Predicting every NFL team’s starting QB in 2023: Where do Aaron Rodgers, Lamar Jackson land?
By Ryan Heckman
The 2023 NFL offseason is going to feature some heavy quarterback movement, but where do the big names land?
For a few years now, it seems we’ve been stuck in a time loop.
Aaron Rodgers could leave the Green Bay Packers because … fill in the blank. It’s the never-ending saga, or is it?
Rodgers, along with several other veteran quarterbacks, could be on the move this offseason. Some teams, obviously, have their franchise quarterback locked down. But, this league could look a whole lot different by the summertime.
So, which quarterbacks sign where? Who gets traded? Who gets drafted to which team? Let’s try and figure this all out.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump to this team)
- Arizona Cardinals (on this page)
- Atlanta Falcons (on this page)
- Baltimore Ravens
- Buffalo Bills
- Carolina Panthers
- Chicago Bears
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns
- Dallas Cowboys
- Denver Broncos
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- Houston Texans
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Miami Dolphins
- Minnesota Vikings
- New England Patriots
- New Orleans Saints
- New York Giants
- New York Jets
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Los Angeles Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tennessee Titans
- Washington Commanders
Predicting the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals in 2023: Kyler Murray
This one is pretty easy, although the bigger question is who the Cardinals will get to coach Kyler Murray. After firing Kliff Kingsbury, the Cardinals now need to tread carefully. Murray is coming off a torn ACL and might not be ready for the start of the 2023 regular season, so the next head coach is going to have his work cut out for him.
Still, Murray signed a freshly-new deal last offseason and isn’t going anywhere. He’s the Cardinals’ franchise quarterback, attitude questions and all. Let’s see where this goes.
Predicting the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in 2023: Ryan Tannehill
The Atlanta Falcons took some steps last season, finishing third in the league in rushing. They held a commitment to the run, regardless of whether or not their quarterback play was up to par. Marcus Mariota and Desmond Ridder don’t appear to be the answer, although drafting Ridder last year was worth a shot. The class simply wasn’t good enough to live up to the hype in 2022.
This offseason, the Falcons sign a released Ryan Tannehill, who comes in and reunites with his former offensive coordinator and now Atlanta head coach, Arthur Smith.
Tannehill likely doesn’t move the needle much for the Falcons but offers some veteran presence to a team that will punt on 2023 and be in the Caleb Williams sweepstakes for 2024.