Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson’s 2027 futures ranked, and a thin quarterback draft class could shake up the veteran market

Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson’s 2027 futures have been ranked side by side, and a thin quarterback draft class could shake up the veteran market in ways few expected.

The analysis comes from a recent episode of 13 Personnel, where Austin Stanley, Easton Freeze, and another analyst tackled one simple question.

If you put Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson together, which outcome is most likely for the 2027 season?

They ranked three scenarios: only one quarterback back with his current team, both back, or both gone.

Each analyst landed in a slightly different spot, but all three agreed on one thing.

Why both leaving is the least likely outcome.

Both quarterbacks being gone in 2027 finished last for all three analysts.

That ranking is about how much has to happen, not about what anyone thinks of Hurts or Jackson as players.

For both to move on, two teams would have to come in and make aggressive moves.

Philadelphia and Baltimore would also have to agree to part ways with players who have been the face of their franchises.

So many pieces have to line up that it almost feels like a chain reaction.

Neither one is impossible on its own.

Both happening in the same offseason is a much bigger ask.

Easton Freeze made the strongest case for both quarterbacks being back.

His reasoning comes down to the simplest explanation usually being the correct one.

Easton pointed to how tenuous the quarterback situation is across the league.

He also noted that the incoming college class doesn’t feel like solid footing for teams looking to replace a starter.

If that class looked stronger, he said he might feel differently.

He also made a fair point about what Hurts and Jackson have meant to their teams.

Over roughly the last six-plus years, both have established themselves as franchise quarterbacks.

Even if a front office feels deep down that it’s time to move on, walking away from that type of player is extremely difficult.

Easton believes the writing is on the wall for both situations, but he isn’t sold on the timeline.

Austin Stanley and another analyst ended up siding with one of the two being back as the most likely outcome.

Both being back was second, and both being gone was third.

The 2027 quarterback class is the reason.

Austin and another analyst have talked about that group a ton, and it’s not developing into the class they thought it was going to be at the position.

Easton sees that as a reason teams will hold on to what they have.

The other analyst sees it the other way.

If the draft can’t supply enough quarterbacks, demand shifts to the veteran market.

A recent show went through the quarterback-needy teams, and the list is long.

The New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals are on it.

So are the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, and maybe the Atlanta Falcons.

That doesn’t even include the Ravens or Eagles if either decides to make a move of its own.

That is a lot of demand.

If you ask the analyst, the 2027 class isn’t going to provide the supply that many expected.

When that happens, teams start picking up the phone about proven starters.

Hurts and Jackson are two of the most proven starters who could realistically shake loose.

Trading a franchise quarterback is never simple.

The team on the receiving end would be paying a premium.

Still, with this many teams searching and so few answers coming out of college, the analyst believes there will be a shakeup.

Meanwhile, Lamar Jackson’s current season has been derailed by injury.

Jackson dropped back to pass on the first offensive snap of a recent game and was injured.

The Ravens then lost their backup quarterback only a few drives later.

Baltimore now sits at 4-4 on the season, with a 1-2 mark at home.

The Ravens are turning to Jacoby Brissett after losing both Jackson and his backup to injuries.

Derrick Henry has been great, but even he can’t really run when the box is completely loaded against him.

The Jaguars are already good against the run, so knowing that they are facing a backup or third-string quarterback, the Ravens should expect to have to throw to win.

The Jaguars are 5-2 and one of the better teams in the AFC.

Trevor Lawrence has 17 touchdown passes and four interceptions this season, along with almost 1,700 passing yards.

The analyst who covered that game said it is hard to see a path where the Ravens succeed.