Nick Wright· Sep 4, 2026
Wright picks the Buccaneers to win the NFC South at 11-6, with the Falcons as a nine-win sleeper playoff team, the Saints third and the Panthers last at around six wins. He also thinks Bijan Robinson could be No. 1 on the NFL Top 100 next year.
“I think Bijan might be number one on the NFL 100 next year.”
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9 checkable claims — 3 season win totals, 2 playoff picks, 1 division winner, 1 power ranking, 1 surprise team call and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 1.
Where this call stands in the room
Carolina Panthers · 2026 season · wins13 calls from 10 pundits between 2 wins and 10 wins. Nick Wright said 6 wins. the room's median is 7 wins. not settled yet
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9 checkable claims in this take
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- Power RankingsSep 4, 2026
“Nick Wright's NFC South Prediction 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2. Atlanta Falcons 3. New Orleans Saints 4. Carolina Panthers”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 4, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 11 wins
“picked the Buccaneers to finish 11-6 atop the division”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 4, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs
“Wright surprised many and had two teams in the South making the playoffs”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 4, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“he picked the Buccaneers to finish 11-6 atop the division”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Surprise Team CallsAtlanta FalconsSep 4, 2026
Atlanta Falcons to beat expectations
“Wright was more bullish on the Falcons, landing on them as his deep sleeper to sneak into the playoffs”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Top Player ListsSep 4, 2026
“"I think Bijan might be number one on the NFL 100 next year," Wright said.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksAtlanta FalconsSep 4, 2026
Atlanta Falcons to make the playoffs
“landing on them as his deep sleeper to sneak into the playoffs at nine wins”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsAtlanta FalconsSep 4, 2026
Atlanta Falcons to finish with 9 wins
“his deep sleeper to sneak into the playoffs at nine wins”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsCarolina PanthersSep 4, 2026
Carolina Panthers to finish with 6 wins
“Wright added he expects Carolina to finish at or around six wins.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Fox SportsTrade and Signing Calls · Austin EkelerMiss · 0The piece reports, citing ESPN, that Carolina is expected to sign veteran running back Austin Ekeler with Jonathon Brooks sidelined.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Carolina PanthersClose · 50Simms went through every Week 2 game with predicted final scores, picking the Texans, Bears, Steelers (as an upset), Packers, Ravens, Eagles, Buccaneers, Panthers, Jaguars, Seahawks, Cowboys, 49ers, Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also reiterated that Denver was his preseason Super Bowl pick while predicting the Broncos would fall to 0-2.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Carolina PanthersHit · 100Rogers made his own Week 2 calls, taking the Packers, Eagles (by at least 10), Panthers (by at least a field goal), Cowboys (by at least six), Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also noted Baltimore was his Super Bowl pick and said it wouldn't shock him if Jacksonville hosted the AFC Championship Game.
- Steve KubitzaTrade and Signing Calls · Za'Darius SmithHit · 100Kubitza suggests that Kevin Stefanski's Falcons may lure veteran pass rusher Za'Darius Smith away from Cleveland, signing him in Atlanta instead of the Browns.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Carolina PanthersClose · 48Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Carolina PanthersMiss · 0Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Green Bay PackersClose · 40Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking.
- John MiddlekauffSeason Win Totals · San Francisco 49ersClose · 60Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Detroit LionsHit · 100Sherman picks the Chiefs to beat the Bills in the AFC Championship Game despite Buffalo's turnover dominance, and picks the Commanders to upset the Eagles in Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Game. He also expects Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year, though he hedges that voters may give it to Lamar or Josh Allen.
- Chris BrockmanSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Brockman's overreaction slate: Breece Hall leaves the Jets and plays in the playoffs next season, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the best receiver in the league, three quarterbacks (Mendoza first overall, plus Ty Simpson and Carson Beck) go in the first round, and the Patriots crater to a 7-10 season.