Nick Wright#49 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 6, 2026
Nick Wright praised the Trent McDuffie trade from Kansas City's side, called McDuffie the best slot corner in football, predicted the Chiefs stay put at No. 9 in the draft and use their first-rounders on skill positions and defensive line, expects Jalen Watson to leave in free agency, and believes the Eagles must trade A.J. Brown, possibly to New England for the 31st pick.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think he is the best in football at slot corner.
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- SaidMar 5
- GradedSep 18
- 1A.J. Brown to move“I think the Eagles have to trade AJ Brown. Yes, I do not think they can run it back another year... could they get the thirty first pick straight up from New England for AJ Brown? I would think so.”
- 2Trent McDuffie to finish top 1 at his position, by interceptions“McDuffie's an excellent player... a good outside corner and the single best slot corner in football. I think he is the best in football at slot corner.”
- 3Jaylen Watson to move“Jalen Watson, their other starting corner, seventh round pick, is gonna hit free agency and get paid a bunch of money by other people, by somebody else... They are letting him walk.”
- 4Kansas City Chiefs to pick at number 9“I do not think they're gonna move off that ninth pick, but they are drafting now nine twenty nine and forty”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Brown to move1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Trent McDuffie to finish top 1 at his position, by interceptions2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Jaylen Watson to move3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to pick at number 94 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 3 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 trade and signing calls, 1 positional finish and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
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.
1Trade and Signing CallsA.J. Brown
A.J. Brown to move
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- A.J. Brown
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- PHI
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- reported:
- traded → NE (from PHI)
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Positional FinishesTrent McDuffieLos Angeles Rams
Trent McDuffie to finish top 1 at his position, by interceptions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsJaylen Watson
Jaylen Watson to move
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Team Draft Slot CallsKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to pick at number 9
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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