Jalen Hurts keeps winning, keeps producing, and still somehow keeps ending up on lists nobody wants attached to their name.
The latest jab comes from FanSided’s Jason Reed, who ran an in-house survey to determine the NFL’s most overrated player. Hurts didn’t just show up. The Eagles quarterback landed at No. 3 on the list based on a “points system” built from “every NFL Division Site Expert [ranking] their top three” candidates.
That kind of placement is exactly the sort of thing that drives the Hurts debate in Philadelphia. His critics have long leaned on the idea that he’s carried by the talent around him, but Reed’s explanation only sharpens the oddity of the ranking.
"Winning a Super Bowl in dominant fashion and ending a dynasty in the process apparently isn't good enough to avoid an overrated tag," Reed wrote. In fact, all the team success around Jalen Hurts is exactly why he landed on this list in the first place."
The numbers, though, tell a much sturdier story than the label suggests. Since becoming the Eagles’ starting quarterback in 2021, Hurts has gone 56-22 in 78 starts. Only Buffalo’s Josh Allen, with 60 wins, and Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, with 57, have more regular-season victories over that span.
Add the postseason, and the resume gets even louder: two Super Bowl appearances, a Super Bowl LIX MVP award, and a runner-up finish in the 2022 MVP voting. That’s not the profile of a quarterback floating by on reputation alone.
The production backs that up, too. Over the past four seasons, excluding the playoffs, Hurts ranks second among 38 qualifying passers in total touchdowns with 138. He’s sixth in total yards with 16,102, ninth in expected points added per play at 0.159, and 11th in passer rating at 97.5.
Jalen Hurts' rankings among 38 qualifying QBs since 2022:
Wins: 49 (2nd)
Total TDs: 138 (2nd)
Total yards: 16,102 (6th)
EPA/play: 0.159 (9th)
Passer rating: 97.5 (11th) pic.twitter.com/QNrebeAJS4
- Brenden Deeg (@BrendenDeeg_) April 1, 2026
And while the “he’s only good because of what’s around him” argument keeps getting recycled, that logic doesn’t really hold up when you look at what championship quarterbacks usually play with. Strong line play and dangerous skill talent are part of the job description for elite teams, not a disqualifier.
Hurts also hasn’t exactly been operating in a stable environment. He’s heading into 2026 with a new offensive coordinator and play-caller for the sixth and seventh time, respectively, since entering the league in 2020. Even with that kind of turnover, he has kept the Eagles steady and remained one of the more efficient quarterbacks in football.
To his credit, the noise has never seemed to move him. That steady, unbothered edge fits Philadelphia perfectly, even if it doesn’t stop the debates.
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