The sample size is still small (2 games), but there are rankings and tiers out there now for QBs. This one that I found on USA Today is more favorable on Drake Maye than most of the others, but they mostly seem to have Maye ranked in the 10-15 range, based on the two starts this season. This one has him ranked 11th, just after Hurts and just before Kyler Murray. I included Maye's draft classmates for some context. Jaylen Daniels was not listed, maybe because he was injured. JJ McCarthy was not listed either.
11. Drake Maye, New England Patriots
Maye is arguably off to the best start of any second-year quarterback in 2025. His 517 passing yards rank ninth in the NFL, his 71% completion rate ranks eighth and he has three touchdown passes with another on the ground. His one interception is a small blemish on an otherwise impressive stat line, and some of the excellent throws Maye has made on tape should make up for it.
13. Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons
Penix is arguably having the second-best year of all second-year quarterbacks, and like Maye, has a 1-1 record to show for it. The Falcons quarterback threw for nearly 300 yards in his 2025 season-opener against the Buccaneers, and he led what should have been a game-winning drive if not for a 44-yard field goal attempt sailing wide right. In Week 2, he played relatively mistake-free football ? read: no turnovers ? against a Brian Flores defense, which is an impressive feat in itself, and helped secure his team's first win of the year.
17. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Williams has looked better than his team's 0-2 record might make one believe. He's generally seemed more decisive and confident in making his reads in Year 1 with Ben Johnson, but his team's Week 1 collapse against Minnesota and Week 2 blowout at the hands of Detroit have overshadowed some of that. ESPN ranks Williams 16th in QBR (57.5) and PFF ranks him 14th with a 74.7 grade.
25. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
PFF grades Nix as the worst quarterback in the NFL through two weeks with a 40.9 overall grade that includes an abysmal 39.0 passing grade. At least he has one win this year, though it wasn't exactly thanks to his 176 passing yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the Titans Week 1.
Who were the opponents, though? Box Nix played well for an entire season last year, throwing for 3800 yards, 29TD's with 12Int's. He led the Broncos to the playoffs. Drake looked good against Miami, hopefully he can string together a few good games in a row.
Completely agree. One good or bad game by Maye and this will change. It is only two games and, as you say, highly sensitive to the opponents, but also the overall development of the rest of the team that the QB is on.
MIA is probably going to end up being a very soft opponent as compared to others we face as the season progresses. But the overall team that Maye is working with is not really NFL ready at this point in the season. Rookies on the OL, new coach and OC, and so on. This is just a snapshot based on one publication's opinion.
I think having him 11th is high, probably should be more in the middle, 15, 16 range. It is hard to judge him really as the overall team is pretty bad at this point.
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