The most important player on any football team — no matter how much they like to focus on the running game or defense — is the quarterback. Dynasties rise and fall with the fortunes of that position, so it makes sense to get an idea of how good those quarterbacks are compared to each other.<\/p>\n
We’re approaching the end of the regular season, so it becomes more important than ever to figure out which quarterbacks have proven themselves among the league’s best and which ones have fallen to the wayside. Let’s take a look at our QB Power Rankings, which are split into different tiers.<\/p>\n
There are few quarterbacks that have Mahomes\u2019 arm strength, accuracy, and escapability, but none have that and his spatial awareness or situational understanding.<\/p>\n
As the Eagles have marched on through the season, Hurts has maintained his high level of play in the air and on the ground. He\u2019s helped lead one of the most efficient offenses in the NFL, and he does it in a number of ways.<\/p>\n
The Bengals have been incredibly effective over the last several games, and the switch in offensive philosophy that gives Burrow more snaps in shotgun has been a big part. But he\u2019s improved independently of that, navigating the pocket better and expanding the types of throws he\u2019s willing and able to make.<\/p>\n
Prescott\u2019s return from injury has put the Cowboys in the driver\u2019s seat in the NFC. Not only do they still have their excellent defense, but the Prescott-led Cowboys have also scored an average of 37.2 points per game, in part because of his excellent accuracy and decision-making.<\/p>\n
Allen still finds ways to string together incredible plays, but his effectiveness \u2013 and statistics \u2013 have dropped off since sustaining the elbow injury against the Jets. For now, he\u2019s not in the same tier as elite quarterbacks.<\/p>\n
Even a disastrous outing against San Francisco didn\u2019t hurt Tagovailoa in key statistical categories, but it did expose some of his limitations as a quarterback. Nevertheless, he\u2019s been lighting up the NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n Herbert has been playing excellent football but has been limited by the injuries of his supporting cast and the unusual decisions his coaches will make. Isolated from those surroundings, he\u2019s been dynamic.<\/p>\n Jackson is doing so much with so little, and his production is seemingly in spite of the position he\u2019s put in, but late-game mistakes this year prevented him from entering elite territory.<\/p>\n Smith started off the season hot and has cooled off a little bit but still has shown an excellent capacity for using the weapons he has around him to their fullest extent.<\/p>\n If Cousins had played this year with just a little more consistency, he\u2019d be in another tier of quarterback entirely. His highs have been very high, but the lows are still worrisome. Still, he\u2019s overcome some of his biggest criticisms, like his play in the clutch.<\/p>\n Lawrence has been playing better than his statistics<\/a>, though he\u2019s still subject to errors from hero-ball. A better supporting cast should help with more consistent play.<\/p>\n Fields has ranked fifth in the NFL in completion rate over expected and seventh in EPA per play since Week 6. While there are still some lowlights, he\u2019s playing good football<\/a>.<\/p>\n The last several weeks of Rodgers\u2019 play have been mediocre, but he has been able to put some interesting elements together late in games.<\/p>\n After an exciting several weeks of high-level play, Jones has fallen back down to earth a little bit. But he\u2019s still playing better football than in any previous years or early in the season.<\/p>\n Since Week 6, Tom Brady has been one of the least efficient quarterbacks in the NFL. Despite some fourth-quarter comebacks, it\u2019s tough to rely on him throughout the course of a full game. It\u2019s difficult to take a legend and rank him below some players with less stellar careers, but in 2022 Brady has a lot less to show.<\/p>\n Tannehill struggled to start off the season, but he\u2019s settled into a rhythm and playing more efficient football \u2013 though not quite yet at the heights he\u2019s reached earlier with the team.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to forget that Andy Dalton was once an efficient starter in the NFL. As an emergency fill-in for the Saints this year, he\u2019s impressed.<\/p>\n It took a bit of time for Carr to figure out how exactly to use Davante Adams and still properly distribute the ball to the other receivers on the roster, but the offense can flow more consistently now.<\/p>\n When you squint, you can see shades of Mahomes in Murray\u2019s style of play. The issue is that Murray doesn\u2019t attack every area of the field or have the same spatial or situational awareness.<\/p>\n Heinicke has been a fun quarterback to watch<\/a>, and he can string together some incredible drives. But until he fixes his tendency to blunder at the worst moments, he won\u2019t be a franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n7) Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers<\/h3>\n
8) Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens<\/h3>\n
9) Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks<\/h3>\n
2022 QB Power Rankings | Tier 3: Above Average<\/h2>\n
10) Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings<\/h3>\n
11) Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/h3>\n
12) Justin Fields, Chicago Bears<\/h3>\n
13) Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers<\/h3>\n
2022 QB Power Rankings | Tier 4: Useful, But Limited<\/h2>\n
14) Daniel Jones, New York Giants<\/h3>\n
15) Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/h3>\n
16) Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans<\/h3>\n
17) Andy Dalton, New Orleans Saints<\/h3>\n
18) Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders<\/h3>\n
19) Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals<\/h3>\n
2022 QB Power Rankings | Tier 5: Concerning<\/h2>\n
20) Taylor Heinicke, Washington Commanders<\/h3>\n
21) Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns<\/h3>\n