Ranking All 32 NFL Quarterbacks #20-11

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20. Jalen Hurts

Up next we have the recently acquired Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. Again, another young QB who didn’t come in as a starter but did convincingly win the job towards the end of the 2020/21 season, casting off Carson Wentz to the Colts in the process. Since Hurts only played a handful of games last season, we couldn’t get a good sense of his full potential but if I were to create another list at the end of the upcoming season, I’d be confident that Hurts would move up a considerable amount and possibly threaten the top 10.

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19. Joe Burrows

Joe burrows is another QB who falls into the category of young talented QB that we didn’t get to see enough of in their first season. An injury ended Burrows’ season early last year, so we didn’t get to see the number 1 overall pick showcase his talent. However, a newly reinforced Bengals team and a healthy Joe Burrows with something to prove could be a force in the AFC North this upcoming season. They may still finish bottom of the division as the Steelers, Ravens and Browns have all much more developed rosters so the Bengals will have to gel together first.

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18. Jared Goff

In my opinion Jared Goff is one of the most interesting QB’s in the league. When he was first drafted by the Jeff Fishers’ LA Rams, Goff looked like he couldn’t throw a football however, Fisher has a reputation for killing QBs and as soon as Fisher was replaced with Sean McVay Goff looked like a whole new player and with defensive player of the year Aaron Donald eating up opposition QB’s on the defensive side of the ball Goff lead the Rams to Super Bowl 53 with one of the highest scoring offences the league has ever seen. Although it ended in defended defeat there was hope for the Rams going forward but it wasn’t to be as they suffered an extreme Super Bowl hangover losing several players to free agency. Now Goff has been traded to the Lions a considerably worse team than the Rams but Goff does have some credible targets at his disposal for the 2021/22 namely T.J Hockenson and a new hungry head coach that has shown some promise since being hired by the team.

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17. Jimmy Garoppalo

If Jimmy Garoppalo could stay healthy, I would be a lot more confident to put him in this position. We saw flashes of his ability whilst at New England and he of course led the San Francisco 49ers to Superbowl 54. However, his injuries and the seemingly endless injuries to the rest of his teammates have left the 49ers a losing team once again and in the 2021 draft the team traded a hefty amount to the Dolphins to move up to third and take North Dakota State alumni Trey Lance, all but confirming the end of Garoppalo’s career as a starter for the 49ers. He is good enough to start for several teams in the NFL and we know there are still some teams crying out for a capable starter.

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16. Baker Mayfield

Mayfield’s NFL career started strongly, breaking team and league records in 2018 leading the Browns to a 7-8-1 record, their best since 2007. Mayfield also surpassed Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson for most touchdowns thrown by a rookie with 27 and only narrowly missing out on offensive rookie of the year which was awarded to Giants running back, Saquon Barkley. We must give Baker credit for leading historically the worst team in NFL history back to winning ways and with an incredibly talented offence around him with the likes of Jarvis Landry, Odell Beckham Jr and David Njoku Mayfield and the Browns will be expected to make the playoffs for a second season in a row. With a big arm and the ability to escape the pocket and run for a first down Baker Mayfield is a very good QB for the kind of team the Browns are now and what they are trying to build.

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15. Kirk Cousins

Kirk Cousins must have an on and off switch on his back somewhere as his first 2 weeks in Minnesota were no fly zones with the 11 year veteran completing only 8 passes in week one and 14 in week 2. However, after scrutiny from both coaches and fellow players, Cousins started throwing the ball and completing passes on a more consistent basis, despite results not being consistent Cousins play certainly was and we were again reminded why he was able to stay with the Redskins for 6 years and earn those 2 pro bowl invitations. Cousins could not be any higher on this list as the Vikings are never going to trouble packers in the NFC North with him under centre just like the Bears and Lions and they will be looking to draft their next franchise QB in the coming years. Nevertheless, Cousins is still only 31 and in the prime of his career, Like most QBs to play for the Washington Football Team he’s very neat and tidy and falls into that Alex Smith/Andy Dalton calibre of player, not great but very dependable.

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14. Justin Herbert

What can I say that hasn’t already been said about the 6th overall former Oregon Duck. Herbert entered a Chargers team with plenty of potential but no direction and will have to get used to a new head coach in the upcoming 2021/22 season following the departure of Anthony Lynn. Despite starting as a back up to then starter Tyrod Taylor, Herbert was thrust into the limelight in week 2 when Taylor suffered a punctured lung during pre-game. Herbert was then named starter and Taylor has since been traded to the Houston Texans. During the 2020/21 season Herbert broke several records including:

· Most passing touchdowns by a rookie (31)

· Most total touchdowns by a rookie (36)

· Most 300 yard games by a rookie QB (8)

· Most completions by a rookie QB (396)

Herbert outshone his fellow rookie QBs from the 2020 draft class and earned himself offensive rookie of the year. As long as he stays healthy Herbert could easily be a Super Bowl calibre quarterback and with him under centre don’t be surprised to see the Chargers as consistent play off attendees.

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13. Ryan Tannehill

It was very tough to decide where to put Ryan Tannehill on this list as up until he joined the Tennessee Titans in 2019, he seemed like a dead man walking at the Dolphins during to his increasing number of injuries due to the lack of protection provided by the Florida outfit. However, if we look back to the early years of the Texas A&M alumni’s NFL Career, we can see that he has always had great potential. In 2015 he became only the fourth QB in NFL history to throw for over 3000 yards in each of his first four seasons. Unfortunately, during the end of his final season with the Dolphins Tannehill struggled with a total of one touchdown and three interceptions in the three losses. Tannehill was subsequently traded to the Tennessee Titans in 2019 and it was there that we saw the potential this man had, not only did he win comeback player of the year, but he was also the league’s passer rating leader, he led the Titans to the AFC Championship game beating the defending champions New England Patriots on the way and losing to the eventual Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs and he was invited to his first Super Bowl. Its funny what leaving an Adam Gase coached team can do for a player so expect Sam Darnold to win league MVP next season.

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12. Derek Carr

After a stellar 2016/17 campaign in which Carr earned the Raiders’ first play off birth since 2002 the league expected big things from the recently elected 3-time pro bowler however a leg fracture sustained in week 15 ruled out Carr indefinitely for the remainder of the season leading to the Raiders losing to the Texans in the wild card game. Despite the unfortunate end to the season Carr was elected 11th by his peers in the NFL top 100 at the end of the season. Since 2017 the raiders have struggled to recapture the form from that year following it up with more injuries to Carr and a handful of losing seasons. To make things even worse the re-hiring of ex-head coach John Gruden brought about some questionable decisions namely, trading both Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper for next to nothing weakening an already struggling franchise considerably. I believe that if Carr was sent to a better run and stronger team like a 49ers he would thrive as he is certainly capable of getting to a Super Bowl but I’m not convinced that it will be with the Las Vegas Raiders.

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11. Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford has one of the best arms in the league and he pairs this with an incredible drive to do his best for the team as evidenced by him continuing to play after separating his shoulder and leading the Lions to a 38-37 win over the browns in his rookie year. Like Carr and Tannehill he was drafted into a failing team and despite having hall of famer Calvin Johnson to throw to, the WR would only be around for a short time as Stafford was drafted in 2009 and Johnson retired in 2011. Despite the short comings of the Lions franchise Stafford has been elected to a pro bowl and holds several NFL records such as most TDs thrown by a rookie in a single game with 5 and is the fastest player to reach 20,000 all the way to 45,000 passing yards and to top it off, he has the most 4th quarter comebacks in a single season with 8. Just like Tannehill Stafford has been traded to a superior team in the L.A. Rams so we will finally get to see the 12-year QB in the playoffs, it will take him a season or 2 to get acclimated to winning but I feel that as soon as he clicks in Sean McVay’s offense he will be a force in the NFC.