Jalen Hurts is heading into 2026 with a Super Bowl MVP, two Super Bowl appearances, and a 57-25 career record as the Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback. He just turned 28 in August. He's signed through 2028.
Take a step back and the math gets fascinating. Hurts is now legitimately chasing the franchise quarterback records that have belonged to Donovan McNabb for nearly two decades, and on a couple of them, the gap is smaller than people realize.
Here's where the pace stands.
Career Passing Yards
Eagles record: Donovan McNabb, 32,873
Hurts entering 2026: 17,891
Pace: McNabb hit 32,873 over 11 seasons in Philadelphia. Hurts is roughly halfway there in six seasons (and only four as the full-time starter). At his 2022-2025 average of about 3,420 yards per season, Hurts would surpass McNabb's franchise record in roughly five more seasons, putting him on track to break it around age 32 or 33.
Career Passing Touchdowns
Eagles record: Donovan McNabb, 216
Hurts entering 2026: 110
Pace: Hurts threw 25 touchdown passes in 2025, his most in any season. He's now over halfway to McNabb's record. At his three-year average of roughly 22 passing TDs per season, the record falls in approximately five more seasons, same timeline as the passing yards mark, give or take.
Career Wins as Starter
Eagles record: Donovan McNabb, 92
Hurts entering 2026: 57
Pace: This is the closest one. Hurts is 35 wins behind McNabb. He's averaged 12 wins per full season as a starter since 2022. If the Eagles continue at their current trajectory, Hurts passes McNabb on this list in roughly three more seasons, meaning the franchise's all-time QB wins record could fall as early as the 2028 or 2029 season.
Where Hurts Already Owns the Record Book
The rushing categories are where Hurts has already rewritten the franchise's quarterback history.
- Career rushing TDs by a QB: Hurts has 63. No other Eagles quarterback is close in the Super Bowl era.
- Career rushing yards by a QB: 3,554, a franchise standard among quarterbacks who started at least 50 games.
- Single-season rushing TDs by a QB: 15 in 2023, an NFL record for QBs in a regular season at the time.
- Super Bowl MVP: Super Bowl LIX (40-22 over Kansas City), the first in franchise history was Nick Foles in Super Bowl LII; Hurts is the second.
The Context
Hurts isn't just compiling counting stats, he's doing it with championship-level efficiency. His career record as a starter (57-25) translates to a .695 winning percentage. McNabb's career mark in Philadelphia was .613 (92-58-1). Through six NFL seasons, Hurts owns one Lombardi Trophy. McNabb owned zero through his entire 11-year Eagles run.
The narrative comparison isn't fair to either player, different eras, different rosters, different offensive systems. But the record book doesn't care about context. It cares about numbers.
And the numbers say Jalen Hurts is on pace to be the most statistically prolific quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history before he turns 35.
