​SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand in the United States, consistently ranking among the Top-10 most visited overall sports domains. It competes against ESPN, Bleacher Report, and FOX Sports.Revenge of the Birds is a part of SB Nation (SBN), covering the Arizona Cardinals. There are 32 NFL team sites, and then one site for every team in the other major sports and most major college programs.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRELATED: ESPN RANKS TREY MCBRIDE SECOND BEST TIGHT ENDThis time of year, ESPN spits out its annual Top-10 position rankings, of which we have covered whether any Arizona players are included (see link above). ESPN polls players, coaches, scouts, and team executives to compile their lists at each position on offense, defense, and special teams.SBN has just published its top quarterbacks going into the 2026 season. But instead of asking everybody in the league their opinion, SBN has traveled a different route: using analytics.Offensive Impact: This evaluates how much of a team’s total offense came directly from a quarterback’s passes and running game. Functionally, how much they individually influence a drive.Accuracy: An expression of pass accuracy, with drops removed and evaluated bad throws adding a penaltyExplosive plays: A combination of air/ground plays that gained 20+ yards, combined with Yards per Attempt in the passing gameScoring: Total touchdowns in both the passing and running gameLack of turnovers: Interceptions combined with fumbles lostClutch: A factor of Game-winning Drives, 4th Quarter Comebacks, as well as touchdowns scored on “important drives” in which teams were within one score of each otherTilt: These are plus/minus points (fewer than five total) to mitigate aberrant seasons. Without a tilt, Patrick Mahomes would have been a middling QB in 2025, while Malik Willis would be the No. 1 QB in the NFL.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis is a cross-league evaluation of each quarterback vs. their peersA score of five operates as the league average, with scores of 8-to-10 being significantly above league-averageAnd 1-to-3 being significantly below league averageWhere did Arizona rank? What about the remainder of the NFC West Division?First off, the two top QBs ranked are Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills, and Drake Maye from the New England Patriots. They both had a top score of 53. With the first category, “Offensive Impact,” both players scored a 10, so did Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams, the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, and Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals.Ranking: #25Offensive impact: 6Accuracy: 6Explosive plays: 5Scoring: 5Lack of turnovers: 8Clutch: 3AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOverall points: 33Ranking: #27Offensive impact: 7Accuracy: 7Explosive plays: 2Scoring: 3Lack of turnovers: 7Clutch: 5Overall points: 32Ranking: #3Offensive impact: 10Accuracy: 6Explosive plays: 9Scoring: 10Lack of turnovers: 9Clutch: 8Overall points: