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Gripes that the Eagles' QB and Super Bowl MVP is constantly slighted grow louder with each national ranking, but Hurts is truly a difficult comparison.
Following ESPN's latest rankings of the NFL's top ten quarterbacks, former champion Damien Woody sounded off on Eagles QB Jalen Hurts being ranked so low.
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.
Months ago, Brandon Graham was riding through the streets of Philadelphia on a Super Bowl champions bus, celebrating the team's second Lombardi Trophy.Then, Graham went out on top in March and retired from football after 15 seasons with the Eagles.
Jalen Hurts was not considered a top-five quarterback in the NFL, according to a recent poll. A former player-turned-analyst went off on the rankings this week.
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).
Saquon Barkley will be on the Madden 26 cover. In future seasons, Jalen Hurts and Joe Burrow could end up gracing the cover.