Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 29, 2026
Eisen delivered their top 10 power-ranked running backs in the NFL, with Bijan Robinson first and Kenneth Walker III tenth. They also said they expect Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton to make a leap into top-10 running back seasons, and predicted big years/Hall of Fame trajectories for Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromBijan Robinson is just stupid good.
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- 1Top Player Lists“Presented by SoFi, top 10 power ranked running backs in the National Football League... I'm putting Kenneth Walker the third year... Breece Hall is outstanding... it's Devin Ehren... Number seven on the list is the guy who led the league in rushing yards... James Cook... Number six on the list is Derrick Henry... I put Jonathan Taylor five... Saquon Barkley... fourth... Number three on this list is Christian McCaffrey... Jahmir Gibbs is two... but Bijan Robinson is just stupid good.”
- 2Ashton Jeanty to finish top 10 at his position, by rushing yards“we're not even talking about Ashton Genti and O'Mearion Hampton who, you know, I kind of expect and others do to really make a leap into that top 10 season.”
- 3Omarion Hampton to finish top 10 at his position, by rushing yards“we're not even talking about Ashton Genti and O'Mearion Hampton who, you know, I kind of expect and others do to really make a leap into that top 10 season.”
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HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
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| “Presented by SoFi, top 10 power ranked running backs in the…”1 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Ashton Jeanty to finish top 10 at his position, by rushing yards2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Omarion Hampton to finish top 10 at his position, by rushing yards3 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 positional finishes and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 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.
“Presented by SoFi, top 10 power ranked running backs in the National Football League... I'm putting Kenneth Walker the third year... Breece Hall is outstanding... it's Devin Ehren... Number seven on the list is the guy who led the league in rushing yards... James Cook... Number six on the list is Derrick Henry... I put Jonathan Taylor five... Saquon Barkley... fourth... Number three on this list is Christian McCaffrey... Jahmir Gibbs is two... but Bijan Robinson is just stupid good.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Positional FinishesAshton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty to finish top 10 at his position, by rushing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Positional FinishesOmarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton to finish top 10 at his position, by rushing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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