4. Bryce Young, Panthers
This might be one of the biggest shockers of the season, but Bryce Young has been playing the best football we've seen since he won the Heisman at Alabama.
We saw a couple of glimpses of it last season as the Panthers played teams like the Rams really tough, but we haven't consistently seen Young playing at the level you would expect of a #1 overall pick.
Now, we are.
Young has 648 passing yards in two games with 6 touchdowns through the air and another touchdown on the ground. He's only two touchdowns off of Josh Allen for the league lead (9). He and Dave Canales finally have the operation clicking.
3. Matthew Stafford, Rams
What we saw from Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1 feels like a total outlier. What we saw from them in Week 2 against the New York Giants feels more like what we can expect all season.
Stafford, even without Puka Nacua, completed 71 percent of his throws against the Giants with 4 touchdowns and 327 yards. He's only been sacked once through two games, and was looking like the guy who won MVP last season in the Rams' blowout win over the Giants on Monday Night Football.
Now, the intensity ramps back up again as Stafford and the Rams go on the road to face off against a Denver Broncos defense that also rebounded nicely in Week 2 against the Jaguars. It's not looking good for Puka Nacua to play on Sunday, so Stafford is going to have to put on his MVP cape once again.
2. Dak Prescott, Cowboys
Against the Washington Commanders in Week 2, Dak Prescott had just 5 incompletions. He had 4 touchdown throws.
When the Cowboys play at home, Prescott feels like the most locked-in quarterback in the entire NFL. He simply does not miss.
The Cowboys' defense is still an obvious area of concern early this season, but if they start to click, just imagine how good Prescott can be with a top 20 defense behind him...
At this stage of his career, Prescott is one of those quarterbacks you can only hope to catch on an off day, or try to limit. He sees the field so well and has elite arm talent to make throws many other QBs can't.
1. Brock Purdy, 49ers
For whatever reason, people don't like to talk about Brock Purdy when it comes to the "best QB in the NFL" conversation. Purdy gets knocked for being a 'system' player, but you can't fault a guy for running a system well.
It's not like Kyle Shanahan is a puppetteer capable of making Purdy's decisions for him, but those two have one of the best head coach-quarterback relationships in the league.
Purdy is elite in a couple of categories. He has elite accuracy with the football, but he's also got great pocket presence and is capable of making big plays with his legs. That includes obviously gaining big chunks on the ground by running with the ball, but he also does a fantastic job of extending plays and making throws on the move.
He completed 20-of-22 passes against Miami last week, threw 2 TD passes, and had a rushing touchdown.
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