Christopher Mad Dog Russo· Feb 12, 2025
Russo argued Jalen Hurts belongs in the top five quarterbacks in the NFL, behind only Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Mahomes.
“You can make an argument right now that he cracks the top five in the league.”
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Jalen Hurts to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards
“I mean, you can make an argument right now that he cracks the top five in the league, you know, with Burrow, Jackson, Allen, and Mahomes, he could easily say he's the next best quarterback.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50-50 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -50
- player:
- Jalen Hurts
- season:
- 2024
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 14
- actual finish:
- 20
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- predicted finish:
- 5
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