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Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 15, 2026

Cowherd walks through their projected top-10-plus quarterback rankings going forward, with Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes at the top, Caleb Williams third, Sam Darnold in the six-seven range, and Lamar Jackson slipping to 11th ahead of Dak Prescott, Baker Mayfield and Brock Purdy.

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Waiting2 calls, none settled yet
—Average accuracynothing settled yet
—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
0 of 2Settled2 still waiting
#54Colin Cowherd’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Colin Cowherd said

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I'm doing my top ten list, and I'm like Lamar's eleven, decks twelve, Baker Mayfield probably thirteen, I'm getting down Brock pretty fourteen.
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The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
The episode
THE HERD – HOUR 2 – Lamar Jackson Is No Longer Top 20 Player, Cowboys Super Bowl Contenders
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  1. 1Position Group Rankings“I mean it's a real defensive front. It will be the best defensive front arguable in the league.”
  2. 2Top Player Lists“In my list was Alan Mahomes and I have Caleb higher than people do... Stafford, Herbert Burrow, Donald goff Love... I have Caleb at three... I'm like Lamar's eleven, decks twelve, Baker Mayfield probably thirteen, I'm getting down Brock pretty fourteen.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
“I mean it's a real defensive front. It will be the best…”1Position Group Rankings————
“In my list was Alan Mahomes and I have Caleb higher than people…”2Top Player Lists————
2 calls · 2 waiting——

How each call scored

2 checkable claims — 1 position group ranking and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

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  1. 1Position Group Rankings

    “I mean it's a real defensive front. It will be the best defensive front arguable in the league.”

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  2. 2Top Player Lists

    “In my list was Alan Mahomes and I have Caleb higher than people do... Stafford, Herbert Burrow, Donald goff Love... I have Caleb at three... I'm like Lamar's eleven, decks twelve, Baker Mayfield probably thirteen, I'm getting down Brock pretty fourteen.”

    VerdictWaiting

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