Execs, coaches, scouts rank top NFL quarterbacks for 2026

[GINeric]

You think Joe Gilliam was that much better than Bradshaw?

He was better than Bradshaw according to many reports. Bradshaw himself said it. I don't fully know how much better he was, but apparently he was better.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I guess the rest of the team and the coaches had nothing do do with it. Sheez.

Dak is the leader, evidently the bestest leader that has ever lived on this planet or any other one. If he was able to raise his level of play in the big spots, that would rub off on the rest of the team. Just like when he shrinks and is full of fear, it rubs off on the rest of the team.

I think Dak is a good QB but isn't good under the pressure of the big lights. He wasn't in College and he hasn't been in the pros. Hopefully we can build a 2000 Ravens type Defense and have a crushing running attack and then we can take the ball out of his hands, which is the only way to win a SB with this guy. We can win games, even make the playoffs but to advance where we all want to be, less Dak is the best option. He has proven over and over, he is not that guy.

 

[morat1959]

Jerry has feed the masses mediocrity so long, they’ve forgotten what a SB caliber QB looks like. For the 100th time, Dak has never won anything at any level and never will but yall keep pumping him up as the next coming.

 

[5Stars]

Common man. You can't do our bro Rockport like that. Lol

Well, he won't show us on the teddy bear where the bad man touched him, so I can't understand why he is what he is? I try, bro, I really do.

 

[5Stars]

btw, if we incessantly say Dak has choked in the playoffs. which is arguable given the defense gave up 5 straight TD drives to Jordan Love.... an average Quarterback by all standards and evaluations, then why is Allen #1 when he came up short against the Chiefs and Broncos 3 years in a row?

All we heard was Bills were winning the Super Bowl with Mahomes, Burrow, and Jackson out of the picture. They don't even make the championship game because Allen fumbles so much. Of course everyone's gonna say "Bills have no weapons forcing Allen to run so much and that's why he fumbles." He had the #1 running back and the 4th overall offense and a defense that while nothing special was way better than the Cowboys.

He's come up a drive short in 3 straight postseasons now LOL Dak did the same from 2016-2022. One drive short against the Rodgers Packers, the Rams, and twice against the 49ers and he gets pasted daily for the last 8 years. All we hear about Allen is his defenders saying he doesn't have that doesn't have this.

Don't deflect, don't mention QB's that have actually won SB's just to protect the "loved one". How embarrassing. When Dak wins the SB this year, or next year, or the next year, or the next year, or the next year, he will get his flowers, and if you give me your address, I will sent you 12 dozen roses! BAM.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

well forgot one of Bradys rings but my point stands
Those that think its all about the QB are morons

IF Brady was so clearly the GOAT, he would have had more rings

Joe Montana went to four in 16 years and won all of them
are you saying Brady was twice as good?

It's not.all about QBs. It's about the team.and some QBs need less than others.

He is the GOAT because no one comes close to him. GOAT doesn't mean flawless, which is what you are arguing. It's greatest among football players and like I said no one comes close. There is zero disputing that. Don't be stupid.

You are looking at one very specific stat to make a case. It's also that Montana couldn't get to more superbowls and lost in the playoffs. Consider that!

And its not an absolute measure of how much better or worse. Like twice as good? That again is a much flawed logic.

You are failing at this debate....just quit while you are behind.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Well according what you've stated, why isn't Hurts, Lamar Jackson and Purdy ranked higher? All of them played under better coaching than Dak has ever played under, and Purdy and Hurts have better overall talent around them than Dak has.

So again, why aren't Hurts and Purdy ranked higher?

Then you said "HIS playoff failures attribute to the lower ranking". Well this list was created by people who understands that NFL football is a TEAM GAME and here's why..... Hurts led Eagles won a Superbowl. Purdy led 49ers went to a Superbowl.

So according to what you've stated, apparently players THEMSELVES aren't judged by TEAM GAME playoff results, because Hurts and Purdy would have been placed higher, correct?

To conclude, teams win games, not single players. This list backs that up. Those people are NFL executives, coaches and scouts and they know how this game is played.

if you watched the know-it-alls on ESPN, and FOX you would know this answer. Both are too short, and Purdy is injury-prone.

 

[Havic]

Correct on all points brother.

Dak is definitively slightly better (Top 5). His issue has been the few times he has choked in the playoffs (ie...against the 49ers 2 playoff years 2020-2022). I believe this older version of Dak is smarter, definitively more experienced and finally has the mental fortitude to help carry the team if we make the playoffs once again.

If he still had his running ability pre ankle, not a question if he is top 5 right now.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Evan Cohen of ESPN is adamant that Hurts belongs in the top 10 ahead of Dak and Caleb, I believe, and he's being disrespected...he firmly believes he is MVP calibre in 2026 as well. I cannot watch these clowns try to make an informed prediction based upon facts that do not exist. I believe Lamar is listed 5 on this list, which I don't get either based upon his body of evidence. The only argument I heard in favour of this is that apparently he runs top of the MVP race in his 1st year with a new OC.....

 

[GINeric]

Well, he won't show us on the teddy bear where the bad man touched him, so I can't understand why he is what he is? I try, bro, I really do.

You're wrong for that one man....

Rockport!!! You can't let them do this to you bro!

 

[gtb1943]

It's not.all about QBs. It's about the team.and some QBs need less than others.

He is the GOAT because no one comes close to him. GOAT doesn't mean flawless, which is what you are arguing. It's greatest among football players and like I said no one comes close. There is zero disputing that. Don't be stupid.

You are looking at one very specific stat to make a case. It's also that Montana couldn't get to more superbowls and lost in the playoffs. Consider that!

And its not an absolute measure of how much better or worse. Like twice as good? That again is a much flawed logic.

You are failing at this debate....just quit while you are behind.

Brady bots are fun to torment

 

[GINeric]

Trust the “experts” and not your own eyes

Well apparently the experts eyes work better than people just sitting on their couches making minimal salaries. If couch potatoe eyes work better than NFL execs, coaches, scouts and players who all are paid millions to do what they do in the NFL.....

Why haven't the couch potatoes's eyes landed them a job in the NFL yet? Let me guess.... making 50k annually or less on their 8 to 12 hour a day jobs, is much better than making millions in the NFL huh.....

I want someone to make sense of that....

 

[GINeric]

I'd be willing to bet that the first 4 were pretty consistently chosen in that order by the 70ish "experts" they polled.

I'd be willing to bet the other six were much less consistently chosen in the order presented here.

You could change the order of 5 through 10 any way you wish and not be wrong.

On another note. "Top 10" out of 32 really doesn't mean much. Top 10% means something. Top 30%... eh.

More like top 10 out of 70+ quarterbacks in the league every year. 32 of them are just starters. It is very difficult to play and last multiple years in professional NFL football especially at the quarterback position.

So to be in the top 10 out of 70+ other quarterbacks in the NFL is a pretty good accomplishment. Is it the goal? No. But being top 10 in any professional sports league is a damn good thing.

Its hilarious that its downplayed to be top 10 in the NFL at one 9f the most difficult positions to play, when you have blue chip collegiate, award winning players who may come into the NFL and may not be top 20 at their positions for multiple years.

 

[noshame]

Wait what about last year?.
You know, the one where he led the led the league in interceptions, before he got hurt.

 

[plasticman]

Check the wording....sounds deceptive.

"ESPN surveyed league executives, coaches and scouts to help us rank the top 10 players at 11 different positions."

All of the executives, coaches and scouts? I highly doubt it. Most of them have better things to do this time of the year. How many of them? 30? 10? 3?

The media does this all the time. It would seem far more legitimate if names were mentioned in this survey.

I'm to the point where I don't trust the media to conduct a fair, unbiased and scientific survey.

I'm not saying that Dak doesn't deserve the ranking of #6. I just doubt that it is the perception among the majority of NFL officials.

When comparing two QBs, I try to imagine their level of success if they switched teams with each other.

I look at a guy like Justin Herbert and wonder how he would have performed with the Cowboys offensive line and receivers.

Would Dak have performed better with the Charger's offense?

Could Dak take the Patriots back to the Super Bowl?

These surveys are far too arbitrary to have any value at all.

 

[Rockport]

Dak is the leader, evidently the bestest leader that has ever lived on this planet or any other one. If he was able to raise his level of play in the big spots, that would rub off on the rest of the team. Just like when he shrinks and is full of fear, it rubs off on the rest of the team.

I think Dak is a good QB but isn't good under the pressure of the big lights. He wasn't in College and he hasn't been in the pros. Hopefully we can build a 2000 Ravens type Defense and have a crushing running attack and then we can take the ball out of his hands, which is the only way to win a SB with this guy. We can win games, even make the playoffs but to advance where we all want to be, less Dak is the best option. He has proven over and over, he is not that guy.

Yet he is ranked amongst the leaders under pressure. So your claim doesn’t fit that skill of his.

 

[Rockport]

Check the wording....sounds deceptive.

"ESPN surveyed league executives, coaches and scouts to help us rank the top 10 players at 11 different positions."

All of the executives, coaches and scouts? I highly doubt it. Most of them have better things to do this time of the year. How many of them? 30? 10? 3?

The media does this all the time. It would seem far more legitimate if names were mentioned in this survey.

I'm to the point where I don't trust the media to conduct a fair, unbiased and scientific survey.

I'm not saying that Dak doesn't deserve the ranking of #6. I just doubt that it is the perception among the majority of NFL officials.

When comparing two QBs, I try to imagine their level of success if they switched teams with each other.

I look at a guy like Justin Herbert and wonder how he would have performed with the Cowboys offensive line and receivers.

Would Dak have performed better with the Charger's offense?

Could Dak take the Patriots back to the Super Bowl?

These surveys are far too arbitrary to have any value at all.

It’s funny the lengths the haters will go to crap on any thing positive, EVEN FROM THE EXPERTS! Great stuff!

 

[Rockport]

Evan Cohen of ESPN is adamant that Hurts belongs in the top 10 ahead of Dak and Caleb, I believe, and he's being disrespected...he firmly believes he is MVP calibre in 2026 as well. I cannot watch these clowns try to make an informed prediction based upon facts that do not exist. I believe Lamar is listed 5 on this list, which I don't get either based upon his body of evidence. The only argument I heard in favour of this is that apparently he runs top of the MVP race in his 1st year with a new OC.....

Who?

 

[gtb1943]

Yet he is ranked amongst the leaders under pressure. So your claim doesn’t fit that skill of his.

except in playoff games

 

[Relayer]

people worship Brady but out of 23 season he only got 6 rings
Terry Bradshaw played 14 seasons and has 4 rings and no losses in the SB while Brady has 3

so by percentages one could say Bradshaw was better
Does ANYONE even a squealer fan think Bradshaw was anywhere near the QB brady was?

That's because nobody would base it on that single metric.