Eric WilliamsSep 24, 2026

In their Week 3 awards ballot, Williams puts Kenneth Walker III first for Offensive Player of the Year, Dallas Turner first for Defensive Player of the Year, Kevin O'Connell first for Coach of the Year, Jadarian Price first for Offensive Rookie of the Year, Josiah Trotter first for Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Josh Allen first for MVP, with two runners-up named in each category.

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Waiting18 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 18Settled18 still waiting

18Waitingnot graded yet

What Eric Williams said

Now, let's dive into my picks for the top three of all the major awards heading into Week 3.

Eric Williams, the lead quote

Where it was published: Fox Sports
The piece: NFL Awards Ballot: After Winning Super Bowl MVP, Kenneth Walker Has Become A Top RB
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Box score, by kind

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Group	Hits	Close	Misses	Waiting	Calls
Coach Award Picks	0	0	0	3
Award Picks	0	0	0	15
All	0	0	0	18

How each call scored

18 checkable claims — 15 award picks and 3 coach award picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 26 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.

Coach Award Picks3 waitingShow ▸

Kyle Shanahan to win Coach of the Year
“Coach Of The Year — 3. Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers”
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Joe Brady to win Coach of the Year
“Coach Of The Year — 2. Joe Brady, Buffalo Bills”
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Kevin O'Connell to win Coach of the Year
“Coach Of The Year — 1. Kevin O'Connell, Minnesota Vikings”
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Greg Rousseau — Defensive Player of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Defensive Player Of The Year — 3. Greg Rousseau, Buffalo Bills”
Greg Rousseau Buffalo Bills
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Denzel Boston — Offensive Rookie of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Offensive Rookie Of The Year — 2. Denzel Boston, Cleveland Browns”
Denzel Boston Cleveland Browns
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Hezekiah Masses — Defensive Rookie of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Defensive Rookie Of The Year — 3. Hezekiah Masses, Las Vegas Raiders”
Hezekiah Masses Las Vegas Raiders
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Josiah Trotter to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“Defensive Rookie Of The Year — 1. Josiah Trotter, Tampa Bay Buccaneers”
Josiah Trotter Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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T.J. Watt — Defensive Player of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Defensive Player Of The Year — 2. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers”
T.J. Watt Pittsburgh Steelers
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Dallas Turner to win Defensive Player of the Year
“Defensive Player Of The Year — 1. Dallas Turner, Minnesota Vikings”
Dallas Turner Minnesota Vikings
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Kenneth Walker III to win Offensive Player of the Year
“Offensive Player Of The Year — 1. Kenneth Walker III, Kansas City Chiefs”
Kenneth Walker III Kansas City Chiefs
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Brock Purdy — MVP: No. 3 on ballot
“MVP — 3. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers”
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers
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Anthony Hill — Defensive Rookie of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Defensive Rookie Of The Year — 2. Anthony Hill Jr., Tennessee Titans”
Anthony Hill Tennessee Titans
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Kaelon Black — Offensive Rookie of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Offensive Rookie Of The Year — 3. Kaelon Black, San Francisco 49ers”
Kaelon Black San Francisco 49ers
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Derrick Henry — Offensive Player of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Offensive Player Of The Year — 2. Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens”
Derrick Henry Baltimore Ravens
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Josh Allen to win MVP
“MVP — 1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills”
Josh Allen Buffalo Bills
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Offensive Player of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Offensive Player Of The Year — 3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks”
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks
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Jadarian Price to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“Offensive Rookie Of The Year — 1. Jadarian Price, Seattle Seahawks”
Jadarian Price Seattle Seahawks
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Patrick Mahomes — MVP: No. 2 on ballot
“MVP — 2. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs”
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs
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Others on the same people

Chris Clark · Trade and Signing Calls · Nikko Remigio · Miss 0
Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return.
Parker Hurley · Roster Spot Calls · Khalid Kareem · Miss 0
Hurley predicts the 49ers will release Khalil Kareem when Nate Hobbs is activated and cut Brandin Cooks when C.J. West returns, while arguing Sebastian Valdez won't be the one let go and no cornerback will be cut.
Jason Harmon · Roster Spot Calls · Max Brosmer · Miss 0
Harmon expects the Vikings' quarterback room to stay intact while Kyler Murray is hurt, and predicts Max Brosmer will be released and re-signed to the practice squad since Minnesota won't carry four QBs.
Logan Lazarczyk · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick.
Logan Lazarczyk · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere.
Charean Williams · Roster Spot Calls · Odell Beckham Jr. · Miss 0
Williams writes that after releasing Odell Beckham Jr. to open a roster spot for Kirk Cousins, the Vikings will bring them back on the practice squad.

More award picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

Eric Mangini · Award Picks · Drake Maye · Miss 0
Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as their dark horse MVP.
Chris Broussard · Award Picks · Drake Maye · Miss 0
Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as their dark horse MVP.
Willie Colon · Award Picks · Hunter Henry · Miss 0
Willie (Kyle Brandt's colleague, the panelist who argued Hunter Henry would be the key) predicted a 28-21 result and floated Hunter Henry as a possible Super Bowl MVP with two or three touchdowns.
Chris Brockman · Award Picks · Saquon Barkley · Miss 0
Brockman picked the Eagles to beat the Chiefs 31-23 with Saquon Barkley as Super Bowl MVP, and said Barkley has a chance to reach 3,000 total yards of offense.
Seton O'Connor · Award Picks · Jalen Hurts · Hit 100
Picked the Eagles over the Chiefs in a close game, 31-28, with Jalen Hurts as MVP.
Paul Pabst · Award Picks · Jalen Hurts · Hit 100
Picked the Eagles to win the Super Bowl 27-24 in overtime with Jalen Hurts as MVP.

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