Bachelorette Power Rankings - Week 2 - Kaitlyn the Canuck!

"Hey everybody. We've made a huge mistake with this two Bachelorette thing. I got a little drunk and well, it won't happen again. But those rose boxes were pretty amazing right?"

After a special two night premiere event, we officially have this season's Bachelorette. The men chose wisely and selected Canadian Kaitlyn instead of "cry over anything" Britt.

Now that we have this unfortunate twist behind us, we're ready to dive right into this season's rankings. We've got 19 men left and plenty of drama still to come. For anyone new to the rankings or for anyone who needs a refresher for how this thing works, check the quick primer below.

The Rules: We will rank the remaining Bachelorette contestants. Points will be awarded each week based on how well each of us predict the contestants going home. For example, if Josh puts CONTESTANT A in spot 7 and Chase puts CONTESTANT A in spot 10 and CONTESTANT A goes home, Josh will get 7 points and Chase will get 10. 

The winner will be based on the player with the most points at the end of the season (this ain't golf, folks). I've lost three straight seasons. Chase is going down.

POWER 5: We will mark our Power 5 choices with a * so you can keep track of how well we predicted from the start. Josh has all 5 in play. Chase is down to 4 after Bradley's exit last week.

 

1. Shawn B, 28, Personal Trainer, Windsor Locks, CT - Well this one was easy. Shawn B. pretty much took the world by storm last week. Kaitlyn was absolutely obsessed with him, and honestly, he seems like a pretty good dude.
2. *Joshua, 31, Industrial Welder, Kuna, ID - HE WELDED HER A ROSE, GUYS. 
3. Chris, 28, Dentist, Nashville, TN - Anyone that shows up in a cupcake is awesome. He made the first move on Kaitlyn getting a kiss (spoiler: doesn’t look like that means much this season.) There’s no chance he’s getting kicked off…it’d leave too big of a cavity in our hearts. 
4. *Ian, 28, Executive Recruiter, Los Angeles, CA - Ian’s confidence is what has him where he is. He came in, went 100% for Kaitlyn and is in the top 5 because of that. For the record, the whole “2 Bachelorettes” thing is a terrible idea. But Ian played his cards right and is in good position. (And he also just seems like a baller.)
5. *Ben Z, 26, Entrepreneur, San Jose, CA - 5^th place overall, but the top-ranked contestant named Ben, he seems to be grieving from losing his mom still. Reality TV isn’t really a place to work through those feelings, but again, he seems like a genuinely nice guy. 
6. Joe, 28, Insurance Agent, Columbia, KY - Holy moonshine. Where’d he come from?! Kaitlyn seemed to eat up his drawl and drink up his moonshine. 
7. Jared, 26, Restaurant Manager, Warwick, RI - If you’re going to get it wrong, you have to own it. And that’s what Jared did. He was #TeamBritt, but snagged the opportunity to be the first to approach Kaitlyn, admit he was wrong, and connect with her instead. Its so crazy that it just might work. 
8. Ben H, 26, Software Salesman, Denver, CO - Not far out of the “Who is the highest ranked Ben” Contest, Ben H. has potential to make a run. 
9. JJ, 32, Former Investment Banker, Denver, CO - I mean, they had a good connection, but I can’t take him seriously because of last season’s contestant, JJ the Pantsapreneur. 
10. Tanner, 28, Auto Finance Manager, Kansas City, MO - All I really know about this guy is that he gave tissues to the losing candidate for The Bachelorette. And that’s amazing. 
11. Ryan B, 32, Realtor, Wellington, FL - He’s all like HEY! I’M NOT DRUNK RYAN! Regardless of how far he goes, he’ll be the least memorable Ryan of the season. 
12. *Clint, 27, Architectural Engineer, Chicago, IL - Okay. I’ll admit it.   I was wrong. Clint is not going to the Bachelor next season. But, he very well may have produced the best thing I’ve ever seen on this TV show: Chris Harrison riding a triceratops. 
13. Corey, 30, Investment Banker, New York, NY - He’s winning the Cor(e)y battle, but not much else besides that. 
14. Kupah, 32, Entrepreneur, Boston, MA - Personally, I really hope Kupah goes far. Because he’s a Troopa. A Kupah Troopa. (Variations of this analysis is all that I’ll give on him this season). 
15. Cory, 35, Residential Developer, Pearland, TX - Guys that spell their names “Cory” are disappointed that he’s being overshadowed by some guy named “Corey”. 
16. Justin, 28, Fitness Trainer, Naperville, IL - I have no idea who Justin is, so I’m going to use this space to talk about Nick V. WHAT ON EARTH?! So many questions. Why is he back? Why would anyone want him back? Why does it look like he’s going to be on the show all season? Why am I going to have to include him in my power rankings? 
17. Jonathan, 33, Automotive Spokesman, Detroit, MI - This guy is the antithesis of Ian. Putting all is roses in one unique carved wooden box, if you will. Never choose Britt to be the Bachelorette. 
18. Daniel, 28, Fashion Designer, Nashville, TN - Not wild about the 2-tone color in his cast photo. Pick 1 color, dude. 
19. Tony, 35, Healer, St. Louis, MO - This guy is up there as one of the weirdest contestants I’ve seen that has made it past the first night.  Kissing plants? Being in love with the losing Bachelorette contestant? Having a mysterious black eye? I don’t want this guy to go home, but he needs to.

 

1. *Shawn B, 28, Personal Trainer, Windsor Locks, CT - Dude just has a connection with Kaitlyn. The semi-Ryan Gosling lookalike grabbed the coveted First Impression Rose. Expect him to go far. And judging by the extended season preview, could it be that Shawn B goes TOO FAR (if you catch my drift)? 
2. *Joshua, 31, Industrial Welder, Kuna, ID - My namesake doing me proud. He was Team Kaitlyn from the beginning and made her a rad metal rose. Safe for a while. 
3. Chris, 28, Dentist, Nashville, TN - This dentist from Nashville had two big moments in the premiere. He rode in on a cupcake (not a typo) and grabbed the first kiss from Kaitlyn. 
4. Joe, 28, Insurance Agent, Columbia, KY - Joe is perhaps the most genuine person on this season of The Bachelorette. He reminds me a little bit of Chris with his awkward nerves and dopey sense of self. The familiarity will help for a while but I think Kaitlyn needs someone with a little more spunk.
5. Jared, 26, Restaurant Manager, Warwick, RI - This guy has some seriously unfortunate facial hair but Kaitlyn appears to be looking straight past that. Judging by Kaitlyn’s approval of his honesty (she gave him a rose after he told her he voted for #TeamBritt) and the extended preview (he appears to make it as far as getting a kiss in some exotic location), he will be around for a little while. 
6. *Ben H, 26, Software Salesman, Denver, CO - Nothing spectacular last week but got an early rose in the rose ceremony last week. He will stick around for a bit. 
7. JJ, 32, Former Investment Banker, Denver, CO - One of several single fathers on this season, JJ seemed to make a connection with Kaitlyn. I don’t think Kaitlyn wants a kid in the mix long term but I’m intrigued to see how far he might go.  Plus WHAT IS HIS PROFESSION NOW?
8. Ryan B, 32, Realtor, Wellington, FL - Ryan was Team Kaitlyn all the way so that’s a plus for his chances in the long term. But this clown didn’t even wear a tie to the rose ceremony. SMH. 
9. Jonathan, 33, Automotive Spokesman, Detroit, MI - The most vocal of the #TeamBritt contingent. Snuck by in the first rose ceremony but certainly won’t get away that easily through the course of the season. 
10. Daniel, 28, Fashion Designer, Nashville, TN - Voted for Britt. Otherwise, a snore. Is he here for the right reasons?
11. Kupah, 32, Entrepreneur, Boston, MA - See Daniel above. 
12. *Ian, 28, Executive Recruiter, Los Angeles, CA - Ian was especially aggressive in campaigning for Kaitlyn as this season’s Bachelorette. But his passion for Kaitlyn is bordering on creepy. He’s only known her for 24 hours. Ian needs to tone it down or he’s going to get the boot sooner rather than later. 
13. Clint, 27, Architectural Engineer, Chicago, IL - I didn’t get a good handle on Clint in the first two episodes but he could fill the Bachelorette mansion meat head quotient that we inevitably get every season. 
14. Ben Z, 26, Entrepreneur, San Jose, CA - The lesser of the Bens so I've arbitrarily put him in spot 14. 
15. *Justin, 28, Fitness Trainer, Naperville, IL - He got a rose pretty late in the ceremony. I think he squeaks by this week but won’t be one of our true contenders. I fear Justin is a POWER 5 faux pas. 
16. Tanner, 28, Auto Finance Manager, Kansas City, MO - I can’t remember anything about this guy so I’m basing this solely on the fact that he’s wearing a black v-neck in his cast photo. Dude. What? 
17. Corey, 30, Investment Banker, New York, NY - Ugh. Corey looks so corporate. Pass. 
18. Cory, 35, Residential Developer, Pearland, TX - He gave an awkward thumbs up when his name was called at the rose ceremony and has a convincingly awkward look on his face in his cast photo. Awkward + awkward = SUPER AWKWARD. 
19. Tony, 35, Healer, St. Louis, MO - He was blatantly Team Britt (her box was pulsating) and the self-proclaimed “healer” had a mysterious (and still unexplained) black eye (WHY CAN'T YOU HEAL YOURSELF, BRO?). He’s not long for this season.