Colin Cowherd· Aug 18, 2026
Cowherd predicts Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong will win MVP, says Cowboys addition Caleb Downs will make a Pro Bowl soon, and counts down his top 10 quarterback/head-coach combinations (extending it to 13).
“He's gonna win the MVP because I think a lot of it is the season, the team.”
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- Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsCaleb DownsAug 18, 2026
Caleb Downs to make Pro Bowl
“and some of, THESE i, Mean Caleb downs will be A pro bowl er very. Soon”
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- Top Player ListsAug 18, 2026
“here are my ten best quarterback coaching. COMBOS i would say, ten ... i'd Put shanahan In. Purdy ... i'd Put Joe brady And Josh allen at. Nine ... Matt, Lafleuur Jordan, love ... eight ... i Think Dan campbell And Jared goff would be. Seven ... number Six rabel And Drake. May ... i Go mike McDonald Sam donald at. Five ... number FOUR i like Them Ben Johnson Caleb WILLIAMS ... number three Harbaughn. Herbert ... number, Two Andy reid And Mahomes ... number one to, me ... McVeigh And. Stafford ... i Have Liam cohen And Trevor lawrence, eleven and THEN i Have Lamar jackson at, twelve ... I'm Sean payton Bow nicks at, thirteen”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris BrockmanMock Draft Picks · Caleb DownsHit · 96Brockman argued four Ohio State players will be taken in the top 10, that Fernando Mendoza will be the first QB off the board and top Tom Brady's 2001 statistical line as a rookie, that Jeremiah Love will beat Ashton Jeanty's rookie production, that tight ends Kenyan Sadiq and Eli Stowers both go top 20, that Ty Simpson is the second QB drafted in round one and starts Week 1, that Jimmy Garoppolo gets the Cardinals over .500, and that Mike Evans leaves Tampa for a contender and goes further in the playoffs than the Bucs.
- Rich EisenMock Draft Picks · Caleb DownsHit · 96Eisen endorsed four Ohio State players going in the top 10 (with Arvel Reese no lower than seventh), listed Mendoza, Jeremiah Love, Miami's left tackle, Penn State's interior guard and Bailey as top-10 picks, said Love won't get out of the top five, and agreed Mendoza's rookie numbers would beat Brady's 2001 line and that Mike Evans will leave Tampa to chase a ring.
- Chad RaderMock Draft Picks · Caleb DownsHit · 84As read on the show, Reuter's three-round NFL.com mock has the same top four, then Delane to the Giants at five, Makai Lemmon to the Browns, Downs to Washington, Love to the Saints, Caden Proctor to the Chiefs at nine, Akeem Mesidore at 40 and Kaitlin Allen in round three.
- Field YatesMock Draft Picks · Caleb DownsClose · 77As read on the show, Yates' ESPN mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first to the Raiders, Arvel Reese second to the Jets and runs through the Chiefs taking Jeremiah Love at nine.
- Lance MooreMock Draft Picks · Caleb DownsHit · 96Lance Moore agreed the Commanders had to take Sonny Styles at No. 7, later declared the Giants would definitely take Caleb Downs at No. 10, and said Downs has perennial All-Pro potential.
- Danny ParkinsMock Draft Picks · Caleb DownsHit · 92Danny Parkins presented his one-and-only 2026 mock draft, including trades: Mendoza at 1 to the Raiders, David Bailey second to the Jets, the Cowboys trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Bears trading up to 16 for Kadyn Proctor, and Ty Simpson going to Arizona at 32 at the end of round one.
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- Brandon CarneyPro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · Trent WilliamsMiss · 0Carney made a full playoff bracket, picking the Bears, Niners, Rams, Patriots, Jaguars and Texans in the wild card round, then Seahawks and Rams in the NFC divisional, Broncos and Patriots in the AFC, with the Rams beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl. He also gave award picks including Stafford for MVP and Vrabel for Coach of the Year.
- Peter BukowskiPro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · Zach ThomasMiss · 0Bukowski breaks down combine performances and predicts Caleb Banks will be the first defensive tackle drafted, that Kyle Lewis will rise into second-round range, that Lee Hunter's poor testing will keep the Packers away, and that the Packers will not draft a tight end in the top 100. He also predicts the Packers will cut Elton Jenkins and expects Kingsley Enagbare to leave while Rashan Gary returns.
- Jeff "Coach Jags" JagodzinskiPro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · Tucker KraftMiss · 0The former Packers tight ends coach said Tucker Craft is a Pro Bowl-caliber tight end, and separately endorsed Christian Watson as a true No. 1 receiver for Green Bay. He also ranked the tight ends he has coached all-time.
- JP AcostaPro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · Devon WitherspoonMiss · 0JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named his own first-team All-Pro roster.
- Danny ParkinsPro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · Puka NacuaMiss · 0Parkins insisted the Bears cannot lose at home to Green Bay, laid points with Buffalo, Philadelphia (in a blowout) and Houston, picked Justin Herbert and the Chargers to beat New England, and said Puka Nacua will be a first-team All-Pro.