NFL
Football pundits, and how their calls actually turned out. See the leaderboard for who is ahead, or dig into any single take below.
- Takes logged
- 8,539
- Graded
- 3,881
- Pundits
- 343
- Average accuracy
- 52.5
out of 100
- By player →
What pundits expect of one person, and how it turned out.
- By team →
Everything predicted about one club, including who they were mocked to take.
Seasons in review
How NFL calls land
Every graded call, bucketed by score out of 100.
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
3,881 / 8,539
takes graded
4,658 awaiting a result
The middle ground
The same graded calls, zoomed to the bands between the spikes — every take that earned partial credit.
Takes in each band
1,344 graded takes land strictly between the extremes, and the shape has a story: the counts climb as the scores improve. A take that earns partial credit is far more likely to be nearly right than nearly wrong.
This is where the curve-graded kinds live — mock draft picks (914), season win totals (151) and positional finishes (130) — the kinds where missing by a little costs a little, not everything.
Most-discussed players
All players →The people pundits predict most.
- Fernando MendozaQB69 takes
- Cam WardQB57 takes
- Tetairoa McMillanWR52 takes
- Shedeur SandersQB51 takes
- Ashton JeantyRB51 takes
- Travis HunterCB47 takes
- Jeremiyah LoveRB44 takes
- Ty SimpsonQB43 takes
Most-discussed teams
All teams →The clubs pundits predict most.
- Kansas City Chiefs348 takes
- Los Angeles Rams300 takes
- Philadelphia Eagles296 takes
- Buffalo Bills294 takes
- Baltimore Ravens277 takes
- New England Patriots274 takes
- Las Vegas Raiders253 takes
- Seattle Seahawks241 takes
Least-discussed teams
All teams →The clubs punditry forgets. Fans notice.
- Atlanta Falcons143 takes
- New Orleans Saints150 takes
- Arizona Cardinals154 takes
- Carolina Panthers155 takes
- Indianapolis Colts168 takes
- Cincinnati Bengals169 takes
- New York Jets170 takes
- Minnesota Vikings180 takes
By kind of prediction
How each is graded →Average accuracy wherever anything has been graded, grouped by what the call is about.
The draft1,575 graded
- Team Draft Slot Calls75.6 · 22 graded
- Position Order Calls74.3 · 67 graded
- Mock Draft Picks54.5 · 1477 graded
- Draft Bust Calls50.0 · 2 graded
- Prospect vs Prospect Calls40.0 · 7 graded
The season race708 graded
- Playoff Picks55.8 · 380 graded
- Season Win Totals51.2 · 230 graded
- Super Bowl Picks28.9 · 98 graded
Single games547 graded
- Score Predictions61.3 · 92 graded
- Game Outcome Picks56.8 · 455 graded
Players and rosters697 graded
- Depth Chart Calls93.0 · 310 graded
- Player Season Numbers35.9 · 145 graded
- Positional Finishes31.3 · 242 graded
Awards and honors321 graded
- Award Picks18.9 · 254 graded
- Coach Award Picks11.3 · 53 graded
- Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls0.0 · 14 graded
Rankings and lists223 graded
- Power Rankings66.5 · 106 graded
- Top Player Lists54.9 · 96 graded
- Position Group Rankings50.9 · 15 graded
- Head Coach Rankings44.5 · 6 graded
Fantasy football68 graded
- Fantasy Bust Calls66.7 · 3 graded
- Fantasy Rankings65.8 · 53 graded
- Sleeper Calls50.0 · 12 graded
Who is beating the baseline
Full leaderboard →Zero means no better than a naive guess. Shown once a pundit has 3 graded articles; every rating is provisional.
- James Harrison3 articles+106.7
- Simon Hunter5 articles+75.7
- Dave Wannstedt3 articles+65.8
- Joel Klatt3 articles+63.6
- Lance Zierlein6 articles+53.2
- Cody Kessler4 articles+48.9
- Tom Strachan3 articles+41.6
- Dan Pizzuta8 articles+38.0
Every NFL take
3376–3400 of 3,881
Week 10 Quarterback Rankings: 1. Lamar Jackson ... 32. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
Pittsburgh isn’t a great team, but it has a clear identity and should still wind up being a playoff team.
Here is our full set of power rankings heading into Week 7: 1. Kansas City Chiefs ... 32. New England Patriots
It feels like it’s only a matter of time before Mason Rudolph replaces him in the starting lineup.
The Vikings are absolutely a legit playoff contender
they look like a sure-fire playoff team this season
Here is our full set of rankings coming out of the fifth week of action: NFL Week 6 Power Rankings 1. Kansas City Chiefs ... 32. New England Patriots
Chicago might be the worst team in the NFC North, but this should be a playoff team this year.
coach Brian Callahan is adamant that Will Levis will start when he is 100 percent healthy
Allen still has an MVP path, and he's at the point where even his "bad" games show his growth as a player.
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings: 1. Kansas City Chiefs ... 32. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars look like a lock to pick inside the top five of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Don't look now, but the Buccaneers and the Saints both look like legitimate playoff teams this year.
Don't look now, but the Buccaneers and the Saints both look like legitimate playoff teams this year.
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings — 1. Kansas City Chiefs ... 32. Carolina Panthers
With the Bills up next, the Jaguars are looking at a possible 0-3 start.
Malik Willis goes to the bottom, as he's expected to get the start for Jordan Love.
Justin Fields started for Russell Wilson in the opener, and the Steelers are preparing to start him again in Week 2 as Wilson recovers from a calf injury.
It feels like it's only a matter of when, not if, Drew Lock will take over for Jones under center.
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings — 1. Kansas City Chiefs ... 32. Carolina Panthers
The Chargers are still a year away from being a legit contender in the AFC, but they have the look of a potential wild-card team right away.
Right now, Jacoby Brissett is ranked, and Drake Maye is not. ... That's what the Patriots are hoping for until Drake Maye is ready to take over. ... he's a perfect bridge quarterback for the early part of the year.
NFL Week 1 QB Rankings — 1. Patrick Mahomes ... 32. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings 1. Kansas City Chiefs ... 32. New England Patriots
look for Josh Allen to find a way to post double-digit wins again