Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 19, 2026
Brooks laid out their NFL.com "All-Breakout Team" on defense, predicting big years for Abdul Carter, Walter Nolen, Darius Alexander, Jihaad Campbell, Cedric Gray, Travis Hunter, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Upton Stout, Kevin Winston Jr. and Craig Woodson. They also expect Dexter Lawrence to thrive in Cincinnati, Deshaun Watson to open as the Browns' starter, Baker Mayfield's Buccaneers receiving corps to be fine, and the Jets to improve with Geno Smith.
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What Bucky Brooks said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThis is easy to say that Abdul Carter should break out.
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- Andy Furman & Bucky Brooks Talk World Cup, LeBron James Next Destination, WNBA Controversies, Bucky’s NFL All Breakout Team And Much More!
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- 1Jared Goff to finish top 9 at his position, by passing yards“the quarterback is right because he's underrated but still one of the top eight or nine quarterbacks in. The. League”
- 2Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart“now he gets full autonomy to own that role as. The ze he'll be AT The Z chris godman will be in the slot”
- 3Walter Nolen to be 1st on the depth chart“he, to me is their best. Defensive lineman they're gonna showcase him”
- 4Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart“I Think deshaun watson at least starts to season as the starter and maybe eventually gives it away to the. Young guy”
- 5New York Jets to beat expectations“okay they're gonna be much better. This year doesn't mean that they're reflecting their record, per se but they're gonna be much better”
- 6Kool-Aid McKinstry to be 1st on the depth chart“I think it's interesting with him being elevated to the. Number one”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff to finish top 9 at his position, by passing yards1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Walter Nolen to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| New York Jets to beat expectations5 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry to be 1st on the depth chart6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 calls · 6 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
6 checkable claims — 4 depth chart calls, 1 positional finish and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 3.
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
Deshaun Watson · 2026 season29 calls from 19 pundits between 1 and 2. Bucky Brooks said 1. the room's median is 1. 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.
Their call against the room
positional finishTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Positional FinishesJared GoffDetroit Lions
Jared Goff to finish top 9 at his position, by passing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsEmeka EgbukaTampa Bay Buccaneers
Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsWalter NolenArizona Cardinals
Walter Nolen to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsDeshaun WatsonCleveland Browns
Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Surprise Team CallsNew York Jets
New York Jets to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Depth Chart CallsKool-Aid McKinstryNew Orleans Saints
Kool-Aid McKinstry to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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