Jared Goff ranks high in Tier 2 in Mike Sando's QB Tiers list
Goff has steadily improved and re-energized his career, being a key component to the renaissance of the Lions. As a result, he is now being viewed among the better quarterbacks in the league. That can be seen thanks to Mike Sando's annual QB Tiers list at The Athletic.
Goff landed at No. 8 overall on the list and is among nine quarterbacks in Tier 2. Goff remained in Tier 2 from 2024 but moved up two spots from No. 10.
Of the 50 votes, 37 place Goff in Tier 2. Five placed him in Tier 1 — for reference, five quarterbacks were voted Tier 1 on this list: Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and, ironically enough, former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.
The following was a quote provided by Sando from a defensive coordinator on Goff's improvement since joining the Lions:
'He has definitely grown over the last couple years. Early in his career, if you got him to be just a dropback quarterback, he would make a lot more mistakes. He is better in that area as far as protecting the football. He has a good run game, they have a good team. I'm not going to hold that against him too much.'
After the 2021 trade, many wondered if Goff would reach such a high level in the NFL. But the trust the Lions organization has had in Goff going into this fifth season in the Motor City has paid huge dividends, including back-to-back NFC North titles and an appearance in the NFC Championship Game. 2025 is all about making it to San Francisco and Super Bowl 60.
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