Eric WilliamsSep 17, 2026

In their Week 2 NFL awards ballot, Williams lists their top three for each major award, with Josh Allen leading MVP (Trevor Lawrence second, Lamar Jackson third), Jahmyr Gibbs atop Offensive Player of the Year, Aidan Hutchinson atop Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Johnson for Coach of the Year, Jadarian Price for Offensive Rookie of the Year and Josiah Trotter for Defensive Rookie of the Year.

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What Eric Williams said

Lawrence's impressive play to start the year at least makes things interesting, as it's not just a two-man race between Jackson and Allen.

Eric Williams, the lead quote

Where it was published: Fox Sports
The piece: NFL Awards Ballot: Trevor Lawrence Keeps Good Vibes Going, Making Him Early MVP Candidate
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Box score, by kind

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Group	Hits	Close	Misses	Waiting	Calls
Award Picks	0	0	0	15
Coach Award Picks	0	0	0	3
All	0	0	0	18

How each call scored

18 checkable claims — 15 award picks and 3 coach award picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 27 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.

Award Picks15 waitingShow ▸

Trevor Lawrence — MVP: No. 2 on ballot
“MVP ... 2. Trevor Lawrence Jacksonville Jaguars”
Trevor Lawrence Jacksonville Jaguars
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Antonio Williams — Offensive Rookie of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Offensive Rookie Of The Year ... 3. Antonio Williams Washington Commanders”
Antonio Williams Washington Commanders
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Jeremiyah Love — Offensive Rookie of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Offensive Rookie Of The Year ... 2. Jeremiyah Love Arizona Cardinals”
Jeremiyah Love Arizona Cardinals
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Josiah Trotter to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“Defensive Rookie Of The Year ... 1. Josiah Trotter Tampa Bay Buccaneers”
Josiah Trotter Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Derrick Henry — Offensive Player of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Offensive Player Of The Year ... 2. Derrick Henry Baltimore Ravens”
Derrick Henry Baltimore Ravens
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Maxx Crosby — Defensive Player of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Defensive Player Of The Year ... 2. Maxx Crosby Las Vegas Raiders”
Maxx Crosby Las Vegas Raiders
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Aidan Hutchinson to win Defensive Player of the Year
“Defensive Player Of The Year ... 1. Aidan Hutchinson Detroit Lions”
Aidan Hutchinson Detroit Lions
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Jahmyr Gibbs to win Offensive Player of the Year
“Offensive Player Of The Year ... 1. Jahmyr Gibbs Detroit Lions”
Jahmyr Gibbs Detroit Lions
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Offensive Player of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Offensive Player Of The Year ... 3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks”
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks
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Jadarian Price to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“Offensive Rookie Of The Year ... 1. Jadarian Price Seattle Seahawks”
Jadarian Price Seattle Seahawks
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Josh Allen to win MVP
“MVP ... 1. Josh Allen Buffalo Bills”
Josh Allen Buffalo Bills
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Caleb Downs — Defensive Rookie of the Year: No. 2 on ballot
“Defensive Rookie Of The Year ... 2. Caleb Downs Dallas Cowboys”
Caleb Downs Dallas Cowboys
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Anthony Hill — Defensive Rookie of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Defensive Rookie Of The Year ... 3. Anthony Hill Jr. Tennessee Titans”
Anthony Hill Tennessee Titans
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T.J. Watt — Defensive Player of the Year: No. 3 on ballot
“Defensive Player Of The Year ... 3. T.J. Watt Pittsburgh Steelers”
T.J. Watt Pittsburgh Steelers
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Lamar Jackson — MVP: No. 3 on ballot
“MVP ... 3. Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens”
Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens
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Coach Award Picks3 waitingShow ▸

Matt LaFleur to win Coach of the Year
“Coach of the Year ... 3. Matt LaFleur Arizona Cardinals”
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John Harbaugh to win Coach of the Year
“Coach of the Year ... 2. John Harbaugh New York Giants”
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Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year
“Coach of the Year ... 1. Ben Johnson Chicago Bears”
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Others on the same people

Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 95
Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10.
Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 100
Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10.
John Breech · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 90
Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson.
Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 95
Dajani picked seven Week 10 games with final scores, including a Commanders upset of the Giants, Lions over the Patriots in Munich, Chiefs over the Falcons, Packers edging the Vikings, 49ers over the Cowboys, Bengals over the Steelers and Ravens over the Chargers. They also suggested Joe Burrow could win MVP this season.
Eva Geitheim · Game Outcome Picks · Washington Commanders · Hit 100
Geitheim picked the Commanders, Lions, Chiefs, Texans, Vikings, Jaguars, Colts, Panthers, Bills, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers, Bengals and Ravens in Week 10.
Gilberto Manzano · Game Outcome Picks · Washington Commanders · Hit 100
Manzano picked the Commanders, Lions, Chiefs, Browns, Packers, Jaguars, Dolphins, Saints, Bills, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers, Bengals and Ravens in Week 10.

More award picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

Eric Mangini · Award Picks · Drake Maye · Miss 0
Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as their dark horse MVP.
Chris Broussard · Award Picks · Drake Maye · Miss 0
Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as their dark horse MVP.
Willie Colon · Award Picks · Hunter Henry · Miss 0
Willie (Kyle Brandt's colleague, the panelist who argued Hunter Henry would be the key) predicted a 28-21 result and floated Hunter Henry as a possible Super Bowl MVP with two or three touchdowns.
Chris Brockman · Award Picks · Saquon Barkley · Miss 0
Brockman picked the Eagles to beat the Chiefs 31-23 with Saquon Barkley as Super Bowl MVP, and said Barkley has a chance to reach 3,000 total yards of offense.
TJ Jefferson · Award Picks · Marquise Brown · Miss 0
Jefferson picked the Chiefs to beat the Eagles 34-32 on a late Mahomes touchdown drive, and named Hollywood Brown as Super Bowl MVP.
Rich Eisen · Award Picks · Patrick Mahomes · Miss 0
Eisen stuck with their preseason call of a Chiefs three-peat, predicting a 32-26 Kansas City win with Patrick Mahomes as Super Bowl MVP.

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