Cote: Mayfield stars, Dak holds on, Tua climbs in latest Herald NFL QB rankings
BAKER MAYFIELD WINS WEEK 5, DAK PRESCOTT’S SEASON LEAD NARROWS, TUA CLIMBS IN MIAMI HERALD’S LATEST NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The 28th season of the Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings saw Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield win Week 5 honors in a high-scoring week with a season-best 54.95-point game, while Dallas’ Dak Prescott maintains No. 1 for a second straight week but sees his margin diminish. The Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa vaults seven spots to 12th overall off a 39.80-point game that ranked seventh for the week. Our ratings system is cumulative, not percentile-based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. The onset of bye weeks negatively impacts affected players, but evens out over course of season. Our formula factors accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. These are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running stats. The 2025 top 20 (plus other Dolphins) entering Week 6:
Rk LW Player, Team W5 Season
1. 1. Dak Prescott, DAL 35.85 184.30
2. 2. Jared Goff, DET 41.90 182.35
3. 3. Matthew Stafford, LAR 41.45 178.15
4. 5. Drake Maye, NE 32.65 166.05
5. 4. Josh Allen, BUF 28.65 163.85
6. 12. Baker Mayfield, TB 54.95 163.15
7. 7. Daniel Jones, IND 32.60 160.50
8. 11. Sam Darnold, SEA 48.05 157.30
9. 8. Justin Herbert, LAC 23.30 144.45
10. 13. Patrick Mahomes, KC 32.90 139.85
11. 20. C.J. Stroud, HOU 48.20 138.80
12. 19. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 39.80 135.40
13. 15. Bo Nix, DEN 29.10 134.15
14. 16. Jalen Hurts, PHI 28.00 132.45
15t. 17 Spencer Rattler, NO 30.25 130.50
15t. 6. Jordan Love, GB BYE 130.50
17. 18. Kyler Murray, ARI 26.00 126.10
18. 25. Mac Jones, SF 45.10 118.25
19. 9. Lamar Jackson, BAL DNP 116.45
20. 23. Trevor Lawrence, JAC 27.05 111.30
44. 43. Zach Wilson, MIA DNP 3.60
Bubble: Aaron Rodgers, PIT, 109.30.
Dropouts: Rodgers PIT 10th to 21st; and Caleb Williams CHI 14-22.
Week 5 best: Mayfield, TB, 54.95 (29-33, 379, 2-0 in win).
Week 5 worst (min. 10 attempts): Cooper Rush, BAL, 7.95 (14-20, 179, 0-3 in loss).
