ESPNJul 15, 2025
As read out on air, ESPN's poll of coaches, executives and scouts ranked the NFL's top 10 quarterbacks, with Patrick Mahomes first and Baker Mayfield tenth (Jordan Love and C.J. Stroud honorable mentions).
Said on air or in an interview · The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)Hear the original
What ESPN said
Mahomes One, Josh Allen Two, Joe Burrow Three, Lamar Jackson Four.
- Where it was said
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Dan Beyer & Monse Bolanos on QB Rankings & Jacob Misiorowski
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- SaidJul 15, 2025
- GradedAug 5, 2026
How the call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 44.2 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
“so here were the rankings... Mahomes One, Josh Allen To Joe burrow Three Lamar jackson Four... Jayde daniels was Five... stafford is Sixth then you Have Justin Herbert, then you Have Jared goff, then you Have jalen hurts and then you Have Baker Mayfield... number Ten... they Said Jordan love and C. J stroud were honorable mention”
VerdictClose44.24Close · naive 5044.24this call−50a naive guess=−5.76worse than naive×2difficulty=−11.52skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- −11.52
- placed:
- 10
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 10
- accuracy:
- 44.24
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 10: 44.24
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
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