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
- 8,519
- 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 / 8,519
takes graded
4,638 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 Rams299 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 Cardinals152 takes
- Carolina Panthers154 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
3626–3650 of 3,881
The Seahawks are predicted to draft Tyree Wilson (EDGE, Texas Tech) with their No. 5 overall pick
also has the Falcons predicted to draft Nolan Smith (EDGE, Alabama) with their first-round pick according to his most recent mock draft.
Brendan Donahue, also has the Panthers predicted to draft Bryce Young (QB, Alabama) with their 1st round pick according to his most recent mock draft.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR, Ohio State) with the 12th pick according to his most recent mock draft.
has the Lions predicted to draft Devon Witherspoon (CB, Illinois) with the sixth pick
Kalee Ringo (DB, Georgia) with the No. 30 pick according to his most recent mock draft.
The Bengals are predicted to draft Darnell Washington (TE, Georgia) with their 1st round pick (#28 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
The Sants are predicted to draft Trenton Simpson (LB, Clemson) with their 1st-round pick (#29 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
O’Cyrus Torrence (OG, Florida) with the No. 30 pick according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
The Giants are predicted to draft Joe Tippmann (C, Wisconsin) with their 1st round pick (#25 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
The Steelers are predicted to draft Bryan Bresee (DL, Clemson) with their 1st-round pick (#17 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
John Michael Schmitz (C, Minnesota) with their No. 20 overall selection in the first round according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
The Colts are predicted to draft C.J. Stroud (QB, Ohio State) with their 1st round pick (#4 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
The Lions are predicted to draft Christian Gonzalez (CB, Oregon) with the No. 6 pick
The Ravens are predicted to draft Deonte Banks (CB, Maryland) with their 1st round pick (#22 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
The Jaguars are predicted to draft Brian Branch (S, Alabama) with their 1st round pick (#24 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
Mock draft expert Ryan McCrystal believes the 49ers could target an offensive lineman like Nick Saldiveri (OT, Old Dominion) with their top pick at No. 99 overall in the third round.
Mock draft expert Ryan McCrystal predicts the Dolphins could target an offensive lineman like Matthew Bergeron (OL, Syracuse) with their top pick at No. 51 overall in the second round.
The Bears are predicted to draft Broderick Jones (OT, Georgia) with their 1st round pick (#9 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR, Ohio State) with the No. 12 overall pick in the first round according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
has the Eagles predicted to draft Jalen Carter (DL, Georgia) with the No. 10 pick
The Chiefs are predicted to draft Dawand Jones (OT, Ohio State) with their 1st round pick (#31 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
Mock draft expert Ryan McCrystal predicts the Rams could target a pass rusher like BJ Ojulari (EDGE, LSU) with their top pick at No. 36 overall in the second round.
The Patriots are predicted to draft Joey Porter Jr. (CB, Penn State) with their 1st-round pick (#14 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
Hendon Hooker (QB, Tennessee) with the 18th pick according to his most recent mock draft.