# Nick Wright: Wright's 2026 "Mahomes Mountain" quarterback tiers place Patrick Mahomes alone at the top, with Josh Allen and Matthew Stafford on the second row and eight tiers in all. He also asserts Mahomes remains the league's best QB, calls Lamar Jackson a top-10 quarterback, tags Burrow, Prescott, Lawrence and Darnold as clear top-10 QBs, and projects Drake Maye and Caleb Williams as perennial top-5 quarterbacks. **Claimed:** Aug 12, 2026 **Pundit:** Nick Wright — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright **Outlet:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/fox-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/mahomes-mountain-patrick-mahomes-nick-wrights-best-quarterback-broussard-disagrees 9 checkable claims — 8 positional finishes and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 16 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 6 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 4. > I believe Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Joe Burrow to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: too vague to check - **Patrick Mahomes to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: too vague to check - **Trevor Lawrence to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: too vague to check - **Caleb Williams to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears - Verdict: too vague to check - **Dak Prescott to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: too vague to check - **Drake Maye to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Drake Maye, New England Patriots - Verdict: too vague to check - **Sam Darnold to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: too vague to check - **Lamar Jackson to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: too vague to check - **In Wright's first edition of "Mahomes Mountain"... 8th Row ... 1st Row Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Joe Burrow — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/joe-burrow - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Patrick Mahomes — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/patrick-mahomes - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Trevor Lawrence — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/trevor-lawrence - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Caleb Williams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bears - Dak Prescott — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dak-prescott - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Drake Maye — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/drake-maye - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Sam Darnold — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sam-darnold - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Lamar Jackson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/lamar-jackson - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/ravens ## What others said about the same people - Tyler Sullivan on Drew Lock: In an unsigned Week 2 odds roundup, the piece states that with Sam Darnold hurt, Drew Lock will likely start at quarterback for Seattle against Arizona. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a14b5e6-066b-457f-b409-a3ddbd512aca (scored 0) - Mike Moraitis on DaRon Bland: Moraitis names five Cowboys he expects to be playing their final season opener in Dallas in 2026: George Pickens (likely tag-and-trade or departure), Malik Hooker, Luke Schoonmaker, DeMarvion Overshown and DaRon Bland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/66b5ed7b-41bd-4f67-9b4d-16eae4675e67 (scored 100) - John Shipley on Jack Kiser: Shipley projects a full 16-player (plus one international/exemption spot) Jaguars practice squad for 2026, naming specific players at each position he expects to land there. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c0a52b7c-63b2-4e18-b7da-9342dbbc111f (scored 0) - Jared Dubin on Daniel Faalele: Dubin grades the Faalele trade, predicting Faalele has a decent chance to be Jacksonville's Week 1 starting right guard in competition with Wyatt Milum, and that Evan Neal's odds of making the Giants' 53-man roster improved while Jon Runyan and Francis Mauigoa hold the Giants' starting guard jobs. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aae46267-fc6d-44c1-a96c-7355b3db857b (scored 0) - Mike Moraitis on Ozzy Trapilo: Moraitis writes that although Braxton Jones has looked like the favorite, Ozzy Trapilo is likely to take over as the Bears' starting left tackle once he's healthy enough to play. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cdfe5f0f-6783-4730-b9bb-d942e28b037a (scored 0) - Pete Martuneac on Ozzy Trapilo: After Trapilo's activation from the PUP list roughly seven months after rupturing his patellar tendon, Martuneac says the Bears' left tackle competition is over and Trapilo will be starting at left tackle early in the 2026 season, even if not by Week 1. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d42f10ad-a71c-4ea9-95e8-2b53fde77971 (scored 0) ## More positional finishes The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Brockman on Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Brockman argued Jaxon Smith-Njigba is already the best receiver in the NFL and deserves to be the highest paid, called his shot that three quarterbacks (Mendoza, Ty Simpson, Carson Beck) go in the first round with Mendoza first overall, and suggested New England is headed for a 7-10 season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c47d130c-5598-4cd0-b546-1121046b9166 (scored 100) - Pat Gustavson on Bijan Robinson: Gustafson picks the Patriots, Bills, Seahawks and Bears in the divisional round with a Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl, predicts Mike Tomlin and Matt LaFleur stay, Aaron Rodgers returns to Pittsburgh, and lays out his own coaching landing spots. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/06884586-5b21-40c8-9439-e303a3e8a806 (scored 75) - JP Acosta on Bijan Robinson: JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named his own first-team All-Pro roster. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/660e3494-2b0b-415e-beb7-9e3bf3464e30 (scored 75) - Rich Eisen on Puka Nacua: Eisen defended his preseason call of the Packers reaching the Super Bowl, said the Chiefs will win the AFC West, called the Ravens the favorites in the AFC North, said the Colts are a playoff team, expected Denver to handle Cincinnati and the Giants to beat the winless Saints, and endorsed Puka Nacua as the league's best receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0759bb3-fd2c-400d-8ee9-f77e5c5fe3e6 (scored 91.67) - Chris Brockman on Puka Nacua: Brockman claimed the AFC North would send only the Steelers to the playoffs, that the Chiefs will win the AFC West, that Puka Nacua is the NFL's best wide receiver, and that the Jaguars are a top-eight team; he also had a preseason prophecy of the Ravens reaching the Super Bowl. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/224a89ec-12c3-4755-96d7-07ff3fcd3b25 (scored 91.67) - Chris Brockman on Josh Allen: Brockman opened with a series of week-one overreactions: Josh Allen repeats as MVP with Buffalo as the AFC's No. 1 seed, Bills-Ravens is both the game of the year and an AFC title game preview, Aaron Rodgers mirrors his 2021 MVP season with 40 TDs, the NFC Championship is played at Lambeau, the Colts are AFC South front runners, Cincinnati's slow start dooms them, Christian McCaffrey has a top-five MVP season, and the Chargers are the team to beat in the AFC West. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/be6a3b07-690f-47a4-ad43-e4308584eb9c (scored 16.67) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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