Joe Haden· Jul 7, 2026
Reworking Sports Illustrated's top-five cornerback duos for 2026, Joe puts the Texans' pair first, moves the other duos around, drops the Eagles' duo out entirely in favor of his own team's corners at No. 5, and says the Browns' duo of Denzel Ward and Campbell would be sixth. He also calls Derek Stingley a top-three corner in the league and Patrick Surtain one of the top two.
“So I'll go with the Texans being number one.”
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Cleveland Browns · 2026 season · wins12 calls from 7 pundits between 4 wins and 10 wins. Joe Haden said 8 wins. the room's median is 6 wins. not settled yet
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- Positional FinishesDenver BroncosJul 7, 2026
Patrick ten the second to finish top 2 at his position, by an unstated measure
“but it's just passing Tennent's holding it down for the crew. So I can't take out who I think is probably the top two corners in the league.”
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- Season Win TotalsCleveland BrownsJul 7, 2026
Cleveland Browns to finish with 8 wins
“Right now, I'm happy. I'm trying to see what's looking like I told you eight to ten.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group RankingsJul 7, 2026
“I would go with number one just the Texans second, the Texas corners Stanly and my young boys... So I'll go with the Texans being number one... I'm gonna move everybody down one. I'm gonna take the Mitchell and Degene out and I'm gonna put our boys... I'm putting them at five... At three we're gonna go with Spoon... it's trim Trip mcduffy and his co party. Stay where they at... They're six, they are six.”
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Derek Stingley Jr. to finish top 3 at his position, by an unstated measure
“Stingley is one of I don't think he gets enough. He's one of the best in the league in my opinion. He's top three corners.”
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- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Houston TexansHit · 81Simms gave a predicted final score for every Week 9 game, picking the Bengals, Chiefs, Broncos, Lions, Giants, Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Texans, Bears and Bills, and also said he wouldn't be shocked to see Jacksonville reach the AFC Championship Game.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night.
- Nick WrightScore Predictions · Houston TexansHit · 83Wright made several outright game calls for Week 9 alongside his spread picks: Kansas City beating the Jets 31-20, Detroit winning at Miami, New England edging Green Bay by a field goal or so, Carolina winning outright over Denver, and Houston blowing out the Chargers 27-12.
- John ShipleyGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100Shipley expects Jacksonville to keep Brian Thomas Jr. at the trade deadline while adding two defenders, most likely Derrick Brown, and he thinks the winless Chargers will again come up short against Houston in Week 9.
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- Ryan TracyPositional Finishes · Bryan CookMiss · 0Tracy argues the Chiefs should address edge rusher and defensive tackle via the draft and use free agency on running back and wide receiver; he names Brian Robinson as his target, expects Kenneth Walker III to re-sign with Seattle, thinks Nick Bolton-style veterans like Jerry Tillery, Derek Nnadi and Mike Pennel shouldn't return, believes Bryan Cook is a top-10 safety the Chiefs can't afford, and predicts a quarterback (Trinidad Chambliss) will rocket up boards so more than one QB goes in the top 10.
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- JP AcostaPositional Finishes · Bijan RobinsonClose · 75JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named his own first-team All-Pro roster.