Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 12, 2026
Rich Eisen delivered their "way too early" NFL power rankings ahead of the preseason, counting down from No. 10 (Jaguars) to No. 3 (Broncos), and separately backed the Texans to be an AFC final-four team again and Bhayshul Tuten to be Jacksonville's lead running back.
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What Rich Eisen said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromYou know the Houston Texans are gonna finish in the final four of the AFC again.
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- Hour 2: Rich’s Way-Too-Early NFL Power Rankings, plus Cowboys LB Rashan Gary
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- 1Power Rankings“Number 10 ... the Jacksonville Jaguars at number 10 on my list ... The Bears are nine ... Houston Texans are eight ... Number seven on the list. I'm putting the Eagles here ... Number six are your Patriots ... Number five on the list are the LA chargers ... Number four is your Dallas Cowboys ... Number three is the Denver Broncos.”
- 2Bhayshul Tuten to be 1st on the depth chart“I believe in Basheul Tooten as your ... First running back”
- 3Houston Texans to make the playoffs“You know the Houston Texans are are gonna finish in the final four of the AFC again. They do it every year, three years in a row.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Number 10 ... the Jacksonville Jaguars at number 10 on my list…”1 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Bhayshul Tuten to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston Texans to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 playoff pick and 1 power ranking — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Bhayshul Tuten · 2026 season9 calls from 8 pundits between 1 and 1. Rich Eisen said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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1Power RankingsLos Angeles Chargers
“Number 10 ... the Jacksonville Jaguars at number 10 on my list ... The Bears are nine ... Houston Texans are eight ... Number seven on the list. I'm putting the Eagles here ... Number six are your Patriots ... Number five on the list are the LA chargers ... Number four is your Dallas Cowboys ... Number three is the Denver Broncos.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsBhayshul TutenJacksonville Jaguars
Bhayshul Tuten to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Houston Texans to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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