I don’t think there’s a mountain that I can’t climb. With my work ethic, I know I will. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.”

Despite a year that saw Hurts hoist up the Lombardi Trophy and earn Super Bowl MVP, the quarterback barely cracked ESPN’s top 10. Instead, quarterbacks like Jared Goff (No. 8), Justin Herbert (No. 7), Matthew Stafford (No. 6), and Jayden Daniels (No. 5) were ranked above him.

Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts are both elite fantasy quarterbacks, but who should fantasy football managers target on draft day?

This is the third of a series of posts, breaking down how Jalen Hurts has dramatically improved his game since he joined the league. Each category focuses on a specific type of mistake he used to make—and how he’s grown past it.

Pro Football Focus ranked Hurts as a No. 5 quarterback; however, he was placed in the high-end starters category. Above him, in the elite category, was Josh Allen (No. 4), Lamar Jackson (No. 3), Joe Burrow (No. 2), and Patrick Mahomes (No. 1).

Before the Philadelphia Eagles ' training camp run, the team's starting quarterback, Jalen Hurts, recently spent time with the legendary Michael Jordan.

For years now, Hurts has been underappreciated as an NFL quarterback. It’s mainly because he isn’t a pure passer with elite arm talent. Hurts can make a lot of throws, but there are some that he hasn’t mastered. And when compared to other quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, and Josh Allen, those inadequacies are noticeable.