Philadelphia Eagles: 15 greatest quarterbacks in franchise history

Hopefully, Carson Wentz will find himself higher on this list in the future. Unfortunately, he’s just not there yet, which is okay. Since being drafted second overall in 2016, Wentz has shown a ton of promise for the Eagles. The keyword here being “promise.”

Everybody sees the potential in Wentz, but he hasn’t been able to put it all together just yet truly. With two season-ending injuries throughout his first three seasons, that’s been the biggest story surrounding Wentz during the beginning of his short tenure.

However, many fail to mention the emergence he had during the second year with the Eagles. As he helped maintain the best record in the conference, putting the Eagles in the driver’s seat of not only the NFC East but the NFC as a whole, Wentz was the clear favorite to win MVP.

But his torn ACL late in the season prevented him from taking the hardware home. That year, he came second in touchdown passes with 33 touchdowns to only seven interceptions.

Year three, we saw a regressed Wentz, but he wasn’t nearly as bad as everybody was made to believe. In 11 games, he threw for 21 touchdowns, to seven interceptions, posting a career-high completion percentage of just under 70 percent. His passer rating was 102, one step above from the previous year.

He struggled to stay healthy once again, but his injury was a piggyback off from his knee injury from the previous year. 2019 will be a defining year for Wentz, as he intends on getting to the postseason and participating in his first playoff matchup.

Depending on what happens this year, Wentz could potentially find himself climbing higher on this list. For now, though, he finds himself out of the top five.