Summary

For the first handful of years of the 2020s, you could've easily answered that question by saying "Patrick Mahomes." But as the Kansas City Chiefs' star quarterback is in his first year back from an ACL tear, Mahomes isn't the shoo-in answer he once was to that question. And there are plenty of quarterbacks who have staked their claim to be considered the best in the league so far in the 2026 season.

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