5 Under-the-Radar QBs Fantasy Players Are Sleeping On Before Minicamps Kick Off

Look, if you’re like me, the approach of NFL mandatory minicamps is both a blessing and a nightmare wrapped in more stupidly premature hype than a toddler’s birthday party. The 2025 offseason is in full swing, with OTAs already done, and minicamps about to start. For casual fans, that means nothing. For fantasy football fiends? Holy hell, it’s about to get real.

These are the moments where you scope out the sneaky-good quarterbacks who aren’t raking in picks in the first rounds but quietly might just carry your fantasy team on their backs (or at least don’t completely tank it). We’re talking about those QB diamonds in the rough who aren’t jacked up like Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson but might let you draft a shiny WR or RB early.

So buckle up. Here are five quarterbacks sneered at by the masses but underneath are ticking fantasy bombs waiting to detonate.

1. Justin Fields, New York Jets (ADP: 107, QB15)

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Here’s the thing about Justin Fields: he’s like that guy at your office who ruins the coffee machine (yes, twice in a row) but somehow you still want to keep him around because he occasionally brings in donuts. Sure, Fields hasn’t been that steady passer we all crave (looking at you, Joe Burrow), but holy crap can this man RUN.

In 2022 with Chicago, Fields blitzed for 1,143 rushing yards and eight touchdowns like he was auditioning for Fast and Furious: NFL Edition. Last year in Pittsburgh, he sharpened his throwing just enough to earn Jets’ coach Aaron Glenn’s full-throated endorsement—”He brings a dimension no one else has,” said the man, which sounds like a coach who’s seen some things.

With Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall, Josh Reynolds, and rookie tight end Mason Taylor setting the stage, Fields could finally loot your fantasy league with serious dual-threat damage. Betting on Fields essentially means embracing chaos—but sweet lord, that chaos could be golden.

2. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers (ADP: 108, QB16)

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Jordan Love is like the quiet kid in class who suddenly starts flexing brain records and you’re left wondering if you’ve been sleeping. No, he’s not Allen or Fields in running, but the dude can move when needed—he racked up 247 yards and 4 rushing TDs last year.

Remember his 2023 numbers? 4,159 yards through the air, 32 touchdowns, and just 11 interceptions. He took a hit in 2024 with some injuries and a ground-heavy offense helmed by new RB Josh Jacobs, but 2025 looks like a prime chance for Love to zip the ball more, especially with rookie Matthew Golden entering the fray.

Golden? The guy is a speed demon. He’s the kind of receiver who can pull the top off a defense like a clown on a unicycle running over a trampoline. With Christian Watson out (hurt that ACL back in January), the Packers’ passing game might just get a makeover that lifts Love’s value substantially.

3. Drake Maye, New England Patriots (ADP: 118, QB19)

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Drake Maye is fantasy’s lovable wild card (aka “the boom-or-bust roller coaster you don’t wanna get off”). Despite New England’s dumpster-fire supporting cast in 2024, Maye still flashed bright lights as a Pro Bowl alternate with 2,276 passing yards, 15 TDs, and 10 picks plus 421 rushing yards and 2 scores running for his life.

The man’s a tall drink of water at 6’4\