Tom Blair Profile

Which NFL teams face the most pressure to succeed in the 2025 season? Tom Blair provides his rankings, with the Aaron Rodgers-led Pittsburgh Steelers taking center stage under a searing spotlight.

With training camps just a month away, Tom Blair picks one player to root for from each NFC team in 2025. Why should fans be pulling for Christian McCaffrey? Will an 18th-year veteran join an elite club?

What's the best possible NFL team money could buy in 2025? Tom Blair builds the ultimate 53-man roster while remaining within the confines of this season's $279.2 million salary cap.

We've seen plenty of megadeals handed out this offseason, but certain players remain underpaid. Tom Blair spotlights 10 veterans who deserve a significant raise RIGHT NOW, including the NFL's reigning sack king.

Who are the most underappreciated players in the AFC? Tom Blair highlights the top candidate on each of the conference's 16 teams, giving often overlooked standouts like the Bengals' Mike Gesicki their due.

Can Geno Smith give the Raiders some stability to start the Pete Carroll era? Will Deebo Samuel make the Commanders unstoppable? Tom Blair ranks the eleven traded players who will have the biggest impact on the 2025 NFL season. 

Tom Blair identifies the best QB additions of the last five years, breaking them down into 10 categories. Which trade acquisition has been the most fruitful? Who has been the best Day 1 draft pick? 

We know the designated teams that will play in Brazil (Chargers), Dublin (Steelers), Madrid (Dolphins), Berlin (Colts) and London (Browns, Jaguars, Jets) -- but we don't know their opponents. Tom Blair provides his seven dream matchups for the NFL's 2025 International Games.

What would teams do if they could run the 2024 NFL Draft all over again? Would the Bears still take Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall? How quickly might the QBs be snapped up? Which WR goes first? Ali Bhanpuri and Tom Blair imagine a revised Round 1.

Will Josh Allen and the Bills end the Chiefs' quest for an unprecedented Super Bowl three-peat? Can the Jayden Daniels-led Commanders upset the Eagles in Philadelphia? Check out the game picks for Championship Sunday!

Can the Rams upset the Eagles in Philadelphia? Who wins an epic AFC showdown between Lamar Jackson's Ravens and Josh Allen's Bills? Check out the Divisional Round game picks for Sunday!

Which contender is more trustworthy in its pursuit of an NFL title: the Lions or the Chiefs? Where do the Ravens, Bills and Eagles factor in? NFL.com's editors present their confidence rankings of the playoff field heading into the Divisional Round. 

Will the Vikings ride Justin Jefferson to the Divisional Round? Or will the Rams repeat October's victory over Minnesota? Check out the Wild Card Weekend game picks!

NFL.com's editors predict the entire playoff race, picking winners for all 13 games, including Super Bowl LIX. Which teams will advance from Wild Card Weekend? Which No. 1 seed could get knocked out before the Big Game?

Will the Broncos clinch a playoff spot on Sunday? Can the Vikings go to Detroit and capture the NFC's No. 1 seed? Check out the Week 18 game picks!

Will the Packers deal a blow to the Vikings' NFC North title hopes? Can the Eagles bounce back against the resurgent Cowboys? Check out the Week 17 game picks!

Will the Eagles clinch the NFC East title with a road victory over the Commanders? Can the Vikings extend their winning streak to eight games in front of the 12s at Seattle? Check out the Week 16 game picks!

Will the Bills snap the Lions' 11-game winning streak? Can the Steelers end the Eagles' nine-game run? Who prevails on Sunday night in Seattle: Packers or Seahawks? Check out the Week 15 game picks!

Can the Chargers knock off the Chiefs on Sunday night? Which NFC West contender reigns supreme: Seahawks or Cardinals? Will the Bills keep rolling on the road against the Rams? Check out the Week 14 game picks!

 Can the Cardinals, Chargers, Steelers and Texans bounce back on the road? And who prevails in the heavyweight fight between the Eagles and Ravens? Check out the Week 13 game picks!

Who takes a critical NFC West clash between the Seahawks and Cardinals? Will the Eagles or Rams win on Sunday night? And which team prevails in Monday night's Harbowl: Ravens or Chargers? Check out the Week 12 game picks.

Will Josh Allen's Bills hand Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs their first loss? Who wins the heated rivalry between the Ravens and Steelers for first place in the AFC North? Bengals or Chargers on Sunday night? Check out the Week 11 game picks.

Can the Lions keep rolling in Houston? Will the Steelers or Commanders win their fourth straight? Do the Chiefs remain the NFL's only undefeated team? Check out the Week 10 game picks.

Will the Chiefs suffer their first defeat Monday night against the visiting Buccaneers? Check out who NFL.com's Editors picked on "Monday Night Football."

Will the Eagles or Bengals win their third straight game? Who takes Sunday night's rivalry bout between the Cowboys and 49ers? Can Russell Wilson guide the Steelers to another win on Monday night? Check out the Week 8 game picks!

Can the Lions hand the Vikings their first loss of the season? Who wins the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers? Check out the Week 7 game picks!

As we hurtle toward the Nov. 5 trade deadline, Tom Blair spotlights seven intriguing players who could be available, including two former first-round picks and one former Offensive Player of the Year.

Which offseason acquisitions look the best so far in the 2024 NFL campaign? Tom Blair provides his early rankings, with two teams boasting multiple selections in this top-10 rundown.

Can Jayden Daniels lead the Commanders to an upset of Lamar Jackson's Ravens in Baltimore? How will the Jets fare after the firing of Robert Saleh? Check out the Week 6 game picks!

Will the Bills or Texans improve to 4-1? Who wins an intriguing AFC North bout between the Ravens and Bengals? Are the Chiefs about to suffer their first loss?! Check out the Week 5 game picks!

Can the Titans get their first win in South Beach? Who will prevail in Monday night's NFC heavyweight bout between the Seahawks and Lions? Check out the Week 4 game picks!

Will the Falcons build off last week's win to beat the Chiefs? And can the Jaguars and Bengals earn their first victories of the season Monday? Check out the Week 3 game picks!

Can the Bengals bounce back from a stunning home loss to upset the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium? Will Caleb Williams and the Bears challenge C.J. Stroud's Texans on Sunday Night Football? Check out the Week 2 game picks!

Who'll take a juicy AFC South showdown between the Texans and Colts? Can the Lions defend home field against Matthew Stafford and the Rams on Sunday night? Will the Jets knock off the 49ers in Aaron Rodgers' return to Northern California? Check out the Week 1 game picks!

Heading into the 2024 NFL season, who are the top 30 players over the age of 30? To answer this question, Ali Bhanpuri, Tom Blair, Gennaro Filice and Dan Parr engaged in a meeting of the minds. Check out the final rankings, as well as the honorable mentions who just missed the cut.

With training camps just a month away, Tom Blair picks one player to root for from each AFC team in 2024. Will Derrick Henry's relocation to Baltimore be as fun as many anticipate? Can a former No. 1 overall pick fully blossom?

Who are the most underappreciated players in the NFC? Tom Blair spotlights one individual on each of the conference's 16 teams, giving often overlooked standouts like the Cowboys' Brandin Cooks their due.

How much will Stefon Diggs elevate the Texans offense? Can Keenan Allen help rookie QB Caleb Williams and the Bears contend in the NFC North? Tom Blair identifies 10 traded players who'll have the biggest impact on the 2024 NFL season.

Might Andy Reid's Chiefs make their most aggressive move up the board since selecting Patrick Mahomes in 2017 -- and help the Bears' roster-building efforts in the process? Here are three potential win-win trades in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Would Jordan Love and the Packers produce fireworks against Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars in London? Tom Blair zeroes in on four dream matchups for the NFL's 2024 International Games.

Editors Ali Bhanpuri and Tom Blair assess the 30 best players over the age of 30 heading into the 2021 NFL season. How high did Tom Brady climb from last year's list? Is anyone above Aaron Rodgers?

Will Carson Wentz or Julio Jones tilt the race in their new division? Can Trevor Lawrence live up to the hype? Tom Blair eyes the players and position battles to watch in his AFC South camp preview.

Will Justin Fields force the Bears to start him? Will Aaron Rodgers force the Packers to trade him? And who DOESN'T have cornerback questions in the NFC North? Tom Blair provides a training camp preview for the division, with position battles and key players to watch across all four rosters.

NFL.com editors evaluated every quarterback who started a game (including the playoffs) during the 2020 NFL season to create a complete ranking from 1 to 59. Did winning Super Bowl LV give Tom Brady enough juice to knock MVP Aaron Rodgers from the top spot?

NFL.com editors rank the four starting QBs playing on Championship Sunday based on who most needs to win Super Bowl LV. What would another title mean for Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers?

NFL.com editors rank the eight starting QBs remaining in the playoffs based on who they'd choose to build around for the next three seasons. Did 43-year-old Tom Brady make the top five?

NFL.com editors rank the 14 starting quarterbacks in the playoffs based on who they trust most. Is MVP front-runner Aaron Rodgers the most dependable passer in the 2020 postseason?

Was Aaron Rodgers' Week 16 performance enough to oust Patrick Mahomes from No. 1? How far did Kyler Murray fall after struggling last Sunday? NFL.com editors evaluate the QB rankings heading into the final week of the 2020 NFL regular season.

Is Jalen Hurts already a top-20 quarterback? Has Mitch Trubisky truly turned a corner in his NFL career? NFL.com editors assess the QB hierarchy heading into Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season.

Does Aaron Rodgers deserve the title of QB1 over Patrick Mahomes? NFL.com editors assess the quarterback hierarchy heading into Week 15 of the 2020 NFL season.

Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield are trending up heading into their prime-time Week 14 matchup. NFL.com editors assess the QB hierarchy entering the final quarter of the 2020 NFL season. 

NFL.com editors assess the QB hierarchy heading into Week 13 of the 2020 NFL season. Who overtook Russell Wilson for the No. 3 spot? How far did Cam Newton fall?

NFL.com editors assess the QB hierarchy heading into Week 12 of the 2020 season. How high did Deshaun Watson and Derek Carr jump?

With the 2020 NFL season heating up, NFL.com editors rank every starting QB. Who holds the No. 1 spot: Aaron Rodgers or Patrick Mahomes?

Editors Ali Bhanpuri and Tom Blair reveal their ranking of the NFL's best 30 players over the age of 30 heading into the 2020 season, a list that includes three quarterbacks -- but no Tom Brady -- in the top 10.

With the football world drooling over the 2020 NFL Draft's deep receiver class, Tom Blair examines the league's evolving perception about the learning curve for young players at the position.

To put a bow on 2019, the QB Index ranked all 57 quarterbacks who started a game. Who joined Lamar Jackson up top? And where do Dak Prescott and Gardner Minshew fit?

Heading into the Wild Card Round, the remaining 12 QBs are ranked according to playoff trustworthiness. Is Lamar Jackson still on top? Where does Tom Brady sit coming off a down season?

Former MVP front-runner Russell Wilson slips to No. 3 in NFL.com's updated quarterback rankings, while the Cowboys' Dak Prescott drops out of the top 10. See the new pecking order entering Week 17.

The Saints' Drew Brees fuels a shakeup in the top five of NFL.com's quarterback rankings, while the Patriots' Tom Brady continues to slide down the board. See the updated pecking order entering Week 16.

The Cowboys' Dak Prescott and Packers' Aaron Rodgers slide down the board in NFL.com's QB rankings after rough outings. See the updated pecking order at the position entering Week 15.

The Titans' Ryan Tannehill and Bills' Josh Allen vault up the board in NFL.com's QB rankings after leading their teams to huge Week 13 wins. See the updated pecking order entering the final quarter of the regular season.

Move over, Russell Wilson. Lamar Jackson, fresh off another scintillating performance, knocks the Seahawks QB from his perch atop NFL.com's QB rankings. See the updated pecking order entering Week 13.

Dak Prescott and Tom Brady are trending in opposite directions heading into Sunday's Cowboys-Patriots matchup. See NFL.com's updated quarterback rankings entering Week 12.

Perennial Pro Bowlers Philip Rivers and Drew Brees slide down the board in NFL.com's QB rankings, while Jared Goff is in free fall. See the updated quarterback pecking order heading into Week 11.

The shakeup in NFL.com's QB rankings starts at No. 2 thanks to Lamar Jackson's triumph over the Patriots. See the updated quarterback pecking order heading into Week 10.

Russell Wilson is making room on the throne for one of his rivals in NFL.com's Week 9 QB rankings. See the updated quarterback pecking order heading into the second half of the season.

Aaron Rodgers is just one of three NFC North QBs to land in the top 10 of NFL.com's Week 8 QB rankings. What spot does the odd man out, Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky, hold? Hint: Scroll to the bottom.

With a unanimous vote, Russell Wilson supplanted Patrick Mahomes to sit alone at No. 1 in NFL.com's QB rankings for the first time this season. See where all 32 starting quarterbacks rank heading into Week 7.

Make room on the throne! Patrick Mahomes isn't alone at the top of NFL.com's QB rankings for the first time this season. See where all 32 starting quarterbacks rank heading into Week 6.

Carson Wentz gets a boost coming off a big win over the Packers, while Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers slip in NFL.com's QB rankings. See where all 32 starting signal-callers rank heading into Week 5.

Deshaun Watson cracks the top five, while Philip Rivers and Lamar Jackson slip in NFL.com's QB rankings. See where all 32 starting quarterbacks rank heading into Week 4.

Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson continue their surge up the board, while rookie Kyler Murray cracks the top 15 in NFL.com's QB rankings. See where all 32 starting quarterbacks rank heading into Week 3.

After posting perfect passer ratings in Week 1, Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson rocketed up NFL.com's QB rankings, with the Cowboys passer cracking the top 10. See where all 32 starting quarterbacks rank heading into Week 2.

As we head into the 2019 NFL season, what is the current pecking order at the game's most important position? Our panel of QB watchers rank the league's starters, 1 to 32.

Will Odell Beckham Jr. make the Browns playoff heavies? Can the Ravens continue to reinvent themselves around Lamar Jackson? Is Cincinnati in trouble? Will Big Ben rally Pittsburgh? Tom Blair previews training camps in the AFC North.

The 2018 Chiefs had one of the most explosive offenses the NFL has ever seen, but was it good enough to rank that Kansas City squad among the 10 best teams of the decade? According to Tom Blair's definitive list, the answer is a resounding "yes."

In the interminable build-up to every NFL draft, the quarterback class is prejudged by pundits and football fans across America. After talking to NFL decision-makers past and present, Tom Blair explains why it's all a bunch of hot air.

The Cleveland Browns are all the rage after trading for Odell Beckham Jr. But the Steelers still have Big Ben, and the Ravens are reigning division champs. Tom Blair eyes each AFC North team heading into the 2019 NFL Draft.

The Steelers have taken hold of the AFC North in recent years, but are they hitting a wall? Tom Blair takes a look at all four of the division's teams and explains why Pittsburgh could get dethroned.