The Brady Brackets (QB Tiers) Halfway Through the 2025 Season

Brady Tier: All-time greats in their primes

  • Patrick Mahomes*, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
  • Lamar Jackson*, Baltimore Ravens
  • Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

Rivers Tier: Franchise QB who you are happy paying top tier money and building around

  • Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
  • Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
  • Drake Maye, New England Patriots
  • Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
  • Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

Cousins Tier: Pretty good player, but you don’t want to pay top dollar because they need a lot of talent around them to thrive. Unfortunately, you may end up having to pay them top dollar or pretty close

  • Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
  • CJ Stroud, Houston Texans
  • Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
  • Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
  • Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
  • Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts
  • Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

No Man’s Land Tier: Average QB who is tough to move on from because they can win games, but likely can’t win the big one

  • Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
  • Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

Fitzmagic Tier: Bridge QB

  • Aaron Roders*, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
  • Joe Flacco, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Justin Fields, New York Jets
  • Russell Wilson*, New York Giants
  • Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons
  • Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders
  • Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets
  • Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns

TBD Tier: Jury is still out

  • Jaxson Dart, New York Giants (Trending up)
  • JJ McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings (Neutral)
  • Michael Penix, Atlanta Falcons (Neutral)
  • Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans (Trending down)
  • Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns (Neutral)
  • Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns (Neutral)
  • Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints (Neutral)
  • Spencer Rattler, New Orleans Saints (Trending down)

Note: An asterisk indicates a player who has clinched a spot in the Hall of Fame if they were to retire today

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