The Cleveland Browns have started three quarterbacks this season and may be on their fourth as they take on the Los Angeles Rams this weekend. With Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the concussion protocol, the Browns may turn to Joe Flacco instead of PJ Walker. All of this as starter Deshaun Watson has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken shoulder.
The quarterback play the Browns have seen this season has not been great, and anyone with two eyeballs can see that. But just where do these Cleveland quarterbacks fall among the rest of the league? Here, we will use ESPN’s QBR to rank every qualifying quarterback in the NFL, adding in all three from Cleveland.
While QBR is a full body of work metric that will not exclude the slow start that Watson was on or the Baltimore game of Thompson-Robinson’s where he found out he was starting two hours before kickoff, it does give a big picture look.
Here is every qualifying NFL quarterback ranked by ESPN QBR.
1
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers: 75.6
2
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: 75.3
3
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: 72.1
4
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: 70.3
5
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers: 70.2
6
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: 63.5
7
Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings: 63.2
8
C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans: 62.7
9
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars: 61.4
10
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins: 60.0
11
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: 58.7
12
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: 58.5
13
Gardner Minshew, Indianapolis Colts: 58.5
14
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams: 57.4
15
Joshua Dobbs, Minnesota Vikings: 54.9
16
Russell Wilson, Denver Broncos: 54.6
17
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: 53.0
18
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 53.0
19
Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers: 52.6
20
Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks: 50.1
21
Sam Howell, Washington Commanders: 49.7
22
Tyson Bagent, Chicago Bears: 49.5
23
Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals: 47.5
24
Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints: 47.4
25
Justin Fields, Chicago Bears: 44.5
26
Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns: 44.2
27
Daniel Jones, New York Giants: 39.1
28
Desmond Ridder, Atlanta Falcons: 38.1
29
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh Steelers: 38.0
30
Mac Jones, New England Patriots: 36.5
31
Will Levis, Tennessee Titans: 36.0
32
Aidan O'Connell, Las Vegas Raiders: 34.1
33
Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers: 32.3
34
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Cleveland Browns: 31.4
35
Zach Wilson, New York Jets: 30.8
36
P.J. Walker, Cleveland Browns: 19.8
37
Tommy DeVito, New York Giants: 14.9
