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Cory Kinnan

Quarterbacks ranked by QBR after Week 5; Where does Browns’ Deshaun Watson fall?

The Cleveland Browns are coming out of their bye week with more injury chaos than they entered it with. Not only is quarterback Deshaun Watson set to miss this game as well, but guard Joel Bitonio and tight end David Njoku are expected to sit out as well as the team looks to advance to 3-2 against the San Francisco 49ers. Quarterback P.J. Walker will start for the Browns in this one.

Coming out of the bye week is a good time to check in and re-evaluate the quarterback landscape. Where does Watson fall in terms of the other 31 starting quarterbacks in the league through his three starts thus far? He has not lived up to the assets invested in him yet, but he showed glimpses of hope against the Tennessee Titans before hurting his rotator cuff.

Here are all 32 quarterbacks ranked by ESPN’s QBR. Where does Watson fall amongst the other quarterbacks around the NFL?

32
Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

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QBR: 28.5

31
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh Steelers

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QBR: 32.5

30
Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans

QBR: 37.1

29
Zach Wilson, New York Jets

QBR: 38.6

28
Russell Wilson, Denver Broncos

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QBR: 38.8

27
Daniel Jones, New York Giants

QBR: 39.2

26
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

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QBR: 39.5

25
Mac Jones, New England Patriots

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QBR: 40.1

24
Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

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QBR: 42.2

23
Desmond Ridder, Atlanta Falcons

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QBR: 42.7

22
Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts

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21
Jimmy Garoppolo, Las Vegas Raiders

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QBR: 45.5

20
Justin Fields, Chicago Bears

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QBR: 46.8

19
Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns

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QBR: 47.2

18
Sam Howell, Washington Commanders

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QBR: 48.2

17
Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints

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QBR: 49.1

16
Joshua Dobbs, Arizona Cardinals

QBR: 55.5

15
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

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QBR: 55.9

14
C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

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QBR: 56.1

13
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

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QBR: 56.5

12
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

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QBR: 60.6

11
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

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QBR: 60.7

10
Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings

QBR: 60.8

9
Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks

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QBR: 64.3

8
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

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QBR: 64.9

7
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers

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QBR: 69.2

6
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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QBR: 69.9

5
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

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QBR: 71.1

4
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions

QBR: 71.8

3
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins

QBR: 75.6

2
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

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QBR: 78.2

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