Over the past two seasons, it has been an attractive climb for Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield, up to the NFL hot commodities. The Bucs were a hunt that he dug up when he signed him in 2023, but by the end of the 2024 season, Baker Mayfield’s acquisition seems like a steal at the same level of Lufthansa Heist. Mayfield lives up to a $100 million claim, and Bucs pays him after signing the last three years of contract.
This isn’t because Mayfield played well, but Tampa Bay was a success overall. He played at the elite level and fully elevated the game between 2023 and 2024. A 41 touchdown pass tied second at Lamar Jackson, and again kicked Barrow out, but only twice. Mayfield and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow were the only quarterbacks of the season to throw at least 4,500 yards and 40 touchdowns.
Baker Mayfield has got a great ranking
When it comes to the conversation about who is the best quarterback and who is the best season, they always come back to Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s Joshu Allen, Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati’s Joe Barrow and more. Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia deserves to be there after winning Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP honors.
But Baker Mayfield hasn’t been forgotten either. Nick Shook is on the end of the year at NFL.com Quarterback rankings And Mayfield got caught up in number 6 on the list. This is the same as his jersey number. This is what he said about it.
“Mayfield’s 2023 Renaissance won him a new contract, but shook doubts that he believed there was little chance of recreating such success in 2024 under a different offensive coordinator. The boy was wrong. Mayfield surpassed himself this season, resetting his previous career highs with passing yards, touchdowns and completion rates. These new marks have made him one of his top pass catchers. It looks even more impressive to think that he produced most of his productions without one or both.
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photo: USA Today
“In their absence, Mayfield continued to compete in Tampa, successfully leaning towards a lesser-known name. Under his direction, the Bucs offense was the last seven games (6 wins). ) has turned into a team that can explode over 30 points in a given week, as he did three times in ) . His performance proves that Tampa is right to steal the flyer from him in 2023. And solidified his position as QB1 for the franchise.”
One to five Baker Mayfield was preceded by Jackson, Allen, Barrow, Lions quarterback Jared Goff and commander rookie QB Jayden Daniels. The one after No. 7 Mayfield was Mahomes, with Rams QB Matthew Stafford, Hart and the Packers signaling Jordan’s love to round out the top 10, followed by the Packers.
It is important to identify these as being particularly based on this regular and postseason play. If someone starts a team and can draft a quarterback in the league, Mahomes could probably go first, but based on the season, that’s a fair place.
It’s also fair to put him in the top five as Daniels beat Mayfield and the Bucks in the postseason to reach the NFC Championship Game. It’s the pain of 9 years old that I push back the top 10 rankings. It’s completely understandable to claim that the Eagles are all about running the ball with All Pro Pom Berkley, who had a great record season. However, in the Super Bowl, Berkley was slowed down by the Chiefs, with Harts taking over with his passing and running, and also earning Super Bowl MVP honors. It’s hard to say he barely breaks the top ten with that performance.
What is the ceiling at Baker Mayfield?
Bucs RT Luke Goedeke and QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by Jeffrey Jones/PR
What does that mean for Baker Mayfield? Maybe he’ll bring a spot or two back, but nonetheless, the fact that Mayfield is having a conversation with everyone else mentioned is not only from the Tampa media. It’s a great sign.
We wondered how much better Mayfield would be in 2024, but there were plenty of answers. There are no questions regarding whether he will be in 2025 You can improve it, Because he already has established what he can do.
There’s still a lot on the horizon for Baker Mayfield. Maybe he’ll advance into the MVP conversation and get voted for the Pro Bowl rather than the replacement. But most importantly, he never once had the chance to win the Super Bowl like he is now, as he has entered this season.
