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The NFL season is officially here, with the and kicking off 2024 on Thursday night. The FOX Sports NFL staff has been rolling out their annual position rankings to get you acquainted with the biggest names in the sport.Over the past few weeks, we've covered the top off-ball linebackers, , , and . Now we'll dive into quarterbacks. Members of the FOX Sports NFL staff listed their 10 best in order heading into the 2024 season. A first-place vote merited 10 points in our methodology and descended from there, down to a single point for 10th place. We then combined the scores to determine our rankings. RELATED: QB Confidential: NFL quarterbacks pick the league's smartest pa ser This year's wide receiver list saw seven returning players from last year's rankings, with quarterbacks being a similar story. Two new faces entered the picture in 2023, with eight returning.ADVERTISEMENT For the second straight year, earned the top spot on the list after another incredible Super Bowl run in 2023.The position is also filled with young talent, as seven of the 10 are 28 or younger. Three players over age 30 managed to crack the list.We'll continue to roll out the best players at other positions between now and the start of the season. For now, here are the NFL's best quarterbacks.2023 Top Alex Wilson Jersey NFL Quarterbacks1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City ChiefsHenry McKenna: I dont think theres any question whether Mahomes is the best quarterback. Hes a three-time Super Bowl champion and will pursue the first-ever three-peat this year. The common wisdom is that wins shouldnt be tied to quarterbacks that its antiquated to track a QBs record in that way. But Mahomes shows that, maybe, its not antiquated at all. Because he has a way of taking control of games in a way that shows the true power of a quarterback. Hes going to go down as one of the greatest of all time.2023 rank: 1stIs Patrick Mahomes changing the game like Steph Curry? 2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore RavensBen Arthur: Jackson is still a rung below Mahomes and hasnt proved his mettle in the playoffs, but theres no denying his first-ballot Hall of Fame-caliber rsum. He won his second MVP award last season, becoming just the 11th player to win multiple MVP awards. At his current pace, Jackson is on track to becoming the undisputed best dual-threat quarterback in league history and he continues to grow as a pa ser, evident by his career year under new offensive coordinator Todd Monken. The 2018 first-round pick recorded career-highs in pa sing attempts, completion rate, interception rate, pa sing first down and yards per attempt en route to guiding Baltimore to a second No. 1 overall seed in five seasons.2023 rank: 7th (+5)Is it Super Bowl or bust this season for Lamar Jackson? 3. Josh Allen, Buffalo BillsMcKenna: Josh Allen will spend this season working with newly promoted Joe Brady to build an offense around what they did in the second half of last season. In short, theyre figuring out how to win without Stefon Diggs. Diggs took a major Jonathan Villar Jersey backseat after Brady replaced former offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey last year. And now that Diggs is in Houston, Allen will have to get the most out of Dalton Kincaid, Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel and Keon Coleman. But if last season was a teaser, Allen is up for the task. He blends his strength as a runner with his strength as a pa ser in a way we havent seen in a long time. If the Bills let Josh be Josh (which they did last year), then this offense will be as dangerous as ever.2023 rank: 3rd4. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati BengalsGreg Auman: Will he stay healthy in 2024? Burrow has played four NFL seasons and only been able to finish two of them. Full-season Burrow is a top-tier quarterback he led the NFL in both completion percentage and yards per attempt in 2021, then made his first Pro Bowl in 2022, throwing for 35 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. He still has an elite 1-2 punch at receiver in JaMarr Chase and Tee Higgins, though this could be the last year of that with Higgins, a coveted free agent in 2025. If the Bengals can bounce back to healthy-Burrow levels, anything is po sible still only 27, he is 5-2 in the playoffs in his young career, and both lo ses are by three points to eventual Super Bowl champions.2023 rank: 2nd (-2)5. Dak Prescott, Dallas CowboysRalph Vacchiano: Dont focus on the 2-5 postseason record when it comes to the Cowboys quarterback. That may be the way hes ultimately judged especially if he never drags Dallas to a Super Bowl but it doesnt tell the story of how good and prolific Prescott is. Just look at Corey Knebel Jersey what he did in 2023. In a season when the Cowboys running game abandoned him at times, and in which he had one receiver who was even above average, Prescott was one of the most dominant offensive players in the game. He threw for 4,516 yards his third 4,000-yard season and a league-best 36 touchdown pa ses. Even better, he cut way down on his interceptions, with only nine. He is what keeps the Cowboys offense going with his strong arm, his accuracy and his ability to throw out of the pocket. Yes, hes been a playoff disappointment at times, but some of that is because of the lack of surrounding talent. If the Cowboys would ever spend to upgrade his receiving corps or give him a dynamic running back, maybe things would be different in the playoffs against top defenses. Until then, dont forget that Prescott is the main reason the Cowboys have gone 12-5 and made the playoffs in each of the last three years.2023 rank: 8th (+3)Can Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb EXCEED expectations? 6. Matthew Stafford, Eric D. Williams: The 36-year-old gunslinger still has one of the best arms in the league, proving a perfect fit in Rams head coach Sean McVays offense. Stafford threw for 3,965 yards and 24 touchdowns last season despite mi sing two games, including one due to a sprained ligament in his right thumb. The Rams did a much better job of protecting Stafford last season; his 5.4% sack rate was the lowest in his career since 2011. However, Stafford mi sed time during training camp with a Jesus Aguilar Jersey hamstring i sue, and the Rams are juggling things around up front due to a two-game suspension to left tackle Alaric Jackson and a lower leg i sue for right tackle Rob Havenstein that has his availability in question for the season opener at Detroit. So protecting Stafford could be an i sue to start the year.2023 rank: 9th (+3)7. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ersWilliams: Mr. Irrelevant as the last pick in the 2022 draft, Purdy is still out to earn respect as one of the top signal-callers in the league. His statistics clearly show he belongs among the best. In 2023, Purdy finished first in pa ser rating (113.0), No. 2 in completion percentage (69.4%), third in touchdown pa ses (31) and No. 5 in pa sing yards (4,280). Detractors point to a talented group of playmakers surrounding Purdy on offense along with one of the top playcallers in the game in Kyle Shanahan, making his job easier. However, Purdys teammates have immense confidence and respect for Purdy and what he can do on the field, particularly in late-game situations.2023 rank: unranked8. C.J. Stroud, Houston TexansArthur: If Stroud is in the top-10 after one season, it feels like hes destined to be a consensus top-three quarterback throughout his career. He enters 2024 after arguably the best rookie quarterback season in modern NFL history. He joined Tom Brady and Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks in the last half century to lead the league in pa sing yards per game (279.3) and touchdown-interception ratio (4.6). Last Ben Gamel Jersey years No. 2 overall pick should continue to ascend with the juggernaut surrounding cast the Texans have given him, and an increased comfort level in the offense. But maybe the most impre sive thing about him is the calm and composure he displays in high-pre sure situations. He looked like a 10-year vet as a rookie. That mental maturity should continue to serve him as his career unfolds.2023 rank: unrank |
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