Nick Shook#67 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 13, 2026

Shook unveiled their first NFL power rankings of the year, putting the Rams first, the Broncos second and the defending champion Seahawks only third, with the Dolphins last.

Said on air or in an interview · Around the NFL (podcast)Hear the original

1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 4 waiting

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

0A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 5Settled4 still waiting

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The Rams are number one, the Broncos are number two, the Seahawks are number three.

Nick Shook, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: Around the NFL (podcast)
The episode: Preseason Power Rankings
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SaidAug 13
GradedSep 25

1Aaron Donald to make the roster“But I fully anticipate that he's gonna be on the roster.”
2Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations“I think they're gonna be one of the teams that, despite being the Dallas Cowboys, are going to improve pretty significantly on their finish last year... But I think they're going to surprise some people.”
3Brock Bowers to be 1st on the depth chart“I know Brock Bauers is going to be their number one target again”
4Power Rankings“The Rams are number one, the Broncos are number two, the Seahawks are number three... the Eagles at four, the Bills at five, and the Ravens at six... The Jags there at seven, the Bengals at eight, and then the Texans at nine. The Bears are round out the top ten... the Bears Cowboys there at ten and eleven... Patriots at twelve... fourteen through sixteen Lions, Chiefs, Niners... the Chargers, Vikings, Colts, and Steelers seventeen eighteen, nineteen twenty... You put Saints twenty one, Bucks twenty two Panthers twenty three... the Titans twenty four and then the Falcons twenty five... Cardinals are at twenty six, Giants are at twenty seven, Browns at twenty eight, Commanders at twenty nine... Last two teams are the Raiders and the Dolphins... a team that's thirty first ranked here and the Jets are thirtieth”
5Top Player Lists“So I think what's going to happen is right now it goes Herbert love May, and by November it's May Herbert Love”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Aaron Donald to make the roster¹	Roster Spot Calls	2 weeks on a 53	100	0	+200
Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations²	Surprise Team Calls	—	—	—	—
Brock Bowers to be 1st on the depth chart³	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
“The Rams are number one, the Broncos are number two, the…”⁴	Power Rankings	—	—	—	—
“So I think what's going to happen is right now it goes Herbert…”⁵	Top Player Lists	—	—	—	—
5 calls · 1 hit · 4 waiting			100	0

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

5 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 power ranking, 1 roster spot call, 1 surprise team call and 1 top player list — 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 5 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 below 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.

Where this call stands in the room

Brock Bowers · 2026 season

Nick Shook — 1the room — 6 calls from 5 punditsmedian 1

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1Roster Spot Calls Aaron Donald Los Angeles Rams
Aaron Donald to make the roster
What happened2 weeks on a 53
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive2difficulty+200skill
How this was scored
club:
LAR
skill:
200
player:
Aaron Donald
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
2
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
2
weeks on the practice squad:
0
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2Surprise Team Calls Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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3Depth Chart Calls Brock Bowers Las Vegas Raiders
Brock Bowers to be 1st on the depth chart
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4Power Rankings
“The Rams are number one, the Broncos are number two, the Seahawks are number three... the Eagles at four, the Bills at five, and the Ravens at six... The Jags there at seven, the Bengals at eight, and then the Texans at nine. The Bears are round out the top ten... the Bears Cowboys there at ten and eleven... Patriots at twelve... fourteen through sixteen Lions, Chiefs, Niners... the Chargers, Vikings, Colts, and Steelers seventeen eighteen, nineteen twenty... You put Saints twenty one, Bucks twenty two Panthers twenty three... the Titans twenty four and then the Falcons twenty five... Cardinals are at twenty six, Giants are at twenty seven, Browns at twenty eight, Commanders at twenty nine... Last two teams are the Raiders and the Dolphins... a team that's thirty first ranked here and the Jets are thirtieth”
VerdictWaiting
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5Top Player Lists
“So I think what's going to happen is right now it goes Herbert love May, and by November it's May Herbert Love”
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