The short answer. By the Balladex production index, the best NFL player right now is Drake Maye (New England Patriots, Quarterback) — grading in the 86th percentile of production at his position. The rest of the top five: Maxx Crosby, Jared Goff, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, George Pickens.
Top 25 by production index live
Active players only. Production is a percentile vs same-position peers; tap any player for their full page.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Drake Maye |  NE | Quarterback | 86 |
| 2 |  Maxx Crosby |  LV | Defensive End | 96 |
| 3 |  Jared Goff |  DET | Quarterback | 85 |
| 4 |  Jaxon Smith-Njigba |  SEA | Wide Receiver | 95 |
| 5 |  George Pickens |  DAL | Wide Receiver | 95 |
| 6 |  Aidan Hutchinson | DET | Defensive End | 95 |
| 7 |  Laiatu Latu |  IND | Defensive End | 94 |
| 8 |  Puka Nacua |  LAR | Wide Receiver | 93 |
| 9 |  Nico Collins |  HOU | Wide Receiver | 93 |
| 10 |  Jameson Williams | DET | Wide Receiver | 93 |
| 11 |  Matthew Stafford | LAR | Quarterback | 83 |
| 12 |  Courtland Sutton |  DEN | Wide Receiver | 92 |
| 13 |  Zay Flowers |  BAL | Wide Receiver | 92 |
| 14 |  Tetairoa McMillan |  CAR | Wide Receiver | 92 |
| 15 |  Emeka Egbuka |  TB | Wide Receiver | 92 |
| 16 |  Dak Prescott | DAL | Quarterback | 82 |
| 17 |  Josh Allen |  BUF | Quarterback | 82 |
| 18 |  A.J. Brown | NE | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 19 |  Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 20 |  Tee Higgins |  CIN | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 21 |  Chris Olave |  NO | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 22 |  Alec Pierce | IND | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 23 |  Michael Wilson |  ARI | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 24 |  Jordan Love |  GB | Quarterback | 81 |
| 25 |  Davante Adams | LAR | Wide Receiver | 90 |
Method. The production index is a Balladex model estimate (illustrative), not an official stat: each player's real season production ranked against every active player at his own position (a percentile), lightly weighted by position and broken by career pedigree. See the live MVP race, power rankings, and head-to-head compare.