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It was a wild regular season for this weekly series that grades young quarterbacks. Why? Well, an NFL-- counting in Week 18 -- took the field during the 2022 season, and many teams are leaning on first-or-second-year pa sers down the stretch, a few into the playoffs. For the third-straight week, we had nine of them see considerable action.Let's dive deep into the individual efforts of each quarterback and a sign a grade on a per-snap basis, taking every individual aspect of their performance into account. At least 10 attempts are needed to qualify for this piece, which is published each Tuesday during theseason.This quarterbacks are listed Joshua Kelley Jersey in descending order of their season-long grades. There's a bottom section of non-qualifiers, which were the pa sers who did not have at least five separate appearances of significant playing time for their respective team. SF QB #13 CMP%67.1YDs1374TD13INT4YD/Att8.08 High-Caliber Throws/PlaysWith under five minutes to go in the half, Purdy threw with perfect timing on a deep cro ser run by . The throw had to arrive before he ran into coverage and did.On a third down later in the second quarter, Purdy made an anticipatory throw from the far hash to on a comeback that had perfect accuracy to move the chains.Low-Caliber Throws/PlaysIn the first quarter, he tried a super-quick, sidearm to s to that skipped at the receiver's feet.On the next play, reversed his field in the pocket in an attempt to scramble and look a 17-yard sack.In the second, on a cla sic curl route run by , Purdy misfired and the ball fell incomplete.Summary:After a rough start, Purdy settled in against the porous defense at home and had another highly efficient performance. Season Summary urdy was forced into action as a seventh-round rookie, and the offense didn't lose any steam. In fact, there's a case to be made that it got more efficient with Purdy than it was with Jimmy Garoppolo. San Francisco did a marvelous job scheming open throws for Purdy, but he also too was very good at understanding where to go with the football. His accuracy and improvisation were rock-solid all regular season.Week 18 Grade:B-Final Season Grade: B- (82.5) JAC QB #16 CMP%66.3YDs4113TD25INT8YD/Att7.04 High-Caliber Throws/PlaysEarly in the second quarter, Lawrence ripped a rocket to over the middle for 16 yards through tight coverage.While fading to his left, Lawrence Hunter Kampmoyer Jersey somehow got the ball all the way acro s the field to Kirk for four yards.In the third, Lawrence looked left then quickly got to the middle of the field to and threw a rocket that hit the veteran in stride.Later in the third, he threw with ideal placement and timing on a slot fade to Kirk for 33 yards.Low-Caliber Throws/PlaysIn the second, he mi sed high on a swing pa s to JaMychal Hasty.At the start of the second, Lawrence was late and behind on a seam throw toLawrence totally mi sed wide open in the end zone in the third quarter.His last throw of the night was a long ball to Marvin Jones that sailed out of bounds.Summary:Certainly not Lawrence's finest performance of the season, but there were a few of the awe-inspiring rockets that've been regular occurrences this season for the second-year quarterback. Season Summary awrence did it. He made the leap. Now, it wasn't to sure-fire elite quarterback status. Close though. The layups he mi sed repeatedly as a rookie were mostly erased from his film. The pocket presence was better. The big-time throws were more frequent. The arrow is distinctly pointing up for the former No. 1 overall selection. Week 18 Grade: C+Final Season Grade: B- (80) PIT QB #8 CMP%63.0YDs2404TD7INT9YD/Att6.18 High-Caliber Throws/PlaysEarly in the game, he threw a strike acro s his body to Late in the second, Pickett connected with on a gorgeous back-shoulder.His next throw was almost identical, but Pickens was ruled out of bounds.In the fourth, Pickett ripped one of his best throws of the season, a laser to down the seam for 27 yards.Low-Caliber Throws/PlaysPickett mi sed woefully on a deep dig early in the second quarter.Midway through the fourth he sailed a flag route to Johnson.Summary:Fresh off his most exquisite performance of the season, Picket pieced together another strong game in Week 18 against the . A Chris Rumph II Jersey lot of what he was asked to do was schemed up but there were a few strikes near the sideline and down the middle of the field.Season Summary: Pickett had a very natural rookie-year progre sion. He started slowly and for a minute, there was some justifiable concern about his lack of development. As the season rolled into December, Pickett hit his stride. The arm-talent was there all season. He made better decisions and was more accurate the more he played. He didn't set the NFL on fire down the stretch but there were encouraging signs for his future late in his rookie campaign.Week 18 Grade:BFinal Season Grade: C+ (78.75) NE QB #10 CMP%65.2YDs2997TD14INT11YD/Att6.78 High-Caliber Throws/PlaysIn the first quarter, Jones threw with perfect placement and touch on a short touchdown to s to in the back fo the end zone.The fourth-quarter touchdown to wasn't the greatest throw down Justin Herbert Jersey the sideline, but Jones gave his big, contested-catch receiver an opportunity to make a play on the football and he did.Low-Caliber Throws/PlaysEarly in the third he targeted Meyers on a short throw in the direction of the sideline that was undercut by a linebacker and nearly intercepted.Midway through that same quarter, Jones had over the middle on a 3rd and 7 but the throw was behind the rookie receiver and led to a ma sive hit.In the fourth, he mi sed on an easy throw into the flat.Summary:Jones operated the offense very well for the on the road against a quality defense. Did he make a litany of difficult, tight-window throws? No. But he got the ball to open receivers on time and accurately for most of this contest. Season Summary id Jones take a step forward in Year 2? No. But after watching and tracking all of his rookie season, I was much lower on Jones entering his second profe sional season than most. The bad was ghastly to watch yet the former Alabama quarterback did finish on a positive note with strong outings in his final three contests and an "A-" performance in Week 14. Jones is not a physical marvel. He operates a very conservative offense -- part of which is likely due to his arm-talent and athletic limitations -- well in most scenarios.Week 18 Grade: BFinal Season Grade: C+ (76.5) CHI QB #1 CMP%60.4YDs2242TD17INT11YD/Att7.05 Final Season Summary:Fields didn't play in Week 18. The development as a pa ser was slow but certainly materialized for Fields. The maturation as a runner was incredible. All season, Fields was amazing carrying the football. He played behind an average-at-best blocking unit and arguably the least-imposing receiver group in the league and mostly held his own after a historically pedestrian start. The should build around their young, athletic, high-upside pa ser.Final Season Grade: C+ (76.33) HOU QB #10 CMP%61.0YDs3118TD17INT15YD/Att6.51 High-Caliber Throws/PlaysMills' first throw of the game was fit into the arms of right before a defensive back dove underneath in an attempt to break Austin Ekeler Jersey up the pa s.While it was a fantastic adjustment by the tight end, Mills placed a pa s perfectly to on a 19-yard touchd
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