Pete Prisco ranks Drake Maye 61st of the top 100 players of 2026

sb1 · Jul 1, 2026

Rob0729 said:
It is the dead period of the offseason. I am just providing a topic to talk about that isn't a rehash of whether Belichick was responsible of Mac Jones or did Kraft force him to take him.

Credit for the dynasty to Brady or Belichick? Let's discuss.

sb1 · Jul 1, 2026

Rob0729 said:
I agree that 61 is way too low, but Maye would be drafted in the top 5 in large part because of his position and age and not necessarily he is one of the five best players in the league.

I would put him in the top 20. He is in the discussion with the top QBs in the league based on his performance in 2026.

Prisco has Maye as the #9 QB in the league. For the QB rankings I've seen has Maye unanimously in the top 10 so it's not a total swing and a miss IMO. If it was me I'd have Maye at least as QB#6 ahead of Dak, Love and Goff. Burrow and Stafford are too high and so is Lamar. Kermit could be as well, let's see what happens this season.

#2-Stafford
3-Allen
5-Burrow
7-Kermit
10-Lamar
43-Dak
51-Love
57-Goff
61-Maye
63-Herbert
65-Lawrence
69-Daniels
70-Caleb
72-Darnold
75-Purdy
80-Mayfield
84-Hurts
87-Nix

He ranked Daniels at #69 (QB #12) based on potential but he can't do the same for Maye?

Hurts at #84 and AJB at #64 looool. That oughta make Eagles fans even more butthurt than they already are.

SlowGettingUp · Jul 1, 2026

XLIX said:
If the entire NFL was put into a draft, Maye is a top-10 pick, maybe top-5.

Taking existing contracts into account, arguably he'd be the first pick. Most important position with a cost-controlled contract.

TommyD4207 · Jul 1, 2026

sb1 said:
Credit for the dynasty to Brady or Belichick? Let's discuss.

DoubleDeluxe · Jul 1, 2026

Rob0729 said:
I agree that 61 is way too low, but Maye would be drafted in the top 5 in large part because of his position and age and not necessarily he is one of the five best players in the league.

I would put him in the top 20. He is in the discussion with the top QBs in the league based on his performance in 2026.

You are pretty spot on.
61 is too low, but he is not in the top 5-10 discussion yet.
Another season like last, and yes we can start to discuss him amongst the leagues best, but he's not there yet.
Mahomes, Allen, Burrow and Stafford ahead of him right now.
Lamar is as well based, but I've never believed in him, never will and expect Maye to hurdle him this year.
Love should not be ahead of him, that's a whiff imo.
Goff...based on potential and ceiling I would not have Goff ahead of Maye, however he has performed incredibly well since his trade to Detroit, kinda flies under the radar.
As far as other positions, lots of guys I disagree with.
Aaron Brewer 30 spots ahead of Maye, come on now!

TommyD4207 · Jul 1, 2026

DoubleDeluxe said:
You are pretty spot on.
61 is too low, but he is not in the top 5-10 discussion yet.

Some would say finishing 2nd in the MVP voting by one vote would put you in the discussion.

DoubleDeluxe · Jul 1, 2026

TommyD4207 said:
Some would say finishing 2nd in the MVP voting by one vote would put you in the discussion.

Through that lens yes.
But this is obv an exercise in potential, current ability and accomplishments.
Maye is on his way, and has been setup to succeed this year.
If he goes out and has a similar season he will move up, way up.
I have no problem having Allen, Stafford, Burrow and Mahomes ahead of him right now.
He has the opportunity to greatly alter those rankings.
I look forward to the climb!

TheRainMaker · Jul 1, 2026

Maye needs to duplicate 2025. There are way too many players these days having one good season and then becoming pedestrian.

The Trickster · Jul 1, 2026

DoubleDeluxe said:
Through that lens yes.
But this is obv an exercise in potential, current ability and accomplishments.
Maye is on his way, and has been setup to succeed this year.
If he goes out and has a similar season he will move up, way up.
I have no problem having Allen, Stafford, Burrow and Mahomes ahead of him right now.
He has the opportunity to greatly alter those rankings.
I look forward to the climb!

Is this what he said?
I refuse to click on a Prisco article.
The headline only indicates "100 best NFL plater"

DoubleDeluxe · Jul 1, 2026

The Trickster said:
Is this what he said?
I refuse to click on a Prisco article.
The headline only indicates "100 best NFL plater"

No idea, I didn't read it either.
But it obv takes the full body of work into consideration.
If not, Garrett (historical season) should be first, Stafford (MVP) second, Maye (just missed MVP) 3rd......and so on.
Bottom line for me, Maye is ranked too low, but I wouldn't put him as high as some other Pats fans would...yet.

DoubleDeluxe · Jul 1, 2026

TheRainMaker said:
Maye needs to duplicate 2025. There are way too many players these days having one good season and then becoming pedestrian.

Very true.
Maye has been setup for success much better this year and with his natural progression/experience building.
Obv we have a really tough schedule this year. If Maye goes out and replicates, or betters last year, he will be mentioned amongst the top 5 players in the league, and rightfully so.

PancakeBlockPaul · Jul 1, 2026

These lists are a joke and just designed to get clicks. Once the season starts it’s going to be great seeing all the crying over dynasty what? 3? 4? I lost count…. >=D

Borg140 · Jul 1, 2026

Peeps still read and listen to Prisco? Wow.

JPPT1974 · Jul 1, 2026

No offense to Pete but Drake should be much more higher!

Sect140 · Jul 1, 2026

The ranking should be taped to Drakes locker at the beginning of camp.

TheRainMaker · Jul 1, 2026

DoubleDeluxe said:
Very true.
Maye has been setup for success much better this year and with his natural progression/experience building.
Obv we have a really tough schedule this year. If Maye goes out and replicates, or betters last year, he will be mentioned amongst the top 5 players in the league, and rightfully so.

Yes, he needs to duplicate 2025. I'm not offended that Prisco has him at #61. In fact, I don't really care. The list we should all be waiting for is the NFL Top 100 where the players actually vote on. NFL.com is slowly unveiling their list each day. The NFL execs list will be interesting as well. ESPN releases that in mid July.

I think many in the media where really turned off by Maye in the Super Bowl without taking into account his shoulder injury and the OL who were doing their best impression of the O-line in the movie "Varsity Blues" coming back from the strip club hung over.

Kdo5 · Jul 1, 2026

He should be top 20.

jimnance · Jul 1, 2026

Prisco. Rhymes with Crisco.
All you need to know

Huckleberry1 · Jul 2, 2026

My latest rating of sports journalists and talking heads is out, Pete Prisco is ranked 1,531st. 2,000 spots above Boston based piece of **** sports gossipist Michael Felger.

jimnance · Jul 2, 2026

Huckleberry1 said:
My latest rating of sports journalists and talking heads is out, Pete Prisco is ranked 1,531st. 2,000 spots above Boston based piece of **** sports gossipist Michael Felger.

Ugh. Prisco and Felger mentioned in back to back posts.
I feel the need to vomit

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