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We’re through four weeks of the 2022 NFL season, and we’ve seen a little bit of everything when it comes to quarterback play. Massive breakouts from some young rising stars. Confusing struggles from big-money veterans. Surprising stellar performances from former backups getting a shot to start. Plenty of signal-callers trying to earn a new contract. And now, after the Steelers brought Kenny Pickett into action Sunday, a rookie getting a chance to start.
It’s a lot to break down. So we called on Matt Bowen and Jason Reid to answer some big questions around the game’s most important position, including which breakouts are for real and which early struggles spell trouble. Then we looked to our NFL Nation reporters for insight into 11 different QB situations around the league. Should we be worried about Russell Wilson’s slow start in Denver? What’s the secret to Trevor Lawrence’s early-season success? And are the Texans already looking ahead to the 2023 NFL draft’s quarterback class?
Let’s answer some big QB questions, starting with a ranking of the top five performers under center in the game right now from Bowen and Reid.
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NFL Nation answers
Who are the NFL’s top five QBs right now?
Matt Bowen, NFL analyst:
1. Josh Allen, Bills
2. Lamar Jackson, Ravens
3. Jalen Hurts, Eagles
4. Justin Herbert, Chargers
5. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
We know about Hurts’ dual-threat traits, the physical element he brings to the position and his ability to play outside of structure. But it’s his development as a pocket thrower that pushes him near the top of my list. Hurts is reading it out with speed, isolating his targets and delivering the ball with accuracy. His fast start has been really impressive.
Jason Reid, Andscape senior NFL writer:
1. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
2. Josh Allen, Bills
3. Lamar Jackson, Ravens
4. Justin Herbert, Chargers
5. Jalen Hurts, Eagles
Mahomes has reinvented himself — with a big assist from Chiefs coach Andy Reid…
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Source : espn
