Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 2, 2026
Handing out preseason awards, Brooks picked Casey Concepcion for Offensive Rookie of the Year, Reuben Bain for Defensive Rookie of the Year (with double-digit sacks), Kyle Hamilton for Defensive Player of the Year, and Myles Garrett for MVP while leading the Rams to the Super Bowl.
Said on air or in an interview · The Rich Eisen Podcast (podcast)Hear the original
What Bucky Brooks said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMiles Garrett is going to be the MVP.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Podcast (podcast)
- The episode
- The NFL Report: MVP Award Predictions + Rams CB Trent McDuffie Joins to Talk Super Bowl Expectations
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- 1Kyle Hamilton to win Defensive Player of the Year“Okay, Defensive Player of the Year... let's go Cal Hamilton from the Baltimore Ravens... I think we're going to be amazed at what Kyle Hamilton does”
- 2K.C. Concepcion to win Offensive Rookie of the Year“Down number one, offensive rookie of the year. Who you got? ... How about Casey Concepcion?”
- 3Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl“Maybe, just maybe, Miles Garrett does exactly what LT did. Lead his team to the Super Bowl and sweep all the awards, including MVP.”
- 4Myles Garrett to win MVP“Oh, this is easy. Miles Garrett is your MVP. Miles Garrett is going to be the MVP.”
- 5Rueben Bain to record 10 sacks“We didn't see double-digit sacks in college, but I'm going to say he gets the double-digit sacks as a rookie for the Buccaneers.”
- 6Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year“How about defensive rookie there? ... Let's go down to Tampa, Reuben Bain.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hamilton to win Defensive Player of the Year1 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| K.C. Concepcion to win Offensive Rookie of the Year2 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl3 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Myles Garrett to win MVP4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Rueben Bain to record 10 sacks5 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year6 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 calls · 6 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
6 checkable claims — 4 award picks, 1 conference champion and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Award PicksKyle HamiltonBaltimore Ravens
Kyle Hamilton to win Defensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Award PicksK.C. ConcepcionCleveland Browns
K.C. Concepcion to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Conference ChampionsLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksMyles GarrettLos Angeles Rams
Myles Garrett to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Player Season NumbersRueben BainTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rueben Bain to record 10 sacks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Award PicksRueben BainTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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