Top Player Lists
Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.
- Takes logged
- 377
- Graded
- 104
- Average accuracy
- 54.7
- Pundits
- 130
28% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
104 / 377
graded
273 still pending
Who is good at top player lists
- Jason Cabinda100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Danny G100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Mike Mayock95 accuracy · 1 graded+90.0
- Daniel Jeremiah84 accuracy · 2 graded+68.8
- Matt Harmon80 accuracy · 2 graded+60.2
- Kyle Crabbs74 accuracy · 2 graded+48.5
- Dan Pizzuta80 accuracy · 3 graded+44.6
- Robert Smith83 accuracy · 1 graded+33.0
- Marcus Mosher83 accuracy · 2 graded+32.9
- Jason McIntyre75 accuracy · 1 graded+25.0
- Bucky Brooks73 accuracy · 1 graded+23.0
- Charles McDonald61 accuracy · 1 graded+22.4
- Nick Wright58 accuracy · 4 graded+20.8
- Jordan Vanek63 accuracy · 1 graded+19.8
- Peter Schrager64 accuracy · 3 graded+19.4
- Patrick Claybon58 accuracy · 2 graded+15.2
- Chad Millman57 accuracy · 1 graded+13.7
- Logan Ryan56 accuracy · 1 graded+11.9
- Connor Livesay60 accuracy · 1 graded+10.0
- Simon Hunter55 accuracy · 1 graded+9.9
- Kevin Riley55 accuracy · 1 graded+7.0
- John Middlekauff43 accuracy · 2 graded+5.0
- Jeremy Fowler52 accuracy · 2 graded+4.2
- Gregg Rosenthal55 accuracy · 6 graded+3.2
- Kyle Brandt60 accuracy · 5 graded+0.0
- Manti Te'o50 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Danny Parkins48 accuracy · 2 graded-4.2
- Rich Eisen45 accuracy · 5 graded-7.9
- Colin Cowherd49 accuracy · 5 graded-9.1
- ESPN44 accuracy · 1 graded-11.5
- Rich Riebar43 accuracy · 1 graded-13.9
- Chad Ochocinco Johnson43 accuracy · 2 graded-15.0
- Chris Simms40 accuracy · 1 graded-20.0
- Nick Shook30 accuracy · 2 graded-20.5
- Dan Patrick20 accuracy · 2 graded-30.0
- Justin Penik15 accuracy · 2 graded-35.0
- Shannon Sharpe25 accuracy · 2 graded-35.4
- Isaiah Stanback28 accuracy · 2 graded-45.0
- Jamie Erdahl0 accuracy · 2 graded-50.0
- Bryant McFadden25 accuracy · 1 graded-50.0
- Adam Rank0 accuracy · 1 graded-50.0
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)68.8 · 1 graded
- The 33rd Team72.2 · 30 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)65.0 · 16 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)52.8 · 8 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)52.1 · 12 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)51.8 · 20 graded
- Nightcap (podcast)46.1 · 8 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)30.9 · 5 graded
- First Things First (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast)20.0 · 3 graded
Every top player lists take
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So I gave you Ruben Bane is, like, my number one. Yeah. My number two is, I think, who the best player best football player in this draft is. It's Jeremiah Love.
So Frandom Mende's a quarterback for me Dia number one. Jeremiah Love from Notre Dame running back... Caleb Downs is number ten... Mendoza number one and then ty Simpson number forty
And who are those five? Fernando Mendoza, the Indiana quarterback... assuming his are the same as mine, you can see the order of my players in this draft. Caleb Downs, Ohio State safety... Sonny Styles... Linebacker, Ohio State. Jeremiah Love, running back, Notre Dame. Arvell Reese. Linebacker, pass rusher, Ohio State.
I rank the top ten players... Number ten, Pooni Ford Rams... number nine Kevin Dotson... Number eight Jared Verse... Number seven Kyen Williams... Number six Kenneth Walker... Number five Sam Donald... Number four Devin Witherspoon... Number three JSN... Number two Matt Stafford... number one Pooka... Number eleven I have Kobe Turner for the Rams... I think I had Leonard Williams number twelve
who are the ten best players between the Patriots and Broncos in our opinion or at least mine heading into the AFC Championship
who do I trust, you know, in the fourth quarter of a playoff game... my list would be Patrick one, Stafford two, Allen three.
So here we are going eight to one ranking the quarterbacks in the divisional round... Number eight ... bo Nicks ... number seven ... Sam Donald ... Number six ... CJ. Stroud ... number five ... Caleb Williams ... number four ... Drake May ... Number three, it's my guy Rock Party ... Number two ... Matt Stafford ... number one, Josh Allen
He is twelfth right now. He drops seven spots... to answer your question about who was at eleven, it was brock Purty
But the story for Dallas is Dak's been the second best quarterback in the NFL this year. It's been Stafford one, Dak two.
Your top five running backs in the NFL... I'm gonna have to say jamiir Gibbs... I'm gonna have to say John Robinson because his footwork... I'm gonna say Cam cams Boat... I watched a lot of Jonathan Taylor... And for another one, I'll probably say David Connhall number five, the running back that's with Jamier Gill... David Monty
I think Gonzale, I think PS two, and I think uh Stingley Jr. I think those are the top three corners in my book
- Miss · 0Bleacher ReportTop Player Lists
Now here's the next five that had Lamar number one, had Jeorde Love number two, Justin Herbert number three, Dak Prescott number four, Trevor Lawrence number five.
a naive guess scored 50-72 skillsaid Nov 14, 2025 I think Gonzale, I think PS two and I think uh uh Stingley Jr. I think those are the top three corners in my book
he needs to be in the conversation of top five dbs.
Tom Patrick, Peyton, Aaron, Breeze, Ben, Kurt Warner, Josh Allen Lamar, and then number ten I'm gonna put Stafford
- Close · 73Sports IllustratedTop Player Lists
Josh Allen is number one. Patrick Mahomes is number two... Bow Knicks is twenty, Jake Browning is thirty.
a naive guess scored 50+38.78 skillsaid Oct 11, 2025 - Close · 73Sports IllustratedTop Player Lists
Josh Allen is number one, Patrick Mahomes is number two... Daniel Jones is eleven, Jaydon Daniels is twelfth, Sam Donald's thirteenth, Jalen Hurts is fourteenth, c J. Stroud is fifteenth, Bow Knicks is twenty, Jake Browning is thirty.
a naive guess scored 50+38.78 skillsaid Oct 10, 2025 Top five MVP candidates through two weeks... Number five on the list is is my boy, Baker... Number four... Jordan Love... Number three... Justin Herbert... So I'm putting him two and Josh Allen one.
So again. One, two, three, four, Saquon, Jamar, Lamar, Josh.
number one Lamar Jackson will be the number one player in the top one hundred
So I thought I may have CJ. Stroud ten and Baker eleven ish that felt about right.
If you're here, is what my ranking would look like. If I were doing it, 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.
I have four franchise quarterbacks this year... And at number five, I got Jaden Daniels.
the rankings are actually Danny's rankings go Mahomes, Alan Burrow, Lamar, Herbert, Stafford, Jaden Goff, Baker, Hurts.
Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL heading into the twenty twenty five NFL season, Number ten, Jalen Hurts ... Number nine ... Baker Mayfield ... Number eight Jared Goff ... Number seven ... Jaden Daniels ... Number six ... Matt Stafford ... Number five ... Justin Herbert ... Number four ... Lamar Jackson ... Number three. Joe Burrow ... Number two ... Josh Allen ... Number one ... Mahomes
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