Cote: Surprise Week 3 winner and Tua inches up in latest Herald NFL QB rankings
SURPRISE WINNER! BEARS’ CALEB WILLIAMS TAKES WEEK 3 CROWN, LIONS’ JARED GOFF MAINTAINS TOP SPOT OVERALL IN LATEST MIAMI HERALD NFL QUARTERBACK RANKINGS: The 28th season of the Herald’s Passer Success System (PASS) rankings christens an uncommon winner as Chicago’s Caleb Williams earns Week 3 honors with a 41.90-point game, on the low side for a winning total. He previously won Week 6 in 2024, his rookie year. Williams edged the Bills’ Josh Allen and Ravens’ Lamar Jackson for the honor, while Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa inches up one spot to 18th overall. Detroit’s Jared Goff maintains No. 1 perch for the season for a second straight week. A handful of starting QBs missing with injuries played a role in the upheaval in the top 20. Our ratings system is cumulative, not percentile-based, rewarding players who are consistently productive and avoid injury or benching. Our formula factors accuracy, passing yardage, touchdown/interception ratio and team result. These are passer ratings per se and do not include a QB’s running stats. The 2025 top 20 (plus Dolphins) entering Week 4:
Rk LW Player, Team W3 Season
1. 1. Jared Goff, DET 30.10 119.05
2. 2. Justin Herbert, LAC 29.00 109.00
3. 6. Josh Allen, BUF 40.65 106.75
4. 3. Daniel Jones, IND 30.40 102.80
5. 7. Drake Maye, NE 35.40 101.25
6. 9. Lamar Jackson, BAL 38.40 101.10
7. 5. Dak Prescott, DAL 31.55 99.00
8. 4. Matthew Stafford, LAR 17.80 86.95
9. 10. Baker Mayfield, TB 28.65 86.75
10. 25. Caleb Williams, CHI 41.90 83.75
11. 12. Spencer Rattler, NO 27.90 81.95
12. 20. Jalen Hurts, PHI 35.30 80.95
13. 17. Sam Darnold, SEA 31.90 79.15
14. 13. Aaron Rodgers, PIT 23.95 77.30
15. 11. Kyler Murray, ARI 19.95 77.10
16. 24. Geno Smith, LV 32.45 74.55
17. 26. Mac Jones, SF 32.20 73.15
18. 19. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 20.30 66.75
19. 15. Bo Nix, DEN 13.65 64.75
20. 27. Patrick Mahomes, KC 26.20 63.45
39. 37. Zach Wilson, MIA DNP 3.60
Bubble: Bryce Young, CAR, 62.15.
Dropouts: Russell Wilson NYG 14th to 22nd, Jayden Daniels WAS 16-26 and Michael Penix Jr ATL 18-27.
Week 3 best: Williams, CHI, 41.90 (19-28, 298, 4-0 in win).
Week 3 worst (min. 10 attempts): Penix Jr., ATL, minus-2.00 (18-36, 172, 0-2 in loss).
