Craig StoutJul 30, 2026
Craig gave their top 10 NFL defensive ends for 2026, with Myles Garrett first, Micah Parsons second and Will Anderson Jr. third, while leaving TJ Watt off entirely. They also said they'd bet on Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year in their new situation with the Rams.
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What Craig Stout said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI am willing to place a defensive player of the year bet on him right now because he's just gonna be that level of good with everybody around him.
- Where it was said
- KC Sports Network (podcast)
- The episode
- KC Laboratory 7/29: Chiefs Training Camp is Here But Major Questions Remain (2026 DE Rankings)
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- 1Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year“I am willing to place a defensive player of the year bet on him right now because he's just gonna be that level of good with everybody around him.”
- 2Top Player Lists“First one, arrow pointing up is Jared Verst... My next tier up is stay healthy, then we'll talk, and it's Nick Bosa... Number eight is Brian Burns. Number seven is Danille Hunter. And number six is Nick Benito... number five, Max Crosby, number four, Aidan Hutchinson... Number three, Will Anderson junior. Number two, Micah Parsons. And number one, Miles Garrett.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year1 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “First one, arrow pointing up is Jared Verst... My next tier up…”2 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 award pick and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 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.
1Award PicksMyles GarrettLos Angeles Rams
Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“First one, arrow pointing up is Jared Verst... My next tier up is stay healthy, then we'll talk, and it's Nick Bosa... Number eight is Brian Burns. Number seven is Danille Hunter. And number six is Nick Benito... number five, Max Crosby, number four, Aidan Hutchinson... Number three, Will Anderson junior. Number two, Micah Parsons. And number one, Miles Garrett.”
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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