NFL players crown surprising QB as the 'most overrated'

A handful of NFL players apparently aren’t big fans of Josh Allen.

ESPN recently asked 103 NFL players to weigh in on a handful of questions about today’s current crop of NFL quarterbacks. Perhaps the most interesting result of the survey was who the players voted as the “most overrated quarterback.”

While eight different QBs got at least six votes, Allen came out on top with a total of 11. Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts and Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa tied for second place with 10 votes apiece.

11 votes out of 103 is far from a majority. But it’s also telling where Allen ranked when players were asked to list their top three QBs. A first-place vote counted for three points, second place was worth two points and a third-place vote counted for one point.

Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes was the runaway top vote-getter (294 points), while Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (124) was next on the list.

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow, who missed half of last season with a hand injury, got more votes (51) than Allen (39), who placed fourth. New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers, who played just four snaps before his season-ending injury last year, placed fifth with just seven fewer votes than Allen.

Allen has finished top five in MVP voting in three of the last four seasons. But several of his peers feel he’s not among the league’s best three signal-callers. However, given Allen’s recent response to being considered “underpaid,” it’s more than likely that the Bills star will take the list with a grain of salt.