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The Chris Simms top 40 NFL QB countdown, No. 11: Ryan Tannehill

The 2019 comeback player of the year had never really arrived. Last year, he did.

After seven seasons in South Florida that failed to yield sustained success, Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill had a career season in 2020 resulting in a big new deal with Tennessee and, even more importantly, the No. 11 spot on the Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown.

It seems a little high; I’d probably put Tannehill behind Kyler Murray (No. 12) and Kirk Cousins (No. 13). But it’s not my list. It’s the list of a former NFL quarterback who has been around the game his entire life, and he makes a strong case for Tannehill.

So check out our discussion of Tannehill’s spot on the list, and tune in Thursday as we break into the top 10 of the Simms countdown.

More from Chris Simms top 40 QBs list:

No. 40: Tua Tagovailoa

No. 39: Dwayne Haskins

No. 38: Mitchell Trubisky

No. 37: Justin Herbert

No. 36: Taysom Hill

No. 35: Jarrett Stidham

No. 34: Tyrod Taylor

No. 33: Jameis Winston

No. 32: Case Keenum

No. 31: Nick Foles

No. 30: Gardner Minshew II

No. 29: Teddy Bridgewater

No. 28: Ryan Fitzpatrick

No. 27: Andy Dalton

No. 26: Joe Burrow

No. 25: Drew Lock

No. 24 Jared Goff

No. 23: Sam Darnold

No. 22: Daniel Jones

No. 21: Baker Mayfield

No. 20: Jimmy Garoppolo

No. 19: Derek Carr

No. 18: Josh Allen

No. 17: Philip Rivers

No. 16: Drew Brees

No. 15: Tom Brady

No. 14: Ben Roethlisberger

No. 13: Kirk Cousins

No. 12: Kyler Murray