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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
377
Graded
104

28% settled

Average accuracy
54.7

out of 100

Pundits
130

have made one

How these calls land

Every graded call of this kind, bucketed by score.

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0 — dead wrongscore out of 100100 — nailed it
20 scored 80+26 scored under 40

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104 / 377

graded

273 still pending

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276–300 of 377

  • Close · 50Manti Te'oTop Player Lists

    Ten Frankie Louvu nine, Denzel Paraman eight, Nick Bolton seven, Zach Bond six, Alex Anzeloni... So this is my top five. Number one, I got Bobby Wagner, number two, I've got Fred Warner, three, Dre Greenlaw for Levonte David five, ro Kwan Smith.

    a naive guess scored 50+0 skillsaid Jul 25, 2025the article →
  • Close · 67Nick WrightTop Player Lists

    If you're here, is what my rankings would look like. If I were doing, I would go one Patrick, two, Josh three, Lamar four, Joe five, Stafford six, Jalen Hurts seven with an asterisk of it's probably too early, but I give it to him. Jaden Daniels eight, Baker And then it gets trickier.

    a naive guess scored 50+33.33 skillsaid Jul 19, 2025the article →
  • Close · 43Rich RiebarTop Player Lists

    I kind of just thought I had I would have Stroud there... I also have brock Purty nine... I have Stafford eight... I have Herbert seven... Jane Daniels six, Jalen Hurts five... I have Lamar behind Burrow just for the playoff stuff... and then Alan Mahomes.

    a naive guess scored 50-13.94 skillsaid Jul 18, 2025the article →
  • Close · 57Chad MillmanTop Player Lists

    number ten. Baker Mayfield... I put Rock Party at nine... Number eight, justin Herbert... Seven. I had Jared Goff six, I had Jaden Daniels five, I had Jalen Hurts four, Joe Burrow three, Lamar two, Josh Allen one, Patrick Mahomes... on my outside looking in Stafford eleven, two, twelve, c. J. Stroud thirteen.

    a naive guess scored 50+13.74 skillsaid Jul 18, 2025the article →
  • Close · 55Simon HunterTop Player Lists

    my number twelve was Herbert... Golf [eleven]... I had Baker at ten... So I have him in nine [Daniels]. CJ at number eight. number seven... Dak... Number six I got Joe Burrow... I have Stafford number five... number four went with Lamar... I put Josh on number three... [Hurts] number two... obviously number one Chad, no doubt about it. Mahomes... I do have pretty at fourteen

    a naive guess scored 50+9.89 skillsaid Jul 18, 2025the article →
  • Close · 44Jeremy FowlerTop Player Lists

    Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Lamar, Jane Daniels, five, Stafford, six, Herbert, seven, Goff, Hertz, Baker round out the top 10

    a naive guess scored 50-11.52 skillsaid Jul 17, 2025the article →
  • Close · 60Jeremy FowlerTop Player Lists

    We got Ja'Marr Chase... number one... Justin Jefferson... number two. Tyreek Hill... Three. CeeDee Lamb, AJ Brown, Amon Ra Saint Brown... Malik Neighbors... at number seven... Nico Collins... he's eight now. Mike Evans... he is nine. Garrett Wilson... Number 10

    a naive guess scored 50+20 skillsaid Jul 17, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 30Chad Ochocinco JohnsonTop Player Lists

    number one is number one... I'm putting Burrow second for me personally, after Burrow, I'm going Lamar. As much as I love Josh Allen... obviously after after after Josh

    a naive guess scored 50-40 skillsaid Jul 16, 2025the article →
  • Close · 44ESPNTop Player Lists

    so here were the rankings... Mahomes One, Josh Allen To Joe burrow Three Lamar jackson Four... Jayde daniels was Five... stafford is Sixth then you Have Justin Herbert, then you Have Jared goff, then you Have jalen hurts and then you Have Baker Mayfield... number Ten... they Said Jordan love and C. J stroud were honorable mention

    a naive guess scored 50-11.52 skillsaid Jul 15, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 38Rich EisenTop Player Lists

    Power rankings are the top non quarterbacks in the National Football League entering 2025... Number 10 on the list is the reigning defensive player of the year. I'm putting Patrick Sertan the second right here... Christian McCaffrey... Micah Parsons right here. Okay. Number eight... number seven on the list, TJ Watts... number six on the list, the Condor, Max Crosby... number five on the list... Chris Jones... Ja'Marr Chase is four. Saquon is three... Number two is Justin Jefferson... And number one on the list is Myles Garrett... It's Derrick Henry. Derrick Henry is one more

    a naive guess scored 50-25 skillsaid Jul 2, 2025the article →
  • Close · 55Move the SticksTop Player Lists

    Number five on my lists... Sam Laporta... Travis Kelce is number four on my list... Trey McBride... brock Bowers... Number one... George Chittle

    a naive guess scored 50+10 skillsaid Jun 28, 2025
  • Close · 55Isaiah StanbackTop Player Lists

    Sam Laporter comes in at my number five on the best tight ends in the current league... Travis Kelce is number four on my list... Trey McBride... He is brock Bowers... Number one... George Chittle

    a naive guess scored 50+10 skillsaid Jun 26, 2025the article →
  • PendingChris BrockmanTop Player Lists

    This is the top five list of athletes to wear, number 56 Oh. In sports. Number five, Martin Truex junior... Number one, Lawrence Taylor

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jun 24, 2025the article →
  • Close · 60Nick ShookTop Player Lists

    Nick Shook's picks in the running back draft: 1st Saquon Barkley, 3rd Derrick Henry, 5th Josh Jacobs, 7th Christian McCaffrey, 9th James Cook, 11th Jonathan Taylor, 13th Alvin Kamara, 15th Joe Mixon, 17th De'Von Achane, 19th David Montgomery.

    a naive guess scored 50+20 skillsaid Jun 23, 2025the article →
  • Close · 79Gregg RosenthalTop Player Lists

    Gregg Rosenthal's picks in the running back draft: 2nd Bijan Robinson, 4th Jahmyr Gibbs, 6th Ashton Jeanty, 8th Kyren Williams, 10th James Conner, 12th Aaron Jones, 14th Bucky Irving, 16th Omarion Hampton, 18th Tony Pollard, 20th Kenneth Walker.

    a naive guess scored 50+57.58 skillsaid Jun 23, 2025the article →
  • Hit · 100Danny GTop Player Lists

    Jalen Hurts should be up at five. I think at Baker Mayfield should be at ten.

    a naive guess scored 50+100 skillsaid Jun 21, 2025the article →
  • Close · 61Charles McDonaldTop Player Lists

    So in at number one, you really can't debate it. Patrick Mahomes... Number two, Lamar Jackson... he's right there at number three... Borrow number four... Well Herbert is at number five?... Number six Matt Stafford... Number seven Dak Prescott... Gino Smith. Number eight... Love number nine Ireen Bay Packers... CJ. Stroud, great young quarterback in at number ten.

    a naive guess scored 50+22.42 skillsaid Jun 21, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 0Isaiah StanbackTop Player Lists

    Number three on my list, I have Josh Allen... At number two... his name is Anthony Richardson... John Milton, third backup quarterback. Now for the Dallas Cowboys.

    a naive guess scored 50-100 skillsaid Jun 13, 2025the article →
  • PendingIsaiah StanbackTop Player Lists

    we're gonna go through my list of the top five trash talkers of all time in the NFL... Now, we had o Jo Sinko at number four, We had my guy t O at number five. But who is at number three?... John Randall is the goat

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jun 13, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 25Bryant McFaddenTop Player Lists

    At the number three spot, let's go Jay Herbo justin Herbert... number two... Josh Allen self explanatory... So Joe Milton to me has the strongest arm hands in the NFL.

    a naive guess scored 50-50 skillsaid Jun 13, 2025the article →
  • Close · 75Kyle BrandtTop Player Lists

    Caleb Williams number two. I have another name nobody else has... Baker Mayfield can huck that pig skin... And I have Josh Allen as my number one.

    a naive guess scored 50+50 skillsaid Jun 13, 2025the article →
  • Close · 58Colin CowherdTop Player Lists

    if I went today and you told me best quarterbacks in the AFC... I'd go Alan Mahomes, Burrow, Lamar, that's the big four... I'd go Herbert C. J. Stroud and I put Geno seven... And I would put the eighth best quarterback bo Nickx... And then number nine, I think you get Aaron Trevor Lawrence in Tua

    a naive guess scored 50+15 skillsaid Jun 11, 2025the article →
  • Close · 40Chris SimmsTop Player Lists

    has now ranked the top ten quarterbacks heading in the next season. He has Lamar Jackson one, Josh Allen two... He had Joe Burrow three, Patrick Mahomes four... Chris Simms had Jalen Hurts... at behind Baker Mayfield, Justin Herbert, C. J. Stroud, Matt Stafford, and Jayden Daniels.

    a naive guess scored 50-20 skillsaid Jun 11, 2025the article →
  • Close · 64Gregg RosenthalTop Player Lists

    Rosenthal's picks in the top-30 wide receiver draft: A.J. Brown (3), CeeDee Lamb (6), Brian Thomas Jr. (9), Drake London (12), Mike Evans (15), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (18 after trade), DK Metcalf (21), Jaylen Waddle (24), Jordan Addison (27), Josh Downs (30)

    a naive guess scored 50+28.48 skillsaid Jun 5, 2025the article →
  • Close · 70Matt HarmonTop Player Lists

    Harmon's picks in the top-30 wide receiver draft: Jamar Chase (1), Nico Collins (4), Amon-Ra St. Brown (7), Malik Nabers (10), Ladd McConkey (13), Garrett Wilson (16), Brandon Aiyuk (19), Chris Godwin (22), Travis Hunter (25), Zay Flowers (28)

    a naive guess scored 50+40.48 skillsaid Jun 5, 2025the article →

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