Ranking 10 worst QB rooms in NFL and predicting who will start in Week 1: Steelers, Colts, Browns on top
CBSN
A look at the league's worst quarterback depth and which QB will emerge to start
The NFL is full of dynamic, exciting quarterbacks all around the league. W_L 14-2 0-2 Comp Pct 68% 53% Pass Yards/Attempt 8.2 5.1 Total TD-Turnover Ratio 36-16 1-2 Passer Rating 106.4 66.4 W-L 6-1 0-5 Comp Pct 64.8% 63.2% Pass YPG 254.9 193.6 Pass Yards/Attempt 8.4 6.4 Total TD-Turnover Ratio 13-5 7-4 Comp Pct 68% 9th Pass Yards/Attempt 7.7 10th TD-INT 15-5 9th Sack Rate 2.8% 1st Passer Rating 101.0 10th Turnover Rate 2.8%* 0.8% Sack Rate 12.4%* 9% Average pass distance (yards) 8.9 7.8 Average time to pass (seconds) 3.34 3.19 2009 JaMarcus Russell (OAK) 17.8% 2024 Will Levis (TEN) 16.3% 2014 Josh McCown (TB) 15.5% 2022 Justin Fields (CHI) 15.4%
Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, C.J. Stroud and Justin Herbert duking it out in the AFC is always a thrilling show. Over in the NFC, Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts, Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, Dak Prescott, Jordan Love, Baker Mayfield and Brock Purdy are also playing compelling football.
Even the league's latest rookie crop of quarterbacks played ahead of schedule last season, led by 2024 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Jayden Daniels. He powered his Washington Commanders to an NFC runner-up finish after being selected second overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, following a Heisman Trophy-winning season at LSU in 2023.
