Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr came in 92nd on the Pro Football Focus Top 101 players list.

Derek Carr’s second NFL season put the Oakland Raiders starting quarterback on the map, but Carr is still not quite amongst the upper echelon of NFL talents in the minds of the mainstream media. The talented young passer ranking 100th on the NFL Network Top 100 list, a ranking that was recently echoed by Pro Football Focus as national outlets keep listing Carr in the fringes of their best player lists going into the 2016 season.

PFF ranked Carr 92nd in a recent list of the Top 101 players in the league that was compiled by senior analyst Sam Monson. Carr coming in as the second last quarterback on the Top 101 list, ranking surprisingly above Indianapolis Colts starter Andrew Luck who came in at #99 after a 2015 season that was plagued by injuries.

Despite the relatively low ranking, PFF praised Carr and identified him as one of the next top quarterbacks in the league. Claiming that the Raiders starter could be one of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL by the end of his third season in the league if all goes well for Carr in 2016.

From PFF:

92. Derek Carr, QB, Raiders Derek Carr may be the next great young quarterback in the NFL. The improvement he showed from his rookie year to his second was remarkable, and as encouraging as anything is how accomplished his supporting cast looks all of a sudden. The Raiders have quickly built arguably the league’s best offensive line around him, and he has multiple weapons to play with in the passing game. His partnership with Amari Cooper could become something special in a hurry. Already Carr has eliminated many of the simple errors that still plague some accomplished passers in the league, and if he takes another step forward in 2016, he will be knocking on the door of the top five QBs in football. He ended the 2015 season as the No. 8 rated QB in the league when looking at passing grades only, ahead of Matt Ryan, Philip Rivers, and Aaron Rodgers.

PFF have been one of the Raiders biggest advocates in recent years in praising the youth movement in Oakland, so it is no surprise to see plenty of positive comments surrounding Carr even if he is coming in as the second last quarterback on their Top 101 list of the best players in the league. Working his way into the NFL elite after just two seasons is an encouraging accomplishment, but Raiders fans will be hoping to see Carr elevate his play to the status of one of the best players in the league in 2016 as they hope that their franchise quarterback can guide them to the promised land of the playoffs with a signature season beginning in September.