Kyle Brandt#56 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 1, 2025

Brandt picked Ben Johnson for Coach of the Year, Shemar Stewart of the Bengals as Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Titans No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward as Offensive Rookie of the Year, adding that Ward will start Week 1.

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

1 of 4calls landed1 hit · 3 misses · all settled

25Average accuracyout of 100, across 4 calls

22.9A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

4 of 4Settlednone still waiting

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What Kyle Brandt said

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Can't ward You're Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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Where it was said: Move the Sticks (podcast)
The episode: GMFB Monday Hour 2: Brazil Matchup, Bills/Ravens rematch, and Rookie of the Year Predictions
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SaidSep 1, 2025
GradedAug 7, 2026

1Ben Jonson to win NFL Coach of the Year“The fact that I picked Ben Jonson for head coach of the Year”
2Shemar Stewart to win Defensive Rookie of the Year“My selection for the twenty twenty five Rookie of the Year is Shamar Stewart. From the Cincinnati Bengals.”
3Cam Ward to win Offensive Rookie of the Year“all the way come February in the City by the Bay, he will be getting the award for Offensive Rookie of the Year”
4Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart“Number one overall pick will be starting week one.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Ben Jonson to win NFL Coach of the Year¹	Coach Award Picks	Mike Vrabel won	0	0	0
Shemar Stewart to win Defensive Rookie of the Year²	Award Picks	Carson Schwesinger won	0	0	0
Cam Ward to win Offensive Rookie of the Year³	Award Picks	Tetairoa McMillan won	0	0	0
Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart⁴	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	91.67	+16.67
4 calls · 1 hit · 3 misses · all settled			25	22.9

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

4 checkable claims — 2 award picks, 1 coach award pick and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 4 have settled, averaging 25 out of 100, against 22.9 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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.

1Coach Award Picks
Ben Jonson to win NFL Coach of the Year
What happenedMike Vrabel woncalled Ben Johnson
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
award:
coach_of_the_year
coach:
Ben Johnson
naive:
the naive pick was Kevin O'Connell, who won it the year before
skill:
0
season:
2025
who won:
Mike Vrabel
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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2Award Picks Shemar Stewart Cincinnati Bengals
Shemar Stewart to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
What happenedCarson Schwesinger woncalled Shemar Stewart
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
award:
defensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Jared Verse, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Shemar Stewart
season:
2025
who won:
Carson Schwesinger
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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3Award Picks Cam Ward Tennessee Titans
Cam Ward to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
What happenedTetairoa McMillan woncalled Cam Ward
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_rookie_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Jayden Daniels, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Cam Ward
season:
2025
who won:
Tetairoa McMillan
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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4Depth Chart Calls Cam Ward Tennessee Titans
Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards
100Hit · naive 91.67
100this call91.67a naive guess8.33better than naive2difficulty+16.67skill
How this was scored
club:
TEN
skill:
16.67
player:
Cam Ward
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
QB
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
25naive 22.9