John Middlekauff · Feb 3, 2026
Middlekauff says Sam Darnold is easily a top-10 quarterback in the NFL, and that Fernando Mendoza is a perfect fit for Clint Kubiak's Raiders offense.
“Well, I think he's easily a top ten quarterback.”
said on air or in an interview · The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast) · read the original →
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- Positional FinishesFeb 3, 2026
“Well, I think he's easily a top ten quarterback. And one thing that he's proven that no one would have believed a couple of years ago.”
Scored 58.33a naive guess scored 100-41.67 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -41.67
- player:
- Sam Darnold
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 58.33
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 5
- actual finish:
- 5
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- predicted finish:
- 10