Matty Lane · Jul 16, 2026
Maddie gave her top 10 quarterbacks for 2026, keeping Patrick Mahomes first and Josh Allen second (with a "gap" at three), Stafford, Maye and Lamar next, and Purdy at nine, with Jordan Love 11th and Caleb Williams 12th.
“Until he does that, I will not rank him above Patrick Mahomes.”
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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 16, 2026
“And at number 11, I may have cheated here. We have Jordan Love. In number 10, we have Justin Herbert. ... it is a Brock Purdy at number ... This is Dak Prescott at eight and Joe Burrow at seven. ... Problem solvers like Lamar Jackson at number six, like Drake May at number five, and Matthew Stafford at number four. ... my next tier is number three. It's the gap. ... Josh Allen at number two. Sorry. Joshua Allen, number two, and Patrick Levon Mahomes, number one. ... he's also 12 for me”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.