Jalen Hurts

Career StatsC+

Year	Team	GP	Yards	TD	INT	RTG
Career		93	17,891	110	45	94.4
2025		16	3,224	25	6	98.5
2024		15	2,903	18	5	103.7

Season	Team	GP	Yds	TD	INT	Rtg	Grade
2025		16	3224	25	6	98.5	C+ C+ Top 48% — above average
2024		15	2903	18	5	103.7	B B Top 29%
2023		17	3858	23	15	89.1	C C Around average
2022		15	3701	22	6	101.5	B B Top 29%
2021		15	3144	16	9	87.2	C- C- Below average
2020		15	1061	6	4	56.3	D- D- Bottom 12%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Eagles took a massive swing on Jalen Hurts with this $51M AAV extension, and while it's not catastrophic, it earns a C CVI as a noticeable overpay for a solid starter-level quarterback. Hurts has shown flashes of excellence and carried Philadelphia to a Super Bowl, but paying him like a top-three NFL quarterback when his production consistently grades as solid starter creates an uncomfortable gap between investment and output. At 25, he's entering his prime years, which provides some upside protection if he can elevate his passing game to match his rushing prowess and leadership intangibles. The $110M guaranteed figure creates significant risk if Hurts plateaus rather than ascends, essentially locking the Eagles into paying premium money for above-average quarterbacking through his age-29 season. Philadelphia clearly prioritized continuity and bet on continued development, but this deal reflects the harsh reality of the quarterback market where solid starters command elite money — a gamble that could either look prescient if Hurts breaks through or burdensome if he remains merely good.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Jalen's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Jalen Hurts enters his sixth NFL season as one of the league's most dynamic dual-threat quarterbacks, a former second-round pick who has grown into a franchise cornerstone in Philadelphia. Earning a C+ grade this season, he sits firmly in the middle tier of starting quarterbacks, though his career body of work tells a more compelling story. His 94.4 career passer rating and consistent playoff appearances reflect a player whose best moments have exceeded this current snapshot. The brightest current signal is his 98.5 passer rating, trending toward elite territory against an NFL average of 77.2. His TD rate of 5.51% also stands above the league average of 4.50%, demonstrating his continued effectiveness in the red zone. The concern is volume — his 201.5 passing yards per game trails the league average of 230.0, suggesting either scheme limitations or a regression in his willingness to push the ball downfield. His completion rate of 64.8% is essentially league-average, which for a quarterback of his caliber is a mild disappointment after flashing higher efficiency in his B-grade 2024 campaign. After sliding from a B in 2024 to a C+ this season, the trajectory warrants monitoring but not alarm. Hurts has shown the ability to elevate his game — his 2024 run demonstrated MVP-caliber potential — and at just 27 years old, a bounce-back season remains entirely realistic. Whether he can push his yards-per-attempt above the 8.30 elite threshold and recapture that higher efficiency will define his next chapter.

How Jalen Compares at the Position

Jalen Hurts ranks 13th of 106 graded quarterbacks by performance. That slots Jalen between Justin Herbert (C+) just ahead and C.j. Stroud (C+) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Jalen Hurts enters the 2026 season as a validated elite quarterback, having claimed Super Bowl MVP honors and secured one of the most lucrative contracts in the league, cementing his standing as a franchise cornerstone in Philadelphia. However, the current media narrative is clouded by the ongoing A.J. Brown situation, with trade rumors and public speculation about the receiver's future creating an undercurrent of uncertainty around the Eagles' offensive identity. Hurts has publicly addressed the relationship, characterizing it as 'really good,' but the volume of coverage surrounding the topic signals that the media and fan base remain unsettled rather than fully reassured. Adding to the scrutiny, analysts have framed 2026 as a 'critical year' for Hurts, pointing to the limitations of the Eagles' one-on-one offensive scheme and raising questions about his ability to adapt and elevate his game within a restructured system. Overall, perception remains solidly positive given his championship pedigree and elite contract status, but the convergence of receiver drama and scheme-related skepticism has introduced enough noise to temper what would otherwise be near-universal acclaim.