Joe Marino#2 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 11, 2026
Marino shares his personal ballot for the Locked On network's top 100 NFL players, with Josh Allen first and Myles Garrett second, plus the players he ranked who missed the consensus list. He also calls Christian Benford a top-five NFL corner and says the Bills have a good chance to win their division.
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What Joe Marino said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI had Josh Allen as my number one player in the NFL.
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- Locked On Bills (podcast)
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- ELITE: Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen Named NFL’s Best QB, Locked On Network RANKS Top 100 Players
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- 1Buffalo Bills to win the division“I think they have a really good chance to win the division and go on a deep playoff run”
- 2Top Player Lists“I had Josh Allen as my number one player in the NFL... I did have Miles Garrett number two... I had him at number 57 [James Cook]... my highest rated player to not make it was number 40 on my ballot, Zach Bond... number 49 on my ballot. It's Jack Campbell... At number 55, I had wide receiver, Zei Flowers... At number 64, I had Davante Adams... At number 65, I had Tee Higgins... at number 69. I had Packer safety Xavier McKinney... At number 76, I had patriots defensive lineman Milton Williams... At number 78, I had Darnell Wright... At number 84, I had Kobe Turner... At 87, I had cornerback Christian Benford... At number 89, I had Jesse Bates... At number 91, I have cornerback Joey Porter Junior... number 93, I have offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley... At number 94, I have Cooper Dejene... At number 95, I have edge rusher Tully Tui Polo... number 96, I have Bucks defensive tackle Vita Baya... At number 97, I had Devin Lloyd... Number 98... Jags defensive end, Trayvon Walker... my one numb number 100 player was Peter Skoronski”
- 3Christian Benford to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions“I firmly believe that Christian Benford belongs in the top 100 players. I think he's firmly a top five corner in the NFL.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| “I had Josh Allen as my number one player in the NFL... I did…”2 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Christian Benford to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions3 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 positional finish and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Division WinnersBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I had Josh Allen as my number one player in the NFL... I did have Miles Garrett number two... I had him at number 57 [James Cook]... my highest rated player to not make it was number 40 on my ballot, Zach Bond... number 49 on my ballot. It's Jack Campbell... At number 55, I had wide receiver, Zei Flowers... At number 64, I had Davante Adams... At number 65, I had Tee Higgins... at number 69. I had Packer safety Xavier McKinney... At number 76, I had patriots defensive lineman Milton Williams... At number 78, I had Darnell Wright... At number 84, I had Kobe Turner... At 87, I had cornerback Christian Benford... At number 89, I had Jesse Bates... At number 91, I have cornerback Joey Porter Junior... number 93, I have offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley... At number 94, I have Cooper Dejene... At number 95, I have edge rusher Tully Tui Polo... number 96, I have Bucks defensive tackle Vita Baya... At number 97, I had Devin Lloyd... Number 98... Jags defensive end, Trayvon Walker... my one numb number 100 player was Peter Skoronski”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Positional FinishesChristian BenfordBuffalo Bills
Christian Benford to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Daniel DiBerardinis · Division Winners · Atlanta Falcons · Miss 0
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Cowherd unveiled their top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Baltimore Ravens · Miss 0
Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen forecast the Week 18 results and the entire wild-card field: Buccaneers over Panthers but Carolina still gets in as the 5 seed when Atlanta beats New Orleans, 49ers over Seahawks, Ravens over Steelers, Jaguars beating Tennessee to win the AFC South, and six wild-card matchups (Seahawks-Panthers, Bills-Jaguars, Texans-Ravens, Packers-Bears, Chargers-Patriots, Rams-Eagles), with Houston upsetting Baltimore. They also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.