Yes, elite!
Let's go through it. Can you understand that Mason Rudolph is a prototypical NFL quarterback at 6-4, 235? That is elite. Spend some time and check how many QBs coming out are prototypical. That's elite. That's what we want. We do not want a 6-0 quarterback.
Now, go and check, of those prototypical quarterbacks, how many had 489 attempts in 13 games, which is 601 attempts adjusted for 16 games? How many carried their team like that with 600 attempts a season equivalent? That's elite. That's leadership.
Now go check how many of those led the NCAA in yardage in a season like Rudolph. He led the NCAA with 4904 yards. That's leadership, that's performance, that's competitiveness. That's what we want.
How many of those quarterbacks were efficient: 65% with such volume. That is elite.
How many of those with such volume threw a pick every 54 attempts, scored every 13 attempts, and took a sack every 21 attempts? Not many. You can count them on your hands in the last 10 years. That is elite. That's what we want. Performance.
How many of those had 10 rushing touchdown? That is rare, that is elite.
He is in a rare group of quarterbacks, Goff, Mahomes, Luck, Watson -- great and rare quarterbacks, that's why he is elite.