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NFL power rankings: Starting quarterbacks from best to worst

By John Buhler

Jan 22, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws against the Atlanta Falcons during the second quarter in the 2017 NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 22, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws against the Atlanta Falcons during the second quarter in the 2017 NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Carson Wentz

Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles

It wasn’t an Earth-shattering first season for Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, but he showed signs a promise under center in year one. He was thrust into the starting role after Sam Bradford was abruptly traded to the Minnesota Vikings after the gruesome Teddy Bridgewater injury.

Wentz went 7-9 as a starter, completing 62.4 percent of his passes for 3,782 yards, 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Keep in mind that Wentz played his rookie year with one of the worst receiving corps in football. Now he’ll have Alshon Jeffery to sling the ball to in 2017.

Trading up twice to draft Wentz as the Eagles franchise quarterback was clearly the right move to make. Through year one, he looks the part of an NFL franchise quarterback. He’s in a better spot that the two other guys that went in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft in Jared Goff of the Los Angeles Rams and Paxton Lynch of the Denver Broncos.

Philadelphia was supposed to be one of the worst teams in the NFC last year. While the Eagles did finish in last in the NFC East, that was the best the division has looked in a very long time. Wentz rose to the challenge of being a first-year rookie starter out of an FCS school. If Philadelphia goes 10-6 in 2017, maybe Wentz is a Pro Bowl level signal caller?

Wentz took to coaching well as a rookie. However, he was playing in somewhat of a limited offense in a risk-free manner. The kid impressed, but he will have to take that next leap forward in his progression as a passer in year two. He could lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl one day, but it won’t be Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis.

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