The short answer. By the Balladex production index, the best NFL player right now is Myles Garrett (Los Angeles Rams, Defensive End) — grading in the 86th percentile of production at his position. The rest of the top five: Micah Parsons, Cam Bynum, Tank Dell, Alex Wright.
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 |  Myles Garrett |  LAR | Defensive End | 86 |
| 2 |  Micah Parsons |  GB | Defensive End | 84 |
| 3 |  Cam Bynum |  IND | Safety | 87 |
| 4 |  Tank Dell |  HOU | Wide Receiver | 82 |
| 5 |  Alex Wright |  CLE | Defensive End | 82 |
| 6 |  Josh Jacobs | GB | Running Back | 90 |
| 7 |  Tua Tagovailoa |  ATL | Quarterback | 72 |
| 8 |  Bryan Bresee |  NO | Defensive Tackle | 80 |
| 9 |  Da'Shawn Hand | ATL | Defensive Tackle | 80 |
| 10 |  Jer'Zhan Newton |  WSH | Defensive Tackle | 80 |
| 11 |  Hollywood Brown |  PHI | Wide Receiver | 79 |
| 12 |  Darius Slayton | IND | Wide Receiver | 79 |
| 13 |  Jayden Higgins | HOU | Wide Receiver | 79 |
| 14 |  Joshua Metellus |  MIN | Safety | 83 |
| 15 |  Coby Bryant |  CHI | Safety | 83 |
| 16 |  Joey Porter Jr. |  DAL | Cornerback | 83 |
| 17 |  Geno Stone |  BUF | Safety | 81 |
| 18 |  Mike Danna | BUF | Defensive End | 76 |
| 19 |  Kader Kohou |  KC | Cornerback | 80 |
| 20 |  Ty Okada |  SEA | Safety | 80 |
| 21 |  Brian Branch |  DET | Safety | 86 |
| 22 |  Sean Murphy-Bunting |  PIT | Cornerback | 79 |
| 23 |  Sam Okuayinonu |  SF | Defensive Tackle | 75 |
| 24 |  Payton Turner | DET | Defensive End | 75 |
| 25 |  Calvin Austin III |  NYG | Wide Receiver | 74 |
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.