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Long-term QBs

Time for Drake Maye in New England

A month in, it’s tough to draw any firm conclusions with the six notable rookie quarterbacks. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels look like they’re going to have great careers, but I don’t see much difference between the other four that were selected in the first round.

The Patriots are putting Drake Maye on the field; presumably he’ll take his lumps behind a lesser offensive line. Bo Nix has won three in a row, improving week by week. But J.J. McCarthy and Michael Penix probably won’t play at all this year, and they possibly will have better careers.

I sure like the way they run that offense in Minnesota, and with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson catching passes. I could see McCarthy next year doing a lot of the same things that Sam Darnold is doing right now. But Darnold is playing well enough that it’s reasonable to wonder if the Vikings will any thought to re-signing him. What if they win the NFC North? What if they don’t like McCarthy’s progress in the classroom?

Below is my stab at a top-40 list for quarterbacks in a dynasty format. Standard scoring. I’m imagining about 12 teams rostering about three quarterbacks each, holding the rights to players indefinitely. (So looking not just at this season but future seasons). I’ve got rookie tagged with black dots.

I turn my attention to dynasty leagues every Saturday during the regular season, rotating between the four notable positions. To see previous installments, use the “past issues” navigation box.

Last week: Wide receivers

Next week: Running backs

DYNASTY QUARTERBACKS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.KCPatrick Mahomes29.1
2.CINJoe Burrow27.8
3.BUFJosh Allen28.4
4.HOUC.J. Stroud23.0
5.BALLamar Jackson27.7
6.CHI• Caleb Williams22.9
7.WAS• Jayden Daniels23.8
8.GBJordan Love25.9
9.PHIJalen Hurts26.2
10.SFBrock Purdy24.8
11.DALDak Prescott31.2
12.DETJared Goff30.0
13.ARIKyler Murray27.2
14.TBBaker Mayfield29.5
15.LACJustin Herbert26.6
16.JACTrevor Lawrence25.0
17.MINSam Darnold27.4
18.INDAnthony Richardson22.4
19.DEN• Bo Nix24.6
20.MIN• J.J. McCarthy21.7
21.ATL• Michael Penix24.4
22.SEAGeno Smith34.0
23.NE• Drake Maye22.1
24.ATLKirk Cousins36.1
25.LARMatthew Stafford36.7
26.NYGDaniel Jones27.4
27.NYJAaron Rodgers40.9
28.PITJustin Fields25.6
29.MIATua Tagovailoa26.6
30.NODerek Carr33.5
31.CARBryce Young23.2
32.INDJoe Flacco39.7
33.CLEDeshaun Watson29.1
34.TENWill Levis25.3
35.LVAidan O'Connell26.1
36.NO• Spencer Rattler24.0
37.SEASam Howell24.1
38.CARAndy Dalton37.0
39.LVGardner Minshew29.4
40.PITRussell Wilson35.9

—Ian Allan

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