2025 Rookie QB Preview (Fantasy Football)
The NFL Draft is looming closer, and it’s time to start learning how the 2025 Rookie Class might fit into our fantasy rosters. Andy, Mike, and Jason started talking about incoming rookies on the show this week, covering QBs and RBs in the most recent episode. This article will focus specifically on the QBs mentioned by the Ballers, but stay tuned. We will cover each position over the next few days, and if you want to get the most comprehensive rookie profiles, rookie mock drafts, risers & fallers, and more, don’t forget to check out the Fantasy Footballers’ Dynasty Pass.
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Before going through the list, let’s take a look at the teams that might need a QB right now and their current first-round position in the upcoming NFL Draft:
| Team | Pick |
| Tennessee Titans | 1st |
| Cleveland Browns | 2nd |
| New York Giants | 3rd |
| New York Jets | 7th |
| New Orleans Saints | 9th |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 21st |
Now, let’s get deep into this class’s most fantasy-appealing rookie QBs!
For a more in-depth look at each prospect, check out our Rookie Profile series, going on until the 2025 NFL Draft. For more on each rookie, check out Andy, Mike, and Jason’s exclusive rookie rankings and production profiles found only in the Dynasty Pass, part of the UDK+ for 2025.
Cam Ward, Miami (FL)
Ward is the consensus rookie QB1 among Andy, Mike, and Jason, but this is not a draft class in which any QB feels really locked in as a future superstar. And considering that even when a QB is locked in to be great, there are no guarantees, as we’ve seen with Trevor Lawrence. Cam Ward sits as number one among this year’s rookies mainly because he is projected to be the first overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, and draft capital matters a lot in both real life and fantasy football.
Cam Ward is a very capable player. He is evasive in the pocket and can make plays outside of it. Most importantly, he keeps his eyes downfield when moving in and out of the pocket, which makes him a very interesting prospect. He had a steady progression, even though he changed schools twice before ending up in Miami, and he got better over time. Ward had a good 67.2 completion percentage during his last year while averaging 9.5 yards per attempt. And since elite weapons did not surround him in college, we can confidently credit him for that productivity. He has good arm strength and can make things happen for his team. Ward is a good scrambler, so he might even run more in the NFL than he did in college.
He tends to be a gunslinger, so an ideal scheme for Ward would be a vertical passing offense that attacks defenses down the field, but he’d have to improve his mechanics. Ward will likely become a Tennessee Titan, which might be a tough situation without elite weapons. But he’s shown he doesn’t need the best wideouts to play good football.
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
Andy and Jason have Sanders at QB2, while Mike has him at QB3, but Shedeur Sanders has a path to be a starter who can succeed in the NFL on a regular basis. He’s proved to be very accurate in college, with a completion percentage between the numbers of 82%, which tells a lot about his accuracy over the middle of the field. Like Cam Ward, he is also evasive in the pocket and played for a team with no running game, which boosted his numbers.
The biggest red flag for Sanders in fantasy is that he gets a lot of sacks because he runs backward and drifts in the pocket. This led to 26% of his sacks, an alarmingly high amount, as his fault. He retreats too much and gets a lot of negative yardage. On top of that, we can’t consider him a dual threat. Sanders can scramble occasionally and throw under pressure, but he is a pocket passer.
An ideal team for Sanders would be a play-action-based offense with a consistent running game. He would actually be a good fit for the Titans, but he might also be able to succeed as a Cleveland Brown. It’s too soon to say since he is not even locked in to be the second overall pick, so time will tell.
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
Mike’s second-favorite QB of this class, due to his arm talent, is Jaxon Dart. Dart comes with a 69.3% completion rate under his belt, averaged 10.2 yards per attempt, and rushed for 495 yards during his last season at Ole Miss, and thanks to his class-high 92.2% scramble rate, he has sneaky rushing potential. He broke out at 19 years old and is still not 22, making him a young, promising QB with interesting skills.
However, Dart might not be able to deliver at a top level as a drop-back pocket passer. He sometimes struggles with processing past his first read, and his anticipated throws are not great. Besides, scouts generally don’t consider Ole Miss an offense that translates well to the NFL, which might hurt his draft capital. At this point, Jaxson Dart might be a wild card, but his fantasy potential will ultimately depend on which team drafts him.
Jalen Milroe, Alabama
A mature prospect from a military family, Jalen Milroe inherited Bryce Young’s starting job in Alabama. His ground numbers are excellent, with 726 rushing yards during his last season, but his passing numbers are a little concerning, throwing for only 2,849 yards and 16 TDs in his best season. That might make him sound like Anthony Richardson part two, but let’s make it clear: he is a far better prospect than Richardson. Milroe has way more experience and is a much more proven QB, and his completion rate is much higher than Richardson’s (64.3% vs. 53.8%). So, at least, there are no such question marks – NFL teams have a better idea of what they’d be getting with Milroe. Having said that, he won’t be drafted as high as Anthony Richardson was two years ago, despite being a better prospect on paper.
Milroe will most likely become a backup, which doesn’t necessarily make him a bust for fantasy. Jalen Hurts was a second-round pick drafted to be a backup for a good team, and once he had a chance to start, he shined. So if Milroe lands somewhere he can learn from an experienced starter, like the New Orleans Saints, for example, he might have an interesting future in the NFL.