Josh Allen has a new piece of hardware for the Bills fan conversation: ESPN’s survey of league executives, coaches and front office scouts put him at No. 1 in its quarterback rankings.
Allen finished ahead of Patrick Mahomes, Matthew Stafford, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow, giving Buffalo supporters a familiar argument a little more national backing. The ranking comes with the kind of praise that fits Allen’s game, too - explosive, difficult to contain and still evolving.
“He’s the most singularly unstoppable player at the position when you get his A-game,” one GM said in Jeremy Fowler’s story. “And he has cut down on the turnovers the past two seasons.”
That turnover improvement was part of the case for Allen at the top. ESPN’s assessment noted that he has averaged eight interceptions per season over the last two years, a sharp drop from the 15.7 picks per season he averaged from 2021-23. His fumbles are down as well, with 12 in 2024-25 compared to 20 in the 2022-23 seasons.
Allen’s dual-threat production also keeps him in a class of his own. He is the only player in NFL history to reach at least 200 passing touchdowns and 50 rushing touchdowns, and over the last three seasons he has put up at least 25 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in each one. No quarterback in league history had ever done that before.
“You live with him and die with him,” an NFL coordinator said. “You can’t get mad at him because he won a lot of games for you with a similar style and he was so good.”
ESPN’s rankings put a spotlight on what Bills fans already believe: Allen’s ceiling is as high as anyone’s, and when he’s rolling, there may not be a tougher quarterback in football to deal with.
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