QB's that can throw for 4500 yards and 25 TD's are elite.
e⋅lite   /ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [i-leet, ey-leet] Show IPA
–noun. (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
Show me these other QB's who put up those kinds of numbers last year and I'll show you a small "elite" group.