26 - but blowout wins against Cincinnati (No. 25 Michigan State who boasts the country’s No. It remains to be seen how the Buckeyes will stack up against elite competition - that will come when they host No. The dust has settled, and we now have a four-game sample size by which to judge the Justin Fields-Ryan Day pairing at Ohio State. beat out Joe Burrow for the Buckeyes’ starting job prior to the 2018 season, prompting Burrow to transfer to LSU, where he’s now a Heisman Trophy frontrunner, and his move paved the way for Georgia transfer Justin Fields to land in Columbus, which also resulted in Tate Martell transferring to Miami (FL). He’s only the 12thquarterback ever to register a passer rating of 100 or higher four weeks into a season before his 24th birthday.Ohio State was one of the high-profile college football programs that was involved in transfer quarterback musical chairs the last two offseasons. HE’S ONLY 23: Hurts’ 101.1 passer rating is 3rd-best in the league among quarterbacks 25 and under, trailing only Kyler Murray (115.0) and Joe Burrow (113.8). Lamar Jackson had 1,110 and 238 in 2019.ĬLOSE GAME SITUATIONS: There’s no question Hurts has run up his stats during garbage time, especially in the Dallas game, but it’s also interesting to note that in meaningful situations – when the Eagles are either leading or trailing by fewer than eight points – Hurts has completed 68 percent of his passes for 737 yards with four TDs, one INT and a 102.7 passer rating, along with 132 rushing yards and a 6.6 average. The others are Matt Cassel in 2008 and Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson in 2019.ĭUAL THREAT: Hurts has 1,167 passing yards and 226 rushing yards, making him the second QB in history with 1,100 passing yards and 200 rushing yards four games into a season. He’s only the 15th quarterback in NFL history with 385 passing yards and 45 rushing yards in a game and only the 4th to do it without an interception. the Chiefs was thed 9th-most in Eagles history behind two games by Michael Vick, two by Nick Foles, two by Randall Cunningham and one by Donovan McNabb. THROWING DOWN THE FIELD: Hurts has a career average of 12.9 yards per completion, which is highest among all active quarterbacks with at least 200 pass attempts and 9th-highest in the last 30 years.ĬOMBINED YARDS: Hurts’ 434 combined passing and rushing yards vs. Guy in Indy was at 103.5 as a rookie in 2016 and Norm Snead had a 101.7 through four games in 1967.
Donovan McNabb has the top two marks at 110.5 in 2004 and 106.0 in 2008. TRIPLE FIGURES: Hurts’ 101.1 passer rating this year is 5th-highest in Eagles history by a quarterback through four games. Only Cam Newton (2,712) and Pat Mahomes (2,637) had more total yards in their first eight starts. PILING UP THE YARDS: Hurts has 2,584 combined rushing and passing yards in his first eight starts. He’s one of only nine QBs with 2,086 yards and 12 TDs in his first eight starts and along with Kurt Warner one of only two with has five or fewer INTs. PRETTY GOOD COMPANY: In his first eight career starts, Hurts has thrown for 2,086 yards with 12 touchdowns and five interceptions. Donovan McNabb did it in 20 and Michael Vick and Nick Foles did it once apiece, both in 2013. Hurts is the first Eagles quarterback ever with consecutive games with 325 passing yards, 64 percent completion percentage and two TDs.Įagles mailbag: Which Georgia rookie will have a bigger impact?ĭONOVAN, MICHAEL, NICK AND JALEN: Hurts is only the 4th quarterback in Eagles history to throw for at least 385 yards in a game with no interceptions. Kirk Cousins also had four in his first eight starts from 2012 through 2014. He’s only the second quarterback in NFL history with four games of 325 yards in his first eight career starts.
QUICK START: Since becoming the Eagles’ starter, Hurts has had games with 326, 338, 342 and now 387 passing yards. He ranks 8th in the league in passing yards, 13th in TD passes, 10th in interception ratio, 11th in passer rating and 3rd in rushing average.Ĭonsidering he’s just eight starts into his career and four starts under Nick Sirianni’s system, there are certainly plenty of positives to build on.Ĭoming off his 387-yard performance against the Chiefs Sunday, here are 10 Jalen Hurts stats that just might shock you: So far this year, the 23-year-old Hurts has completed 66 percent of his passes, averaged 292 passing yards per game, thrown 7 TDs and 2 INTs and compiled a passer rating of 101.1. Also no question he’s done some pretty impressive things the first month of the season.īoth points are pretty much impossible to dispute. No question the jury is still out on Jalen Hurts.
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