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
- 698
- Graded
- 354
- Average accuracy
- 21.2
- Pundits
- 147
51% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
354 / 698
graded
344 still pending
Who is good at award picks
- Joe Hayden100 accuracy · 1 graded+150.0
- Shannon Sharpe100 accuracy · 2 graded+125.0
- Chad Ochocinco Johnson100 accuracy · 1 graded+111.0
- Brady Quinn100 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
- Andrew Erickson100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Pat McAfee100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Lance Zierlein100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Bucky Brooks100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Bobby Bones100 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
- Greg Jennings33 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- Charles Davis33 accuracy · 6 graded+66.7
- Jason McIntyre67 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
- Marty Mornhinweg17 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Dirk Koetter17 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
- Mike Tannenbaum0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Chris Long0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Chuck Pagano0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Mike Martz0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Matt Cassel0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Marvin Lewis0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Joe Thomas0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Ronde Barber0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Robert Smith0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Rich Gannon0 accuracy · 6 graded+0.0
- Mike Zimmer0 accuracy · 5 graded+0.0
- Dan Patrick0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Eric Mangini0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- John Middlekauff0 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
- Cam Jordan0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Tom Pelissero0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Justin Penik0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Marvin Prince0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Todd Fritz0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seton O'Connor0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Nick Wesseling0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Paul Pabst0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Danny Parkins0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Joe Johnson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Kurt Warner0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seth Rollins0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Matt Ioannidis0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Brandon Graham0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Tony Dungy0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- TJ Jefferson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Ryan Reynolds0 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
676–698 of 698
Josh Allen to win Offensive Player of the Year
2. Bills QB Josh Allen (4 votes: Davis, Koetter, Martz, Zimmer)
Robert Woods to win Comeback Player of the Year
Titans WR Robert Woods (1 vote: Davis)
Danielle Hunter to win Defensive Player of the Year
Vikings edge rusher Danielle Hunter (2 votes: Long, Zimmer)
Patrick Mahomes to win Most Valuable Player
T2. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (3 votes: Charles Davis, Marty Mornhinweg, Wade Phillips)
Aidan Hutchinson to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
1. Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (10 votes: ... Zimmer)
Dak Prescott to win Comeback Player of the Year
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (1 vote: Martz)
Micah Parsons to win Defensive Player of the Year
T2. Cowboys LB Micah Parsons (3 votes: Cassel, Mornhinweg, Pagano)
Patrick Mahomes to win Most Valuable Player
T2. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (3 votes: Charles Davis, Marty Mornhinweg, Wade Phillips)
Aidan Hutchinson to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
1. Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (10 votes: Cassel, Davis, Gannon, ...)
Jameis Winston to win Comeback Player of the Year
1. Saints QB Jameis Winston (6 votes: Koetter, Long, ...)
Jonathan Taylor to win Offensive Player of the Year
1. Colts RB Jonathan Taylor (6 votes: ... Smith ...)
Davante Adams to win Offensive Player of the Year
Raiders WR Davante Adams (1 vote: Long)
Jonathan Taylor to win Offensive Player of the Year
1. Colts RB Jonathan Taylor (6 votes: Barber, ...)
Myles Garrett to win Defensive Player of the Year
Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett (1 vote: Thomas)
Chris Olave to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
1. Saints WR Chris Olave (6 votes: ... Zimmer)
Josh Allen to win Most Valuable Player
1. Bills QB Josh Allen (7 votes: ... Robert Smith ...)
Kayvon Thibodeaux to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
DROY: Kayvon Thibodeaux ... Thibodeaux is probably going to dominate no matter where he ends up.
Micah Parsons to win Defensive Player of the Year
If Donald does retire, it's Parsons who takes home this award.
Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year
DPOY: Aaron Donald OR Micah Parsons ... it would be hard not to pick him here.
Jonathan Taylor to win Offensive Player of the Year
OPOY: Jonathan Taylor ... Taylor is my choice here.
Michael Thomas to win Comeback Player of the Year
CPOY: Michael Thomas ... Thomas is a pretty safe bet here though.
Kenny Pickett to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
OROY: Kenny Pickett ... I still feel pretty decent about going with Pickett here.
Patrick Mahomes to win MVP
MVP: Patrick Mahomes ... ride that momentum to high production and his second MVP award.
By sport
NFL — award picks (355 graded)
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