# Gregg Rosenthal: Rosenthal previews his top-101 free agent list, placing edge rusher Jalen Phillips third overall (ahead of Trey Hendrickson), with Adafe Aoway and Boye Mafe in the 9-10 range, and he names his top free agent cornerback and top free agent safety. **Claimed:** Feb 17, 2026 **Pundit:** Gregg Rosenthal — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal **Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/40s-and-free-agents-nfl-draft-season/40s-and-free-agents-ranking-the-defensive-free-agents 3 checkable claims — 3 top player lists — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Phillips I have third overall. Hendrickson's just behind them that first big group. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jalen Watson is a guy who's just steadily improved... I ended up putting him on the top.** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **I have him as my top safety head of cam Curl, Kobe Bryant of the Seahawks, and Nick Kross, who's a good player for the Colts.** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **I have four guys in my top ten overall right now. I have Jalen Phillips actually ahead of Trey Hendrickson... Phillips I have third overall. Hendrickson's just behind them** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet ## 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.co/opinions/9861ca95-f0a3-4678-8382-6a0548b07c3b (scored 100) - Nick Wright: Nick trusts Josh Allen over the Broncos defense, picks the Bills to win outright in Denver (Bills +1.5 as his lock), picks the Patriots to beat the Texans by more than three, likes the 49ers to keep it close but not win, and predicts the Rams blow out the Bears roughly 42-28 with Stafford throwing about five TDs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/86bcecae-59c2-4e55-9b5f-8d47778f1f67 (scored 0) - 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.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.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.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.co/opinions/16e2b56a-9f57-427f-a849-29dbffd1e924 (scored 68.75) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=gregg-rosenthal