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.

In The Athletic's annual quarterback rankings and tiers, the Colts' Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones are near the bottom.

As many quarterback competitions begin to work themselves out, there is still a fight for the QB1 role in Indianapolis. The Colts battle involves two former top 10 picks, Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones, both of whom have experienced plenty of ups and downs during their young careers.