Henry McKenna
NFL reporter
It’s over.
For quarterbacks who advance to the postseason, it is an entire new animal. Single elimination. None of those stats will rely in direction of your 2024 season totals. It occurs in a vacuum. And now that the common season is over, we’ll take a look at this in a vacuum, too.
Since despite the fact that about half of those QBs advance to the postseason, we’ll pause and replicate on what occurred within the QB ranks between Weeks 1 and 18. It’s time for the ultimate QB rankings of the 12 months. Let’s speak about shares.
In the QB inventory market, we usually have one query above all others: What have you ever achieved on your workforce currently? But because the season winds down, we’ll take a look at every participant’s full physique of labor. These rankings as a substitute ask the query: How a lot did you do on your workforce this 12 months? For this version, we have ranked every workforce’s major starter for the 2024 season. Preseason rankings are listed in parentheses.
Previous weeks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
1. Josh Allen, Buffalo payments (2)
I requested Damar Hamlin if there was a second the place he proved that Allen ought to have received the MVP.
“Every f—day. Every Sunday. Every f—Sunday. Like, there is no particular time. It’s each f—Sunday he goes on the market and will get in line and proves it. Enough flip the tape UP.”
2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Crows (3)
He is probably the most harmful all-around QB, despite the fact that Allen was extra invaluable to his workforce.
3. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals (4)
If a tree falls within the forest, did it occur?
If a QB misses the playoffs, did it occur in his profession 12 months?
4. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions (16)
Yes, he has the perfect offensive coordinator in soccer. But Goff is within the dialog about the perfect quarterbacks within the NFL.
5. Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings (25)
You not often need to win the “Most Improved” award, as a result of ambiguous nature of the award. But if the NFL had that award, Darnold would get each vote.
6. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20)
No Dave Canales, no downside. Since arriving in Tampa two years in the past, Mayfield has amassed 8,544 passing yards, 69 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. Despite much more adversity than final 12 months, Mayfield was even higher.
Tom Brady’s LFG Player of the Game: Baker Mayfield of the Buccaneers
7. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (1)
It’s largely been an low season for the league’s greatest participant. I do not know if he was experimenting. Or if he was bored. But he has downplayed his opponents for a lot of the 12 months.
8. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers (12)
It turned out that Herbert was Harbaugh’s man, by way of and thru. Harbaugh could not unlock the creativity in Herbert’s recreation. But possibly these two can really win some playoff video games.
9. Jayden Daniels, Washington commanders (18)
He’s the Offensive Rookie of the Year, however he must study from CJ Stroud that an incredible rookie season does not naturally result in progress.
10. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers (11)
Had he not handled the knee damage, Love may have had a season to rival final 12 months. But till he begins beating a few of the greatest groups within the league, I do not know if he’ll be the elite.
11. Jalen hurts, Philadelphia Eagles (7)
This 12 months he took a step again, partially as a result of the offense was higher with Saquon Barkley underneath heart. But what does this say about Hurts?
12. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams (13)
The Rams’ season felt somewhat like an Oregon Trail recreation.
A turf monster bit Cooper Kupp and he suffered an ankle damage!
A snake has taken Puka Nacua, and he is out indefinitely with a knee damage!
Regardless, Stafford took his wagon to the playoffs.
13. BoNix, Denver Broncos (30)
I stored anticipating Nix to make a mistake, to regress. But this was a flawless rookie season: 3,775 passing yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions with a playoff berth.
14. Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks (21)
Smith is a textbook quarterback. He is Not a recreation supervisor, nevertheless. It’s laborious to maneuver on from a QB like that. They will woo you with nice stats, even when the wins do not match.
15. CJ Stroud, Houston Texans (9)
He began the season just about the place he left off final 12 months, however started to regress when receiver Nico Collins suffered an damage. Even when Collins returned, Stroud refused.
16. Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers (31)
Coincidentally, Wilson’s story appears rather a lot like Stroud’s: He began robust, light late and limped into the playoffs.
17. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals (17)
An electrical participant like Murray has the potential to take over a recreation with explosive performs. But at this level in his profession, he nonetheless lacks the management over recreation stream that stars like Lamar and Allen have developed. In different phrases, Murray just isn’t a recreation supervisor. It’s his largest flaw.
18. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers (6)
I do not imply to say that the emperor has no garments. But proper now, all she’s sporting is underwear.
19. Yours Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins (10)
His expertise makes him a prime 10 QB. However, his accidents introduced him right here.
20. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys (8)
It’s been such an incomplete 12 months for Prescott, however what we noticed was… not good.
21. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers (29)
The most improved award goes to Darnold, however his runner-up is Young. In the final eight video games he has been distinctive. And that is fascinating, as a result of within the first 4 weeks of the season he regarded like he did not belong within the NFL.
22. Drake May, New England Patriots (N/A)
With Maye there’s a chasm between his stats and his movie. The stats present a man who could not make it in week one, and when he lastly made the lineup, he struggled the remainder of the way in which. But the movie confirmed a man who, each week, noticed his teammates let him down.
23. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears (14)
Can all of us neglect about 2024? I actually assume that if Williams may try this, he can be higher off. It acquired worse. And he wants to begin over.
24. Derek Carr, Saints of New Orleans (27)
New Orleans cannot afford to chop him. So, the following coach will doubtless have two tough duties: making an attempt to take again Carr’s profession and making an attempt to develop his substitute.
25. Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts (23)
I like its potential. He has simply 15 begins. He remains to be 22 years previous. He’s a greater prospect than any QB within the 2025 draft.
If you are the Colts, you possibly can’t fixate on his stats. Simply embrace the mission at hand.
26. Trevor Lawrence, The Jacksonville Jaguars (15)
Lawrence is unable or unwilling to develop from the errors that plagued him in his rookie season. It’s virtually as if he thought his standing as a generational prospect would instantly assure him success as a generational QB.
27. Aaron Rodgers, New York jet (5)
He now not seems to be an NFL quarterback.
28. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons (22)
It’s Michael Penix time. But somebody will commerce for Cousins. Who will it’s?
29. Gardner Minshew, Raiders of Las Vegas (32)
Minshew is a backup who the Raiders have requested to begin. It’s in Las Vegas, not Minshew.
30. Will Levis, Tennessee Titans (24)
I am unable to anticipate Levis to land with a workforce that may develop him. I will not rule him out as a possible starter… at some point. At this time, it’s not.
31. Daniel Jones, Giants of New York (26)
Jones is one step forward of Levis. He’s already with the Vikings and finding out with the NFL’s hottest quarterback, Kevin O’Connell. And judging by Jones’ movie, O’Connell has his work minimize out for him.
32. Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns (19)
He’s not an NFL quarterback, and Browns common supervisor Andrew Berry’s revelation that Watson suffered a setback in his restoration from an Achilles tendon damage units the stage for Cleveland to maneuver away from him on the sector, if not of their books.
Before becoming a member of FOX Sports as an NFL reporter and columnist, Henry McKenna spent seven years masking the Patriots for USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Boston Globe Media. Follow him on Twitter at @henrycmckenna.
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