Jeremy Fowler· Jul 17, 2025
Fowler's polls of anonymous NFL executives, coaches and scouts produced a top 10 wide receiver list led by Ja'Marr Chase and a top 10 quarterback list led by Patrick Mahomes.
“Now he's got top 10 wide receivers.”
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2 checkable claims — 2 top player lists — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
All 2 have settled, averaging 52.1 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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2 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Top Player ListsJul 17, 2025
“We got Ja'Marr Chase... number one... Justin Jefferson... number two. Tyreek Hill... Three. CeeDee Lamb, AJ Brown, Amon Ra Saint Brown... Malik Neighbors... at number seven... Nico Collins... he's eight now. Mike Evans... he is nine. Garrett Wilson... Number 10”
Close · 60Scored 60a naive guess scored 50+20 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 20
- placed:
- 10
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 10
- accuracy:
- 60
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- WR 10: 60
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Top Player ListsJul 17, 2025
“Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Lamar, Jane Daniels, five, Stafford, six, Herbert, seven, Goff, Hertz, Baker round out the top 10”
Close · 44Scored 44.24a naive guess scored 50-11.52 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- -11.52
- placed:
- 10
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 10
- accuracy:
- 44.24
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 10: 44.24
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
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