Geno Smith
Technically, Smith had a long and nomadic NFL career but it feels like he came from nowhere currently. He became Seattle’s undisputed starter after Russell Wilson was sent off to the Broncos. Everybody wrote him off and said that the Seahawks had one of the weakest quarterback rooms in the league. They laughed at the prospect of Smith and Drew Lock competing to play.

But Smith had a brilliant season as he fired the Seahawks to the playoffs against the odds. He produced better statistics in many areas than the likes of Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. It was fantastic to see because most people thought he would be a stop-gap. Instead, he was the answer and a Comeback Player of the Year candidate (via The Ringer).