Sharpe argued that, based on the first five weeks of the 2025 season, Baker Mayfield has been the best-playing quarterback in the league and that no six quarterbacks are playing better than him; he also said Mayfield must be top five.

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• Positional FinishesOct 11, 2025

  “they said, the first five weeks of this season, Baker Mayfield played better than everybody.”

  Scored 25a naive guess scored 41.67-28.67 skill
  How this was scored

  skill:

  -28.67

  player:

  Baker Mayfield

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  12

  accuracy:

  25

  baseline:

  41.67

  position:

  QB

  ranked by:

  passing yards

  difficulty:

  1.72

  naive basis:

  where he finished last season

  weeks in the season:

  18

  naive finish:

  3

  actual finish:

  10

  weeks left when called:

  13

  predicted finish:

  1

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