The narrative is pretty well-accepted across the NFL: quarterbacks who stink in their rookie year rarely turn it around.
So goes the skeptical position on New York Jets QB Zach Wilson, whose first-year stats were among the worst of any rookie signal-caller in this millennium.
Though Josh Allen has become the gold standard for quarterback turnarounds, there is another relatively recent example of a rookie signal-caller who struggled mightily, then turned it around to have a strong career. Perhaps he does not have the ceiling of Allen, but he is nonetheless a strong quarterback who is often underrated.