Power Rankings
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
- 550
- Graded
- 162
- Average accuracy
- 63.0
- Pundits
- 117
29% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
162 / 550
graded
388 still pending
By season
- 20208 of 8 graded
- 20211 of 1 graded
- 20231 of 1 graded
- 202422 of 22 graded
- 2025130 of 131 graded
- 20260 of 387 graded
Who is good at power rankings
- Jamie Erdahl100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Anthony Gargano75 accuracy · 1 graded+75.0
- Akbar Gbaja-Biamila75 accuracy · 2 graded+62.5
- Peter Schrager63 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Kyle Brandt71 accuracy · 4 graded+48.3
- Nick Shook54 accuracy · 1 graded+45.5
- Manti Te'o67 accuracy · 3 graded+40.5
- Colin Cowherd69 accuracy · 21 graded+33.7
- Tony Dungy49 accuracy · 1 graded+28.6
- Marcus Mosher85 accuracy · 10 graded+25.8
- Danny Parkins70 accuracy · 1 graded+23.8
- Ryan Reynolds83 accuracy · 1 graded+23.3
- Richard Sherman50 accuracy · 4 graded+20.8
- Jonas Knox76 accuracy · 8 graded+20.0
- Gregg Rosenthal83 accuracy · 5 graded+18.1
- Ron Rivera86 accuracy · 1 graded+17.1
- Rich Eisen62 accuracy · 34 graded+9.3
- Mike Garafolo49 accuracy · 2 graded+9.2
- TJ Jefferson71 accuracy · 7 graded+5.7
- Ralph Vacchiano67 accuracy · 1 graded+1.4
- Nick Wright0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Dan Patrick10 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Mike Mayock100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Cooper Eisen0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- John Middlekauff100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seth Rollins65 accuracy · 2 graded-15.9
- Daniel Jeremiah35 accuracy · 1 graded-16.7
- The Miz47 accuracy · 1 graded-17.0
- Aaron Schatz55 accuracy · 2 graded-25.0
- LaVar Arrington57 accuracy · 8 graded-27.5
- Chris Brockman53 accuracy · 16 graded-28.8
- Bucky Brooks0 accuracy · 1 graded-75.2
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)77.5 · 2 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)69.5 · 22 graded
- The 33rd Team84.6 · 11 graded
- The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)50.0 · 4 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)53.5 · 23 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)62.2 · 55 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)69.4 · 7 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)38.5 · 2 graded
- What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast)0.0 · 3 graded
- 3 and Out with John Middlekauff (podcast)100.0 · 1 graded
- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)66.3 · 16 graded
- The Draft Network33.4 · 9 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)27.5 · 7 graded
Every power rankings take
376–400 of 550
- PendingLocked On Lions (podcast)Power Rankings2026 season
we told you last week that espn.com had the lions outside the top 10 in their power rankings... ESPN had him at eleven, nfl.com had him at thirteen.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said May 11, 2026 We got 10 tiers... It's called the need more talent tier... It's the Miami Dolphins. It's the Tennessee Titans. It's the Las Vegas Raiders, and it's the Arizona Cardinals... they might be better than we thought tier. And it is the New York Jets and the Cleveland Browns... quarterback questions tier... It's the Colts. It's the Vikings, the Falcons, it's the Steelers... head coach slash quarterback buoying mid rosters tier... it's the Chiefs, it's the Chargers, it's the Bengals, and it's the forty niners... the ascending tier... It's the Saints. It's the Cowboys. It's the Giants, and it's the Panthers... shouldn't have been that bad last year... It's the Ravens, the Lions, it's the Commanders, and it's the Bucks... close and status quo... It's the bears, it's the jaguars, and it's the Buffalo Bills... the Texans and the Patriots are in the close and got better category... the back again tier... It's the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles... the reigning favorites tier... it's the Seahawks, it's the Rams, and it's the Broncos.
Okay. Peter, your, your rankings of the NFC North after the draft? I unfortunately have the exact same four
I think that team right now is the number one team in the NFC North... I would then put the lions at number two... I would then put the bears in number three... And then with some distance, the Minnesota Vikings.
Browns are last. Steelers are third... I'll go with the Bengals just with the just as, Ty pointed out, continuity sake.
I kind of slot them unless they have like a great rest of the offseason behind the Saints and the Bucks and maybe even the Panthers in that division.
So I don't think it's a stretch to say that three of the top six, seven teams in the whole league are in the NFC West, but I really do think the Rams are at the top.
Yeah. I I think I'm in complete agreement with your rankings there. I I think the Chiefs, especially without Patrick Mahomes, are gonna fall on hard times
But I just think if I had to rank it, I would go Ravens, Bills, Chiefs because the Chiefs might not have Patrick Mahomes for the first quarter of the season.
unfortunately, I have to put the chargers last... But between the Jaguars and the Bears, I actually sort of think I'm gonna lean towards the Jaguars
with respect deserved respect to the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans. That's the worst team in football next year. Like that's that's just gonna be a really bad bad team.
I just wrote down my ten favorite teams next year right now and after free agency Rams, Buffalo, Seattle, Chargers, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Philly, Green Bay, Houston. I don't have the Niners.
The power ranking of teams with new head coaches who could make a Vrabel like turnaround... Somebody's gotta be tenth and I'm putting the cardinals here... Because you know number one is Baltimore.
I'm gonna do a top ten after the coaching hires, after free agency, and after the draft... here we go number ten. I think the Chiefs... Number nine would be Buffalo... number eight the Patriots... Number seven I would say the Detroit Lions... Number six... the Jaguars... I think the Chargers are going to feel like a Super Bowl team in September... I'd put the Bears at four... Number three the Denver Broncos... Number two... the Rams... Number One Seattle
Seahawks, Rams, Pats, Bears, Broncos, Niners, Bills, Packers, Texans, Jaguars, my final NFL power rankings.
- Hit · 80Brian & GeoffPower Rankings2025 season
Rams, Jaguars, Eagles, Bills. Okay, I think that's I think that's how it stacked them up. And then maybe Texans after that, five Texans
a naive guess scored 5+75 skillsaid Jan 10, 2026 I would have Buffalo third. I would go Rams, Eagles, Bills.
The final power rankings of the season... The Buffalo Bills are tenth on this list. Number nine on the list... They're ninth on my power rankings list... Number eight... I'm putting the bears here... I'm putting the niners above them... The Houston Texans are six on the list... Up three spots into my top five. I'm putting the Rams back here... I have got the Jaguars fourth... And I have the Patriots right in front of them, and I've got the Broncos right in front of them... And they enter the playoffs atop my final power ranking. So there's that Seahawks fans.
The top ten NFL teams according to College number ten, I would put Chicago... I think they're GM's the best personnel guy in the league.
you know, Carolina obviously it is... My next team is Green Bay... But that's where I got San Francisco. And then Chicago... Then I got the I got the rams... and in Philadelphia, this is a team that at times just seem like they were bored
- Hit · 85Good Morning FootballPower Rankings2025 season
"Mike G": number six Carolina ... So I'm going Green Bay at number five ... the San Francisco forty nine ers [at four] ... I'm going to Chicago ... So I've got them there at number three ... I do have Philadelphia above Chicago ... which is why I've got to put the La Rams at number one.
a naive guess scored 75+10 skillsaid Jan 6, 2026 - Close · 50Good Morning FootballPower Rankings2025 season
So that's my one through six, Mike Gi I got Carolina, San Francisco, Philly, Chicago, Green Bay, and number one. I got the La Rams, excluding the Seattle Seahawks (spoken by "Mantai")
a naive guess scored 75-25 skillsaid Jan 6, 2026 - Hit · 95Good Morning FootballPower Rankings2025 season
So Atlanta at six, I wrote, Carolina, Green Bay, Philly, Chicago, San Francisco, La Rams (spoken by "Kyle")
a naive guess scored 75+20 skillsaid Jan 6, 2026 I'm gonna go Pittsburgh at number six... I'm going to go Jacksonville number five... Number four, I'm going to go New England... Number three... I'm going to go Buffalo... [LAC and Houston] Yep, and that's how I'm going
I got you at number six... I got the Steelers at number six, number five, I got the Buffalo Bills... Number four, I have the Chargers... Number three, I have the Texans... Number two of the Jaguars... Number one I got the Patriots.
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