Have had quite a few different sets of irons over the last couple years (about a dozen) and in my opinion the 2021 Titleist t100s black are the best irons all around. They give you the players shape, control, and feel mixed with lofts and distance you would expect from a players distance iron.
Second place would easily be the cobra forged tec copper. These take the cake in the players distance category. Feel great, you can get some decent shot shaping from them and they go a mile. I played these for two years sold them and then went back to them later on because nothing else could compete.
Third place would go to the Taylormade P730 or P760. I had a combo set of these irons and really loved them. The only reason I don’t still play them is the T100s gave me the same control with better numbers across the board but non the less great irons that don’t get the respect they deserve.