Training camps are opening, and the quarterback conversation is already where it always ends up: at the top. The NFL has plenty of solid starters, but the truly special ones are the guys who keep winning, keep carrying, and keep forcing everyone else to argue about where they belong. With 2025 production as the guide, here’s a look at the league’s 10 best starting quarterbacks.
- Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
Bo Nix might not be the name everyone expects in a top-10 quarterback list, but the numbers and the results make the case loud and clear. In 2025, he led the league in game-winning drives, helped Denver pile up 14 wins, and pushed the Broncos all the way to the AFC’s top seed. They ended up one game short of the Super Bowl, and the way the AFC Championship Game unfolded without him only underscored how important he was to that run.
That kind of season doesn’t happen by accident, and quarterbacks outside the elite tier usually don’t drag a team that far. There was even a real chance Denver could have won it all in 2025 if Nix hadn’t gotten hurt.
- Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Lawrence finished the season looking like an MVP candidate for Jacksonville, and the final month and a half was the best stretch of his year by a wide margin. The last six games, in particular, were electric enough to put him firmly on the radar heading into camp.
The bigger question is whether he can carry that level of play over a full season. Still, the late surge mattered, and it also seemed to show that Lawrence finally has the stability that had been missing during his Jaguars tenure.
- Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott remains one of the league’s most productive quarterbacks, year after year. He’s been playing at a high level for a decade, and the reason he keeps landing in these conversations is simple: he wins at the line of scrimmage and he wins from the pocket.
That combination has kept him efficient for a long time, and it’s enough to put him inside the top 10.
- Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Jared Goff sits just ahead of Prescott here because he’s been a little more prolific. He has thrown at least 29 touchdown passes in each of the last four seasons, and if he keeps that pace rolling for a few more years, he’ll start climbing a lot of all-time lists in passing yards and touchdowns.
He’s not the flashy dual-threat type, but Goff makes his money from the pocket, and he’s excellent there.
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