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We’re just weeks removed from the conclusion of the 2022 season and offseason activity has only just begun. While some players have already been cut from their teams, others are still waiting to learn their fate. With free agency and the draft yet to occur, there are serious question marks surrounding the QB position for roughly half of the NFL’s 32 franchises.
As we’ve done in the past, to separate ourselves from the experts you can find making predictions about who will start for each team next season, we use confidence points in making our picks.
If you see a 32 next to a name in one of our columns, it indicates that column’s host is 100% certain that player will be starting in Week 1. Each number from 32 down to 1 must be used exactly once by each host.
As such, a perfect score is 528. In 2021, Evan got 23 of 32 picks correct and led the way with 464 points. Cory finished second with 460 points and 22 correct predictions and Eric finished last with 439 points and 20 of 32 correct.
Last year, Cory and Evan each got 22 correct while Eric got 21 of his 32 picks right, but the points worked out so that Cory finished first with 441 points, Eric second with 426, and Evan last with 422.
So, through two seasons of making these predictions, Cory has 901 points, Evan has 886 points, and Eric has 865 points. Let’s see how our hosts do in 2023!
Team | Cory | Eric | Evan |
BUF Bills | Josh Allen (29) | Josh Allen (29) | Josh Allen (31) |
MIA Dolphins | Tua Tagovailoa (18) | Tua Tagovailoa (17) | Tua Tagovailoa (22) |
NE Patriots | Mac Jones (15) | Mac Jones (19) | Mac Jones (21) |
NY Jets* | Zach Wilson | Derek Carr | Bryce Young |
CIN Bengals | Joe Burrow (30) | Joe Burrow (31) | Joe Burrow (30) |
BAL Ravens | Lamar Jackson (19) | Lamar Jackson (7) | Lamar Jackson (20) |
PIT Steelers | Kenny Pickett (21) | Kenny Pickett (23) | Kenny Pickett (24) |
CLE Browns | D. Watson (20) | D. Watson (22) | D. Watson (19) |
JAC Jaguars | T. Lawrence (27) | T. Lawrence (28) | T. Lawrence (26) |
TEN Titans* | Ryan Tannehill (17) | Ryan Tannehill (16) | Malik Willis |
IND Colts* | A. Richardson (10) | Bryce Young | Will Levis |
HOU Texans | C.J. Stroud (11) | C.J. Stroud (13) | C.J. Stroud (5) |
KC Chiefs | P. Mahomes (32) | P. Mahomes (32) | P. Mahomes (32) |
LA Chargers | Justin Herbert (28) | Justin Herbert (30) | Justin Herbert (29) |
LV Raiders* | Bryce Young | A. Richardson | Aaron Rodgers |
DEN Broncos | Russell Wilson (23) | Russell Wilson (25) | Russell Wilson (25) |
PHI Eagles | Jalen Hurts (31) | Jalen Hurts (27) | Jalen Hurts (28) |
DAL Cowboys | Dak Prescott (26) | Dak Prescott (26) | Dak Prescott (27) |
NY Giants* | Geno Smith | Daniel Jones (12) | Daniel Jones (17) |
WAS Commanders* | Sam Howell (16) | Sam Howell (15) | Taylor Heinicke |
MIN Vikings | Kirk Cousins (25) | Kirk Cousins (24) | Kirk Cousins (23) |
DET Lions | Jared Goff (24) | Jared Goff (21) | Jared Goff (16) |
GB Packers* | Aaron Rodgers | Aaron Rodgers | Jordan Love (9) |
CHI Bears | Justin Fields (13) | Justin Fields (18) | Justin Fields (18) |
TB Buccaneers* | Jimmy Garoppolo | Kyle Trask | Max Duggan |
CAR Panthers* | Daniel Jones | Will Levis | Matt Corral |
NO Saints* | Derek Carr (5) | Jimmy Garoppolo | A. Richardson |
ATL Falcons | D. Ridder (12) | D. Ridder (9) | D. Ridder (2) |
SF 49ers* | Brock Purdy (7) | Trey Lance | Trey Lance |
SEA Seahawks* | Will Levis | Geno Smith (11) | Geno Smith (15) |
LA Rams* | M. Stafford (22) | M. Stafford (20) | Baker Mayfield |
ARI Cardinals | Colt McCoy | Colt McCoy | Colt McCoy |
Players listed in this color are (as of March 3 when these predictions were made) on the roster of the team they’re matched to by the given host.
Players listed in this color are (as of March 3 when these predictions were made) in the NFL but are either on another team’s roster or are free agents.
Players listed in this color are expected to be drafted this April but are not currently (as of March 3) in the NFL.
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