Where Panthers’ Andy Dalton Ranks Among NFL Backup QBs

August 17, 2023 08:43am

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With the league’s 17-game season and relentless grind from Week 1 through the Super Bowl, there’s never been a better time to go two deep at quarterback than now across the NFL.

Luckily for the Carolina Panthers, first-year head coach Frank Reich has a backup option under center that’s appeared in 166 NFL games in ninth-year quarterback Andy Dalton.

BetCarolina.com, your home to North Carolina sports betting, utilized data on all 32 backup QBs from Pro-Football-Reference.com on games started, QB rating, TD% and INT% to compile an aggregate ranking of the most valuable backup QBs in the league.

We utilized ESPN.com as well as updated team depth charts to determine backup QBs. At this point, not all depth charts are set/available.

Read on to discover how much Dalton's experience could boost the Panthers playoff chances.

Rating NFL’s Backup Quarterbacks

Team	Backup QB	Aggregate Rank	Games Started	QB Rating	TD %	INT %
Colts	Gardner Minshew	T-1st	15th	2nd	3rd	2nd
Eagles	Marcus Mariota	T-1st	3rd	4th	6th	T-9th
Panthers	Andy Dalton	3rd	1st	7th	5th	T-11th
Giants	Tyrod Taylor	4th	7th	5th	T-10th	3rd
Lions	Teddy Bridgewater	5th	4th	3rd	15th	T-5th
Steelers	Mitch Trubisky	6th	2nd	8th	2nd	22nd
Saints	Jameis Winston	7th	T-5th	9th	T-10th	8th
Commanders	Jacoby Brissett	8th	T-8th	12th	22nd	1st
Raiders	Brian Hoyer	9th	10th	14th	T-16th	T-5th
Falcons	Taylor Heinicke	10th	14th	10th	T-7th	T-15th
Bengals	Trevor Siemian	T-11th	12th	16th	9th	T-11th
Patriots	Bailey Zappe	T-11th	T-27th	1st	1st	T-19th
Cowboys	Cooper Rush	13th	24th	11th	T-12th	4th
Texans	Davis Mills	14th	13th	13th	T-12th	T-15th
Vikings	Nick Mullens	15th	19th	6th	T-7th	T-23rd
49ers	Sam Darnold	16th	T-5th	20th	T-16th	T-19th
Cardinals	Colt McCoy	17th	11th	18th	23rd	T-9th
Jaguars	CJ Beathard	18th	20th	17th	T-16th	T-11th
Bills	Kyle Allen	19th	18th	15th	14th	18th
Seahawks	Drew Lock	20th	17th	19th	T-16th	14th
Chiefs	Blaine Gabbert	21st	T-8th	24th	20th	T-19th
Ravens	Tyler Huntley	22nd	21st	21st	28th	T-5th
Jets	Zach Wilson	23rd	16th	25th	T-25th	T-15th
Broncos	Jarrett Stidham	24th	T-27th	23rd	4th	28th
Dolphins	Mike White	25th	T-22nd	22nd	24th	25th
Browns	Josh Dobbs	26th	T-27th	26th	T-25th	T-23rd
Bears	PJ Walker	27th	T-22nd	27th	27th	26th
Rams	Brett Rypien	28th	T-25th	28th	21st	29th
Titans	Malik Willis	29th	T-25th	29th	T-29th	27th
Bucs	Kyle Trask	30th	T-30th	30th	T-29th	T-30th
Packers	Sean Clifford	T-31st	T-30th	T-31st	T-29th	T-30th
Chargers	Easton Stick	T-31st	T-30th	T-31st	T-29th	T-30th

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Dalton Among NFL’s Best Backup QB’s

Dalton and the Panthers ranked third leaguewide among NFL backup quarterbacks, thanks to the 35-year-old Texas native’s No. 1 ranking for games started and No. 5 finish in of touchdown percentage.

Overall, Dalton finished behind Indianapolis Colts’ backup Gardner Minshew and Marcus Mariota of the Philadelphia Eagles among NFL backups, with both finishing in a tie for first leaguewide.

Dalton’s 38,150 ing yards, 244 ing touchdowns and 1.7-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio ultimately helped the NFL veteran climb the league leaderboard among backup options.

Whether the “Red Rocket” will see the field much this year behind Bryce Young remains to be seen, though Panthers fans can rest assured that Dalton’s ready for his moment under center should it arise.

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