{"id":874405,"date":"2026-10-07T21:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/874405\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:52:11","slug":"nfl-qb-rankings-week-5-c-j-stroud-bryce-young-vault-into-top-10-latest-nfl-news-analysis-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/874405\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL QB rankings, Week 5: C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young vault into top 10 | Latest NFL News, Analysis & Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Without much of a running game, Cam Ward and the Titans\u2019 offense are stuck in deep mud. The second-year quarterback isn\u2019t playing as poorly as his team\u2019s record might suggest, though. He made a few impressive plays against the Ravens<\/a>, but when I watch him operate in Tennessee\u2019s scheme, it feels as if OC Brian Daboll hasn\u2019t let his quarterback off the leash. More running opportunities might benefit Ward, who feels too reined in right now to be his best self.
\nJustin Herbert is trying to play hero amid the Chargers\u2019 latest rash of injuries and is doing so in an offense that still seems too complex for his style. The results were ghastly against the Seahawks<\/a>: two first-half interceptions, a lost fumble and another dreadful outing for the quarterback, despite a spirited comeback effort.
\nWhile Malik Willis is ranked last, he\u2019s made some plays that point toward better results in the future.<\/p>\n

Next Gen Stats insight (via NFL Pro):<\/a> Herbert faced pressure on 55.0% of dropbacks, posting a higher pressure rate in only one game last season (Week 14 vs. Eagles). Under pressure, Herbert went 7 of 13 for 101 yards and an interception while taking four sacks, including a strip-sack fumble with a minute left in the fourth quarter to clinch the Seahawks’ win. From a clean pocket, Herbert went 12 of 18 for 88 yards, a touchdown and an interception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Without much of a running game, Cam Ward and the Titans\u2019 offense are stuck in deep mud. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":874406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[4687,349,82403,99],"class_list":["post-874405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-analysis","tag-nfl","tag-qb-index","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/874406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}