Jacksonville Jaguars Low in Historical Quarterback Rankings

The Jacksonville Jaguars feel they have found their franchise quarterback in 2014 first round pick Blake Bortles, and quite frankly he doesn’t have a high bar to surpass in order to become the top signal caller in franchise history.

Despite his playoff success, former quarterback Mark Brunell was never really a statistically great quarterback. He also had a lot of help from players around him, specifically potential hall of famers in Fred Taylor, Tony Boselli, and Jimmy Smith.

After Mark Brunell, there really isn’t anything to get excited about at the quarterback position. Former first round pick Byron Leftwich wasn’t a colossal bust like Blaine Gabbert, but he never developed into the franchise signal caller they hoped he could be. He was eventually benched and released for David Garrard, who maxed out as a game manager.

With that in mind, it’s not surprising that the Jaguars came in fairly low on Daniel Zillmer’s QB rankings over at NFL Spin Zone.

"27. Jacksonville Jaguars: 93 PointsTop Three QBs: Mark Brunell, David Garrard, Byron LeftwichThe Jags have seen some success at the quarterback position in their brief existence (as they’re ahead of some ancient franchises on this ranking). But they haven’t seen a ton since Brunell left town. He was invited to three of the four Pro Bowls that these players have been to and he’s the only one to have thrown for 4,000 yards. Garrard was the best runner of the bunch and he managed to win a good handful of games, too (39). Jacksonville is hoping Blake Bortles is the answer at quarterback for the future. If he is he’ll be knocking Leftwich from this top three soon."

Blake Bortles is only 2 starts into his NFL career, but he appears to have the skills and confidence to work his way to the top of this list.