to Hurts. The Chiefs dared him to beat them deep, and he managed to do so.

6. Jayden Daniels

While the Commanders lost 55-23 to the Eagles in the NFC championship, Daniels still deserves to be high on this list. 

To say Daniels has played well would be an understatement. He ran away with the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. 

He has led the Washington Commanders to 14 wins (including the postseason), completing 69% of his passes for 2,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, and nine interceptions during the regular season. 

As a runner, he has 891 rushing yards (second among all quarterbacks) and six rushing scores. 

In the loss to Philadelphia, he had 255 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception, 48 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. 

The Commanders must improve their run defence heading into next season. 

7. Baker Mayfield

I’m a fan of comeback stories, and Mayfield epitomizes that. 

After leaving the Cleveland Browns, he played for the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams, but he’s truly found his home with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

He completed 71.4% of his passes (third) for 4,500 yards (third) and 41 passing touchdowns (tied for second). 

His only problem was turnovers. He threw 16 interceptions in the regular season, which tied him for the league lead. 

In two years with the Buccaneers, he’s thrown for at least 4,500 yards and 34 touchdowns in each. 

Although he lost to the Commanders in the wild-card round, he played fairly well. He completed 15 of 18 passes for 185 yards and two scores. The Buccaneers only had the ball for 24 minutes, 34 seconds. However, Mayfield did fumble the ball once. 

8. Matthew Stafford

Stafford is closing in on 37 years old, but he’s still one of the best 10 quarterbacks in the game. He had a string of lacklustre performances to close out the regular season, but in the wild-card round against the Minnesota Vikings, he completed 19 of 27 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns. 

He followed that up with 324 passing yards and two touchdowns against the Eagles in the divisional round, losing 28-22. 

His biggest flaw is when he’s pressured. 

He completed just 46.7% of his passes for 859 yards, three touchdowns, and six picks under pressure. 

However, Stafford is among the best in the league if his offensive line holds up. 

When kept clean, he’s completed 73.4% of his passes for 3,112 yards, 19 touchdowns, and two picks. 

We’ll see if Stafford stays in Los Angeles come 2025, with wide receiver Cooper Kupp set to leave the team. 

9. Jared Goff

After being traded from Los Angeles to Detroit, I considered Goff a bridge quarterback.

While I don’t think he’s that, there’s certainly a ceiling. 

Hosting the No. 6-seeded Commanders, Goff had a dreadful performance, completing 23 of 40 passes for 313 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions. 

A four-time Pro Bowler, Goff led the Lions to the NFC championship game in 2023 but fell short of that this season. 

Now, the Lions will be without offensive coordinator Ben Johnson moving forward, as he’s accepted the head coaching position for the division-rival Chicago Bears. 

He finished the regular season with a 72.4% completion rate (second), 4,629 yards (second), and 37 touchdowns (third). 

10. Justin Herbert

The narrative for the Chargers’ 2024 campaign was the sheer lack of weapons on offence, yet Herbert made it work, leading his team to the postseason. 

He had 23 touchdown passes and 3,870 yards during the regular season, with just three interceptions. 

Among all quarterbacks with at least 300 dropbacks, his three interceptions are the fewest in the league.

On passes 20-plus yards downfield, he threw 10 touchdowns and two picks. 

He typically takes care of the football well and has a massive arm to air it out. 

Remember, Herbert had 30-plus touchdowns in each of his first two seasons and back-to-back 5,000-yard campaigns in 2021 and 2022. 

To take the next step, he must get it done in the postseason, which he has yet to do. 

In the wild-card round, he threw four interceptions. Granted, one was off a deflection, but still, he played arguably the worst game in some time.