Seth WalderAug 12, 2026

Walder proposes five trades they believe should happen before Week 1 of the 2026 season: Jessie Bates III to the 49ers, Kayvon Thibodeaux to the Patriots, Keon Coleman to the Colts, Walker Little to the Cardinals, and Kayshon Boutte to the Commanders, where they say Boutte would immediately be Washington's No. 2 receiver.

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—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

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Here are five trades that should happen before Week 1.

Seth Walder, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

The piece: Proposing five big trades during 2026 NFL training camps
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1Kayshon Boutte to move to Washington Commanders“Commanders receive: WR Kayshon Boutte; Patriots receive: 2027 fifth-round pick -- "it's very plausible the Patriots deal him"”
2Jessie Bates to move to San Francisco 49ers“49ers receive: S Jessie Bates III, 2028 sixth-round pick; Falcons receive: 2027 third-round pick -- "So it's better for Atlanta to deal him now."”
3Kayshon Boutte to be 2nd on the depth chart“Boutte might not be perfect but would likely be their No. 2 right away.”
4Keon Coleman to move to Indianapolis Colts“Colts receive: WR Keon Coleman, 2028 sixth-round pick; Bills receive: 2027 fourth-round pick -- "the Colts would be a logical candidate to bet on Coleman at a reduced cost."”
5Walker Little to move to Arizona Cardinals“Cardinals receive: OT Walker Little, 2027 seventh-round pick; Jaguars receive: 2027 sixth-round pick”
6Kayvon Thibodeaux to move to New England Patriots“Patriots receive: Edge Kayvon Thibodeaux, 2027 fifth-round pick; Giants receive: 2027 third-round pick -- "he's now an even more obvious candidate to be dealt."”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Kayshon Boutte to move to Washington Commanders¹	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Jessie Bates to move to San Francisco 49ers²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Kayshon Boutte to be 2nd on the depth chart³	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Keon Coleman to move to Indianapolis Colts⁴	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Walker Little to move to Arizona Cardinals⁵	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Kayvon Thibodeaux to move to New England Patriots⁶	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
6 calls · 6 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

6 checkable claims — 5 trade and signing calls and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

1Trade and Signing Calls Kayshon Boutte Washington Commanders
Kayshon Boutte to move to Washington Commanders
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2Trade and Signing Calls Jessie Bates San Francisco 49ers
Jessie Bates to move to San Francisco 49ers
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3Depth Chart Calls Kayshon Boutte Washington Commanders
Kayshon Boutte to be 2nd on the depth chart
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4Trade and Signing Calls Keon Coleman Indianapolis Colts
Keon Coleman to move to Indianapolis Colts
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5Trade and Signing Calls Walker Little Arizona Cardinals
Walker Little to move to Arizona Cardinals
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6Trade and Signing Calls Kayvon Thibodeaux New England Patriots
Kayvon Thibodeaux to move to New England Patriots
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