Week 2 Top 10 Fantasy Quarterbacks: Josh Allen Leads Final Rankings

Josh Allen finished as Football Nation’s Week 2 fantasy QB1 after accounting for five touchdowns in Buffalo’s 41-31 win. These final results use four points per passing touchdown, one point per 25 passing yards, minus two per interception or lost fumble, one point per 10 rushing yards and six per rushing touchdown. Quarterbacks score the same in standard, half PPR and full PPR.

The rankings include every game completed from Thursday, September 17 through Monday, September 21, 2026. Matthew Stafford’s four-touchdown Monday night performance moved him into the top six, while Brock Purdy’s verified rushing production pushed him to fifth.

Counting stats were verified against ESPN’s Week 2 scoreboard and individual game box scores. Week 3 opponents were checked against the official league schedule. Offensive snap counts are not part of the scoring calculation and are not estimated.

Final Week 2 fantasy quarterback leaderboard

1 Allen 40.82; 2 Goff 29.78; 3 Prescott 29.76; 4 Mahomes 28.98; 5 Purdy 28.48; 6 Stafford 26.98; 7 Young 24.08; 8 Shough 22.38; 9 Lock 21.40; 10 Cousins 20.12.

St. Olaf quarterback John Haberman throws against Augsburg in 2009. Photo: Caleb Williams/D3sports.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

What each performance means for Week 3

1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

40.82 fantasy points across formats: 20-of-31 for 248 yards and three passing touchdowns, plus 14 carries for 69 yards and two rushing scores. Two goal-line rushing touchdowns and three scoring throws created the week’s clear QB1 result. His elite dual-threat baseline makes the role sustainable even though five touchdowns will regress. Week 3: Los Angeles Chargers. Action: automatic start and hold.

2. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions

29.78 points across formats: 26-of-38 for 327 yards and four touchdowns, plus seven rushing yards. Four scoring passes, including two to Amon-Ra St. Brown, powered Detroit’s comeback attempt. Goff’s prior baseline is matchup-sensitive QB1/2 production, but the high-volume passing environment is real. Week 3: New York Jets. Action: start while recognizing that four-touchdown efficiency is a ceiling, not a floor.

3. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

29.76 points across formats: 26-of-31 for 279 yards and four touchdowns, plus 26 rushing yards. The four-score day included another touchdown to CeeDee Lamb. Prescott entered the week as a stable volume passer, and the 83.9 percent completion rate will cool even if the Lamb connection holds. Week 3: Baltimore. Action: start and hold; check Baltimore’s injury report before setting expectations.

4. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

28.98 points across formats: 32-of-47 for 382 yards and three touchdowns, plus 17 rushing yards in overtime. Three touchdown throws and 47 attempts confirm elite QB1 process rather than a fluky short-field result. Week 3: at Miami. Action: automatic start and firm hold.

5. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

28.48 points across formats: 20-of-22 for 287 yards and two passing touchdowns, plus three carries for 30 yards and a rushing score. The 91 percent completion rate will regress, but the rushing touchdown and 30 ground yards supplied a second path to a ceiling game. Week 3: Arizona. Action: start as a back-end QB1 and hold.

6. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

26.98 points across formats: 22-of-31 for 327 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, plus four carries for minus one yard in Monday’s 28-6 win over the Giants. Stafford repeatedly attacked downfield, with Davante Adams turning eight catches into 195 yards and two scores. Week 3: at Denver. Action: start as a volume-based QB1 or strong streamer, but account for the road matchup against Denver’s defense.

7. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

24.08 points across formats: 23-of-36 for 287 yards and three touchdowns, with six rushing yards. Three touchdown passes powered a 34-3 win. Young’s prior baseline was volatile, so the efficiency looks less bankable than his improved command of the offense. Week 3: at Cleveland. Action: add in superflex and start only if the alternative lacks rushing or matchup upside.

8. Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

22.38 points across formats: 27-of-34 for 252 yards and one passing touchdown, plus nine carries for 23 yards and the game-winning rushing score. That ground workload gives his QB2 baseline a useful floor. Week 3: Las Vegas. Action: add in superflex and consider him as a one-QB streamer, but do not overpay for the touchdown split.

9. Drew Lock, Seattle Seahawks

21.40 points across formats: 19-of-26 for 235 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-7 win. All three scoring passes went to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Lock’s prior baseline is replacement-level fantasy production, and three touchdowns on 26 attempts are unlikely to repeat. Week 3: at Washington. Action: add only in superflex; hold off in ordinary one-QB leagues.

10. Kirk Cousins, Las Vegas Raiders

20.12 points across formats: 19-of-29 for 253 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in a 26-14 win over the Chargers. Cousins’ prior baseline supports matchup streaming, but Las Vegas won despite only 29 attempts. Week 3: at New Orleans. Action: hold in superflex and stream cautiously in one-QB formats.

A relevant quarterback clip

The NFL clip illustrates the same quarterback-to-receiver scoring connection that drives weekly fantasy ceilings: passing touchdowns reward the quarterback even when the receiver does the work after the catch.

More Football Nation Week 2 context

Compare these outcomes with Fantasy Football Week 2 Lineup Lock: Five Friday Decisions.

Plan claims and trades with Week 3 Fantasy Fallout.

Use the baseline from Week 1 Top 10 Fantasy Quarterbacks.

Check the completed pass-catcher results in Week 2 Top 10 Fantasy Tight Ends.

Football Nation conclusion

Allen’s rushing role remains the clearest repeatable edge. Mahomes, Prescott and Goff paired strong passing volume with touchdown spikes, while Purdy’s rushing score and Stafford’s Monday night eruption completed the final top six. Young and Shough are matchup-based additions; Lock and Cousins remain superflex options rather than automatic one-QB starts.