The Most Ridiculous QB Rankings List Of All Time
Doing QB Rankings is hard. I am not going to deny that. No matter what you do, you are going to piss off a few fanbases. But there are some lists nearly every fanbase will agree are ridiculous. Sanjesh Singh of NBC Sports gave us just that.
I don’t know Sanjesh. I am sure he is a great guy. But as I read his Top 10 QB Rankings, which you can check out here, I was blown away. Let’s start with where he had Jalen Hurts.
9. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
As far as where he fell, I am okay with 9. I would put Hurts higher, but debating over 6-10 is splitting hairs. After last season it is fair to put Jalen Hurts outside the elite QBs, but in that second tier. And credit to Sanjesh, in terms of National Guys, he has Hurts higher than most lists.
My only problem is with some of his reasons. He said Hurts needs to prove he can air it out when trailing. Something Hurts has done. Hurts was trailing in the Super Bowl and led a game-tying drive. They were trailing vs the Bills this year, and Hurts pulled them back into the game. Hurts has already proven he can air it out when asked to. That was not at all their problem last year.
Also knowing where he will go with this list, it is rich to knock Hurts for this but not who he has ranked 3rd.
Next Few Spots In His QB Rankings
He put Stafford at 8, which I disagree with. Stafford should be higher in my opinion. Until he proves otherwise, he is still in my top 5. But I am not too upset about that.
I strongly disagree with putting Jordan Love at 7 over Hurts. Love was great to close out last season, but it is one half of a season. If people are going to put Hurts down for having only 1 good year, then they can’t obsess over 1 good half season by Love.
Burrow at 6 is fine. Again, I would rank him higher, but it’s splitting hairs a bit. The problems start with who he has at 5.
5. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
I’m sorry, what? There are 4 QBs better than Lamar?
Putting Lamar, a 2-time MVP winner, outside the top 3, is flat-out silly. The reasoning is that he has not proven it in the playoffs. Which fair enough. He does need to be better in the playoffs. But given the next few names on this list. Its a knock that falls kind of hollow.
If you are going to put so much on playoff success. Why is Hurts, who went to the Super Bowl and came closer to beating Mahomes than any other QB in the past two seasons, only at 9?
4. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
You can’t knock Lamar for the playoffs, then give me Josh Allen. Both guys lost to Mahomes, and both had bad games in those losses. Allen, like Lamar, has yet to prove anything in the playoffs. The big difference is Lamar has been better in the regular season and does not have the glaring flaw of too many turnovers.
Allen is a tremendous talent. But Lamar is simply better. You can make a strong case, especially by the standards this writer is using, that Jalen Hurts is better too.
3. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
Okay, this entire list is now null and void. There is no justifiable reason to put Purdy at 3. None. Will it surprise you the writer is out of the Bay Area? You can go to his Twitter and see him in a San Francisco Giants jersey
He has talked about other players disappearing in the playoffs. Meanwhile Purdy disappeared in the Super Bowl. He has talked about people being unproven, Purdy has 1 good season. And this writer didn’t mention it, but people knock Hurts all the time for having a great team around him, but meanwhile Purdy also has elite weapons, and unlike Hurts, has a great offensive scheme to go with it.
He talks about Hurts not proving he can throw his team back into games. But are we forgetting that the 49ers famously never come back in games they trail in the 4th quarter? It’s an issue that predates Purdy, but he certainly hasn’t improved upon it. Purdy’s ability to throw his team back into games is WAY more in question than Hurts who did it multiple times last season in a year people call a down year for him.
I am guilty of homerism when it comes to Hurts, which puts him a bit higher on my list than he likely deserves. But I am not this much of a homer where I put him in my top 3.
2. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
I am a big Stroud fan. I can easily see him moving into the top 5 after this season. But with all the talk of other players being unproven, how do you put a guy who has played 1 season this high? Lamar has a lot to prove, but Stroud doesn’t?
There is no reason he should be over anyone on this list, yet, besides maybe Brock Purdy and Jordan Love who also are only 1 year wonders for now.
My Own QB Rankings
If I am going to rip a guy for his rankings, I need to be willing to make a fool of myself too. So here are my QB rankings, which I acknowledge could be just as bad as this writer. Like I said, QB Rankings are hard, and me ripping Sanjesh is all in good fun. It is the purpose of the lists. To cause debate and welcome outrage.
Also, I didn’t mention this, but credit to Sanjesh for having the guts to leave Herbert, Prescott, and Lawrence off the list as honorable mentions. Herbert and Lawrence are all upside, no proof. And Prescott, while he will be on my list, is actually what people accuse Lamar Jackson of being. A playoff choker. Just without as much regular season success.
- 10) Jordan Love
- 9) CJ Stroud
- 8) Dak Prescott
- 7) Aaron Rodgers
- 6) Jalen Hurts
- 5) Josh Allen
- 4) Joe Burrow
- 3) Matthew Stafford
- 2) Lamar Jackson
- 1) Patrick Mahomes
Love stays toward the bottom because I have not seen enough, though he was impressive to close out the season. The same goes with Stroud. Both seem to have bright futures, but the sample size is way too small to put them top 5.
Sanjesh has Rodgers 10, I put him a bit higher at 7. He was an MVP the last time we saw him, so maybe we both have him too low. My gut just said put him at 7 before Hurts though.
3 for Stafford might seem high, but we have seen him be great over a longer period, and he has led his team to a Super Bowl. That has to count for something. 2 and 1 I don’t think are even debatable.
Direct any hate for these Qb Rankings to me on Twitter @dylanfmackinnon.
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The Eagles Initial 53-Man Roster: Who Survived Cutdown Day?
QB (3)
- Jalen Hurts
- Tanner McKee
- Kenny Pickett
You could have written these 3 in pen at the start of camp. They were always gonna make it, and Will Grier was never going to make it. They brought Grier in to help Moore implement his system, not to compete. The only thing that became a question was if McKee could take the QB 2 job.
RB (3)
- Saquon Barkley
- Kenny Gainwell
- Will Shipley
Like QB, there was never much competition here. These 3 were always locks. I suppose if Kendall Milton had a great camp, he could have forced the Eagles to keep 4. But that was never very likely.
WR (5)
- AJ Brown
- Devonta Smith
- Jahan Dotson
- Britain Covey
- Johnny Wilson
IR- Ainias Smith
The Eagles threw a wrench into this in the last week of camp by trading for Jahan Dotson. But even before that, everyone thought the WR3 would be someone not on the team. And it seemed a few weeks in that neither Parris Campbell nor John Ross were going to stick around. The guy who did the most for his case in camp was Johnny Wilson. Not enough to win the WR3 job, but enough to get a roster spot, especially with how willing he was as a blocker.
Ainias Smith going onto the IR is another wrench. They would have had a tough decision otherwise. he did not play well enough in camp to earn the spot, but they still have a lot of hope for him going forward. Now that he is on the IR, they can stash him for a few weeks, without wasting the roster spot.
TE (2)
- Dallas Goedert
- Grant Calcaterra
IR- Albert Okwuegbunam
Surprise Cut: EJ Jenkins
The first somewhat surprising cut, EJ Jenkins. Jenkins impressed in camp and many thought he was going to win the TE3 job. But the Eagles cut him. This could be a place to watch for them scooping someone else up, notably Jack Stoll who the Giants cut, but had been with the Eagles for a few seasons before that.
Albert O goes on the IR, letting them stash him for a bit longer while they figure stuff out.
OL (9)
- Lane Johnson
- Mekhi Becton
- Cam Jurgens
- Landon Dickerson
- Jordan Mailata
- Tyler Steen
- Fred Johnson
- Trevor Keegan
- Darian Kinnard
The question on the O-Line was more about numbers than it was about players. Would they keep 10, or only 9? They went with 9, with rookie Dylan McMahon likely being the odd man out.
EDGE (6)
- Bryce Huff
- Josh Sweat
- Nolan Smith
- Brandon Graham
- Jalyx Hunt
- Patrick Johnson
Edge Rusher is a big question mark for them. They don’t have a sure thing like Haason Reddick anymore. The players they have left have a high ceiling, but also a low floor. There are concerns about all of them going into the season, especially with Nolan Smith after a disappointing camp. Whether or not they can get consistent pressure off the edge will be a major thing to watch this season.
DT (6)
- Jalen Carter
- Jordan Davis
- Milton Williams
- Moro Ojomo
- Thomas Booker
- Bryon Young
They had some tough choices to make at DT. Tuipulotu has been here, and has been a quality player, fora few years, but Thomas Booker came on strong in camp. It turns out they both made the initial roster. Depth at DT was a big strength in 2022, and having guys behind Carter and Davis, who had conditioning issues last season, is probably smart.
(Update) Marlon Tuipulotu made the original 53-man roster, but was released when the Eagles claimed Byron Young, who was cut by the Raiders. n
LB (6)
- Devin White
- Zack Baun
- Nakobe Dean
- Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
- Ben VanSumeren
- Oren Burks
Linebacker is better off than it was a year ago. That is not saying much though. the question is if it is good enough. Like Edge Rusher, there is potential there. But Devin White has under performed, Zack Baun has never played LB, and Dean has yet to prove anything at this level. It might still be a major weakness, but I doubt it gets as bad as it was last season.
Oren Burks was not on the original 53 man roster, but was moved off the Practice Squad once James Bradberry was put on the IR.
CB (6)
- Darius Slay
- Kelee Ringo
- Quinyon Mitchell
- Isaiah Rodgers
- Cooper DeJean
- Eli Ricks
Corner was arguable their weakest position last year. Now it might be their deepest. Slay, Mitchell, Ringo, Rodgers, and DeJean were all locks. The question was Eli Ricks and Josh Jobe. Rick is the better corner, but Jobe is a Special Teams Ace. For now, Jobe is out. They may think he can make it onto the practice squad, where they could then call him up to play Special teams for at least the first 3 weeks. Whereas Ricks may have gotten scooped up.
Safety (4)
- CJ Gardner Johnson
- Avonte Maddox
- Reed Blankenship
- Tristin McCollum
PUP- Sydney Brown
IR- James Bradberry
Sydney Brown starting the season on the PUP list helps them with their decision making. They can keep both Maddox and McCollum for now, and then make that decision when Brown gets healthy. They definitely need the extra depth to start out. Bradberry makes it for now, but reports suggest it might be because they are working out a trade for him, with the Titans showing interest. It still doesn’t sound like he will be on the final 53-man roster.
(James Bradberry was later moved onto the IR)
Special Teams (3)
- Jake Elliott
- Braden Mann
- Rick Lovato
No surprises here. None of these 3 had any competition in camp. Braden Mann stabilized what had been a weak position for the Eagles last season. jake Elliott is among the best kickers in the league, and Rick Lovato is solid as a long-snapper gets. There was never even a chance for there to be a shakeup here.
