The most important position in football is the most scrutinized. Analysts are constantly ranking all the starting QB’s in the NFL. Week in and week out this list can change, but here’s my ranking of the quarterbacks in the NFL so far for the 2020 season.
- Russell Wilson
- Patrick Mahomes
- Aaron Rodgers
- Deshaun Watson
- Kyler Murray
- Josh Allen
- Matt Ryan
- Lamar Jackson
- Tom Brady
- Drew Brees
- Ryan Tannehill
- Justin Herbert
- Joe Burrow
- Derek Carr
- Ben Roethlisberger
- Jared Goff
- Matthew Stafford
- Baker Mayfield
- Carson Wentz
- Teddy Bridgewater
- Kirk Cousins
- Cam Newton
- Drew Lock
- Tua Tagovailoa
- Sam Darnold
- Philip Rivers
- Nick Foles
- Gardner Minshew
- Daniel Jones
- Alex Smith
- Nick Mullens
- Garrett Gilbert
Some NFL analysts prefer doing tiers instead of lists. Here are my tiers of all the quarterbacks in the league.
Tier 1: Best of the Best
- Russell Wilson
- Patrick Mahomes
- Aaron Rodgers
Tier 2: Franchise Quarterbacks
- Kyler Murray
- Deshaun Watson
- Josh Allen
- Lamar Jackson
Tier 3: Old but still pretty good
- Drew Brees
- Matt Ryan
- Tom Brady
- Ben Roethlisberger
Tier 4: Decent, and can win with a good team around them
- Derek Carr
- Ryan Tannehill
- Carson Wentz
- Teddy Bridgewater
Tier 5: Young but promising
- Justin Herbert
- Joe Burrow
- Tua Tagovailoa
Tier 6: Young but don’t see a future as a starting QB
- Drew Lock
- Daniel Jones
- Gardner Minshew
- Nick Mullens
- Garrett Gilbert
Tier 7: We’ve seen their ceiling and it might be time to move on
- Kirk Cousins
- Jared Goff
- Baker Mayfield
- Matthew Stafford
- Nick Foles
Tier 8: It’s time to retire
- Philip Rivers
- Cam Newton
- Alex Smith
Tier 9: You were on the Jets so the first three years of your NFL career were wasted
- Sam Darnold