Mason Rudolph’s standing as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ current starting quarterback could change in a moment’s notice. But until Aaron Rodgers speaks up, Rudolph is the team’s No. 1. That didn’t comfort Pro Football Focus, which ranked Rudolph worst of any veteran quarterback and 31st overall in a Tuesday list of the NFL’s 32 projected starters.
Rudolph finished behind the Cleveland Browns’ Joe Flacco, Indianapolis Colts’ Anthony Richardson, and the New York Giants’ Russell Wilson. He only landed ahead of New Orleans Saints rookie Tyler Shough, the likely starter following Derek Carr’s retirement.
PFF’s John Kosko placed Rudolph in the sixth and final tier of quarterbacks labeled as “low-end starters” without long-term viability.