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How would C.J. Stroud stack up to Caleb Williams? How about if we threw Jordan Love or Will Levis in the mix? What about Drake Maye, Anthony Richardson, and Jalen Hurts?
Although these questions relate to the same position, this exercise can be likened to comparing apples to oranges to grapes. There’s no perfect way to rank a collection of players mixed between the NFL and college.
Based on what we’ve seen in the first four years in the NFL from the famed 2020 quarterback group, the first three seasons from the 2021 quarterback class, the down 2022 collection, the rookie seasons from Stroud and Co, and projecting the 2024 class forward, below is how I’d rank the passers from 2020 all the way to 2024.
As for how these rankings are formulated, I’m comparing across levels based on everything we know about each quarterback’s talent today, and what they’ve shown on a field to date. Of course, even an average season in the NFL is much more difficult than an amazing collegiate campaign. But for the sake of this article, the 2024 quarterbacks are ranked mostly due to how much individual success I believe they will have in the pros based on their talent and overall skill sets. These rankings are also largely contingent upon a prediction of future NFL success.
1. Joe Burrow, Bengals
I will not fall victim to recency bias and drop Burrow well down this list just because he didn’t play late in 2023 with a hand injury. However, had Tee Higgins departed in free agency, I probably would have. But, he’s back. So is Ja’Marr Chase, and Cincinnati’s pro personnel department helped re-tool the right side of the offensive line. Out is first-round bust Jonah Williams. In his place is the colossal Trent Brown, bookending the equally as massive Orlando Brown at right tackle.
While Burrow isn’t the athlete of many of the other quarterbacks on this list, he has ChatGPT processing speed and thread-the-needle…
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Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2024-03-25 13:54:31
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