The ESPN survey listed the eight quarterbacks (in order) ahead of Hurts as the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen, Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels, Los Angeles Rams’ Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert and Detroit Lions’ Jared Goff.

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.

Jalen Hurts has never been one to chase applause. Instead, he's spent his career chasing excellence-often in silence, always with purpose. From the college quarterback who faced