Who is the best quarterback in NFL? Looking back at top 3 QB performers in 2022

The National Football League (NFL) is a quarterback's league; if you think we are capping, look at the last time a non-quarterback won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. That's right, it's been well over a decade, and with the gaudy numbers shot callers are posting, we highly doubt it will change anytime soon.

For a good reason, the quarterback position is also the most analyzed and critiqued in the NFL. If a franchise has a good QB, they will likely post over seven wins for the season, and if they have an elite one, they become playoff contenders. That's a foregone conclusion.

On that note, let's look at the best quarterbacks in the NFL based on their performances in the recently concluded 2022 season. Without further ado, let's get started.

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Best NFL quarterback ahead of 2023 season

Here're the three best quarterbacks in the National Football League at the moment:

#3 Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

2022 stats: 19 games | 68.0 pct | 5,196 pass yds | 7.3 ypa | 39 pass TD | 14 INT | 327 rush yds | 6 rush TD | 6 fumbles

Smoking Joe Burrow, Joey Cool, Burrowhead and the Sheriff of Cincinnati. There are so many nicknames Joe Burrow has since he took over the job at Cincinnati, and all those nicknames are pretty dang accurate. Burrow is that guy, and without him, the Bengals will likely be constant lottery picks in NFL drafts rather than being one of the toughest teams to play against.

Burrow's calm demeanor is no sales gag. He seemed to only improve as critical pieces around him were lost to injury. With 92 total touchdowns in three seasons, his inevitably huge second contract looms large. Burrow will be back next season, and every team in the NFL should be afraid; rather, they should be terrified.

#2 Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

2022 stats: 18 games | 66.5 pct | 4,280 pass yds | 7.8 ypa | 25 pass TD | 6 INT | 903 rush yds | 18 rush TD | 11 fumbles

The best dual-threat QB in the NFL and a frontrunner for the MVP award for the first 14 weeks of last season. Jalen Hurts is that guy and was inches away from bringing another Super Bowl to Philly. Hurts rushes like an elite running back and throws the ball like he attends a Michael Vick quarterback camp. So much for the naysayers who claimed he couldn't perform at the highest level.

Just look at Super Bowl LVII, where Patrick Mahomes operated heroically during a dominant second half. Nevertheless, Philly's prized gem answered repeatedly, playing through a banged-up shoulder to whip up a slew of masterpieces and dominate Kansas City with a Super Bowl-record three quarterback scores on the ground.

The future is bright for Hurts and the Eagles, and we will be surprised if he doesn't appear on the grandest stage a few more times.

#1 Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

2022 stats: 20 games | 67.8 pct | 5,953 pass yds | 8.0 ypa | 48 pass TD | 12 INT | 418 rush yds | 4 rush TD | 6 fumbles

Come on, was it even a competition? Patrick Mahomes is the best player in the National Football League, and we do not need an MVP trophy to prove it (even though he won the MVP award by a landslide). Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to their second Super Bowl game victory in four seasons, and he did it on a bad ankle. He had the best regular season of any QB last season, and the scary part is that he hasn't even peaked.

Kansas City's beating heart and undisputed leader is a performer who pulls from the most profound inner rooms to silence pain, ignore the odds and craft his own tomorrow. He has already achieved so much so quickly, so young, but here we are.

Multiple championships, multiple MVPs, and a sense that it's all just beginning for the league's brightest light. Patrick Mahomes is not going anywhere anytime soon.