Mark “Magic Mark” WillardAug 30, 2026
Mark, largely guessing, picked Justin Herbert for MVP, Ja'Marr Chase for OPOY, Fernando Mendoza for Offensive Rookie of the Year, David Bailey for Defensive Rookie of the Year, the Bears' coach for Coach of the Year and Jayden Daniels for Comeback Player.
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What Mark “Magic Mark” Willard said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm going to go with Herbert because he's a charger, and we'll see if he can get it done.
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- 1Ja'Marr Chase to win Offensive Player of the Year“What was the Bengals guy's name again? ... Let's try for the Bengals.”
- 2Justin Herbert to win MVP“I'm going to go with Herbert because he's a charger”
- 3Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year“Whoops, the Raiders guy's name again? Mendoza. Let's go for the Raider.”
- 4Jayden Daniels to win Comeback Player of the Year“I'm going to pick the guy from the former, I'm not going to say it, the guy from the Washington team.”
- 5David Bailey to win Defensive Rookie of the Year“Just for the heck of it, I'm going to pick the guy on the Jets.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase to win Offensive Player of the Year1 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Justin Herbert to win MVP2 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year3 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Jayden Daniels to win Comeback Player of the Year4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| David Bailey to win Defensive Rookie of the Year5 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 5 award picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 10 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.
1Award PicksJa'Marr ChaseCincinnati Bengals
Ja'Marr Chase to win Offensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Award PicksJustin HerbertLos Angeles Chargers
Justin Herbert to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Award PicksFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksJayden DanielsWashington Commanders
Jayden Daniels to win Comeback Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Award PicksDavid BaileyNew York Jets
David Bailey to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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