Award Picks
Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.
- Takes logged
- 721
- Graded
- 354
- Average accuracy
- 21.2
- Pundits
- 150
49% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
354 / 721
graded
367 still pending
By season
- 20217 of 7 graded
- 2022103 of 103 graded
- 20233 of 3 graded
- 202448 of 50 graded
- 2025193 of 196 graded
- 20260 of 362 graded
Who is good at award picks
- Joe Hayden100 accuracy · 1 graded+150.0
- Shannon Sharpe100 accuracy · 2 graded+125.0
- Brady Quinn100 accuracy · 1 graded+111.0
- Chad Ochocinco Johnson100 accuracy · 1 graded+111.0
- Jonas Knox100 accuracy · 1 graded+111.0
- Damien Woody100 accuracy · 1 graded+106.0
- Brandon Carney100 accuracy · 6 graded+100.0
- Brandon Anderson50 accuracy · 2 graded+100.0
- Lance Zierlein100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Bobby Bones100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Bucky Brooks100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Andrew Erickson100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Pat McAfee100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Dan Pizzuta50 accuracy · 2 graded+89.0
- Peter Schrager75 accuracy · 3 graded+75.0
- Jason McIntyre67 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- Charles Davis33 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- Greg Jennings33 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- The Miz33 accuracy · 3 graded+66.7
- Tom Brady50 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Colleen Wolfe50 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Brandon Sneide50 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Richard Sherman48 accuracy · 11 graded+47.6
- Pat Gustavson40 accuracy · 5 graded+40.0
- Gregg Rosenthal39 accuracy · 18 graded+38.9
- Wade Phillips17 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Dirk Koetter17 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Marty Mornhinweg17 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Nick Wright29 accuracy · 9 graded+33.3
- Rich Eisen25 accuracy · 37 graded+31.8
- Colin Cowherd25 accuracy · 4 graded+25.0
- Jourdan Rodrigue22 accuracy · 17 graded+22.2
- Chris Brockman12 accuracy · 24 graded+14.6
- Dave Wannstedt7 accuracy · 8 graded+14.3
- Manti Te'o0 accuracy · 10 graded+0.0
- Kyle Brandt0 accuracy · 9 graded+0.0
- Jamie Erdahl0 accuracy · 9 graded+0.0
- Matt Cassel0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Mike Tannenbaum0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Rich Gannon0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Robert Smith0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Ronde Barber0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Joe Thomas0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Marvin Lewis0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Mike Martz0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Chuck Pagano0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Chris Long0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Mike Zimmer0 accuracy · 5 graded+0.0
- John Middlekauff0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Eric Mangini0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Dan Patrick0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Chris Broussard0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Willie Colon0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Mitchell Eisenstein0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Ryan Reynolds0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Kurt Warner0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Marvin Prince0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Tom Pelissero0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Justin Penik0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Brandon Graham0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Danny Parkins0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Cam Jordan0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Tony Dungy0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Joe Johnson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seth Rollins0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Todd Fritz0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seton O'Connor0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- TJ Jefferson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Nick Wesseling0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Paul Pabst0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Matt Ioannidis0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Jack McKessy0 accuracy · 7 graded-14.3
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)100.0 · 2 graded
- Nightcap (podcast)75.0 · 5 graded
- The Pat McAfee Show (podcast)100.0 · 3 graded
- John and Lance — ESPN Houston (podcast)100.0 · 1 graded
- Bran Coverage with BenchwarmerBran (podcast)70.0 · 11 graded
- The 33rd Team35.9 · 104 graded
- Locked On Packers (podcast)50.0 · 2 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)40.3 · 39 graded
- First Things First (podcast)33.3 · 9 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)21.3 · 47 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)22.8 · 65 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)17.2 · 23 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)12.5 · 24 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)0.0 · 7 graded
- Sharp Football Analysis0.0 · 3 graded
- Pushing the Pile (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- The Draft Network0.0 · 7 graded
Every award picks take
226–250 of 721
- PendingDouglas ClawsonAward Picks2026 season
Maxx Crosby to win Defensive Player of the Year
Prediction: Maxx Crosby will win NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 31, 2026 - PendingDouglas ClawsonAward Picks2026 season
Kyler Murray to win NFL MVP
Prediction: Kyler Murray will win NFL MVP
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 31, 2026 Makai Lemon to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
My rookie offensive player of the year... Give me Makai Lemon, USC receiver, at a plus 1150.
Justin Herbert to win MVP
Justin Herbert will win the 2026 MVP mark in the first time in NFL history that a quarterback, back-to-back MVP in the same city from two different teams.
Trevor Lawrence to win MVP
let's be a homer let's go with trevor lawrence
Kyler Murray to win Comeback Player of the Year
as far as comeback player of the year is concerned, I'm going with Kyler Murray.
Ja'Marr Chase to win Offensive Player of the Year
What was the Bengals guy's name again? ... Let's try for the Bengals.
Dak Prescott to win MVP
I'm going with Dak Prescott. I think this could be his year. I really do.
Kyler Murray to win Comeback Player of the Year
Kyler Murray. That's the only time Bucky and I agreed on any pick today.
Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
Whoops, the Raiders guy's name again? Mendoza. Let's go for the Raider.
David Bailey to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
Just for the heck of it, I'm going to pick the guy on the Jets.
- PendingJulian "JB" BittonAward Picks2026 season
Sonny Styles to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
I'm going to be a homer, and I'm going to go with Sonny Stiles here of the Commanders.
Sonny StylesWashington Commanders
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 30, 2026 Carnell Tate to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
Let's go with Cardinal Tate. Let's see if Cardinal Tate can get in the mix.
Antonio Williams to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
I'm going with Antonio Williams of the Commanders, the wide receiver.
Arvell Reese to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
Let's come out of left field. Let's go with Arville Reese finding a way to get it done.
Justin Herbert to win MVP
I'm going to go with Herbert because he's a charger
- PendingJulian "JB" BittonAward Picks2026 season
Patrick Mahomes to win MVP
I'm going to go with Mahomes for MVP this year.
Patrick MahomesKansas City Chiefs
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 30, 2026 - PendingJulian "JB" BittonAward Picks2026 season
Jeremiyah Love to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
I'm going to go with the favorite of Jeremiah Love plays. He's winning the award.
Jeremiyah LoveArizona Cardinals
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 30, 2026 Rueben Bain to win Defensive Player of the Year
i think ruben bain's gonna be the guy being the defensive player of the year
- PendingJulian "JB" BittonAward Picks2026 season
Jayden Daniels to win Comeback Player of the Year
And of course, I think Jaden's going to bounce back this year... So I'm going to go with Jaden.
Jayden DanielsWashington Commanders
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 30, 2026 Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
I've got to go with Reuben Bain Jr., okay?
Kyle Hamilton to win Defensive Player of the Year
Let's go Kyle Hamilton from the Baltimore Ravens.
Puka Nacua to win Offensive Player of the Year
let's go with pukinakua
- PendingJulian "JB" BittonAward Picks2026 season
Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year
i'm gonna go with will anderson i think he's gonna announce himself as maybe the best edge rusher in the league this year
Will Anderson Jr.Houston Texans
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 30, 2026 Jayden Daniels to win Comeback Player of the Year
I'm going to pick the guy from the former, I'm not going to say it, the guy from the Washington team.
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NFL — award picks (355 graded)
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