Week 2 NFL QB Power Rankings: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson rise to the top; Drake Maye, Matthew Stafford tumble

Quarterbacks are the most valuable position in football. After all, the last 13 NFL MVP award winners have been quarterbacks. While some quarterbacks are a reflection of their offensive environments, a select few transcend their surroundings.

Which teams are best equipped to make an early-season statement in 2026 because of who is under center? Which quarterbacks are the sport's most talented or gifted at this moment in time? Who could play their way out of a starting job with their current team? Let's take stock of all 32 starters with a snapshot of this present moment.

These rankings are fluid and designed to tell the story of each starting quarterback's respective rise and/or fall throughout the season. That's why some quarterbacks in this week's rankings rose as many as 11 spots or fell as many as 10. In a vacuum, Patrick Mahomes would remain No. 1 for the foreseeable future and so on. However, he will not be found in the top spot since he is still shaking off the rust from a torn ACL and LCL. So where do the league's biggest names line up entering the second week of the regular season?

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