By the time we get to the end of the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, we could, conceivably, see quarterbacks fly off the board. When was the last time that happened? You have to go all the way back to 1983 … the draft with John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino.
Yeah, that one.
This quarterback class has more hype than any since 2018, the year Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield went in the first round and Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen busted. And let’s not forget, the 2004 class that featured three potential Hall of Famers — Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers and Eli Manning — remains the gold standard.
But how does 2024 collectively measure up in terms of talent? Will it produce three franchise quarterbacks like 2004? More? Zero? Only time will tell, but below I’ve tried to answer where I think this class slots in among every class since 2004 by ranking them all.
Classes that produced franchise quarterbacks were given boosts, and those with colossal busts were downgraded. Because this is a ranking of the entire class, depth was also a factor, yet franchise quarterbacks were most important.
I’ve listed noteworthy quarterbacks from each draft year into the following categories:
Franchise QBs: Like elite quarterbacks, these are simply guys everybody knows are franchise quarterbacks. Maybe not for their entire career, but for at least a three-to-four-year stretch, they were the face of their franchise and produced at a high level. If you and your friend have to argue for 30 minutes over someone … he’s probably not a franchise quarterback, although I will concede there’s no concrete definition of that term.
Solid starters: Maybe ventured into the “franchise QB” ranks for a short period of time, but didn’t sustain the quality of play to stay in that category. Or, a quarterback with plenty of starts on his resume who was never considered a franchise quarterback and simply…
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Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2024-04-15 14:03:17
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