In today’s NFL, Year 2 is often when an eventual star quarterback comes into his own, finds his groove and parlays previous flashes into consistent high-level play.
There was Carson Wentz in 2017, Patrick Mahomes in 2018 and Lamar Jackson in 2019. Josh Allen took a mammoth third-year leap, although in his second season, the rookie-year mishaps melted away into signs of the imminent MVP-vote-getting season ahead.
In 2021, Joe Burrow built on a strong rookie season cut short due to injury, leading the NFL in completion percentage and yards-per-attempt average en route to leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance. In 2022, Trevor Lawrence went from colossal disappointment as a rookie to impressive sophomore campaign en route to an AFC South title and epic road playoff win.
The 2023 season didn’t yield a breakout star at quarterback, which was probably more about the down 2022 draft class of quarterbacks than anything else. Then again, Will Levis did flash when healthy — how about that bonkers comeback against the Dolphins in Miami in prime time? — and Sam Howell did throw for nearly 4,000 yards in Washington.
Of course, past results from other quarterbacks don’t guarantee the second (or third) year eruption will continue. But let’s rank the passers from the 2023 draft class by likelihood of elevating their game to franchise-altering status.
Not going to happen
5. Aidan O’Connell, Raiders
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Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2024-05-28 14:03:27
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