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2018 NFL Draft QB rankings, after Week 7
BY PFF ANALYSIS TEAM • OCT 18, 2017
WACO, TX - SEPTEMBER 23: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners drops back to pass against the Baylor Bears during the first half at McLane Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Each week at PFF, we’ve given you an overview of all the top draft-eligible quarterbacks across the college football world, with eyes towards the 2018 NFL draft. Now seven weeks into the season, with reputations building and some performances shining, it’s time to rank those top draft-eligible quarterbacks in our weekly feature.
Below you will find the top draft-eligible quarterbacks from across the country, and how they stack up against one another in both traditional and advanced statistics, ranked by their overall PFF grade so far this season. While these rankings are obviously not how they’ll either finish, nor how they are projected to be drafted, these rankings serve as a guideline to rank how each quarterback has fared for their respective teams, while our advanced stats further depict how they may fare at the next level.
With that, here are our takes on the top 13 draft-eligible quarterbacks, that you won’t get anywhere else.
1. BAKER MAYFIELD, OKLAHOMA – 92.9 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Baker Mayfield
Game Grade vs. Texas: 88.3
Aside from two uncharacteristic poor decisions, only one of which was intercepted, Mayfield continued to spread the ball with accuracy all over the field. He hit all three of his deep shots for 157 yards and two touchdowns and he leads the nation with an adjusted completion percentage of 65.7 percent on deep passes this season. Through seven weeks, Mayfield is leading the nation in percentage of positively-graded throws while ranking second in avoiding negatively-graded throws, and he’s simply playing better than all other quarterbacks at this point.
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2. WILL GRIER, WEST VIRGINIA – 91.2 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Will Grier
Game Grade vs. Texas Tech: 85.5
West Virginia was down early, but Grier led the comeback with a number of big throws on his way to completing 32-of-42 for 352 yards, five touchdowns, and only one interception. He got away with two forces into coverage and his interception was a mis-read into coverage, but he made up for it with four big-time throws as he gave his receivers opportunities to make plays down the field. From a pocket standpoint it wasn’t a challenging game for Grier who faced pressure on only eight of 47 dropbacks, but he took advantage of the clean pockets with an NFL passer rating of 126.6. Grier’s best work came at the intermediate (10-19-yard) level in between the numbers where he hit 7-of-9 for 111 yards and two scores.
3. MASON RUDOLPH, OKLAHOMA STATE – 90.6 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Mason Rudolph
Game Grade vs. Baylor: 79.3
Rudolph started out with a number of misses, but he settled down and sprinkled the ball all over the field on his way to a productive 19-of-33 effort for 464 yards and three touchdowns. As is often with case with Rudolph, the gaudy yardage total has more to do with his outstanding playmakers and iffy, at best, Big 12 defense as he had a number of wide open deep passes and after-the-catch efforts that inflated the stats. He finished 5-for-11 for 212 yards and a touchdown on deep (20-plus yard) passes and he currently ranks third in the nation with 813 yards on deep passes this season.
4. LAMAR JACKSON, LOUISVILLE – 90.2 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Lamar Jackson
Game Grade vs. Boston College: 85.0
Jackson and Louisville jumped out to an early halftime lead only to see them eventually fall in a shootout 45-42. Jackson had a number of big plays, and other close calls on deep shots where his receivers failed to locate and track the ball down. He had a crucial error in the third quarter with a bad misread throwing an interception on a slant to a dropping linebacker that dug them into a 14-point hole. He flashed a few highlight runs for touchdowns and totalled 178 yards on the ground including 103 yards after contact. Jackson climbed back into the game to tie it at 42 only to see Boston College bleed out the clock and kick a game-winning field goal. He was able to hit a number of shots over the middle on digs for key conversions, but particularly struggled when Boston College did not blitz, completing just 45.7 percent of his passes and a 60.5 passer rating when they chose to drop back and play coverage.
5. JOSH ROSEN, UCLA – 84.4 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Josh Rosen
Game Grade vs. Arizona: 74.1
Rosen continues his volatile play, sprinkling in a number of impressive throws and head-scratchers along the way. He finished 20-of-34 or 219 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions in his worst statistical outing of the year. Rosen’s first interception came as a result of him getting hit while in his throwing motion though his early second quarter pick was a poor deep out that he left dangerously inside for the easy turnover. The third interception was simply a poor decision as he mis-read a linebacker over the middle of the field. Rosen made a number of strong throws throughout the game, but the dangerous throws stand out as he’s not tied for 15th with 12 turnover-worthy plays on the year.
6. MIKE WHITE, WESTERN KENTUCKY – 83.3 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Mike White
Game Grade vs. Charlotte: 85.6
White posted by far his best game of the year lighting it up with throws at every level and showing the consistency you’d hope to see from him heading into the season. He found most of success working the middle of the field, going 21-of-26 for 239 yards and two touchdowns in between the numbers. Pass protection was good throughout the game, with White under pressure on just eight of his 48 dropbacks, allowing him to go 29-of-40 for 359 yards and five touchdowns from a clean pocket. His decision-making and overall ball placement was solid throughout the game against an overmatched Charlotte team.
7. JAKE BROWNING, WASHINGTON – 82.5 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Jake Browning
Game Grade vs. Arizona State: 69.8
Browning and the Huskies had an off night in Pac-12 after dark with a shocking upset loss at Arizona State. Although his stat line showed zero interceptions, he had a couple balls thrown into coverage that were nearly picked off as well as a pocket fumble that he was able to recover. Arizona State seemed to have a beat on what they were doing in the passing game, with Browning struggling in two key areas: going 0-of-4 on deep throws over 20 yards and was just 3-of-10 for 37 yards including six sacks when he was under pressure.
8. LUKE FALK, WASHINGTON STATE – 79.4 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Luke Falk
Game Grade vs. Cal: 56.1
Some of the early season issues crept up in a big way for Falk who finished 28-for-43 for 286 yards, no touchdowns, and five interceptions against Cal. The interceptions weren’t all on him but his struggles throwing outside the numbers at 10-plus yards were on display once again. On all passes thrown at 10-plus yards, Falk finished 5-for-14 for 96 yards and three interceptions as he continues to do his best work in the short game, but a lack of arm strength is making for a few ugly throws when trying to drive the ball down the field.
9. AUSTIN ALLEN, ARKANSAS – 78.9 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Austin Allen
Allen was injured and did not play against Alabama, here’s what we said that previous week:
It was a rough outing for Allen who finished 12-for-25 for 84 yards against South Carolina. He went only 3-for-7 on passes throw at 10-plus yards and he struggled under pressure, finished 2-for-10 for 19 yards and an interception. The interception was Allen’s worst throw of the year as he threw back across his body directly to a linebacker for an easy pick-6. Allen must cut down on his poor decisions late in the down.
10. JARRETT STIDHAM, AUBURN – 78.6 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Jarrett Stidham
Game Grade vs. LSU: 48.2
It was a rough outing for Stidham who finished 9-for-26 for 165 yards and a touchdown. He took advantage of a coverage bust for a long 49-yard touchdown, but Stidham struggled on throws at 10-plus yards, hitting only 3-of-15 for 89 yards as a combination of inaccuracy and tight LSU coverage made for a long afternoon after a hot start. He faced pressure on 15 of his 32 dropbacks, and he continues to take too many sacks as he’s gone down on 29.4 percent of pressured snaps, 14th-highest in the nation.
11. DANIEL JONES, DUKE – 77.5 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Daniel Jones
Game Grade vs. Florida State: 78.5
Jones bounced back after a couple of tough weeks to have a solid game throughout and avoided making the big mistakes that have plagued him thus far. Jones continually took what the defense gave him and mixed in some deep shots down the field connecting on a scramble deep corner for a 57-yard gain. He was able to make some key throws on a final drive to get them into scoring position, only to come up just short on a last second Hail Mary attempt. Jones’ 83.3 percent adjusted completion percentage was second in the ACC this week.
12. SAM DARNOLD, USC, 71.3 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Sam Darnold
Game Grade vs. Utah: 35.5
The third straight rough game for Darnold who didn’t have an interception but did have three poor decisions resulting in dropped interceptions to go with two more bad fumbles. He now has 17 turnover-worthy plays on the season, tied for third-most in the nation. Aside from the bottom-end plays, Darnold is still missing more throws than we’re used to seeing and it looks like he’s trying to do too much in order to carry the Trojans offense through their injury issues. On passes thrown at least 10 yards in the air against Utah, Darnold finished 8-for-25 for 182 yards while completing 17-of-19 for 165 yards on passes thrown in the 0-9-yard range.
13. JOSH ALLEN, WYOMING – 53.7 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Josh Allen
Game Grade vs. Utah State: 44.0
Allen got off to a rough start with his first pass resulting in an interception on a designed bootleg where he badly forced a ball into coverage. Allen fired a few lasers per usual, one of note in the second quarter on a third-and-20 where he was forced to slide left in the pocket and came back to a backside dig for a 23-yard gain setting the Cowboys up for a score a few plays later. He continues to struggle in quick game with his accuracy underneath and pre-snap decision-making, throwing a ball right into the chest of a linebacker that was fortunately dropped on a stick combination. Allen was able to make a number of big throws down the stretch, including perfectly placed deep ball off of a double move for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. In a clean pocket this week, Allen posted an 83.3 percent adjusted completion percentage.
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BY PFF ANALYSIS TEAM • OCT 18, 2017
WACO, TX - SEPTEMBER 23: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners drops back to pass against the Baylor Bears during the first half at McLane Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Each week at PFF, we’ve given you an overview of all the top draft-eligible quarterbacks across the college football world, with eyes towards the 2018 NFL draft. Now seven weeks into the season, with reputations building and some performances shining, it’s time to rank those top draft-eligible quarterbacks in our weekly feature.
Below you will find the top draft-eligible quarterbacks from across the country, and how they stack up against one another in both traditional and advanced statistics, ranked by their overall PFF grade so far this season. While these rankings are obviously not how they’ll either finish, nor how they are projected to be drafted, these rankings serve as a guideline to rank how each quarterback has fared for their respective teams, while our advanced stats further depict how they may fare at the next level.
With that, here are our takes on the top 13 draft-eligible quarterbacks, that you won’t get anywhere else.
1. BAKER MAYFIELD, OKLAHOMA – 92.9 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Baker Mayfield
Game Grade vs. Texas: 88.3
Aside from two uncharacteristic poor decisions, only one of which was intercepted, Mayfield continued to spread the ball with accuracy all over the field. He hit all three of his deep shots for 157 yards and two touchdowns and he leads the nation with an adjusted completion percentage of 65.7 percent on deep passes this season. Through seven weeks, Mayfield is leading the nation in percentage of positively-graded throws while ranking second in avoiding negatively-graded throws, and he’s simply playing better than all other quarterbacks at this point.
Join PFF Edge for the rest of the rankings, including Will Grier, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen and many more.
2. WILL GRIER, WEST VIRGINIA – 91.2 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Will Grier
Game Grade vs. Texas Tech: 85.5
West Virginia was down early, but Grier led the comeback with a number of big throws on his way to completing 32-of-42 for 352 yards, five touchdowns, and only one interception. He got away with two forces into coverage and his interception was a mis-read into coverage, but he made up for it with four big-time throws as he gave his receivers opportunities to make plays down the field. From a pocket standpoint it wasn’t a challenging game for Grier who faced pressure on only eight of 47 dropbacks, but he took advantage of the clean pockets with an NFL passer rating of 126.6. Grier’s best work came at the intermediate (10-19-yard) level in between the numbers where he hit 7-of-9 for 111 yards and two scores.
3. MASON RUDOLPH, OKLAHOMA STATE – 90.6 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Mason Rudolph
Game Grade vs. Baylor: 79.3
Rudolph started out with a number of misses, but he settled down and sprinkled the ball all over the field on his way to a productive 19-of-33 effort for 464 yards and three touchdowns. As is often with case with Rudolph, the gaudy yardage total has more to do with his outstanding playmakers and iffy, at best, Big 12 defense as he had a number of wide open deep passes and after-the-catch efforts that inflated the stats. He finished 5-for-11 for 212 yards and a touchdown on deep (20-plus yard) passes and he currently ranks third in the nation with 813 yards on deep passes this season.
4. LAMAR JACKSON, LOUISVILLE – 90.2 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Lamar Jackson
Game Grade vs. Boston College: 85.0
Jackson and Louisville jumped out to an early halftime lead only to see them eventually fall in a shootout 45-42. Jackson had a number of big plays, and other close calls on deep shots where his receivers failed to locate and track the ball down. He had a crucial error in the third quarter with a bad misread throwing an interception on a slant to a dropping linebacker that dug them into a 14-point hole. He flashed a few highlight runs for touchdowns and totalled 178 yards on the ground including 103 yards after contact. Jackson climbed back into the game to tie it at 42 only to see Boston College bleed out the clock and kick a game-winning field goal. He was able to hit a number of shots over the middle on digs for key conversions, but particularly struggled when Boston College did not blitz, completing just 45.7 percent of his passes and a 60.5 passer rating when they chose to drop back and play coverage.
5. JOSH ROSEN, UCLA – 84.4 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Josh Rosen
Game Grade vs. Arizona: 74.1
Rosen continues his volatile play, sprinkling in a number of impressive throws and head-scratchers along the way. He finished 20-of-34 or 219 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions in his worst statistical outing of the year. Rosen’s first interception came as a result of him getting hit while in his throwing motion though his early second quarter pick was a poor deep out that he left dangerously inside for the easy turnover. The third interception was simply a poor decision as he mis-read a linebacker over the middle of the field. Rosen made a number of strong throws throughout the game, but the dangerous throws stand out as he’s not tied for 15th with 12 turnover-worthy plays on the year.
6. MIKE WHITE, WESTERN KENTUCKY – 83.3 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Mike White
Game Grade vs. Charlotte: 85.6
White posted by far his best game of the year lighting it up with throws at every level and showing the consistency you’d hope to see from him heading into the season. He found most of success working the middle of the field, going 21-of-26 for 239 yards and two touchdowns in between the numbers. Pass protection was good throughout the game, with White under pressure on just eight of his 48 dropbacks, allowing him to go 29-of-40 for 359 yards and five touchdowns from a clean pocket. His decision-making and overall ball placement was solid throughout the game against an overmatched Charlotte team.
7. JAKE BROWNING, WASHINGTON – 82.5 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Jake Browning
Game Grade vs. Arizona State: 69.8
Browning and the Huskies had an off night in Pac-12 after dark with a shocking upset loss at Arizona State. Although his stat line showed zero interceptions, he had a couple balls thrown into coverage that were nearly picked off as well as a pocket fumble that he was able to recover. Arizona State seemed to have a beat on what they were doing in the passing game, with Browning struggling in two key areas: going 0-of-4 on deep throws over 20 yards and was just 3-of-10 for 37 yards including six sacks when he was under pressure.
8. LUKE FALK, WASHINGTON STATE – 79.4 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Luke Falk
Game Grade vs. Cal: 56.1
Some of the early season issues crept up in a big way for Falk who finished 28-for-43 for 286 yards, no touchdowns, and five interceptions against Cal. The interceptions weren’t all on him but his struggles throwing outside the numbers at 10-plus yards were on display once again. On all passes thrown at 10-plus yards, Falk finished 5-for-14 for 96 yards and three interceptions as he continues to do his best work in the short game, but a lack of arm strength is making for a few ugly throws when trying to drive the ball down the field.
9. AUSTIN ALLEN, ARKANSAS – 78.9 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Austin Allen
Allen was injured and did not play against Alabama, here’s what we said that previous week:
It was a rough outing for Allen who finished 12-for-25 for 84 yards against South Carolina. He went only 3-for-7 on passes throw at 10-plus yards and he struggled under pressure, finished 2-for-10 for 19 yards and an interception. The interception was Allen’s worst throw of the year as he threw back across his body directly to a linebacker for an easy pick-6. Allen must cut down on his poor decisions late in the down.
10. JARRETT STIDHAM, AUBURN – 78.6 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Jarrett Stidham
Game Grade vs. LSU: 48.2
It was a rough outing for Stidham who finished 9-for-26 for 165 yards and a touchdown. He took advantage of a coverage bust for a long 49-yard touchdown, but Stidham struggled on throws at 10-plus yards, hitting only 3-of-15 for 89 yards as a combination of inaccuracy and tight LSU coverage made for a long afternoon after a hot start. He faced pressure on 15 of his 32 dropbacks, and he continues to take too many sacks as he’s gone down on 29.4 percent of pressured snaps, 14th-highest in the nation.
11. DANIEL JONES, DUKE – 77.5 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Daniel Jones
Game Grade vs. Florida State: 78.5
Jones bounced back after a couple of tough weeks to have a solid game throughout and avoided making the big mistakes that have plagued him thus far. Jones continually took what the defense gave him and mixed in some deep shots down the field connecting on a scramble deep corner for a 57-yard gain. He was able to make some key throws on a final drive to get them into scoring position, only to come up just short on a last second Hail Mary attempt. Jones’ 83.3 percent adjusted completion percentage was second in the ACC this week.
12. SAM DARNOLD, USC, 71.3 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Sam Darnold
Game Grade vs. Utah: 35.5
The third straight rough game for Darnold who didn’t have an interception but did have three poor decisions resulting in dropped interceptions to go with two more bad fumbles. He now has 17 turnover-worthy plays on the season, tied for third-most in the nation. Aside from the bottom-end plays, Darnold is still missing more throws than we’re used to seeing and it looks like he’s trying to do too much in order to carry the Trojans offense through their injury issues. On passes thrown at least 10 yards in the air against Utah, Darnold finished 8-for-25 for 182 yards while completing 17-of-19 for 165 yards on passes thrown in the 0-9-yard range.
13. JOSH ALLEN, WYOMING – 53.7 OVERALL GRADE
NFL Draft QB Rankings - Week 7 - Josh Allen
Game Grade vs. Utah State: 44.0
Allen got off to a rough start with his first pass resulting in an interception on a designed bootleg where he badly forced a ball into coverage. Allen fired a few lasers per usual, one of note in the second quarter on a third-and-20 where he was forced to slide left in the pocket and came back to a backside dig for a 23-yard gain setting the Cowboys up for a score a few plays later. He continues to struggle in quick game with his accuracy underneath and pre-snap decision-making, throwing a ball right into the chest of a linebacker that was fortunately dropped on a stick combination. Allen was able to make a number of big throws down the stretch, including perfectly placed deep ball off of a double move for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. In a clean pocket this week, Allen posted an 83.3 percent adjusted completion percentage.
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