It’s become trendy to say Patrick Mahomes isn’t the same guy he was a few years ago.
That’s absurd.
His numbers the past two seasons might not have been as gaudy as they were in some other seasons, but Mahomes is still the best player in the NFL, which is why he is No. 1 in my annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. Quibble with his numbers all you want, he would still be the first player picked in any open draft.
Mahomes isn’t the only quarterback in my top 10. There are four. The others are Josh Allen (4), Lamar Jackson (6) and Joe Burrow (7). They are the elite of the NFL passers and clearly a group ahead of the rest.
The rest of the top 10 is made up of two edge rushers, one back and two receivers. For the first time in a long time, there isn’t an offensive lineman, but a few were close.
In putting together this list, which started as a top 50 list way back when I first started at CBS in the early 2000s, one thing is clear: There isn’t a lot of star power in the league right now. What we have is big group of really good players ranked from 20-60. That was the toughest part in doing these rankings. A lot of those players are grouped together, so slotting them was tough.
Dive in and take a look and get as angry and nasty as you want. I know it’s coming. Any list like this does that — and I’ve been doing this for a long time.
So fire away in the comments section.
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports design
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