Carter Bahns#18 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 26, 2026
CBS Sports' panel of 13 writers and analysts named its 2026 All-Breakout Team on defense, selecting Abdul Carter and Dallas Turner at edge, Walter Nolen and Derrick Harmon at defensive tackle, Jihaad Campbell, Payton Wilson and Edgerrin Cooper at linebacker, Nohl Williams and Travis Hunter at cornerback, and Kevin Winston Jr. and Malaki Starks at safety. Specific claims include Carter topping their four-sack rookie total, double-digit sacks for Turner, and starting jobs for Williams and Hunter.
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What Carter Bahns said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIt feels like a lock that the fifth-place finisher in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting will finish this season with more than the four sacks he logged in his debut campaign.
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- CBS Sports
- The piece
- 2026 CBS Sports NFL All-Breakout Team: Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter headline defensive rising stars
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- 1Nohl Williams to be 1st on the depth chart“Nohl Williams is the next man up in the defensive backfield and should lock down a starting job next to rookie Mansoor Delane.”
- 2Travis Hunter to be 1st on the depth chart“Now that he is recovered, he will settle in as the Jaguars' No. 1 cornerback.”
- 3Abdul Carter to record 4 sacks“It feels like a lock that the fifth-place finisher in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting will finish this season with more than the four sacks he logged in his debut campaign.”
- 4Dallas Turner to record 10 sacks“Double-digit sacks are well within the realm of possibility for Turner.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nohl Williams to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Travis Hunter to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Abdul Carter to record 4 sacks3 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Turner to record 10 sacks4 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls and 2 player season numbers — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsNohl WilliamsKansas City Chiefs
Nohl Williams to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsTravis Hunter
Travis Hunter to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Player Season NumbersAbdul CarterNew York Giants
Abdul Carter to record 4 sacks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Player Season NumbersDallas TurnerMinnesota Vikings
Dallas Turner to record 10 sacks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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.Sam Monson · Game Outcome Picks · New York Giants · Miss 0
Monson picked every Week 10 game, taking the Giants, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Colts, Texans, Bills, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Rams, Cowboys, Bengals and Ravens, and also suggested the Chargers' only likely wins the rest of the way come against the Jets and Dolphins.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picked the Giants to beat the Commanders at home in the Thursday night Week 10 game, 23-14, citing New York's dominant front seven containing Jayden Daniels.
More depth chart calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Michael Moore · Depth Chart Calls · Shedeur Sanders · Hit 100
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Previewing Week 9 running game matchups, Bodiford expects Jacksonville to win lopsidedly over a depleted Baltimore team, with Bhayshul Tuten sitting out and Chris Rodriguez taking over as lead back, while Joe Fagnano starts at quarterback for the Ravens. They also view Broncos rookie Jonah Coleman as an RB2 going forward.