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
126–150 of 721
Justin Jefferson to win Offensive Player of the Year
I think someone is joining Jerry Rice this year. It's Justin Jefferson.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year
I'm going JSN. I think he becomes just the third player to win it back to back.
Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
It's for the Bay Junior for me.
Jadarian Price to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
I'm going Jadari and Price. I just just opportunity. He's gonna have opportunity.
Jeremiyah Love to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
I'm gonna go with Notre Dame starter, because I think, he he's gonna catch them all a lot... going with Jeremiah Love.
Jahmyr Gibbs to win Offensive Player of the Year
Jameer Gibbs... he's gonna get all those touchdowns... give me Drew or Gibbs.
Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year
It's Miles Garrett.
Dak Prescott to win MVP
Give me Dak Prescott... I just think Dak's statistical year is gonna be one of those that you just can't really argue against
Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
I'm gonna go Ruben Bayne... I think he has a dominant year
Sonny Styles to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
He's also gonna win the defensive rookie of the year award.
Jayden Daniels to win Comeback Player of the Year
I also think Jaden Daniels is gonna be your comeback player of the year in 2026
De'Zhaun Stribling to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
NFC West bold prediction: 49ers second-round pick wins Offensive Rookie of the Year ... so I'm going to go with the guy who recently made the switch to Love's number: De'Zhaun Stribling.
Jared Goff to win MVP
NFC North bold prediction: Jared Goff wins MVP
Cashius Howell to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
AFC North bold prediction: Bengals second-round pick wins Defensive Rookie of the Year ... this year, I'm jumping on the Cashius Howell bandwagon.
Caleb Williams to win MVP
Caleb Williams is poised for an MVP run during his second season under Ben Johnson's direction.
Baker Mayfield to win MVP finalist
Baker MVP finalist that doesn't get 60?
Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist
Oh, I think he'll be an offensive rookie of the year finalist if he plays
Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist
But Fernando Mendoza is gonna play. He's gonna lead the Raiders in passing, and he's gonna be an offensive rookie of the year finalist.
Dak Prescott to win MVP
I think Dax is gonna be a regular season MVP this year.
Jahmyr Gibbs to win Offensive Player of the Year
Offensive Player Of The Year ... 1. Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
Jadarian Price to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
1. Jadarian Price, Seattle Seahawks ... The scenario sets up nicely for Price to win this award.
Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year
1. Myles Garrett, Los Angeles Rams ... there's a good chance Garrett could repeat as defensive MVP.
Patrick Mahomes to win Most Valuable Player
1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs ... I like him (and the Chiefs) to rebound from a poor performance last season to win his third MVP award.
Rueben Bain to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
1. Rueben Bain Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Ten or more sacks would cement Defensive Rookie of the Year honors.
- PendingJacob InfanteAward Picks2026 season
Dillon Thieneman to win NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Dillon Thieneman is gonna end up a strong contender for NFL DROY this year. Book it. #Bears
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Sep 6, 2026
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