Chad Ochocinco Johnson#63 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 24, 2026
Ochocinco predicted George Pickens will be traded away from Dallas now that they have signed the franchise tag, naming the Browns, Raiders and possibly Buffalo as their three landing spots. They also called both No. 2 pick David Bailey and No. 3 pick Jeremiah Love immediate Day 1 starters, and said they have been saying for months that A.J. Brown will end up in New England.
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What Chad Ochocinco Johnson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromLike I said a long time ago, I said Browns, you know, I said Raiders, and if they maybe maybe even Buffalo.
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- SaidApr 23
- GradedSep 18
- 1A.J. Brown to move to New England Patriots“I tell y'all for three months A J. Brown will be in England”
- 2George Pickens to move to Buffalo Bills“I said Browns, you know, I said Raiders, and if they maybe maybe even Buffalo. So but those those those are my those are my three teams.”
- 3George Pickens to move to Cleveland Browns“Like I said a long time ago, I said Browns, you know, I said Raiders, and if they maybe maybe even Buffalo. So but those those those are my those are my three teams.”
- 4George Pickens to move to Las Vegas Raiders“I said Browns, you know, I said Raiders, and if they maybe maybe even Buffalo. So but those those those are my those are my three teams.”
- 5David Bailey to be 1st on the depth chart“I'm sure he's probably going to be a day one starter. And that's that's good. That's for sure, a good look for the Jets”
- 6Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart“like Jeremuk Jeremiah Love, who is at home run hitter from anyone in the field and make that team exponentially better and this is another impact player, a Day one starter.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Brown to move to New England Patriots1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| George Pickens to move to Buffalo Bills2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| George Pickens to move to Cleveland Browns3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| George Pickens to move to Las Vegas Raiders4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| David Bailey to be 1st on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 calls · 1 hit · 5 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive6 checkable claims — 4 trade and signing calls and 2 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Trade and Signing CallsA.J. BrownNew England Patriots
A.J. Brown to move to New England Patriots
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- A.J. Brown
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- NE
- was with:
- PHI
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- reported:
- traded → NE (from PHI)
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Trade and Signing CallsGeorge PickensBuffalo Bills
George Pickens to move to Buffalo Bills
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsGeorge PickensCleveland Browns
George Pickens to move to Cleveland Browns
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsGeorge PickensLas Vegas Raiders
George Pickens to move to Las Vegas Raiders
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Depth Chart CallsDavid BaileyNew York Jets
David Bailey to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Depth Chart CallsJeremiyah LoveArizona Cardinals
Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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