NFL quarterback rankings: Where does Baker Mayfield land?
Baker Mayfield has been traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Carolina Panthers, but where does he land in our NFL quarterback rankings?
After four years and incredibly amounts of ugly fallout this offseason, Baker Mayfield is on the move.
A former No. 1 overall pick of the Cleveland Browns, Mayfield was dealt on Wednesday afternoon to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick, all while eating $10.5 million of his salary this season. The pick can improve to a fourth-round choice by meeting certain conditions.
Where does Baker Mayfield fall in NFL quarterback rankings?
For Carolina, Mayfield is an upgrade over veteran Sam Darnold — who was selected two picks after Mayfield I 2018 — but how good is he compared to other starters around the league?
Let’s take a look at our quarterback rankings entering training camp:
124. . QB. Kansas City Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes. 1. player
Green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers. 2. player. 49. . QB
3. player. 16. . QB. Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen
. QB. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady. 4. player. 48
13. . QB. Los Angeles Chargers. Justin Herbert. 5. player
Matthew Stafford. 6. player. 51. . QB. Los Angeles Rams
player. 56. . QB. Cincinnati Bengals. Joe Burrow. 7
player. 45. . QB. Denver Broncos. Russell Wilson. 8
9. player. 53. . QB. Cleveland Browns. Deshaun Watson
10. player. 123. . QB. Dallas Cowboys. Dak Prescott
QB. Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson. 11. player. 26.
28. . QB. Las Vegas Raiders. Derek Carr. 12. player
32. . QB. Arizona Cardinals. Kyler Murray. 13. player
14. player. 46. . QB. Indianapolis Colts. Matt Ryan
60. . QB. Minnesota Vikings. Kirk Cousins. 15. player
player. 47. . QB. New England Patriots. Mac Jones. 16
54. . QB. Philadelphia Eagles. Jalen Hurts. 17. player
18. player. 35. . QB. Tennessee Titans. Ryan Tannehill
Carolina Panthers. Baker Mayfield. 19. player. 87. . QB
Houston Texans. Davis Mills. 20. player. 10. . QB
Washington Commanders. Carson Wentz. 21. player. 58. . QB
15. . QB. New Orleans Saints. Jameis Winston. 22. player
. QB. Miami Dolphins. Tua Tagovailoa. 23. player. 59
Jacksonville Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence. 24. player. 52. . QB
QB. Detroit Lions. Jared Goff. 25. player. 50.
player. 31. . QB. New York Giants. Daniel Jones. 26
57. . QB. Chicago Bears. Justin Fields. 27. player
. QB. New York Jets. Zach Wilson. 28. player. 30
29. player. 42. . QB. San Francisco 49ers. Trey Lance
55. . QB. Pittsburgh Steelers. Mitchell Trubisky. 30. player
player. 44. . QB. Atlanta Falcons. Marcus Mariota. 31
Seattle Seahawks. Drew Lock. 32. player. 36. . QB
All told, Mayfield ranks in the bottom half of the league but also checks in well above where Sam Darnold would have been, which is roughly in the 25-30th range. Additionally, while Mayfield is only 19th, he’s in the top half of NFC signal-callers, coming in seventh.