Environment played a part, with Jackson struggling behind a shattered line inside an injury-stripped backfield that featured Raggedy Ann and Andy by December. Are Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold in a good place again? " -- but hes something Wilson isnt: Hes available. 2021 stats:12 games | 58.9 pct | 1,870 pass yds | 6.9 ypa | 7 pass TD | 10 INT | 420 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 12 fumbles. Hurts' big year in that latter capacity was key in leading them to the playoffs. He ranked in the 73rd and 70th percentiles in grade under pressure and late-down grade. His quartet of MVP nods reflect those gifts. NFL POWER RANKINGS: How high do Rams climb after win over Cardinals? Id also argue theres something psychological about The Cousins Experience that completely fits The Dalton Scale. 2021 stats:12 games | 64.4 pct | 2,882 pass yds | 7.5 ypa | 16 pass TD | 13 INT | 767 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 6 fumbles. Here are the top five quarterbacks under the age of 30 entering the 2022 NFL. The 37-year-old Super Bowl winner offers the mobility of a Stone Age pony, but first-round wideout Garrett Wilson didnt shy away from comparing Flaccos delivery to Zachs, saying last month: It is definitely a difference. Just over halfway through the 2022 season, it's fair to suggest the veteran wave is, in fact, winding down. On a summertime Around the NFL Podcast, we pitched our picks for The Dalton Scale successor. Tiers below are weighed on a player's age, past performance and 2022 output. Quarterback is the most important position in football, and it is arguably the most important position in any sport.. Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes just won the 2022 NFL MVP Award and took home the Lombardi Trophy. Any internal pressure to start the 22-year-old will fade fast if he struggles inside a Super Bowl-ready lineup. Wilson has the highest average WAR per season among three over the last five seasons. The 39-year-old Philip Rivers may choose to retire. His second season would have told a different story had the defense not given up 34 points to Kansas City in a Week 15 overtime loss, 41 to the Texans (!) I swear Im not. Rodgers, who turns 39 in December, is a model of super-efficiency after winning NFL MVP back-to-back for the first time in his career. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. His final numbers (4,611 yards and 34 touchdowns against 14 picks) were helped by a two-game explosion at seasons end that saw him pile up 971 yards and eight scores against the Ravens and Chiefs. Will the Saints let Winston cook up his lovable brand of madness with wideout Michael Thomas back in the fold alongside rookie Chris Olave and the reliable Jarvis Landry? He also now gets a more innovative offensive-minded head coach in Kevin O'Connell. Inside the building, Houstons front office thought enough of his development to ignore quarterbacks in the draft and abstain from chasing Jimmy Garoppolo. Trubisky and Darnold are not viable starting options. Rodgers will be undergoing another big adjustment without Davante Adams and with another remixed receiving corps but expect the typical elite play. Murray has been on a journey and must now open the season with DeAndre Hopkins out of the mix until Week 7. ESPN's Mike Reiss recently noted the "results have been shaky, with Jones not appearing as comfortable as he was at this time last year. Chaos ahead? It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. This is why Stafford projects to be barely above Ryan. A talented ground game will bring balance, while Goff does just enough with Amon-Ra St. Brown, T.J. Hockenson and (eventually) first-round wideout Jameson Williams. His arrow points up with the hiring of offensive-minded Josh McDaniels and the arrival of BFF Davante Adams. Mariota is Atlantas starter, but it certainly appears coach Arthur Smith wants to see rookie Desmond Ridder at some stage. The rest will sort itself out. In two key stable metrics clean pocket grade and early-down grade he was 25th and 17th, respectively. Burrow shook off his concerning rookie-year knee injury to craft one of footballs juiciest Cinderella stories. Me neither. The two people I've mentioned above will not be matched. This is assuming Lock can still beat out Geno Smith in Seattle after not beating out Teddy Bridgewater in Denver last season. Quarterback is the most important position in sports . Lawrence, like Fields, can flush away his rookie season with a dysfunctional coaching staff featuring questionable offensive plans. While the NFL is a league that is ever-changing, some things are set to stay the same in 2023 like the revealing of Chris Simms' top 40 QB countdown.. Last year's list saw Josh Allen take . Mitch made the most of it, tossing crisp passes and dragging the offense out of dark corners with his legs. His results were based on the roster around him. Over the past five seasons, Brady and Rodgers rank first and third in average, Garoppolo and Goff are also in the same tier but because Goffs record in years where Sean McVay is not his head coach and playcaller is horrendous, the 49ers quarterback. Trubisky has looked the part for Pittsburgh leading up to Week 1. Would the Niners wade through this drama if theyre convinced a player with a mere 389 live passes since high school is about to morph into Patrick Mahomes 2.0? It was a disaster. In his first season as head coach, Nick Sirianni employed creative flexibility to flip his offense into a run-heavy juggernaut following a 2-5 start. He used his time behind Allen in Buffalo well to get rebooted away from Nagy and Chicago. The Eagles should get back to opening up the passing game with new top wideout A.J. 2021 stats:17 games | 68.4 pct | 4,804 pass yds | 7.7 ypa | 23 pass TD | 14 INT | 108 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 13 fumbles. Before Wilsons injury in 2021, he was flirting with the top spot in PFF grade for the season before coming back and seeing his grade drop post-injury. Coming off a season in which he blended high-octane play with unique leadership, Carr has all but shaken off the concept that hes eternally stuck in the middle class. The offense went sluggish for stretches, lacking the electric juice of days gone by. He was sabotaged by last years thumb injury, which contributed to an awkward season that saw his Pro Football Focus offensive grade tumble to 73.9, placing him 20th among 39 eligible passers. The Bears have taken a lot of heat for burning down the house around their young QB, but this is also a team projected to wield about $100 million in cap space next offseason. In Big Ds playoff loss to the Niners, Prescotts decision to scamper for yardage before failing to stop the clock as time expired only magnified his hot-and-cold campaign. Keep that in mind as you scroll through this list of the players and teams that may shape the 2022 QB carousel. Winston has the support to have a nice second career and he's still only 28. He just barely beats out Ryans 3.04 WAR per season with his 3.07. With NFL+, stay connected throughout the rest of the NFL offseason with special content from Training Camp, Hall of Fame, and more! Goffs WAR per season with McVay was 2.41, but it's called to 0.21 since he left Los Angeles. He's an accurate and adept aggressive downfield passer while using the right dash of incredible size and athleticism. If your clubs quarterback was better than Dalton, you had a starter. Has struggling Broncos signal-caller Russell Wilson hit bottom? 2021 stats:17 games | 59.6 pct | 3,641 pass yds | 6.0 ypa | 12 pass TD | 17 INT | 334 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 9 fumbles. His age and the newness of the situation may not bring the same upside, but he definitely gives the Broncos an all-around boost at the position they haven't had in a long time. One simply assumes Buffalos do-everything signal-caller would have waltzed his squad down the field to cap a pair of thundering playoff performances that saw Allen unfurl nine touchdowns to zero picks. As for hints of off-the-field turbulence -- "Im 45 years old, man. NFL Power Rankings, Week 1: Eagles, Lions rising heading into 2022 season; Cowboys slipping, 2022 AFC win-total projections: Ravens win North; Patriots, Raiders, Steelers miss playoffs, 2022 NFC win-total projections: Packers, Buccaneers, Rams continue reign; Eagles take East, NFL Offensive Player Rankings, Week 1: Aaron Rodgers sits at No. Seattle revelation Geno Smith, meanwhile, isn't your typical 32-year-old starter, having spent the better part of his previous seven seasons on the bench. While the haves at quarterbacks are loaded, the have-nots have some work to do to get their passer/runner to be considered in the upper echelon. Where Tom Brady ranks among oldest players in NFL history. ***Note: These are tiers, not rankings. That Washington sought him so desperately this past March is one of the NFLs more puzzling offseason chapters. The only question is inexperience at 22 and just how developed Lance can prove to be in short order. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. No passer has piled up more yards (9,350) over his first two campaigns or thrown more touchdowns (69). 2021 key stats:5,014 passing yards, 38 passing TDs, 15 INTs, 97.7 passer rating, 65.9 completion percentage, 65.6 ESPN QBR, 7.5 yards per attempt, 302 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs. As for Smith and Kirk Cousins, who's earned a modicum of additional respect due to his resilience for a 7-1 team, they are good stories but hardly qualify as likely long-term superstars. 2021 stats:17 games | 66.3 pct | 4,839 pass yds | 7.4 ypa | 37 pass TD | 13 INT | 381 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 9 fumbles. The shift is especially notable because it is a deviation from the last decade or so of the general QB pecking order. No chance! In Cleveland, Baker did plenty of good for a long-suffering Browns club, but his on-stage performance was all over the map when the pocket crumbled. Should we have patience with Russ, dipped into a new offense with new teammates -- in a bloodthirsty AFC West -- under a first-time head coach in Nathaniel Hackett? Carr cooled off a bit after his two most efficient NFL seasons with offensive skill injuries and line shakiness taking away from his support. With Tyreek Hill out of the building, Mahomes and the Chiefs enter a new phase under Andy Reid. Lawrence was in a terrible situation as a rookie inside a locker room actively burning to the ground under the watch of an asleep-at-the-wheel Urban Meyer. 2022 NFL Quarterback Tiers. NFL QB Index: Ranking all 68 starting quarterbacks from the 2022 NFL season. His season included a few rough days on the job, but Allen's premier moments somehow outshined his star-is-born 2020 campaign. The average quarterback scramble this season is more valuable than any quarterback's pass attempt, save for . See the complete Week 17 pecking order, 1-32, in this edition of the QB Index. At 37, Ryan has been praised all offseason for the steady leadership hes brought to the job, with coach Frank Reich saying: You dont have to dig too deep to find that out. I mean, hes the guy that we look to for that elder wisdom," Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah said last month. Every encounter was an adventure for those who knew and loved him. "Hes like one of the, what do they call the shaman. That's why it remains a fun but also challenging exercise for The Sporting News to rank the starting quarterbacks in the NFL again in 2022. Absolutely not. Winston has gotten some worthy buzz for Comeback Player of the Year coming off suffering his major knee injury (torn ACL). The Air Index presented by FedEx ranks NFL quarterback performances all season long. There is, apparently, no in-between. Stats dont tell the full story, though, with Burrow blooming into a swaggy, on-field cowboy who never blinked during a four-game Super Bowl run in which he absorbed another 19 takedowns. Everett's nine drops last season were the most in the NFL, . 1 overall pedigree in Year 2, boosted by reuniting with go-to wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase. Cousins has been the most successful per PFF grade and WAR over the last five seasons, as he bests Tannehills 2.06 WAR per season (2.57). Wilson owns the top three seasons in PFF grade between the three with his 2019, 2020 and 2018 seasons coming in with elite grades. Hes arguably being disrespected on this list. Quarterback is the most important position in sports. Remove Brady, the anomaly, and it's almost two full years younger: 26.6. But even if Brady remains intact amid a potentially deteriorating Buccaneers setup, and even if he doesn't revisit retirement (this time for real) beyond 2022, he all but stands alone among the aging powerhouses who reasonably project as top-shelf material for the foreseeable future. Our skilled team of editors produced the column for a stretch -- as did our dear friend and colleague Chris Wesseling, whom we lost to cancer in 2021. Oldest NFL players in 2022: Where Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Whitworth rank among NFL veterans. The idea of penning this column gives me pause. 2022 - 32 years old Average Age of an NFL Playoff Quarterback in 2023 Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Trevor Lawrence - 23 years old Brock Purdy - 23 years old Jalen Hurts - 24 years old Daniel Jones - 25 year old Joe Burrow - 26 year old Josh Allen - 26 year old Patrick Mahomes - 27 year old Dak Prescott - 29 years old So, the quarterbacks within each tier are ranked against each other, not every quarterback. Gregg Rosenthal provides a pecking order for the 66 starting quarterbacks in the history of the Super Bowl. I worry about Mayfield behind Carolinas wait-and-see offensive line. This tier has similar grades and WAR to the tier above but benefits from their team's scheme more. I dont love Brissetts chances inside a Browns offense that is paper thin at wideout, but he brings the experience of 37 NFL starts. After a decade-plus in the wilds of Detroit, the Rams star is now a pitch man with acting chops. Where does Jalen Hurts rank in his debut? When Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts take the field on Sunday, they will have the largest age difference ever between starting quarterbacks in an NFL postseason . That figure wont be Zach Wilson -- out until at least Week 4, per coach Robert Saleh -- as the second-year starter heals from August knee surgery. Goff dealt with a difficult displacement from the Super Bowl champion-bound Rams to replace Stafford in Detroit. He allowed the reader to feel that, too. 2021 key stats:1,870 passing yards, 7 passing TDs, 10 INTs, 73.2 passer rating, 58.9 completion percentage, 26.4 ESPN QBR, 6.9 yards per attempt, 420 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs. At a glance, Wentz's lone season in Indianapolis didn't seem terrible, but where he let the team down (and what was a developing issue in Philadelphia) was trying to do much and not playing contained when needed within the offensive system. He brings a lot to the table. The Giants have already decided to not pick up Jones fifth-year option, so he might be playing for his career this season. There's no 45-year-old Tom Brady. Franchise QB Kyler Murray tore his ACL late in the year, on December 12, 2022, which likely means he won't be back to 100% until 12 months from then or Week 14 of this season. However, until he officially does, he is the fourth-oldest NFL player. At 34 with his first Super Bowl ring, he is on the right team to rack up more needed accolades. Projection No. The NFL is a quarterback-driven league and those drivers of the offensive explosion have never been better. 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