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
- Average accuracy
- 56.8
- Pundits
- 131
21% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
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
- Danny G100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Jason Cabinda100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Mike Mayock95 accuracy · 1 graded+90.0
- Kyle Crabbs86 accuracy · 1 graded+72.1
- Daniel Jeremiah84 accuracy · 2 graded+68.8
- Matt Harmon80 accuracy · 2 graded+60.2
- John Middlekauff75 accuracy · 1 graded+50.0
- Robert Smith83 accuracy · 1 graded+33.0
- Marcus Mosher78 accuracy · 1 graded+28.3
- Kyle Brandt75 accuracy · 4 graded+25.0
- Bucky Brooks73 accuracy · 1 graded+23.0
- Charles McDonald61 accuracy · 1 graded+22.4
- Nick Shook60 accuracy · 1 graded+20.0
- Jordan Vanek63 accuracy · 1 graded+19.8
- Nick Wright56 accuracy · 3 graded+16.6
- Patrick Claybon58 accuracy · 2 graded+15.2
- Chad Millman57 accuracy · 1 graded+13.7
- Logan Ryan56 accuracy · 1 graded+11.9
- Peter Schrager52 accuracy · 2 graded+10.4
- Chad Ochocinco Johnson55 accuracy · 1 graded+10.0
- Connor Livesay60 accuracy · 1 graded+10.0
- Isaiah Stanback55 accuracy · 1 graded+10.0
- Simon Hunter55 accuracy · 1 graded+9.9
- Kevin Riley55 accuracy · 1 graded+7.0
- Jeremy Fowler52 accuracy · 2 graded+4.2
- Gregg Rosenthal55 accuracy · 6 graded+3.2
- Manti Te'o50 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Danny Parkins48 accuracy · 2 graded-4.2
- ESPN44 accuracy · 1 graded-11.5
- Rich Eisen40 accuracy · 1 graded-20.0
- Chris Simms40 accuracy · 1 graded-20.0
- Dan Patrick20 accuracy · 2 graded-30.0
- Shannon Sharpe25 accuracy · 1 graded-34.8
- Justin Penik15 accuracy · 2 graded-35.0
- Colin Cowherd29 accuracy · 2 graded-42.5
- Jamie Erdahl0 accuracy · 2 graded-50.0
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- 3 and Out with John Middlekauff (podcast)75.0 · 1 graded
- The 33rd Team75.1 · 21 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)68.8 · 1 graded
- What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast)71.5 · 3 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)62.4 · 4 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)61.4 · 14 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)62.5 · 11 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)58.3 · 7 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)30.9 · 5 graded
- Nightcap (podcast)33.8 · 4 graded
- First Things First (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
Every top player lists take
26–50 of 350
I'll start at thirty two and go to 21... Jalen Daniels... 31, I have Cam Ward. 30, Jameis Winston... 29, Daniel Jones. 28, Jaden Daniels. 27, Malik Willis. 26, Kyler Murray. 25, Jacoby Brissett. 24, Deshaun Watson. 23, Michael Pinnicks. And 22, Bo Nix. 21, Aaron Rodgers... Jordan Love at twenty, Jalen Hurts at nineteen, and Geno Smith at eighteen... Tyler Shuck's by seventeen... Patrick Mahomes is number one... Brock Purdie... number two. Number three, I got Josh Allen... Number four, I went with Joe Burrow... Number five, Lamar Jackson. Six, I put Trevor Lawrence... Matt Stafford, I have him at seven... Number eight... Bryce Young... Number nine, I've got Dak Prescott... number 10, I've got Caleb Williams. 11, I also have CJ Stroud... My number 13 is Jared Goff... 14 for me, Justin Herbert... 15 for me is Sam Donald... My number 16 quarterback is Drake May.
Right now, I'm comfortable ranking all these quarterbacks ahead of Herbert — Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Matthew Stafford, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Brock Purdy, Dak Prescott, Jared Goff, Jalen Hurts, Jordan Love and Drake Maye.
- PendingCam NewtonTop Player Lists2026 season
It is your time to name your top five QBs thus far in the NFL... the sixth person in my list, CJ Stroud... Number five, Peggy... Jared Goff... Kirk Cousins... Now at number three, Peggy, I have to go to Duvall. Trevor Lawrence... I said Bryce Young... Brock Purdy is the number one quarterback.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 7, 2026 - PendingZach TantilloTop Player Lists2026 season
here is how the top 10 quarterbacks on the PFF Big Board have performed through five weeks ... Arch Manning, Texas PFF Big Board Rank: 2 ... Dante Moore, Oregon PFF Big Board Rank: 3 ... CJ Carr, Notre Dame PFF Big Board Rank: 21 ... Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State PFF Big Board Rank: 23 ... Julian Sayin, Ohio State PFF Big Board Rank: 31 ... Darian Mensah, Miami (FL) PFF Big Board Rank: 45 ... Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss PFF Big Board Rank: 52 ... Jayden Maiava, USC PFF Big Board Rank: 57 ... LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina PFF Big Board Rank: 60 ... Sam Leavitt, LSU PFF Big Board Rank: 65
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 6, 2026 - PendingSteve MuenchTop Player Lists2026 season
The TMS top 10 today is the SEC quarterbacks... So there's two graphics here. Let's show Menchas first. What do we got? Chambliss, Russell, Taylor, Arch Stockton, Simmons, Sellers, Levitt, Minchy, Mateo.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 5, 2026 let's rank which teams could survive without their starting quarterback and which ones would be ruined by a QB injury. ... 32. Cade Klubnik New York Jets ... 1. Joe Flacco Cincinnati Bengals
One and two don't change... Dante Moore, arch still sitting there in the top five... Trinidad Chambliss... Now he is sitting at five on the board... Colin Simmons at six, Goosby at at seven. The two wide receivers, Charlie Becker and Cam Coleman at eight and nine, and then Darian Mensa at 10.
The top 2027 Kicker prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Peyton Woodring, K, Georgia ... 2. Tate Sandell, K, Oklahoma ... 3. Mat Bhaghani, K, UCLA ... 4. Luca Lombardo, K, Boston College
The young standout tier: CB Nohl Williams, RB Emmett Johnson, CB Mansoor Delane, DE R Mason Thomas, DT Peter Woods ... The game day inactive tier: QB Garrett Nussmeier, OT Diego Pounds, DT Bryson Eason, DE Jack Pyburn
The top 2027 Outside Linebacker prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Colin Simmons... 16. Donnie Smith
The top 2027 Inside Linebacker prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Sammy Brown, ILB, Clemson ... 31. Mohamed Toure, ILB, Miami
The top 2027 3-4 Outside Linebacker prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. (ranked 1. Dylan Stewart through 38. Beau Atkinson)
The top 2027 Defensive Tackle prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Will Echoles, DT, Ole Miss ... 22. Jordan Hall, DT, Georgia
The top 2027 Nose Tackle prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Will Echoles ... 14. Jordan Hall
The top 2027 Defensive End prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Dylan Stewart... 39. Jaleel Johnson
So, with all the changes, let's re-rank the NFL's 32 backup QBs of 2026. 32. Jalon Daniels, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... 1. Mac Jones, San Francisco 49ers
Who will win league MVP in 2026? To find out, we're doing a week-by-week ranking of the candidates most likely to win the honor. 1. Josh Allen ... 10. Derrick Henry
The top 2027 3-4 Defensive End prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Will Echoles ... 14. Jordan Hall, DT, Georgia
Best backup QB situations — 5. Cincinnati: Joe Flacco; 4. Minnesota: Carson Wentz; 3. Seattle: Drew Lock; 2. San Francisco: Mac Jones; 1. Las Vegas: Fernando Mendoza
The top 2027 Offensive Guard prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft.
The top 2027 Center prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Gregory Johnson ... 10. Jake Guarnera
The top 2027 Offensive Tackle prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft.
The top 2027 Safety prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft.
These four prospects are ranked in the order in which I would currently select them if I were building an NFL roster.
He's the top receiver in the upcoming draft class and even ranked first overall on Dane Brugler's preseason top 50.
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