ESPN drops highly-questionable 'best quarterbacks' rankings ahead of 2025 season
By Matt Reed
The 2025 NFL season is less than two months away from kicking off, and fans are already in prime form debating the most important position in football after ESPN released its highly-controversial quarterback rankings heading into the new year.
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ESPN's rankings dropped Monday, and the sports media giant talked to various NFL general managers, head coaches and league executives to come up with their top 10 rankings pertaining to the quarterback position.
Jalen Hurts finishes 9th in an ESPN polling of GMs, head coaches and execs
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) July 14, 2025
Finished behind Daniels, Herbert, Goff, Stafford
Pretty simple:
They got it wrong. Hurts should be higher
https://t.co/QEjR4B70Jz
While it shouldn't come as a surprise to see names like Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen gracing the top two places on the list, a couple of names that were surprisingly left off or under ranked in the eyes of fans have certainly stirred up drama online.
Arguably, the biggest name with controversy surrounding it was Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts, who checked in at number nine, behind players like Matthew Stafford, Justin Herbert and even second-year QB Jayden Daniels.
“It’s completely asinine that Jalen Hurts isn’t in the Top 5. It’s very simple…Jalen wins and wins at a high clip.”@EmmanuelAcho reacts to Jalen Hurts being ranked 9th best QB pic.twitter.com/OEOIKZnznF
— The Facility (@TheFacilityFS1) July 14, 2025
Despite Hurts' Super Bowl run last season that helped deliver the Eagles their second championship in the past decade, the Philadelphia star continues to be undervalued in the eyes of the league.
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