NFL quarterback rankings

Stroud and Young break into the Week 5 top 10

The NFL’s October 7 rankings highlighted upward movement for both quarterbacks after four games.

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C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young moved into the top 10 of the NFL’s quarterback rankings for Week 5, according to the league’s report published October 7, 2026.

The NFL’s ranking notes compare players with the previous week’s list. The supplied report identifies both quarterbacks as among the week’s biggest risers, but does not include their names alongside individual rank numbers in the available excerpt.

A reshuffle after Week 4

The rankings followed four games of the 2026 season. The NFL report said Brock Purdy remained first, while Dak Prescott rose one place to second. Patrick Mahomes fell one spot to third, Trevor Lawrence climbed to fourth and Josh Allen dropped to fifth.

The league’s notes also described Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson as having strong starts. Jackson’s ankle injury was cited as a concern for Baltimore’s immediate outlook.

Prescott’s performance against Houston

The NFL included a Next Gen Stats breakdown of Prescott’s Week 4 performance in Dallas’ win over Houston. Prescott completed 32 of 45 passes for 335 yards and a touchdown.

Against the blitz, he completed five of seven attempts for 116 yards, averaging 16.6 yards per attempt. The report said he was pressured once when Houston blitzed, but 13 times overall; he took three sacks.

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The NFL’s Week 5 list presented a changing quarterback picture, with Stroud and Young among the notable upward movers and Prescott’s performance against Houston singled out in the accompanying analysis.

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Ana Silva

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