The NFL returned this past week, heading into the games, there were several stories from the offseason on the forefront of viewers’ minds, most of them revolving around quarterbacks making their debuts for new teams or returning players finally taking the reins of the starters role.
Plenty of those quarterbacks showed exactly why their team entrusted them with the starters job, while others fell flat on their faces. Will some of these surprising names at the top and bottom of the rankings hold throughout a 17 game schedule? Probably not but at least for one week Jameis Winston is the best quarterback in the league, while Aaron Rodgers is the worst.
Week 1 quarterback rankings:
- Jameis Winston
- Matt Stafford
- Jimmy Garoppolo
- Patrick Mahomes
- Russell Wilson
- Jalen Hurts
- Teddy Bridgewater
- Tyrod Taylor
- Baker Mayfield
- Kyler Murray
- Taylor Heinicke
- Tom Brady
- Dak Prescott
- Mac Jones
- Joe Burrow
- Kirk Cousins
- Derek Carr
- Sam Darnold
- Daniel Jones
- Justin Herbert
- Lamar Jackson
- Carson Wentz
- Big Ben
- Tua Tagovailoa
- Jared Goff
- Josh Allen
- Andy Dalton
- Trevor Lawrence
- Matt Ryan
- Zach Wilson
- Ryan Tannehill
- Aaron Rodgers
Here is a full breakdown (and calculations) of the rankings:
Objective Quarterbacking 