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NFL Power Rankings: Figuring out why the hyped rookie QB class is flopping early on

In August, it seemed like this quarterback class might be the revival of the famed Class of 1983.

Then the preseason games ended.

The first three weeks have been a lesson for four of the five first-round quarterbacks. Trey Lance has barely played for the 49ers, and maybe he's being spared some pain. Here is the combined line for the four first-round quarterbacks — Trevor Lawrence of the Jaguars, Zach Wilson of the Jets, Justin Fields of the Bears and Mac Jones of the Patriots —who started Sunday: 77-of-140 (55 percent), 717 yards, two TDs, seven INTs.