Jalen Hurts has so much to show in 2026.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has change into a lightning rod in the hot-takes house, since notion about the Super Bowl LIX MVP varies wildly amongst NFL followers and pundits getting into the 2026 season.
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Hurts is coming off a solid-yet-unremarkable 2025 season the place he had 3,224 yards and 25 touchdowns, with solely six interceptions — 4 of which got here in the identical recreation, towards the Los Angeles Chargers. His speeding totals diminished to 421 yards and eight touchdowns, down from 630 and 14 TDs in 2024 underneath earlier OC Kellen Moore.
But how Hurts performs in Sean Mannion’s offense, after coach Nick Sirianni scapegoated OC Kevin Patullo, will additional decide if 2025 was an aberration or if there is trigger for alarm.
Jalen Hurts is Valued by Some, not by Others
Talent evaluators left Hurts off the top-10 list of NFL quarterbacks this offseason. Some had been outraged that his stock dropped to the sixth tier of NFL quarterbacks.
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But there are others, according to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, who consider the criticism is justified.
“There are organizations that see Hurts as an integral part of a team that won a Super Bowl and made it to a second over the past few seasons,” Barnwell wrote for ESPN.com on Thursday, “and others who might not even want Hurts’ deal for free given that he’s owed $51.5 million across each of the next three seasons.”
Hurts’ wage could seem big, however his cap hit is the Eleventh-highest amongst QBs. That’s affordable for a former Super Bowl MVP, who additionally was the runner-up for NFL MVP in 2022, the 12 months he led the Eagles to the first of their two NFC titles this decade.
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Jalen Hurts is Valuable to the Eagles; however is not the Eagles’ MVP
Of course, quarterbacks are the most necessary participant for every crew. So the reality the Eagles have been to the playoffs yearly Hurts has been the starter speaks volumes about his efficiency.
But there are different extra helpful gamers, when it comes to potential commerce worth, per Barnwell.
Hurts was in the second tier of worth, the place the Eagles would need to purchase a first-round decide plus extra for him. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Jordan Mailata had been in that tier with Hurts.
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But Quinyon Mitchell and Jalen Carter were ranked in the first tier, the place the Eagles would need to purchase a number of first-round picks for the cornerback and defensive sort out.
This story was initially printed by Athlon Sports on Jul 16, 2026, the place it first appeared in the NFL part. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.