2020 NFL Quarterback Power Rankings: Cam Newton signing shakes things up

If you were looking at pure stats, Mitch Trubisky would be much higher than No. 32 on these 2020 NFL Quarterback Power Rankings. He’s completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 8,554 yards and has a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 48-29. He’s also good with his legs, running for 862 yards and seven touchdowns in his three seasons. On top of that, the team is 23-18 with him under center.

The problem is, this is a power ranking, not just a stats ranking. And right now, Trubisky doesn’t seem to have much to stand on when it comes to power.

This offseason, the Bears went out and traded for Nick Foles who won a Super Bowl for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017. Foles has a higher guaranteed salary than Trubisky does and at the first sign of struggles from the former No. 2 overall pick, the expectation is for Foles to take over.

That’s a lot of pressure and it will either be the end of the Trubisky era or it will bring the best out of him. Until we know which way it goes, it will be hard to rank him much higher than this.

Tyrod Taylor is once again a starting quarterback in the NFL, but once again we have to ask for how long. A former sixth-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens, Taylor got his chance with the Buffalo Bills in 2015 and made the Pro Bowl that season.

After three years as their starter, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2018. He lasted three games there before losing his job to Baker Mayfield. He then joined the Los Angeles Chargers but again finds a rookie behind him coming for his job.

Justin Herbert was taken sixth overall out of Oregon and is the future starter in L.A. Taylor’s job is to mentor him and hold the place until the kid is ready. He’s not a bad starter, but he also isn’t expected to last all season.