# Nick Wright: Nick Wright gives his own ordering of NFL quarterbacks entering the season, topped by Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, with Jalen Hurts seventh.

**Claimed:** Jul 19, 2025
**Pundit:** Nick Wright — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright
**Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/whats-wright-with-nick-wright/best-of-lakers-big-mistake-with-lebron-james-jalen-hurts-disrespected-nicks-top-10-nfl-qbs

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 66.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> I would go one Patrick, two, Josh three, Lamar four, Joe five, Stafford six, Jalen Hurts seven with an asterisk of it's probably too early, but I give it to him. Jaden Daniels eight, Baker

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **If you're here, is what my rankings would look like. If I were doing, I would go one Patrick, two, Josh three, Lamar four, Joe five, Stafford six, Jalen Hurts seven with an asterisk of it's probably too early, but I give it to him. Jaden Daniels eight, Baker And then it gets trickier.**
  - Kind: Top Player Lists
  - Verdict: scored 66.67 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess

## More top player lists

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Jason Cabinda: Cabinda named the Ravens as the AFC team that has closed the gap on the Chiefs, gave a top-five list of players who play with a fullback mentality, predicted Penei Sewell will be a perennial Pro Bowler, and picked Michael Penix Jr. to break out in Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9861ca95-f0a3-4678-8382-6a0548b07c3b (scored 100)
- Mike Mayock: Mayock says Philadelphia and Baltimore are the two most talented teams in the league, predicts Ravens DT Travis Jones has a breakout year and that Baltimore scores 30-plus points a game, believes Washington is not a one-year aberration with Jayden Daniels becoming a franchise quarterback, and ranks quarterbacks into tiers. He also thinks Aaron Rodgers will land in his 'solid' third tier and help Pittsburgh have a solid year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6e92c8cc-6496-49e7-a19e-33fde6d8694d (scored 95)
- Jeremy Fowler: 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1ab32b8b-07f2-4ce5-b6df-ba1b716f2f4f (scored 60)
- Rich Eisen: Rich Eisen counted down his top five quarterbacks in a better situation now than last year: Caleb Williams first, followed by Jayden Daniels, Justin Fields, Drake Maye and Dak Prescott, with Justin Herbert added as a bonus. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/912346bd-a4f5-42bc-948c-72e404bdd781 (scored 40)
- Daniel Jeremiah: Jeremiah's top-150 draft board, as read out on the show, ranks Travis Hunter first, Abdul Carter second and Ashton Jeanty third, with Cam Ward eighth and Shedeur Sanders 20th. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/16e2b56a-9f57-427f-a849-29dbffd1e924 (scored 68.75)
- Gregg Rosenthal: Rosenthal unveils his ranking of the top 101 free agents of 2026, headlined by Malik Willis at No. 1, George Pickens second and Jaelan Phillips third, and running all the way down to Jadeveon Clowney at No. 101. He also expects Quincy Williams to sign in Tennessee, thinks Wyatt Teller will start somewhere in 2026, and wouldn't be surprised if David Onyemata is picked up by Dennis Allen's defense. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4ca3c765-a025-4d97-9298-8e37a332a313 (scored 46.11)

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