{"id":2750,"date":"2026-07-20T13:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:35:50","slug":"fox-sports-colin-cowherd-patrick-mahomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/sports-media\/fox-sports-colin-cowherd-patrick-mahomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Sports: Colin Cowherd makes bold proclamation about Patrick Mahomes in his top-10 QB rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fox Sports<\/a> analyst Colin Cowherd<\/a> recently came out with his list of the top-ten quarterbacks in the NFL. These rankings caused a bit of a stir, as is the case for many of his hot takes, which he makes in an effort to bait viewers and readers into engagement and ratings.<\/p>\n

His choice for the best quarterback in the league was not controversial. Josh Allen<\/a> of the Buffalo Bills<\/a>, of course, is believed by many to be the top quarterback in the NFL. However, his decision to declare Chicago Bears<\/a> quarterback Caleb Williams<\/a> as the third-best in the league raised some eyebrows.<\/p>\n

In these rankings, Cowherd had Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> star and future Pro Football Hall of Famer Patrick Mahomes<\/a> ranked very high as well.<\/p>\n

Fox Sports analyst Colin Cowherd calls Patrick Mahomes this generation’s John Elway<\/h2>\n

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In these rankings<\/a>, Cowherd had Mahomes ranked as the second-best quarterback in the NFL, despite the fact that he had a down year in 2025 and will be out for the first part of 2026 as he recovers from a torn ACL.<\/p>\n

Part of the reason why Cowherd ranked the three-time Super Bowl Champion so high was because of how often he has been able to lead his team back from deficits throughout the course of his career:<\/p>\n

“He now has a run game and an upgraded O-line. I think he will be Patrick Mahomes again, but I need to wait and see it. The most remarkable stat about Patrick Mahomes is this: He’s won half the games in his career, 20-20, when he’s trailed by 10-plus points. He is the great [John] Elway. He is the great \u2018come from behind\u2019 quarterback of my life.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As seen from the excerpt above, Cowherd compares Mahomes to Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, who was known for orchestrating great come-from-behind victories during his long career.<\/p>\n

It is somewhat ironic, though, that the Fox Sports analyst calls Mahomes the “Great come from behind quarterback of my life” when Elway’s career was, in fact, during Cowherd’s life as well.<\/p>\n

Is he saying Mahomes is greater than Elway? If so, many would not argue. After all, modern era players seem to have an easy time getting placed higher on all-time lists than the players that preceded them.<\/p>\n

It will truly be interesting to see how Mahomes plays following his return from a torn ACL. If he is able to continue playing and winning, he will be the standard that people point to in years to come, rather than Elway.<\/p>\n

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