NFL Quarterback Room Rankings 2026: PFM QB Stability


            
                
                    2026 NFL QB Stability Rankings
                    Quarterback rankings tell you who the best passer is. QB Stability asks a different question: can this team survive the season at quarterback? The grade looks at starter quality, availability, job security, age and the depth behind the starter.
                
                
                    79.7
                    League Average
                
            

            
                Best Quarterback RoomJoe BurrowCincinnati Bengals
                Locked-In QB Rooms6Teams graded 85+
                What 85+ MeansNo Panic ButtonA quarterback setup the team can build around
            

                    
            Biggest QB Risers
Baker MayfieldTampa Bay Buccaneers+10.01Lamar JacksonBaltimore Ravens+1.33Caleb WilliamsChicago Bears+0.66
            Biggest QB Fallers
Patrick MahomesKansas City Chiefs-1.02Matthew StaffordLos Angeles Rams-0.77Bryce YoungCarolina Panthers-0.61
        
        
            
                
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                    2026 NFL QB Stability Rankings sortable table
                    
                                
                1
                Joe Burrow
                Cincinnati BengalsCIN · 4-2
                87.8

                86.2
                81.9
                #8
                                Franchise Locked In
                ▲ +0.46             
                    
                2
                Josh Allen
                Buffalo BillsBUF · 5-1
                87.1

                91.3
                93.0
                #7
                                Franchise Locked In
                ▬ 0.0             
                    
                3
                Jared Goff
                Detroit LionsDET · 4-2
                86.2

                89.3
                86.8
                #4
                                Franchise Locked In
                ▲ +0.35             
                    
                4
                Patrick Mahomes
                Kansas City ChiefsKC · 5-1
                86.1

                87.2
                83.0
                #1
                                Franchise Locked In
                ▼ -1.02             
                    
                5
                Brock Purdy
                San Francisco 49ersSF · 6-1
                86.1

                88.1
                90.1
                #2
                                Franchise Locked In
                ▼ -0.25             
                    
                6
                Lamar Jackson
                Baltimore RavensBAL · 4-3
                85.3

                86.2
                83.5
                #13
                                Franchise Locked In
                ▲ +1.33             
                    
                7
                Jayden Daniels
                Washington CommandersWSH · 1-4
                84.4

                80.9
                78.1
                #18
                                Built to Trust
                ▬ 0.0             
                    
                8
                Caleb Williams
                Chicago BearsCHI · 5-2
                84.0

                85.9
                85.2
                #5
                                Built to Trust
                ▲ +0.66             
                    
                9
                Jordan Love
                Green Bay PackersGB · 4-3
                84.0

                79.7
                83.1
                #10
                                Built to Trust
                ▲ +0.1             
                    
                10
                Sam Darnold
                Seattle SeahawksSEA · 4-3
                82.6

                82.7
                83.8
                #3
                                Built to Trust
                ▼ -0.05             
                    
                11
                C.J. Stroud
                Houston TexansHOU · 2-5
                82.1

                81.6
                80.7
                #16
                                Built to Trust
                ▼ -0.12             
                    
                12
                Drake Maye
                New England PatriotsNE · 4-3
                82.0

                79.8
                87.1
                #12
                                Not the Problem
                ▲ +0.43             
                    
                13
                Dak Prescott
                Dallas CowboysDAL · 3-4
                81.9

                84.5
                73.9
                #19
                                Not the Problem
                ▲ +0.4             
                    
                14
                Bo Nix
                Denver BroncosDEN · 5-2
                81.9

                76.7
                68.8
                #9
                                Not the Problem
                ▼ -0.12             
                    
                15
                Justin Herbert
                Los Angeles ChargersLAC · 0-6
                81.5

                66.1
                69.8
                #21
                                Not the Problem
                ▬ 0.0             
                    
                16
                Trevor Lawrence
                Jacksonville JaguarsJAX · 4-2
                80.5

                82.1
                84.1
                #11
                                Not the Problem
                ▲ +0.03             
                    
                17
                Matthew Stafford
                Los Angeles RamsLAR · 3-4
                80.1

                83.9
                77.7
                #6
                                Not the Problem
                ▼ -0.77             
                    
                18
                Baker Mayfield
                Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB · 2-5
                78.8

                79.0
                73.8
                #17
                                Prove-It Zone
                ▲ +10.01             
                    
                19
                Jacoby Brissett
                Arizona CardinalsARI · 2-5
                77.9

                74.5
                63.3
                #31
                                QB Limbo
                ▼ -0.25             
                    
                20
                Bryce Young
                Carolina PanthersCAR · 3-3
                77.5

                78.7
                80.7
                #26
                                QB Limbo
                ▼ -0.61             
                    
                21
                Tyler Shough
                New Orleans SaintsNO · 2-5
                77.3

                73.1
                65.5
                #28
                                QB Limbo
                ▲ +0.02             
                    
                22
                Michael Penix Jr.
                Atlanta FalconsATL · 3-4
                77.2

                80.5
                80.2
                #20
                                QB Limbo
                ▬ 0.0             
                    
                23
                Malik Willis
                Miami DolphinsMIA · 1-5
                77.2

                78.3
                70.9
                #25
                                QB Limbo
                ▲ +0.14             
                    
                24
                Kirk Cousins
                Las Vegas RaidersLV · 3-4
                76.2

                78.2
                72.0
                #24
                                QB Limbo
                ▼ -0.1             
                    
                25
                Kyler Murray
                Minnesota VikingsMIN · 6-0
                75.5

                69.6
                78.4
                #14
                                QB Limbo
                ▲ +0.03             
                    
                26
                Geno Smith
                New York JetsNYJ · 2-5
                75.4

                76.7
                78.2
                #22
                                QB Limbo
                ▲ +0.48             
                    
                27
                Daniel Jones
                Indianapolis ColtsIND · 2-5
                75.1

                75.3
                71.8
                #29
                                QB Limbo
                ▼ -0.38             
                    
                28
                Aaron Rodgers
                Pittsburgh SteelersPIT · 5-2
                74.5

                77.9
                73.1
                #15
                                QB Limbo
                ▲ +0.08             
                    
                29
                Cam Ward
                Tennessee TitansTEN · 1-6
                74.2

                65.0
                64.6
                #32
                                QB Limbo
                ▼ -0.07             
                    
                30
                Tanner McKee
                Philadelphia EaglesPHI · 2-5
                72.5

                67.4
                66.4
                #23
                                Red Alert
                ▬ 0.0             
                    
                31
                J.J. McCarthy
                New York GiantsNYG · 4-2
                69.1

                73.6
                73.6
                #27
                                Red Alert
                ▼ -0.2             
                    
                32
                Deshaun Watson
                Cleveland BrownsCLE · 5-2
                67.7

                72.3
                77.0
                #30
                                Red Alert
                ▼ -0.25             
        
                
            
        
                    

                    
            Quarterback Room Context
Why QB Stability Is Different From Quarterback Talent
Quarterback talent judges the starter. QB Stability judges whether the entire room can hold together through availability, job security, age and the support behind him. That is why a great quarterback can rank below a steadier overall situation.
                        The best quarterback is not automatically part of the most stable quarterback room. PFM keeps those questions separate so the rankings reward both high-level play and a situation built to survive a full season. See the complete rankings.
        
        
            
                How QB Stability Works
                Quarterback rankings tell you who the best passer is. QB Stability asks a different question: can this team survive the season at quarterback? PFM looks at the starter, availability, job security, age and the depth behind the starter so the grade reflects the whole quarterback setup, not just one highlight reel.
                50%QB Play
20%Availability
15%Job Security
10%Age
5%QB Depth
                                QB Situation labels: No Questions Asked (88+), Franchise Locked In (85–87.9), Built to Trust (82–84.9), Not the Problem (80–81.9), Prove-It Zone (78–79.9), QB Limbo (74–77.9) and Red Alert (below 74).

2026 NFL QB Stability Rankings sortable table
1	Joe Burrow	Cincinnati BengalsCIN · 4-2	87.8	86.2	81.9	#8	Franchise Locked In	▲ +0.46
2	Josh Allen	Buffalo BillsBUF · 5-1	87.1	91.3	93.0	#7	Franchise Locked In	▬ 0.0
3	Jared Goff	Detroit LionsDET · 4-2	86.2	89.3	86.8	#4	Franchise Locked In	▲ +0.35
4	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City ChiefsKC · 5-1	86.1	87.2	83.0	#1	Franchise Locked In	▼ -1.02
5	Brock Purdy	San Francisco 49ersSF · 6-1	86.1	88.1	90.1	#2	Franchise Locked In	▼ -0.25
6	Lamar Jackson	Baltimore RavensBAL · 4-3	85.3	86.2	83.5	#13	Franchise Locked In	▲ +1.33
7	Jayden Daniels	Washington CommandersWSH · 1-4	84.4	80.9	78.1	#18	Built to Trust	▬ 0.0
8	Caleb Williams	Chicago BearsCHI · 5-2	84.0	85.9	85.2	#5	Built to Trust	▲ +0.66
9	Jordan Love	Green Bay PackersGB · 4-3	84.0	79.7	83.1	#10	Built to Trust	▲ +0.1
10	Sam Darnold	Seattle SeahawksSEA · 4-3	82.6	82.7	83.8	#3	Built to Trust	▼ -0.05
11	C.J. Stroud	Houston TexansHOU · 2-5	82.1	81.6	80.7	#16	Built to Trust	▼ -0.12
12	Drake Maye	New England PatriotsNE · 4-3	82.0	79.8	87.1	#12	Not the Problem	▲ +0.43
13	Dak Prescott	Dallas CowboysDAL · 3-4	81.9	84.5	73.9	#19	Not the Problem	▲ +0.4
14	Bo Nix	Denver BroncosDEN · 5-2	81.9	76.7	68.8	#9	Not the Problem	▼ -0.12
15	Justin Herbert	Los Angeles ChargersLAC · 0-6	81.5	66.1	69.8	#21	Not the Problem	▬ 0.0
16	Trevor Lawrence	Jacksonville JaguarsJAX · 4-2	80.5	82.1	84.1	#11	Not the Problem	▲ +0.03
17	Matthew Stafford	Los Angeles RamsLAR · 3-4	80.1	83.9	77.7	#6	Not the Problem	▼ -0.77
18	Baker Mayfield	Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB · 2-5	78.8	79.0	73.8	#17	Prove-It Zone	▲ +10.01
19	Jacoby Brissett	Arizona CardinalsARI · 2-5	77.9	74.5	63.3	#31	QB Limbo	▼ -0.25
20	Bryce Young	Carolina PanthersCAR · 3-3	77.5	78.7	80.7	#26	QB Limbo	▼ -0.61
21	Tyler Shough	New Orleans SaintsNO · 2-5	77.3	73.1	65.5	#28	QB Limbo	▲ +0.02
22	Michael Penix Jr.	Atlanta FalconsATL · 3-4	77.2	80.5	80.2	#20	QB Limbo	▬ 0.0
23	Malik Willis	Miami DolphinsMIA · 1-5	77.2	78.3	70.9	#25	QB Limbo	▲ +0.14
24	Kirk Cousins	Las Vegas RaidersLV · 3-4	76.2	78.2	72.0	#24	QB Limbo	▼ -0.1
25	Kyler Murray	Minnesota VikingsMIN · 6-0	75.5	69.6	78.4	#14	QB Limbo	▲ +0.03
26	Geno Smith	New York JetsNYJ · 2-5	75.4	76.7	78.2	#22	QB Limbo	▲ +0.48
27	Daniel Jones	Indianapolis ColtsIND · 2-5	75.1	75.3	71.8	#29	QB Limbo	▼ -0.38
28	Aaron Rodgers	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT · 5-2	74.5	77.9	73.1	#15	QB Limbo	▲ +0.08
29	Cam Ward	Tennessee TitansTEN · 1-6	74.2	65.0	64.6	#32	QB Limbo	▼ -0.07
30	Tanner McKee	Philadelphia EaglesPHI · 2-5	72.5	67.4	66.4	#23	Red Alert	▬ 0.0
31	J.J. McCarthy	New York GiantsNYG · 4-2	69.1	73.6	73.6	#27	Red Alert	▼ -0.2
32	Deshaun Watson	Cleveland BrownsCLE · 5-2	67.7	72.3	77.0	#30	Red Alert	▼ -0.25


        PFM ratings updated October 27, 2026
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