Next NFL Superstar QBs? Ranking Best Young Signal Callers Who Could Join Elite Tier | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Less than two years ago, few in the pro football sphere knew who Brock Purdy was, and Tua Tagovailoa was wrapping up a mediocre sophomore season with the Miami Dolphins.

Today, each lead their respective conferences in passer rating. Purdy is 9-0 as a regular-season starter for the San Francisco 49ers, and Tagovailoa is a clear-cut high-end MVP candidate.

Those two undoubtedly represent the next wave of elite NFL quarterbacks, along with—to varying degrees and depending on the judge—already-sensational rookie Houston Texans signal-caller C.J. Stroud, third-year Jacksonville Jaguars No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence, tantalizing first-year Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, neo-mobile Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields, and Aaron Rodgers' successor with the Green Bay Packers, Jordan Love.

For the purposes of ranking those on the doorstop of elite status, we're leaving out already-arguably-elite yet young quarterbacks Justin Herbert, Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson, as well as young passers with far too much still to prove, such as rookie top 2023 pick Bryce Young, 2022 first-rounder Kenny Pickett, and NFC sophomores Sam Howell and Desmond Ridder.