Tucker Franklin· Oct 9, 2026
Franklin predicted the Chiefs would comfortably lock up the AFC's No. 1 seed, including a win at Buffalo, and that Kenneth Walker would be Offensive Player of the Year. He also gave his own ranking of all 32 quarterbacks.
“My bold prediction is I think they are comfortably the one seed.”
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4 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 game outcome pick, 1 seeding, byes and home field and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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Kansas City Chiefs · 2026 season6 calls from 4 pundits between 1 and 5. Tucker Franklin said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Kansas City Chiefs to take the top seed
“My bold prediction is I think they are comfortably the one seed... they know that they're the one seed for the last two weeks of the season.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsOct 9, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Buffalo
“Does that include for you then that they go to Buffalo and win? Yes. It does. Because I feel like they have to if they're gonna comfortably be the one.”
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Kenneth Walker III to win Offensive Player of the Year
“And I'll say, I think Kenneth Walker is gonna be offensive player of the year.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Top Player ListsOct 9, 2026
“I'll start at thirty two and go to 21... Jalen Daniels... 31, I have Cam Ward. 30, Jameis Winston... 29, Daniel Jones. 28, Jaden Daniels. 27, Malik Willis. 26, Kyler Murray. 25, Jacoby Brissett. 24, Deshaun Watson. 23, Michael Pinnicks. And 22, Bo Nix. 21, Aaron Rodgers... Jordan Love at twenty, Jalen Hurts at nineteen, and Geno Smith at eighteen... Tyler Shuck's by seventeen... Patrick Mahomes is number one... Brock Purdie... number two. Number three, I got Josh Allen... Number four, I went with Joe Burrow... Number five, Lamar Jackson. Six, I put Trevor Lawrence... Matt Stafford, I have him at seven... Number eight... Bryce Young... Number nine, I've got Dak Prescott... number 10, I've got Caleb Williams. 11, I also have CJ Stroud... My number 13 is Jared Goff... 14 for me, Justin Herbert... 15 for me is Sam Donald... My number 16 quarterback is Drake May.”
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What others said about the same people
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Kansas City ChiefsMiss · 0In part two of his gambling show, Nick Wright ran through NFC (and recapped AFC) win-total picks, division winners and make/miss-the-playoffs bets, backing the Chiefs, Jaguars, Raiders, Bears, Buccaneers and Falcons to clear their totals while predicting Commanders, Bucs and Rams division titles.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Kansas City ChiefsMiss · 0Wright picked Chiefs over 11.5, Buccaneers over 9.5, Raiders over 6.5 (plus a Raiders playoff berth), Broncos under 9.5, 49ers under 10.5, Cowboys under 8, Jaguars over 7.5, and Bengals under 9.5 with Zac Taylor fired after missing the playoffs. He also had Commanders and Eagles both 11-6 with Washington winning the NFC East.
- Gregg RosenthalSeason Win Totals · Kansas City ChiefsMiss · 0Rosenthal predicted Armand Membu could go to the Jets at No. 7, expects Josh Simmons to be picked in the first round despite injury and character concerns, and floated Donovan Jackson going to a team like the Patriots at the top of the second round. On win totals he leaned over on the Jets, Buccaneers, Lions and Chiefs.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Kansas City ChiefsMiss · 0Nick Wright gave his early AFC win-total leans: overs on the Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs and Raiders, plus projected win ranges for the Dolphins, Texans, Chargers and Broncos, and predicted the Raiders take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.
- Kyle CrabbsMock Draft Picks · Nick NashMiss · 0Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants.
- Joe HadenAward Picks · Kenneth Walker IIIHit · 100Joe picked the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl, saying Kenneth Walker would run for roughly 120 yards and be the game's MVP because New England would have to devote coverage to Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Derek BrownGame Outcome Picks · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 0Brown forecast a Jaguars shootout win in Cincinnati, took the Saints to beat the Falcons on Monday night, ranked Jeremiah Love as an RB15 rest-of-season (while saying he'd move up), and expected Jacoby Brissett to remain Arizona's quarterback for the year and Jalen Wright to be back in Miami's backfield.
- Pat FitzmauriceGame Outcome Picks · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 0Fitzmaurice picked Jacksonville to edge Cincinnati in a one-point nail-biter, took the Saints over the Falcons on Monday night, pegged Jeremiah Love as an RB11 for the rest of the season, and expected several banged-up players to sit out Week 4.
- Colin CowherdGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0Cowherd praised Dak Prescott as the stabilizing force of the Cowboys and picked Dallas to beat Tampa Bay in their Week 5 matchup, while calling the Dallas coaching staff average.
- Mike KadlickGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0Previewing Week 5 of the 2026 season, Kadlick picks the Bengals to blow out the Dolphins, the Cowboys to beat the Buccaneers comfortably, and the Chargers to finally win at home against the Broncos. He also expects Jayden Daniels back for Washington, Michael Pittman Jr. possibly out for Pittsburgh, and names the Week 5 starting quarterbacks for Tampa Bay, Chicago and New York.
- Caleb SkinnerGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0Skinner expects the winless Buccaneers to lose their Thursday night road game against the Cowboys, citing Tampa Bay's 0-4 start and a depleted secondary.
- Mitchell EisensteinGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0The co-host (identified only as Mitchell) picked the 49ers to win in Seattle, made Week 5 picks across several games, ranked San Francisco first in his power rankings, took Dallas to win the NFC East and said Chicago wins the NFC North.