Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles and NFL
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Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts are both elite fantasy quarterbacks, but who should fantasy football managers target on draft day?
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Jalen Hurts or Cam Newton? That's been the viral debate amongst NFL fans recently, leading Will Compton choose between the Panthers legend and the Eagles QB.
Take, for instance, ESPN's recent series, penned by Jeremy Fowler. He spoke with NFL executives, coaches, and scouts about the game's top signal-callers and pieced together a top-ten list based on his findings. Smoke cleared. Dust settled. Guess where Jalen Hurts landed. He was ranked ninth...
Gripes that the Eagles' QB and Super Bowl MVP is constantly slighted grow louder with each national ranking, but Hurts is truly a difficult comparison.
Pro Football Focus ranked Hurts as a No. 5 quarterback; however, he was placed in the high-end starters category. Above him, in the elite category, was Josh Allen (No. 4), Lamar Jackson (No. 3), Joe Burrow (No. 2), and Patrick Mahomes (No. 1).
Criticism of Jalen Hurts' game is valid. But Hurts' Super Bowl MVP is what does — and should — matter to Nick Sirianni.
James Jones explains why it is "awful" to rank Jalen Hurts the ninth-best QB in the NFL behind Justin Herbert and Jayden Daniels.