Top 10 Fantasy QB Seasons of 2023

What Were the Ten Highest-Scoring Fantasy QB Seasons of 2023?

The full board, with every figure taken from the 2023 season records:

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | | 1 | Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 387 | 23 | 40 | | 2 | Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 357 | 21 | 34 | | 3 | Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 339 | 20 | 38 | | 4 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 329 | 19 | 36 | | 5 | Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 315 | 19 | 28 | | 6 | Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 296 | 17 | 30 | | 7 | Jared Goff | Detroit Lions | 17 | 285 | 17 | 31 | | 8 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 280 | 16 | 34 | | 9 | C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans | 17 | 274 | 16 | 40 | | 10 | Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 270 | 16 | 28 |

One franchise appears for each line, so ten different teams are represented across the board. No two passers finished level in total points, and the ordering by total points matches the ordering by points per game at every slot except one: Jordan Love and Lamar Jackson both posted 19 points per game, with Love ranked fifth on total points, 315 to 329.

Where Did the 2023 QB Scoring Drop Off?

The steepest fall on the board sits between fifth and sixth. Jordan Love's 315 points for the Green Bay Packers were followed by Brock Purdy's 296 for the San Francisco 49ers, and from there the board steps down gradually: 285, 280, 274, and finally Tua Tagovailoa's 270 for the Miami Dolphins. The passers ranked sixth through tenth all finished within a tight band between 270 and 296 points, meaning the difference between sixth place and tenth place was smaller than the difference between first and third.

At the top, the gaps were wider. Josh Allen's 387 points for the Buffalo Bills stood clear of Jalen Hurts at 357, who in turn led Dak Prescott at 339. Prescott's 339 was also ahead of Lamar Jackson's 329 for the Baltimore Ravens, keeping the Dallas Cowboys passer in the third slot.

Which 2023 Quarterbacks Had the Best Single Weeks?

Two passers share the highest single-week total on the board: 40 points, recorded by both Josh Allen and C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans. Stroud's presence in that tie is the striking entry, because his season total of 274 ranked ninth. His best week matched the season leader's best week, while his overall total sat well below the top of the board.

Dak Prescott posted the next-best single week at 38, followed by Lamar Jackson at 36. Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs each recorded a best week of 34. Jordan Love and Tua Tagovailoa share the lowest best-week figure among the ten at 28, yet both still finished in the top five and top ten respectively on total points.

How Did Per-Game Scoring Line Up With the 2023 Totals?

The points-per-game column splits the board into clear bands. Josh Allen averaged 23, the only passer above 21. Jalen Hurts averaged 21, Dak Prescott 20, and then Lamar Jackson and Jordan Love each averaged 19. Brock Purdy and Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions averaged 17, while the bottom three of Patrick Mahomes, C.J. Stroud, and Tua Tagovailoa all averaged 16.

Patrick Mahomes at 16 points per game is the entry that shows how demanding this board was: a passer who finished eighth in total points still averaged 16 per game for the Kansas City Chiefs. His best week of 34 was equal to Jalen Hurts's best week, even though Hurts finished second overall with 357 points.

What Should Fantasy Managers Read From the 2023 QB Board?

The lesson of 2023 is that quarterback depth ran well past the famous names. The board's top five includes Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers, whose 315 points came with a best week of 28, and the sixth and seventh slots belong to Brock Purdy and Jared Goff rather than to passers with longer track records. Meanwhile C.J. Stroud turned the ninth-ranked total into a share of the board's best single week at 40 points.

For draft purposes, the totals also show how much separation the very top carried. Josh Allen's 387 was the only total on the board above 357, and he paired that with the highest per-game average and a share of the best single week. That triple crown of the total, per-game, and best-week columns is what made his season the clear number one of 2023.