The 2021 QB Draft class has not been wildly successful. Here's the current career passer ratings for QBs chosen in that class who have thrown 100 or more career passes, along with how their career rating would rank if it were applied to the 2023 NFL season. Just for grins, I added Mr. Purdy's 2023 rating. Seems that Lawrence has slightly improved; Fields and Wilson have regressed:
Purdy, 106.3 (4)
Jones, 88.8 (19)
Lance, 84.5 (22)
Lawrence, 83.5 (23, actual rank is 21 in 2023)
Mills, 83.3 (24)
Fields, 78.1 (26, actual rank is 31 in 2023)
Enlinger, 76.1 (27)
Wilson, 69.2 (30, actual rank is 34 in 2023)
I know passer rating is not dispositive, but it feels directionally correct. And for those of you who care about the Niner defense, their opponents' 2023 passer ratings are:
Pickett, Pitt, 80.2, #25
Stafford, Rams, 74.5, #27
Jones, NYG, 70.0, #29
This week's opponent, the Cardinals, has Joshua Dobbs, rating of 98.1, #9 overall. Should be interesting...
One other thought: Sam Darnold's career passer rating is 78.2, but his rating last year with Carolina was 92.6, which would translate to #14 in the NFL this year.
Purdy, 106.3 (4)
Jones, 88.8 (19)
Lance, 84.5 (22)
Lawrence, 83.5 (23, actual rank is 21 in 2023)
Mills, 83.3 (24)
Fields, 78.1 (26, actual rank is 31 in 2023)
Enlinger, 76.1 (27)
Wilson, 69.2 (30, actual rank is 34 in 2023)
I know passer rating is not dispositive, but it feels directionally correct. And for those of you who care about the Niner defense, their opponents' 2023 passer ratings are:
Pickett, Pitt, 80.2, #25
Stafford, Rams, 74.5, #27
Jones, NYG, 70.0, #29
This week's opponent, the Cardinals, has Joshua Dobbs, rating of 98.1, #9 overall. Should be interesting...
One other thought: Sam Darnold's career passer rating is 78.2, but his rating last year with Carolina was 92.6, which would translate to #14 in the NFL this year.
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