2024 Quarterback Class Comparison- Year 2/Take 2 (1 Viewer)

[Joe Schmo]

Ok, lets try this again:

I tracked the 2024 QB draft class last year as it was a highly touted and front loaded class with six qb's picked in the first round and Spencer Rattler going in the fifth. JJ McCarthy was on IR so didn't play in 2024 but is starting now in 2025. Top chart is how the players fared at the end of last season, second chart is this season through two games. I'll update occasionally during the season but not weekly.

2024 Week 18:

Rd	Pick	Team	Name	Age	Gms	Comp	Att	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuAttt	RuYds	RR TD	Sack	Yds Lost	Fu	Fu Lost
1	1	CHI	Caleb Williams	22	17	351	562	62.5%	3541	20	6	81	489	0	68	466	10	5
1	2	WAS	Jayden Daniels	23	17	331	480	69.0%	3568	25	9	148	891	6	47	238	5	0
1	3	NWE	Drake Maye	22	13	225	338	66.6%	2276	15	10	54	421	2	34	229	9	6
1	8	ATL	Michael Penix	24	5	61	105	58.1%	775	3	3	7	11	1	4	14	2	0
1	12	DEN	Bo Nix	24	17	376	567	66.3%	3775	29	12	92	430	5	24	198	3	0
5	150	NOR	Spencer Rattler	23	7	130	228	57.0%	1317	4	5	18	146	0	22	136	5	3

2025 Week 2:

Rd	Pick	Team	Name	Age	Gms	Comp	Att	Comp%	Yds	TD	Int	RuAttt	RuYds	RR TD	Sack	Yds Lost	Fu	Fu Lost
1	1	CHI	Caleb Williams	22	19	391	627	62.4%	3958	23	7	92	574	1	74	507	10	5
1	2	WAS	Jayden Daniels	23	19	374	552	67.8%	4001	28	9	166	976	6	54	280	5	0
1	3	NWE	Drake Maye	22	15	274	407	67.3%	2793	18	11	68	463	3	41	259	10	6
1	8	ATL	Michael Penix	24	7	101	168	60.1%	1208	4	3	14	31	2	8	50	3	0
1	10	MIN	J.J. McCarthy	21	2	24	41	58.5%	301	2	3	7	50	1	9	47	3	1
1	12	DEN	Bo Nix	24	19	423	637	66.4%	4157	33	15	103	468	4	25	208	4	1
5	150	NOR	Spencer Rattler	23	9	182	308	59.1%	1738	7	5	26	189	0	26	163	6	3

 

[Joe Schmo]

Woohoo, this time it worked!
Anywho, as we saw with Justin Fields, Sam Darnold, The Jones Brothers (Mac and Danny), et al., teams are no longer just sitting on their hands while a bust high end qb draft pick teeters on sucktitude so my question is which qb gets dumped/moved first?

 

[Joe Schmo]

Maye is a turnover machine while Williams is averaging close to four sack a game both of which are not good. Was surprised by the amount of ints. by Nix.

 

[General Malaise]

Maye is a turnover machine while Williams is averaging close to four sack a game both of which are not good. Was surprised by the amount of ints. by Nix.

The picks by Nix are part of a maturation process, IMO. 33 TD/15 INT isn't awful; just means he's airing it out and not letting the INTs impact him too much.

Peyton Manning came into the NFL after a long college career. Different era, sure, but he threw a TON of picks early on. After two full seasons it was 52 TD/43 INT. Heck even in year 4, Manning was 26/23 TD/INT.

Drew Brees was also very uneven to start, including a stretch in San Diego where he was 28 TD/31 INT.

He does need to cut the rate down for sure, but there's a learning curve and you don't want him to start hesitating out there. I think Nix needs to run a little more but that comes with big risks too.

 

[Joe Schmo]

Maye is a turnover machine while Williams is averaging close to four sack a game both of which are not good. Was surprised by the amount of ints. by Nix.

The picks by Nix are part of a maturation process, IMO. 33 TD/15 INT isn't awful; just means he's airing it out and not letting the INTs impact him too much.

Peyton Manning came into the NFL after a long college career. Different era, sure, but he threw a TON of picks early on. After two full seasons it was 52 TD/43 INT. Heck even in year 4, Manning was 26/23 TD/INT.

Drew Brees was also very uneven to start, including a stretch in San Diego where he was 28 TD/31 INT.

He does need to cut the rate down for sure, but there's a learning curve and you don't want him to start hesitating out there. I think Nix needs to run a little more but that comes with big risks too.

Yeah, I agree with you on Nix, he's a surefire long term Bronco, imo. He's got a good completion percentage and a low sack rate and I would expect he'll improve as the season goes along. He seems like he get's it.

 

[BobbyLayne]

The Bears never considered another QB is kind of wild

 

[Chaka]

Woohoo, this time it worked!
Anywho, as we saw with Justin Fields, Sam Darnold, The Jones Brothers (Mac and Danny), et al., teams are no longer just sitting on their hands while a bust high end qb draft pick teeters on sucktitude so my question is which qb gets dumped/moved first?

I would think separating 2024 & 2025 might be more informative than just listing career numbers. Year 2 is when we learn how they adapt after putting down a seasons worth of film for DCs to break down.

 

[dutch]

I would think separating 2024 & 2025 might be more informative than just listing career numbers. Year 2 is when we learn how they adapt after putting down a seasons worth of film for DCs to break down.

Good idea. I'll do a three tier setup with 2024,2025 and cumulative. Try and get to it tonight but may be tomorrow.