Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 29, 2026
Eisen delivered their SoFi-presented power rankings of the 2026 NFL draftees most likely to live up to their billing, counting down from Mekhi Lemmon at No. 10 to Jeremiah Love at No. 1. They also predicted the Eagles will trade A.J. Brown and picked three NFC South teams to go over their win totals.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromHere's my power rankings of the NFL draftees that will live up to the billing presented by SoFi.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 2: Rich’s NFL Power Rankings, an NFC South Breakdown plus Saints HC Kellen Moore
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- SaidApr 29
- GradedSep 18
- 1A.J. Brown to move to Philadelphia Eagles“And the puzzle being, are they trading AJ Brown? You bet they are.”
- 2Top Player Lists“Number 10. It's Makai Levin, Philadelphia Eagles... I'm putting David Bailey here... Number eight on the list is a guy who's taken fourth overall, Carnell Tate... Dylan Thieneman, I think, is going to have a role... Number six... I'm putting Fernando Mendoza here... Venga Yoani is number five... Mansour Delaine in Kansas City is number four... Number three is Sonny Styles... Caleb Downs... And then number one, my top NFL draftee who will live up to the billing... It's Jeremiah Love.”
- 3Carolina Panthers to finish with 7 wins“Panthers, 6.5. Are you serious? That is disrespectful. That isn't over.”
- 4Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 9 wins“And the Bucks are over too. Bucks eight point five? Yeah. Come on now.”
- 5Atlanta Falcons to finish with 8 wins“Falcon seven point five. That's over. Over.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Brown to move to Philadelphia Eagles1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| “Number 10. It's Makai Levin, Philadelphia Eagles... I'm putting…”2 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Carolina Panthers to finish with 7 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 9 wins4 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Atlanta Falcons to finish with 8 wins5 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 1 hit · 4 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive5 checkable claims — 3 season win totals, 1 top player list and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
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
Carolina Panthers · 2026 season · wins10 calls from 6 pundits between 2 wins and 10 wins. Rich Eisen said 7 wins. the room's median is 7 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Trade and Signing CallsA.J. BrownPhiladelphia Eagles
A.J. Brown to move to Philadelphia Eagles
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:
- he leaves
- 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
“Number 10. It's Makai Levin, Philadelphia Eagles... I'm putting David Bailey here... Number eight on the list is a guy who's taken fourth overall, Carnell Tate... Dylan Thieneman, I think, is going to have a role... Number six... I'm putting Fernando Mendoza here... Venga Yoani is number five... Mansour Delaine in Kansas City is number four... Number three is Sonny Styles... Caleb Downs... And then number one, my top NFL draftee who will live up to the billing... It's Jeremiah Love.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsCarolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers to finish with 7 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Season Win TotalsTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Season Win TotalsAtlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons to finish with 8 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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