Interestingly, there's one area where their past statistical production is largely the same. Jones and Richardson ranked 25th and 29th in QBR last season, which suggests there might not be much discernible difference between the overall outcomes of their performances.

The consensus surrounding Jones stems from The Athletic's "NFL QB Tiers" for 2025, as multiple anonymous GMs, coaches, and coordinators stacked up the league's best and worst talents at the quarterback position, and ranked them within sets of tiers from one to five– one being a franchise superstar, five being a backup quality guy.

The Athletic's Mike Sando put together his annual quarterback tiers and rankings for the quarterback position, including the Indianapolis Colts' Daniel Jones. To help cultivate these tiers, Sando spoke with 50 NFL coaches and executives to get their opinions on each player.