Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 18, 2026
Cowherd gave their top ten NFL quarterbacks entering the season, with Josh Allen first and Drake Maye tenth, then named Lamar Jackson 11th and Dak 12th. They also asserted Josh Allen is currently the best quarterback and best football player in the NFL.
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What Colin Cowherd said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromJosh Allen's the best quarterback in this sport.
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- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- THE HERD BEST OF THE WEEK – Colin Was Right About Josh Allen, Caleb Williams Is A Top 3 QB, England Loss “Disgusting”, Bill Belichick on coaching Tom Brady, Lawrence Taylor & Rob Gronkowski
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- 1Top Player Lists“Here we go top ten. Number one... Josh Allen... Number two coming off an injury. Mahomes is two... Caleb is my three, number four, my one old guy, Matt Stafford... I would put Matt Stafford at four, number five. Okay, Justin Herbert... I love Joe Burrell... I have him at six, number seven... Sam Darnold... He's more mobile than golf... Number nine... Jordan Love... Number ten. Drake may edges out Lamar Jackson... Lamar Jackson is eleven, Dak is twelve.”
- 2Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards“Josh Allen is the best football player and the best quarterback in the NFL.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Here we go top ten. Number one... Josh Allen... Number two…”1 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 positional finish 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.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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Where this call stands in the room
Josh Allen · 2026 season · positional finish3 calls from 3 pundits between 1 positional finish and 2 positional finish. Colin Cowherd said 1 positional finish. the room's median is 1 positional finish. not settled yet
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“Here we go top ten. Number one... Josh Allen... Number two coming off an injury. Mahomes is two... Caleb is my three, number four, my one old guy, Matt Stafford... I would put Matt Stafford at four, number five. Okay, Justin Herbert... I love Joe Burrell... I have him at six, number seven... Sam Darnold... He's more mobile than golf... Number nine... Jordan Love... Number ten. Drake may edges out Lamar Jackson... Lamar Jackson is eleven, Dak is twelve.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Positional FinishesJosh Allen
Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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Eisen reaffirms their pick of the Rams to win the NFC West despite Seattle's current lead, expects Buffalo to land as the 2 or 3 seed in the AFC, names Josh Allen as their MVP with Sam Darnold finishing top five, floats the Saints picking in the teens, and calls Puka Nacua possibly the best receiver in the league.
More positional finishes
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Nick Wright · Positional Finishes · Puka Nacua · Close 75
Nick Wright picked the Ravens to beat Houston this weekend even with Lamar Jackson possibly out (leaning on Derrick Henry and Cooper Rush), the Chiefs to win in Jacksonville, and the Rams to beat the 49ers on Thursday night. They also laid out an AFC playoff field of Bills, Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers and Colts, projected the Chiefs' receiver pecking order once Rashee Rice returns, and called Justin Jefferson the best receiver in football with Puka Nacua a top-five receiver.Rich Hribar · Positional Finishes · Matthew Stafford · Hit 100
Hribar published their 2023 fantasy football quarterback tiers, ordering 41 quarterbacks into eight tiers that reflect how they prioritize drafting the position, with Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes in the top tier as the trio most likely to finish as the overall QB1.Chris Brockman · Positional Finishes · Jaxon Smith-Njigba · Hit 100
Brockman argued Jaxon Smith-Njigba is already the best receiver in the NFL and deserves to be the highest paid, called their shot that three quarterbacks (Mendoza, Ty Simpson, Carson Beck) go in the first round with Mendoza first overall, and suggested New England is headed for a 7-10 season.Ryan Tracy · Positional Finishes · Bryan Cook · Miss 0
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Gustafson picks the Patriots, Bills, Seahawks and Bears in the divisional round with a Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl, predicts Mike Tomlin and Matt LaFleur stay, Aaron Rodgers returns to Pittsburgh, and lays out their own coaching landing spots.