Rookie
This tier is reserved for rookies, obviously. That said, not every rookie is going to be on this tier. A backup quarterback in this tier showed that they have rookie tendencies and could not shake them in their playing time this season.
Joe Fagnano (NEW)
The Baltimore Ravens, after sustaining a pair of injuries in its quarterback room, turned to undrafted rookie quarterback Joe Fagnano to close out the game against the Buffalo Bills, and it was a mixed bag of good throws, but mostly dinking and dunking for the remainder of the game. The following Thursday, Fagnano drew the start, and the offense turned into almost exclusively screen passes. It was not a pretty one-and-three-quarters for the rookie quarterback, and the Ravens will likely bench him in the next game in favor of the newly acquired Jacoby Brissett.
Jack Strand ↑ (ROSE, same tier)
Another Atlanta Falcons quarterback, another lackluster position on the tiers. Jack Strand came into the game for Cooper Rush in Week 2 of the NFL season and, to his credit, the offense moved with more urgency than it did under Rush. That said, it was far from good football, and maybe it could have looked different had the rookie started the game, but the world may never know.
Athan Kaliakmanis ↔ (SAME)
Coming in for the Washington Commanders in the team’s London game, Athan Kaliakmanis looked good at points but was unable to shake the rookie mindset of trying to get everything back in one play. Kaliakmanis had a beautiful deep ball for a touchdown in that game. However, his tendency to resort back to the deep ball limited Washington and the ability of the team to come back and potentially win against the Indianapolis Colts.
That said, Kaliakmanis looked the most competent of all of the rookie signal callers in this particular tier. As a result, he remains at the top of the rookie tier. That is the case for this tier ranking, at least.
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