The Carolina Panthers certainly won’t be on the lookout for a quarterback this offseason—at least as far as their main roster is concerned. But let’s rank the ones who are about to hit the open market anyway.
Here are the top 12 free-agent quarterbacks of the 2024 offseason:
1. Kirk Cousins (Age: 35)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 8 (8)
Completion percentage: 69.5
Passing yards: 2,331
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 18-5
Yards per attempt: 7.5
Passer rating: 103.8
Rushing yards: 25
Rushing touchdowns: 0
2. Baker Mayfield (Age: 28)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (17)
Completion percentage: 64.3
Passing yards: 4,044
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 28-10
Yards per attempt: 7.1
Passer rating: 94.6
Rushing yards: 163
Rushing touchdowns: 1
3. Joe Flacco (Age: 39)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 5 (5)
Completion percentage: 60.3
Passing yards: 1,616
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 13-8
Yards per attempt: 7.9
Passer rating: 90.2
Rushing yards: 2
Rushing touchdowns: 0
4. Ryan Tannehill (Age: 35)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 10 (8)
Completion percentage: 64.8
Passing yards: 1,616
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 4-7
Yards per attempt: 7.0
Passer rating: 78.5
Rushing yards: 74
Rushing touchdowns: 1
5. Gardner Minshew (Age: 27)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 17 (13)
Completion percentage: 62.2
Passing yards: 3,305
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 15-9
Yards per attempt: 6.7
Passer rating: 84.6
Rushing yards: 100
Rushing touchdowns: 3
6. Jacoby Brissett (Age: 31)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 3 (0)
Completion percentage: 78.3
Passing yards: 224
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 3-0
Yards per attempt: 9.7
Passer rating: 146.8
Rushing yards: 19
Rushing touchdowns: 0
7. Joshua Dobbs (Age: 29)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 13 (12)
Completion percentage: 62.8
Passing yards: 2,464
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 13-10
Yards per attempt: 5.9
Passer rating: 79.5
Rushing yards: 421
Rushing touchdowns: 6
8. Sam Darnold (Age: 26)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 10 (1)
Completion percentage: 60.9
Passing yards: 297
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 2-1
Yards per attempt: 6.5
Passer rating: 85.1
Rushing yards: 15
Rushing touchdowns: 1
9. Tyrod Taylor (Age: 34)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 11 (5)
Completion percentage: 64.4
Passing yards: 1,341
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 5-3
Yards per attempt: 7.5
Passer rating: 89.1
Rushing yards: 197
Rushing touchdowns: 0
10. Mason Rudolph (Age: 28)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 4 (3)
Completion percentage: 74.3
Passing yards: 719
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 3-0
Yards per attempt: 9.7
Passer rating: 118.0
Rushing yards: 8
Rushing touchdowns: 0
11. Mitch Trubisky (Age: 29)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 5 (2)
Completion percentage: 62.6
Passing yards: 632
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 4-5
Yards per attempt: 5.9
Passer rating: 71.9
Rushing yards: 54
Rushing touchdowns: 2
12. Drew Lock (Age: 27)
2023 stats
Games (starts): 4 (2)
Completion percentage: 63.2
Passing yards: 543
Passing touchdowns-interceptions: 3-3
Yards per attempt: 7.1
Passer rating: 81.2
Rushing yards: 14
Rushing touchdowns: 0
Best of the rest
- Jake Browning (27)*
- Tyler Huntley (26)
- Marcus Mariota (30)
- Cam Newton (34)
- Carson Wentz (31)
*Exclusive Rights Free Agent
