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The 2026 NFL season is here, and we have updated our Pre-Season Football Monitor.

As we have expanded our projects, we can’t say we've expanded the team behind the scenes!  As a result, we are a little behind on this one, and we could only post the top 50 of the Pre-Season Monitor at this time.

We will add more during the season (and yes, we know that defeats the purpose of pre-season), but thank you for your patience.

Up first are the Quarterbacks, with a staggering eight ranked in the top 50.

They are:

#1 QB, #2 Overall: Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers. #1 Overall Last Year.

#2 QB, #4 Overall: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, #3 Overall Last Year.

#3 QB, #9 Overall: Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams, #26 Overall Last Year.

#4 QB, #12 Overall: Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens, #10 Overall Last Year.

#5 QB, #16 Overall: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills, #17 Oveall Last Year.

#6 QB, #32 Overall: Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles, #33 Last Year.

#7 QB, #37 Overall: Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, #37 Last Year.

#8 QB, #46 Overall: Jared Goff, Detroit Lions, #45 Last Year.

Look for more information on this project shortly.

2025 Pre-Season Rank #33, 2024 Pre-Season Rank #53, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #121. Peak Period: 2021-25

And in 2024, he became a champion.

Jalen Hurts and the tush push brought the Philadelphia Eagles their second Super Bowl, and while he has only been in the NFL for five years, it feels like a long time coming.

Jalen Hurts was the runner-up for the 2019 Heisman, and there were a few questions that surrounded him in the following draft. There should not have been.  Hurts won the Bert Bell Award in 2022 and has an AV/G well over the MPA in his brief career, which, based on modern metrics, a QB needs to have to sniff Canton.  Hurts has the skills and talent around him to become the first Quarterback to rush for 100 Touchdowns (unless Josh Allen beats him to it), and this does not take into account his excellent passing skills.

Whenever a QB wins a Super Bowl, the Hall of Fame buzz accelerates, and the Eagles are a squad that could win several.  The scary thing is that Jalen is just entering his prime.