Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Baker Mayfield has been traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Carolina Panthers, but where does he land in our NFL quarterback rankings?
After four years and incredibly amounts of ugly fallout this offseason, Baker Mayfield is on the move.
A former No. 1 overall pick of the Cleveland Browns, Mayfield was dealt on Wednesday afternoon to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick, all while eating $10.5 million of his salary this season. The pick can improve to a fourth-round choice by meeting certain conditions.
Where does Baker Mayfield fall in NFL quarterback rankings?
For Carolina, Mayfield is an upgrade over veteran Sam Darnold — who was selected two picks after Mayfield I 2018 — but how good is he compared to other starters around the league?
Let’s take a look at our quarterback rankings entering training camp:
Patrick Mahomes
QB, Kansas City Chiefs
Aaron Rodgers
QB, Green Bay Packers
Josh Allen
QB, Buffalo Bills
Tom Brady
QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Justin Herbert
QB, Los Angeles Chargers
Matthew Stafford
QB, Los Angeles Rams
Joe Burrow
QB, Cincinnati Bengals
Russell Wilson
QB, Denver Broncos
Deshaun Watson
QB, Cleveland Browns
Dak Prescott
QB, Dallas Cowboys
Lamar Jackson
QB, Baltimore Ravens
Derek Carr
QB, Las Vegas Raiders
Kyler Murray
QB, Arizona Cardinals
Matt Ryan
QB, Indianapolis Colts
Kirk Cousins
QB, Minnesota Vikings
Mac Jones
QB, New England Patriots
Jalen Hurts
QB, Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Tannehill
QB, Tennessee Titans
Baker Mayfield
QB, Carolina Panthers
Davis Mills
QB, Houston Texans
Carson Wentz
QB, Washington Commanders
Jameis Winston
QB, New Orleans Saints
Tua Tagovailoa
QB, Miami Dolphins
Trevor Lawrence
QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jared Goff
QB, Detroit Lions
Daniel Jones
QB, New York Giants
Justin Fields
QB, Chicago Bears
Zach Wilson
QB, New York Jets
Trey Lance
QB, San Francisco 49ers
Mitchell Trubisky
QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Marcus Mariota
QB, Atlanta Falcons
Drew Lock
QB, Seattle Seahawks
All told, Mayfield ranks in the bottom half of the league but also checks in well above where Sam Darnold would have been, which is roughly in the 25-30th range. Additionally, while Mayfield is only 19th, he’s in the top half of NFC signal-callers, coming in seventh.