The rankings of every opposing quarterback on the Eagles’ 2024 schedule originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles are expected to have a much easier schedule in 2024, but they will still face some pretty good quarterbacks this year.
Jalen Hurts had a bit of a down season in 2023, but was still a Pro Bowler for the second straight season and led the Eagles to the playoffs for the third straight season as their starting quarterback.
If you look at the list of quarterbacks the Eagles will face this season, they will avoid Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, but they will still see some very good QBs. And you can argue about where Hurts belongs on this list now and where he could be after a good 2024 season.
Here’s a ranking of all 14 quarterbacks the Eagles will face this year:
14. Daniel Jones
Week 7 at Giants; Week 18 vs Giants
Despite having the No. 6 pick in this year’s draft, the Giants opted to skip drafting a quarterback and run it back with Jones in 2024. Instead, they opted for Malik Nabers, a pick that could help Jones. But the chances for the 2019 first round are slim. Jones has been with the Giants for five seasons and has one winning record in those five years. He has shown flashes here and there, but just hasn’t always been good enough. His best season came in 2022 when he completed 67.2% of his passes for 15 touchdowns and 5 interceptions and led the Giants to a playoff victory before the Eagles destroyed them in the divisional round. In his regular season career against the Eagles, Jones is 2-3 with 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
13. Bryce Young
Week 14 vs. Panthers
It’s been a tough rookie season for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft and now the Panthers have a new head coach in Dave Canales. Young played in 16 games last season and had a 2-14 record, threw for fewer than 3,000 yards and had 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He was also sacked 62 times for 477 yards. Young wasn’t good as a rookie, but he was also in a very tough situation. Things may get better in Carolina, but that probably won’t happen overnight.
12. Jayden Daniels
Week 11 vs. Commanders; Week 16 at Commanders
It’s always a bit tricky to include rookies on lists like this. But Daniels was the No. 2 pick and Heisman Trophy winner for a reason. I look forward to seeing how Daniels fits into Kliff Kingsbury’s offense under head coach Dan Quinn. It’s not like the Commanders have any offensive talent, but Daniels will have some help in the form of Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, Zach Ertz and Austin Ekeler.
11. Derek Carr
Week 3 at Sinterklaas
We’ve reached the middle ground of NFL quarterbacks on this list. Carr is now 33 and it’s not like he’s been a scrub. In fact, he has made four Pro Bowls in his career and one in 2022. But his first season in New Orleans was just okay. He threw for 3,878 yards with 25 touchdowns and 8 picks. At this point in his career, Carr is a perfectly average quarterback on a team that isn’t exactly built to perform.
10.Russell Wilson
Week 15 vs. Steelers
The 35-year-old Wilson will get a fresh start with the Steelers in 2024 after a strange two-year stint in Denver. In Seattle, Wilson was considered one of the best QBs in the league for years and a sure-fire future Hall of Famer, and then in Denver he became a bit of a punching bag. There were still some really good moments from Wilson last year and I’m curious to see if he’ll find some more consistency in Pittsburgh or if Justin Fields ends up being the guy the Eagles face in Week 15.
9. Deshaun Watson
Week 6 vs. Browns
There’s no doubt that Watson has been a huge disappointment in Cleveland. He has played a total of twelve games and has not been very impressive when he has been on the field. The Browns hope the 28-year-old can find the form that made him one of the league’s best quarterbacks from 2018 to 2020, but four years ago in the NFL is an eternity. Right now, the Watson trade seems like an all-time bad thing. But the Browns have a good roster that made the playoffs last year and if Watson can bounce back, they could be a good team.
8. Baker Mayfield
Week 4 at Buccaneers
Give Mayfield a lot of credit. He had perhaps his last chance to prove himself as a starter in the NFL and had his best NFL season in 2023. He threw for over 4,000 yards for the first time in his career with a 28-10 TD-to-INT ratio . Mayfield is 1-1 against the Eagles in the regular season, but had a very good game against them in the playoffs last year, throwing for 337 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 32-9 win.
7. Kirk Cousins
Week 2 vs. Falcons
Cousins missed half of the 2023 season with the Vikings, but was a good quarterback the past six years in Minnesota. No, he’s not one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but he’s been consistently good for a long time and had another good season before tearing his Achilles tendon last year. Now he’s in Atlanta as a stopover before rookie Michael Penix Jr. eventually takes over. That is a difficult situation. Cousins has played 11 career games against the Eagles and is 6-5 in those games. Unfortunately for Cousins, this game is a primetime matchup and he historically isn’t as good after dark. The Eagles have defeated Cousins in primetime home openers the past two seasons.
6.Trevor Lawrence
Week 9 vs. Jaguars
Lawrence has settled into good territory, but he hasn’t yet become the star many expected when the Jaguars drafted him first overall in 2021. But after three NFL seasons, this might be the year Lawerence takes that huge step forward. Heck, if he could have been a little healthier in 2023, we might have seen that jump. This will be Lawrence’s third season with Doug Pederson as his head coach.
5. Matt Stafford
Week 12 at Rams
There’s a good chance that Stafford won’t finish the 2024 season in this high spot. Because Stafford is now 36 and the 2009 first-round pick is nearing the end of his NFL career. But he was really good in 2023. The Rams were a surprise playoff team last year after Stafford’s truly impressive season, going 24-11 for nearly 4,000 yards. Stafford still has a great arm and can play at a high level. We just have to see how his body will hold up this deep into his career.
4. Jordan Love
Week 1 vs. Packers in Brazil
Love enters Year 2 as a starter with extremely high expectations. We all saw how he played in the second half of last year and his incredible playoff win against the Cowboys in the wild card round. Now it’s time to see how Love puts together another big season. Because he has made a very good start. In 2023, he ended up throwing for over 4,100 yards with 32 touchdowns and 11 picks. He has enormous potential.
3. Dak Prescott
Week 10 at Cowboys; Week 17 vs. Cowboys
The Cowboys have had a strange offseason and Prescott is about to enter the final year of his contract. It should be time for an extension, but it hasn’t happened yet. It should be. Because while there are certainly some hurdles Prescott has to overcome, he has been very good and had his best NFL season in 2023, finishing second in the MVP voting. Against the Eagles, Prescott is 9-4 in his career. Prescott was a great QB for the regular season, but it’s understandable that Cowboys fans want to see it in the postseason.
2. Joe Burrow
Week 8 at Bengals
The Bengals’ franchise quarterback rushed back from a calf injury early in the 2023 season and then tore a ligament in his wrist, ending his season far too early. But as far as Burrow is healthy in 2024, there’s no reason to expect any kind of real dip in his play. His previous two years were great and he is already in his prime as one of the best quarterbacks (and playoff quarterbacks) in the NFL.
1. Lamar Jackson
Week 13 at Ravens
The MVP – Jackson won the award for the second time in five years. He was great in 2023, passing for over 3,600 yards and rushing for another 821. He was also responsible for 29 touchdowns. Jackson is one of the toughest players to defend in the entire league when healthy. Jackson had a tough outing in the AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs, but he still earned this spot due to his high level of play over the past few seasons.
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