NFL QB Power Rankings: Ranking Zach Wilson and all 32 starting quarterbacks

The NFL season has come to an end for the NY Jets, and while many will have their eyes on the upcoming free agency period and the 2022 NFL Draft, it's also important to look back and reflect.

Reflect about the best moments from the past year, the best games, the best performances, and, for the sake of this article, the best quarterbacks.

We at The Jet Press decided it would be fun to do a little collective group project. The goal was to rank all 32 starting quarterbacks in order of how good they are at this very moment.

This list isn't meant to be a projection of the future nor is it a list of our favorite quarterbacks. Instead, by the end of the 2021 season, how good was each starting QB in the NFL?

Some teams, of course, had multiple starters in 2021. The player with the most games started was given the nod, with a couple of notable exceptions. For instance, Jameis Winston was used instead of Taysom Hill.

A panel of six members of the staff was selected to vote for this project (Justin Fried, Brian Newsome, Christian Agathis, Mike Mitchell, Tom Rudawsky, Chris Nass).

While individual rankings won't be revealed, I went ahead and took the average of each of our rankings to create one collective QB power rankings. For reference, the highest and lowest ranking for each player is included.

Without further ado, let's jump in and see how the rakings turned out.

32. Sam Darnold (Carolina Panthers)

• Cumulative ranking: 30.67
• Highest ranking: 29
• Lowest ranking: 32

Sam Darnold was a pretty unanimous selection for No. 32 on our list. Of the six voters, four of them ranked him either 31st or 32nd in the NFL and no one ranked him higher than 29th.

It was a difficult year for Darnold in his first season in Carolina. The former Jets QB finished with just nine touchdowns compared to 13 interceptions and was benched at a point for a returning Cam Newton.

There's still a chance Darnold could be the Week 1 starter for the Panthers seeing as he's under contract for next year, but it's safe to say his team is regretting both trading for him and picking up his fifth-year option.

It's no surprise to see Darnold land so low on this list.

31. Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars)

• Cumulative ranking: 29.17
• Highest ranking: 24
• Lowest ranking: 32

A lone ranking of 24th from one of the voters saved Trevor Lawrence from perhaps being dead last on this list. The only QB to receive multiple last place votes, Lawrence was simply not good in 2021.

The first overall pick got off to a typical starter only to hit a wall midway through his rookie season. Lawrence managed just one touchdown from Weeks 9-16 as compared to five interceptions.

The former Clemson star showed promise late in the year actually leading his team to victory with a career-best performance against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18.

Another year of development surrounded by a hopefully more competent coaching staff and supporting cast could do him wonders. But for now, he's comfortably one of the worst starting quarterbacks in the league.

30. Zach Wilson (New York Jets)

• Cumulative ranking: 29.00
• Highest ranking: 27
• Lowest ranking: 31

A similar sentiment was shared about Jets quarterback Zach Wilson. Wilson looked like a rookie, an overwhelmed rookie at that, for a lot of the 2021 season.

He got off to a rough start and was on pace to lead the league in interceptions before a knee injury sidelined him over a month. Upon returning, Wilson showed significant signs of progress.

The second overall pick didn't throw an interception in his final five games to end the year. He was making smarter decisions and being safer with the ball.

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough star power to help Wilson climb above 27th on any of our rankings. While his future is uncertain, right now, he's one of the worst QBs in the NFL.

29. Justin Fields (Chicago Bears)

• Cumulative ranking: 27.33
• Highest ranking: 19
• Lowest ranking: 32

There was quite a bit of disparity surrounding Justin Fields as evidenced by the above votes. But while one voter went as high as 19th and another went as low as 32nd, most ranked him within the 25-30 range.

Much like Lawrence and Wilson, Fields looked the part of a rookie quarterback in 2021. While he may have shown a little more in the big play department than the other two, the rookie mistakes were still prevalent.

Fields finished with seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions plus an additional two rushing scores and five fumbles lost. The turnovers were an issue for Fields, as were the unnecessary number of sacks he took.

Still, he lands slightly above his rookie counterparts likely due to the flashes of brilliance that were more frequent in his games.

28. Taylor Heinicke (Washington Football Team)

• Cumulative ranking: 26.00
• Highest ranking: 18
• Lowest ranking: 32

Votes were pretty split on Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke as well. One voter ranked him dead last in the NFL while another ranked him as more of a middle-of-the-pack QB.

In the end, the truth lied somewhere in the middle. Heinicke stepped in as the starter following Ryan Fitzpatrick's season-ending injury and he performed admirably in his absence.

The former XFL QB finished with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions proving to be just as volatile as the man he took over for. Heinicke likely isn't the long-term answer in Washington, but he's proven he can play in this league.

Expect Heinicke to stick around for a while as a Fitzpatrick-esque backup/fringe starter. His ranking supports that notion.

27. Daniel Jones (New York Giants)

• Cumulative ranking: 25.83
• Highest ranking: 20
• Lowest ranking: 31

I started to notice a trend developing with these bottom-tier quarterbacks. Almost all of them had one voter who was abnormally high on them and another who believe they were close to the worst QB in the league. That continued with Daniel Jones.

Jones started 11 games in his third NFL season before an injury ended his year prematurely. And his replacements, Mike Glennon and later Jake Fromm, made the former sixth overall pick look significantly better in comparison.

Still, it's hard to rank Jones any higher than where we have him here. He threw just 10 touchdowns in 2021 to go along with seven interceptions. His fumble issues have improved, but turnovers remain a concern for the former Duke standout.

Now paired with Brian Daboll, Jones will look to salvage his career — that is, if his organization is willing to give him the chance.

T-25. Davis Mills (Houston Texans)

• Cumulative ranking: 25.50
• Highest ranking: 20
• Lowest ranking: 30

Davis Mills was one of the surprises of the 2021 season. A third-round pick, little was supposed to be expected of the Stanford product in his rookie season.

But with Deshaun Watson watching from home and Tyrod Taylor out injured, Mills stepped into action and performed better than anyone could have expected.

There were some dud performances in there, most notably a four-interception game against the Buffalo Bills in which his team scored zero points and he threw for under 90 yards. But there were also some moments of brilliance.

Ultimately, Mills showed more promise as a rookie than any QB not named Mac Jones. It's telling that one voter thought high enough to rank him 20th in the league. Mills probably deserves a bit more national respect than he's currently getting.

T-25. Jared Goff (Detroit Lions)

• Cumulative ranking: 25.50
• Highest ranking: 23
• Lowest ranking: 31

We actually had a tie between Davis Mills and Jared Goff for the 25th spot. Nonetheless, this is probably right around where most imagined Goff would land.

The former No. 1 overall pick was traded to the Detroit Lions in the offseason and hoped to start anew with a fresh organization. And while Goff wasn't necessarily bad in 2021, he did little to make his former team regret their decision.

Goff finished with a respectable 19/8 touchdown/interception ratio and got better as the year went on. Over his final five games, Goff threw 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

Perhaps Goff deserves to be a little higher on this list given what he was working with. But the voters have spoken — Goff is tied for 25th.

24. Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers)

• Cumulative ranking: 24.67
• Highest ranking: 17
• Lowest ranking: 32

The recently-retired Ben Roethlisberger was a shell of his former self in his final NFL season. The future Hall of Famer finished with 22 touchdowns and 10 interceptions but averaged a career-low 6.3 yards per attempt.

The arm talent just wasn't there this season and it was painfully evident every time he stepped on the field. Sure, his offensive line was far from perfect, but Roethlisberger was a well below-average QB in 2021 and the rankings reflect that.

One voter even ranked him 32nd out of 32 starters. While that may be a bit harsh, four of the six voters ranked him 25th or lower.

A couple of outlier rankings helped him rise slightly on this list, but it's safe to say Roethlisberger deserved his lowly ranking. But hey, at least his team made the playoffs.

23. Teddy Bridgewater (Denver Broncos)

• Cumulative ranking: 22.83
• Highest ranking: 19
• Lowest ranking: 28

Teddy Bridgewater is what he is at this stage of his career. He's a low-tier starter who likely won't be seen as much more than a bridge quarterback (no pun intended) or a fringe starter for any team.

That's what he was for the Denver Broncos in 2021 as he was brought in to more or less hold down the fort. He did his job finishing with 18 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in 14 starts, the best TD/INT ratio of his career.

Still, you can't help but feel the Broncos could have gone further with a more dynamic quarterback. Denver will likely look to replace him in the offseason with a more exciting, promising QB.

22. Tua Tagovailoa (Miami Dolphins)

• Cumulative ranking: 22.67
• Highest ranking: 20
• Lowest ranking: 26

The rankings were pretty consistent for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Most agreed that he was a below-average QB who played well enough to keep him out of the league's basement, but lacked the ceiling to be any higher than 20th.

Tagovailoa was forced into a difficult situation this season. On top of dealing with persistent trade rumors, he was forced to play behind the worst offensive line in the NFL.

The Miami coaching staff attempted to play to his strengths and coach around his team's weaknesses by employing an RPO-heavy offense, but that system might have simply inflated his numbers.

Tagovailoa is clearly on his last legs in Miami, and while the organization says they're committed to him, their prior actions suggest otherwise.

T-20. Baker Mayfield (Cleveland Browns)

• Cumulative ranking: 26.00
• Highest ranking: 16
• Lowest ranking: 25

Another tie here between Baker Mayfield and the next quarterback on our list. Hampered by injuries in 2021, Mayfield put together arguably the worst year of his NFL career.

Mayfield finished with 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions in 14 starts while playing through a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The injury has to be taken into account, but Mayfield was just straight-up not good this season.

Some voters accepted the injury excuse more than others with one even ranking him as high as 16th. Others weren't as forgiving.

2022 will be a make-or-break season for the former No. 1 overall pick as he looks to prove he's the guy the Browns should build around.

T-20. Jameis Winston (New Orleans Saints)

• Cumulative ranking: 26.00
• Highest ranking: 16
• Lowest ranking: 26

Oh, what could have been with Jameis Winston in 2021. The former first overall pick got off to a blazing start in his first year in New Orleans tossing 14 touchdowns and just three interceptions in seven starts.

That was before he suffered a torn ACL that would sideline him for the remainder of the season. The likes of Trevor Siemian and Taysom Hill did little to inspire confidence in his absence.

Winston might have gotten an unfair shake here as it was easy for many to forget how well he played at the beginning of the year. Still, it was only a seven-game (really six games) sample size.

Winston has earned a starting job somewhere in 2022.

19. Mac Jones (New England Patriots)

• Cumulative ranking: 19.50
• Highest ranking: 17
• Lowest ranking: 22

Votes on Mac Jones were fairly consistent. The last of five rookie quarterbacks selected in the first round, Jones was easily the best of the bunch in 2021.

The Alabama product finished with 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions helping lead his team to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth. Of course, context obviously has to be considered.

Jones was helped considerably by a good supporting cast and he didn't light up games as a rookie. But his combination of safe and smart football helps him shoot up these rankings.

There's even talk of Jones playing in the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement this year. The rookie QB earned a top-20 spot on this list.

18. Jimmy Garoppolo (San Francisco 49ers)

• Cumulative ranking: 18.67
• Highest ranking: 14
• Lowest ranking: 22

Jimmy Garoppolo is the first of four quarterbacks on this list still playing football as we approach the end of January. And while that might be surprising to some, it's a situation he's been in before.

Garoppolo is almost the definition of an average quarterback. He does his job for 75 percent of the game and will make a few 'wow' throws here and there, but he always couples that with a back-breaking turnover that puts his team in a bind.

That, in essence, is who Jimmy Garoppolo is. Still, that was enough for one voter to rank him 14th in the NFL, perhaps his unlikely postseason run was considered.

This is a good spot for Garoppolo, and it's unlikely to be one he will rise too far above.

17. Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles)

• Cumulative ranking: 18.33
• Highest ranking: 14
• Lowest ranking: 23

Jalen Hurts was another surprise standout from 2021. Benefiting from one of the easiest schedules in the NFL, Hurts led his team to a 9-8 record (8-7 in games he started) on the brink of the postseason.

Widely seen as a bottom-five QB entering the year, Hurts proved some of his detractors wrong finishing with 26 total touchdowns (16 passing) and nine interceptions completing 61 percent of his passes and averaging 7.3 yards per attempt.

Hurts proved he's a player the Eagles should continue to build around for the future. Is he the long-term solution in Philadelphia? That much remains to be seen.

But right now, he's comfortably ranked in the middle of our QB power rankings.

16. Carson Wentz (Indianapolis Colts)

• Cumulative ranking: 18.00
• Highest ranking: 16
• Lowest ranking: 23

Carson Wentz's numbers probably look a bit better than he actually was in 2021. This isn't to say that was bad — far from it. But Wentz wasn't as good as his 27-touchdown, seven-interception stat line will have you believe.

The Colts traded for Wentz in the offseason hoping to fill the hole left by Philip Rivers' retirement. Wentz got the job done and probably should have led his team to the playoffs if not for a Week 18 choke job against the Jaguars.

Ultimately, Wentz was aided significantly by a great offensive line and the best running game in football led by Jonathan Taylor. He was an average QB, at best, in 2021.

Interestingly enough, despite landing at No. 16 on our list, not a single voter ranked him higher than that.

15. Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons)

• Cumulative ranking: 16.50
• Highest ranking: 12
• Lowest ranking: 23

Matt Ryan is the forgotten QB of his era still kicking in the NFL at age 36. He just happens to play for a team that's no closer to contending than the Jets are at this very moment.

Ryan is still, by most accounts, a good NFL quarterback. He isn't the same player he was during Atlanta's magical Super Bowl run, but he has enough arm talent to lead his team to a few victories.

Unfortunately, the Falcons have done little to surround him with talent in recent years and seem to be just biding their time until they can get out of his contract.

The rankings were pretty diverse with Ryan, but a 15th-place spot is about right for the former league MVP.

14. Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans)

• Cumulative ranking: 14.33
• Highest ranking: 11
• Lowest ranking: 17

If Jimmy Garoppolo isn't the epitome of an average starting quarterback, Ryan Tannehill might just be. Tannehill came back down to earth a little in 2021 following a couple of highly-efficient years in Tennessee.

Without Derrick Henry for half the year, Tannehill and the Titans' offense struggled to click and his final stat line is proof of that. The 33-year-old finished with 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, the latter was his highest single-season total since 2013.

Somehow, Tannehill managed to help lead his team to the No. 1 seed in the AFC, but their Divisional Round performance against the Cincinnati Bengals is all the evidence you need for Tannehill's ranking on this list.

Without Henry, the Titans' offense just doesn't operate effectively. Tannehill isn't going to take over any games.

13. Kirk Cousins (Minnesota Vikings)

• Cumulative ranking: 13.17
• Highest ranking: 12
• Lowest ranking: 14

We've reached the tier of quarterbacks where we begin to get more unanimous rankings. That starts here with Kirk Cousins who each voter ranked between 12th and 14th on their list.

Cousins is an above-average QB leaguewide. While he probably stat pads more than your average quarterback, it's hard to watch Cousins play and insist he's ay worse than really any of the quarterbacks we've discussed to this point.

2021 was another highly productive year for the former fourth-round pick as he finished with 33 touchdowns and just seven interceptions recording the best TD/INT ratio of his career.

It wasn't enough to result in anything more than an 8-9 campaign, but Cousins does enough to earn his spot on this list.

12. Derek Carr (Las Vegas Raiders)

• Cumulative ranking: 12.17
• Highest ranking: 11
• Lowest ranking: 13

Derek Carr is a good NFL quarterback — an above-average one at that. He has the potential to take over games at times and, despite dealing with a highly volatile situation in Las Vegas, he still managed to put together a good year in 2021.

Carr helped the Raiders return to the postseason for the first time since his MVP-caliber campaign in 2016 throwing for a whopping 4,804 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.

Much like Cousins, everyone seemed to agree on Carr's ranking. He's comfortably the 12th-best QB in the NFL.

11. Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks)

• Cumulative ranking: 9.67
• Highest ranking: 6
• Lowest ranking: 16

Now we get into the next tier of quarterbacks. There was a sizable gap in the rankings between No. 12 and No. 11 with Russell Wilson narrowly missing out on a top-10 placement.

A future Hall of Famer, Wilson wasn't at his best in 2021 as he missed a few starts due to injury and finished with his lowest touchdown total since 2016. He was still a very good quarterback, but this wasn't the same Russell Wilson of old.

Perhaps that's why one voter ranked him as low as 16th on their list. Meanwhile, another voter, perhaps going off prior precedent, still believed Wilson was a top-six QB in the league.

Ultimately, he lands just outside the top-10 in that second-tier range.

10. Matthew Stafford (Los Angeles Rams)

• Cumulative ranking: 9.33
• Highest ranking: 8
• Lowest ranking: 11

Our second of four quarterbacks playing football this weekend, Matthew Stafford finally got the opportunity to step out of the shadows of the lowly Lions when he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams this offseason.

There was a time this year that Stafford looked like a legitimate MVP favorite. The former No. 1 overall pick finished with a career-high 41 touchdowns and threw for 4,886 yards, although he did lead the league with 17 interceptions.

Stafford was a highly productive, albeit volatile quarterback in 2021. Now one game away from the Super Bowl, Stafford is looking to further cement his legacy with a win this weekend.

9. Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens)

• Cumulative ranking: 9.17
• Highest ranking: 6
• Lowest ranking: 11

Lamar Jackson's 2021 season was a tale of two halves. Over his first six starts, Jackson looked like a legitimate MVP candidate with his historic Week 5 performance against the Indianapolis Colts serving as likely the best game of his career.

Jackson looked significantly improved as a passer as he was forced to rely on his arm more with injuries to the Ravens' entire running back group. Unfortunately, it quickly fell apart for the former MVP.

Jackson was a mess in the second half of the season playing the worst football of his career before a knee injury cut his campaign short. He finished with 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions as turnovers proved to be a big issue late in the year.

The Ravens will hope to see a bounce-back season from Jackson in 2022, especially with a contract extension looming. Still, despite his struggles, he managed to land in the top-10 on our list.

8. Kyler Murray (Arizona Cardinals)

• Cumulative ranking: 8.83
• Highest ranking: 5
• Lowest ranking: 12

These are the final two quarterbacks in what I would call the second-tier of NFL QBs. The rankings were actually quite split on Kyler Murray. Viewed as an MVP candidate early in the year, Murray and the Cardinals' late-season collapse likely knocked him down a few spots.

The former Heisman winner finished with 29 total touchdowns (24 passing) and 10 interceptions completing 69 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,787 yards.

Murray had a few exciting, star-making performances in 2021 with his four-touchdown game against the Cleveland Browns coming to mind. But when your team loses five of their last six games and goes one-and-done in the playoffs, you have to shoulder some of the blame.

The future is bright for Murray, but an eighth-place ranking seems about right.

7. Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys)

• Cumulative ranking: 8.33
• Highest ranking: 7
• Lowest ranking: 10

Dak Prescott is a very good NFL quarterback. It might be a stretch to say he's great or among the elite signal-callers in the league, but he does his job at a much higher level than most.

That was the case again in 2021 as Prescott put together arguably the best season of his career throwing for a career-high 37 touchdowns and just 10 interceptions.

Prescott helped lead his Cowboys to a 12-5 record and a first-place finish in the NFC East, but it wasn't enough to lead them past the Jimmy Garoppolo-led 49ers in the first round of the playoffs.

Our voters were pretty unanimous in their ranking of Prescott. He's a top-10 QB, but squarely in the latter half of the top-10.

6. Justin Herbert (Los Angeles Chargers)

• Cumulative ranking: 5.67
• Highest ranking: 4
• Lowest ranking: 7

We've reached the top-tier of NFL quarterbacks. For most voters, these six QBs were a pretty unanimous top-six with only a couple of outliers. First up is Los Angeles Chargers star Justin Herbert.

Herbert has taken the NFL by storm in his first two seasons proving scouting reports wrong and establishing himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the league.

The former Oregon star finished with 38 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 2021 throwing for over 5,000 yards and averaging 7.6 yards per attempt.

It's a shame we didn't get to see Herbert in the postseason, but his time will come soon enough. At just 23-years-old, he's already an elite QB.

5. Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals)

• Cumulative ranking: 5.50
• Highest ranking: 3
• Lowest ranking: 8

Joe Burrow's rankings were nearly identical to Herbert's, but he narrowly edges out his former draft-mate. Burrow helped lead the Cincinnati Bengals from the NFL's basement to the AFC Championship Game in a matter of two seasons.

Following a promising rookie season that was cut short by a torn ACL, there was understandably some concern over how well Burrow would play upon his return. He wasted little time putting those concerns to bed.

The former first overall pick threw for 34 touchdowns and 14 interceptions leading the NFL with a highly-efficient 70.4 completion percentage all while averaging an NFL-best 8.9 yards per attempt.

Sure, he was undoubtedly aided by maybe the best receiving corps in the league, but he was also sacked more than any QB as well. Joe Burrow is an elite QB.

4. Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills)

• Cumulative ranking: 4.33
• Highest ranking: 4
• Lowest ranking: 6

Much like Justin Herbert, Josh Allen has managed to defy expectations in the NFL and become one of the game's best QBs. Allen broke out in 2020 and proved that his sudden emergence was far from a one-year fluke.

The 25-year-old finished with 42 total touchdowns (36 passing) and 15 interceptions completing 63 percent of his passes and averaging 6.9 yards per attempt.

Allen proved that he had the ability to completely take over games, and that was no more evident than in the postseason when he threw for nine touchdowns and zero interceptions in two games.

Amazingly, his four-touchdown performance in the Divisional Round wasn't enough to help his team advance, but that's only because he ran into the next quarterback on our list.

3. Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs)

• Cumulative ranking: 2.5
• Highest ranking: 1
• Lowest ranking: 5

What is there to say about Patrick Mahomes that hasn't already been said at this point? Mahomes was one of three different quarterbacks to receive a first-place vote in our rankings and it's hard to argue with that.

An early-season slump (if you can call it that) was quickly erased from the mind when Mahomes started doing Mahomes things again. He cut down on the turnovers throwing just four interceptions in his final 11 games after tossing 10 in his first eight starts.

Mahomes finished with 40 total touchdowns (37 passing) and 13 interceptions throwing for 4,839 yards while averaging 7.4 yards per attempt. He was arguably the best QB in the NFL in 2021.

Mahomes will have the chance to add to his growing legacy with a second Super Bowl ring very much within grasp.

2. Tom Brady (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

• Cumulative ranking: 2.33
• Highest ranking: 1
• Lowest ranking: 3

Somewhat surprisingly, Tom Brady only received one first-place vote from our panel. But it should be telling that no one ranked him lower than third in the NFL, and it's obvious why.

Brady is not only the greatest quarterback in NFL history, but the fact that he's still arguably the best QB in football at age 44 is a feat we may never seem duplicated.

Brady was an MVP candidate throughout the 2021 season finishing with an NFL-best 43 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He completed 67 percent of his passes while leading the league with an insane 5,316 passing yards.

Brady's season came to an abrupt end in dramatic fashion in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, but that shouldn't take away from the season he put together. As long as he's still playing, Brady will remain among the NFL's elite passers.

1. Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers)

• Cumulative ranking: 1.5
• Highest ranking: 1
• Lowest ranking: 2

Three of our six voters ranked Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers first on their lists while none of the six ranked him lower than second. He was the obvious choice to be QB1 in our rankings.

Rodgers was something special in 2021. The future Hall of Famer finished with 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions leading the NFL in both touchdown and interception percentage.

He helped lead the Packers to a 13-4 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC, only to suffer a shocking first-round exit at the hands of Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers.

While his disappointing playoff performance is still fresh in the minds of many, Aaron Rodgers was the best quarterback in 2021, and that notion shouldn't be forgotten