Overview

• Several national outlets, including ESPN’s survey of executives, coaches and scouts, placed Hurts outside their top five, ranking him ninth overall
• Analysts argue Hurts’ unconventional dual-threat style and lower pass attempts—despite a 69 percent completion rate—work against him in traditional quarterback evaluations
• Hurts became the first quarterback in nearly 20 years to win a Super Bowl and earn MVP honors with fewer than 3,000 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes
• Former Eagles lineman Willie Colon declared Hurts the franchise’s greatest quarterback and highlighted his 8-2 record against elite peers such as Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen
• Former NFL player Emmanuel Acho urged that Hurts belongs at least among the top six, citing his championship pedigree over pure passing statistics