The quarterback position is the most important position in football. It makes the biggest impact at every level, from the NFL to the pee-wee. The film and what we see with our eyes can paint one picture, but the folks at Pro Football Focus allow us to view the game through a different lens.
The Detroit Lions locked in their veteran leader, Jared Goff, to a lucrative and well-deserved contract extension this offseason. Goff has proven to be a Pro Bowl quarterback capable of winning big games in Detroit, where that’s not something that has really happened before.
How did PFF grade Goff and all the other projected starting quarterbacks in the NFL? Let’s find out…
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Kyler Murray
PFF Grade: 70.8
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Kirk Cousins
PFF grade: 86.1
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Lamar Jackson
PFF grade: 90.4
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Josh Allen
PFF grade: 92.1
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Bryce Young
PFF grade: 56
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Caleb Williams
PFF College grade: 90.3
Syndication: The Enquirer
Joe Burrow
PFF grade: 77.9
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Deshaun Watson
PFF grade: 67.3
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Dak Prescott
PFF grade: 90
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Bo Nix
PFF College grade: 93
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Jared Goff
PFF grade: 85.7
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Jordan Love
PFF grade: 83.6
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C.J. Stroud
PFF grade: 83.1
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Anthony Richardson
PFF grade: 52.2
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Trevor Lawrence
PFF grade: 79.7
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Patrick Mahomes
PFF grade: 90.5
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Aidan O’Connell
PFF grade: 65.9
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Justin Herbert
PFF grade: 85.5
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Matthew Stafford
PFF grade: 88.2
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Tua Tagovailoa
PFF grade: 86.9
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J.J. McCarthy
PFF College grade: 90.6
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Drake Maye
PFF College grade: 91.5
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Derek Carr
PFF grade: 77.2
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Aaron Rodgers
PFF grade from 2023: 77.5
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Jalen Hurts
PFF grade: 86.7
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Russell Wilson
PFF grade: 77.5
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Brock Purdy
PFF grade: 87.4
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Geno Smith
PFF grade: 82.9
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Baker Mayfield
PFF grade: 77.2
Syndication: The Tennessean
Will Levis
PFF grade: 63.7
Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Jayden Daniels
PFF College grade: 94.7
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