The short answer. By the Balladex production index, the best NFL player right now is Brock Purdy (San Francisco 49ers, Quarterback) — grading in the 87th percentile of production at his position. The rest of the top five: C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Christian Watson, Matthew Golden.
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 |  Brock Purdy |  SF | Quarterback | 87 |
| 2 |  C.J. Stroud |  HOU | Quarterback | 84 |
| 3 |  Jaxon Smith-Njigba |  SEA | Wide Receiver | 94 |
| 4 |  Christian Watson |  GB | Wide Receiver | 94 |
| 5 |  Matthew Golden | GB | Wide Receiver | 94 |
| 6 |  Davante Adams |  LAR | Wide Receiver | 93 |
| 7 |  Geno Smith |  NYJ | Quarterback | 83 |
| 8 |  Parker Washington |  JAX | Wide Receiver | 92 |
| 9 |  Trevor Lawrence | JAX | Quarterback | 82 |
| 10 |  Mike Evans | SF | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 11 |  CeeDee Lamb |  DAL | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 12 |  Chris Olave |  NO | Wide Receiver | 91 |
| 13 |  Josh Allen |  BUF | Quarterback | 81 |
| 14 |  Tre Tucker |  LV | Wide Receiver | 90 |
| 15 |  Garrett Wilson | NYJ | Wide Receiver | 89 |
| 16 |  Jeffery Simmons |  TEN | Defensive Tackle | 89 |
| 17 |  Malik Nabers |  NYG | Wide Receiver | 89 |
| 18 |  Denzel Boston |  CLE | Wide Receiver | 89 |
| 19 |  Matthew Stafford | LAR | Quarterback | 79 |
| 20 |  Will Anderson Jr. | HOU | Defensive End | 88 |
| 21 |  Zach Allen |  DEN | Defensive End | 88 |
| 22 |  Kirk Cousins | LV | Quarterback | 78 |
| 23 |  Dak Prescott | DAL | Quarterback | 78 |
| 24 |  George Pickens | DAL | Wide Receiver | 87 |
| 25 |  George Kittle | SF | Tight End | 94 |
Method. The production index is a Balladex model estimate, 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. How this is calculated →