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
101–125 of 350
- PendingMatt HolderTop Player Lists2026 season
1. Colin Simmons, Texas (8.6) 2. Dylan Stewart, South Carolina (8.4) 3. Boubacar Traore, Notre Dame (7.8)
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 1. WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (9.8) 2. CB Leonard Moore, Notre Dame (9.0) ... 25. LB Chris Cole, Georgia (7.7)
- PendingBrandon ThornTop Player Lists2026 season
1. Trevor Goosby, Texas (8.1) 2. Jordan Seaton, LSU (7.9) 3. Trevor Lauck, Iowa (7.7)
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 1. Jadan Baugh, Florida (8.1) 2. Ahmad Hardy, Missouri (8.0) 3. Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss (7.9)
1. Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (9.8) 2. Cam Coleman, Texas (8.4) 3. Nick Marsh, Indiana (7.9) 4. Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama (7.9)
1. Darian Mensah, Miami (8.5) 2. Arch Manning, Texas (8.4) 3. Dante Moore, Oregon (8.4) 4. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss (7.8)
- PendingDaniel HarmsTop Player Lists2026 season
1. Jamari Johnson, Oregon (8.0)
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 - PendingDaniel HarmsTop Player Lists2026 season
1. Brauntae Johnson, Notre Dame (7.8)
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 - PendingDaniel HarmsTop Player Lists2026 season
1. Leonard Moore, Notre Dame (9.0) 2. Ashton Hampton, Clemson (8.1) 3. Zabien Brown, Alabama (7.9)
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 Entering the 2026 campaign, Gibbs and Robinson are unquestionably RB1a and RB1b in this league. ... he just barely edges out Jahmyr as the NFL's best running back right now.
- PendingJacob InfanteTop Player Lists2026 season
That’s the top of Jacob Infante’s Hot List ranking of the top five backup quarterbacks going into 2026... Davis Mills opened the list at No. 5... Marcus Mariota landed fourth... Infante slotted Fernando Mendoza third... Tua Tagovailoa checked in at No. 2
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 - PendingJacob InfanteTop Player Lists2026 season
these are the NFL's ten best quarterbacks going into the 2026-27 season... 10) Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals ... 1) Drake Maye, New England Patriots
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 The profiles and grades for each of the 14 postseason quarterbacks have been revised and finalized, and every quarterback’s ranking has been locked in until the 2026 preseason.
- PendingDaire CarragherTop Player Lists2026 season
Using PFF's 2027 NFL Draft Big Board , we've picked out the toughest regular-season matchup for each of our top eight prospects. ... 1. WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State ... 2. QB Julian Sayin, Ohio State ... 3. QB Dante Moore, Oregon ... 4. EDGE Colin Simmons, Texas ... 5. CB Leonard Moore, Notre Dame ... 6. QB Arch Manning, Texas ... 7. EDGE Dylan Stewart, South Carolina ... 8. T Carter Smith, Indiana
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 12, 2026 In Wright's first edition of "Mahomes Mountain"... 8th Row ... 1st Row Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs
That draft pick became Caleb Downs, who, to me, is the steal of the draft. I think there's an argument he could be the best player in the draft.
- PendingLocked On Podcast NetworkTop Player Lists2026 season
it's Miles Garrett was the number one player, then Josh Allen at two. Ja'Marr Chase at three. Patrick Sertain, four. Justin Jefferson at five. Jackson Smith and Jigba, six. Lamar Jackson, seven. Joe Burrow, eight. Will Anderson, nine. Pena Sewell, 10... QB four, Matthew Stafford at 14, QB five, Patrick Mahomes at 15... James Cook came in at 32... the thirty fifth player on the lockdown 100... Saquon Barkley... Number 55, the network had Malik Neighbors... At number 56... Jaden Daniels. The network had Denzel Ward at number 59... At number 65... Jalen Hurts... At number 71... Josh Jacobs... At number 74, Chase Young... At number 75, the network had Steelers edge rusher TJ Watt... At number 79, DJ Turner... At number 80, Trevor Lawrence... At number 83, Giants offensive tackle, Andrew Thomas... At number 86, Joe Alt... At number 87, the network had wide receiver AJ Brown... At number 88, the network had Justin Herbert... Number 89 is jets running back Breeze Hall. At number 90, the network had Falcons edge rusher James Pierce... At number 91... Rashawn Slater... At 95, the network had quarterback Baker Mayfield... At number 98... Travis Achan... at number 100, the network had Arman Mebu
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 11, 2026 I had Josh Allen as my number one player in the NFL... I did have Miles Garrett number two... I had him at number 57 [James Cook]... my highest rated player to not make it was number 40 on my ballot, Zach Bond... number 49 on my ballot. It's Jack Campbell... At number 55, I had wide receiver, Zei Flowers... At number 64, I had Davante Adams... At number 65, I had Tee Higgins... at number 69. I had Packer safety Xavier McKinney... At number 76, I had patriots defensive lineman Milton Williams... At number 78, I had Darnell Wright... At number 84, I had Kobe Turner... At 87, I had cornerback Christian Benford... At number 89, I had Jesse Bates... At number 91, I have cornerback Joey Porter Junior... number 93, I have offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley... At number 94, I have Cooper Dejene... At number 95, I have edge rusher Tully Tui Polo... number 96, I have Bucks defensive tackle Vita Baya... At number 97, I had Devin Lloyd... Number 98... Jags defensive end, Trayvon Walker... my one numb number 100 player was Peter Skoronski
my top 10 prospects ... Kade Pieper ... Greg Johnson ... Luke Montgomery ... Jesse Perry ... Anthony Boswell ... Austin Siereveld ... Evan Tengesdahl ... Anthonie Knapp ... Iapani Laloulu ... Braelin Moore
- PendingGordon McGuinnessTop Player Lists2026 season
Pro Football Focus recently ranked the top 32 edge defenders in the NFL. Bengals pass rusher Boye Mafe made the list at number 24.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 11, 2026 Positional rankings ... TE ... Jamari Johnson (OREG), Luke Reynolds (VATECH), Terrance Carter Jr. (TXTECH), Trey'Dez Green (LSU), Willie Rodriguez (UK), Jeremiah Hasley (DUKE), Caleb Odom (MISS), Lawson Luckie (UGA), Theo Melin Ohrstrom (SMU), DJ Vonnahme (IOWA)
Wright assigned Williams 45% of the likelihood to emerge as the top quarterback in the class... While Maye claimed 40% percent of Wright's projections, Daniels received 13% and Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a 2% chance to be the best quarterback in the class
CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens are each considered top-10 receivers, as evidenced by a recent poll of our staff here at CBSSports.com, where they checked in sixth and seventh in the league.
- PendingDalton WassermanTop Player Lists2026 season
he ranked the top 32 cornerbacks in the league heading into next season... he earns a spot on this list as the 26th-best corner in the NFL.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 10, 2026 The top 2027 Cornerback prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft.
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