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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
350
Graded
73

21% settled

Average accuracy
56.8

out of 100

Pundits
131

have made one

How these calls land

Every graded call of this kind, bucketed by score.

Takes in each band

020406080
0 — dead wrongscore out of 100100 — nailed it
15 scored 80+16 scored under 40

Settled or waiting

73 / 350

graded

277 still pending

By season

  • 20221 of 1 graded
  • 202314 of 16 graded
  • 202416 of 24 graded
  • 202542 of 63 graded
  • 20260 of 246 graded

Who is good at top player lists

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provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.

By publisher

The same record pooled across everyone writing under one banner.

Every top player lists take

251–275 of 350

  • PendingDaniel JeremiahTop Player Lists2025 season

    If Jeremiah loves there, I think the second best player in the draft a chance to get a cheap, blue chip caliber player.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 26, 2026the article →
  • PendingMatt MillerTop Player Lists2025 season

    Jeremiah Love's my number one overall player. He's a running back.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 25, 2026the article →
  • PendingRhett LewisTop Player Lists2025 season

    Carnel Tait is still the top dude for me, Bucky, and then I think at this point I've got like Jordan Tyson up there, and then probably Omar and then mackay Lemon is kind of the way that I'm I'm viewing it right now.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 25, 2026the article →
  • PendingDaniel JeremiahTop Player Lists2025 season

    Fernando Mendoza perceived number one overall pick, number one player in this draft from DJ's Top fifty ranking... one of which was Zion Young, who debuts at number forty seven on this list... Omar Cooper... debuts at number nineteen

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 25, 2026the article →
  • PendingDaniel JeremiahTop Player Lists2025 season

    You put out your, top 50 draft prospects ... you've got Fernando Mendoza one, and Jeremiah Love is your second best prospect ... Why do you have, Reese three and David Bailey four?

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 20, 2026the article →
  • Close · 46Gregg RosenthalTop Player Lists2025 season

    Rosenthal reads out his entire top 101 free agents of 2026 list, from Malik Willis at No. 1 down to Jadeveon Clowney at No. 101.

    a naive guess scored 50-3.89 skillsaid Feb 20, 2026the article →
  • PendingGregg RosenthalTop Player Lists2025 season

    Jalen Watson is a guy who's just steadily improved... I ended up putting him on the top.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 17, 2026the article →
  • PendingGregg RosenthalTop Player Lists2025 season

    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.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 17, 2026the article →
  • PendingGregg RosenthalTop Player Lists2025 season

    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

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Feb 17, 2026the article →
  • PendingKent SwansonTop Player Lists2025 season

    So I think I go lemon. Then I go carnal Tate... Jordan Tyson is the smoothest, prettiest route runner... But I think that's how I'd stack them right now.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jan 28, 2026the article →
  • PendingKent SwansonTop Player Lists2025 season

    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.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jan 28, 2026the article →
  • PendingDaniel JeremiahTop Player Lists2025 season

    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

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jan 27, 2026the article →
  • PendingJeff CavanaughTop Player Lists2025 season

    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.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jan 25, 2026the article →
  • Miss · 0Nick WrightTop Player Lists2025 season

    who do I trust, you know, in the fourth quarter of a playoff game... my list would be Patrick one, Stafford two, Allen three.

    a naive guess scored 50-50 skillsaid Jan 17, 2026the article →
  • Hit · 100Nick WrightTop Player Lists2025 season

    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.

    a naive guess scored 50+66.5 skillsaid Nov 29, 2025the article →
  • Close · 55Kevin RileyTop Player Lists2025 season

    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

    a naive guess scored 50+6.95 skillsaid Nov 23, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 25Shannon SharpeTop Player Lists2025 season

    I think Gonzale, I think PS two, and I think uh Stingley Jr. I think those are the top three corners in my book

    a naive guess scored 50-34.75 skillsaid Nov 19, 2025the article →
  • PendingChad Ochocinco JohnsonTop Player Lists2025 season

    he needs to be in the conversation of top five dbs.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Nov 14, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 0Bleacher ReportTop Player Lists2025 season

    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
  • PendingManti Te'oTop Player Lists2025 season

    number one Lamar Jackson will be the number one player in the top one hundred

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Sep 1, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 0Colin CowherdTop Player Lists2025 season

    So I thought I may have CJ. Stroud ten and Baker eleven ish that felt about right.

    a naive guess scored 50-100 skillsaid Aug 25, 2025the article →
  • Hit · 95Mike MayockTop Player Lists2025 season

    I have four franchise quarterbacks this year... And at number five, I got Jaden Daniels.

    a naive guess scored 50+90 skillsaid Aug 6, 2025the article →
  • Close · 48Danny ParkinsTop Player Lists2025 season

    the rankings are actually Danny's rankings go Mahomes, Alan Burrow, Lamar, Herbert, Stafford, Jaden Goff, Baker, Hurts.

    a naive guess scored 50-4.24 skillsaid Jul 31, 2025the article →
  • Close · 48Danny ParkinsTop Player Lists2025 season

    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

    a naive guess scored 50-4.24 skillsaid Jul 28, 2025the article →
  • Close · 50Manti Te'oTop Player Lists2025 season

    Ten Frankie Louvu nine, Denzel Paraman eight, Nick Bolton seven, Zach Bond six, Alex Anzeloni... So this is my top five. Number one, I got Bobby Wagner, number two, I've got Fred Warner, three, Dre Greenlaw for Levonte David five, ro Kwan Smith.

    a naive guess scored 50+0 skillsaid Jul 25, 2025the article →

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