Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 28, 2026
Fitzmaurice expects Kyler Murray to be Minnesota's Week 1 starter and calls them one of the better quarterback values in 2026 drafts; they also view Jordan Love as a top-10 real-life quarterback but only a QB2 in fantasy.
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What Pat Fitzmaurice said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe perception might be that Murray is damaged goods, but he could be one of the better QB values in 2026 fantasy drafts.
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- 6 Fantasy Football Sleepers Experts Target: Quarterbacks (2026)
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- SaidAug 28
- PlayedSep 13
- GradedSep 17
- 1Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart“it’s widely expected that Murray will be taking the snaps when the Vikings face the Packers in Week 1”
- 2Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards“Love might be a top-10 quarterback in reality, but it’s best to regard him as a high-end to midrange QB2 in 2026 fantasy drafts.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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.
1Depth Chart CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota Vikings
Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- MIN
- week:
- 1
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Kyler Murray
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he starts
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- Quarterback
- reported:
- named the starter
- naive slot:
- 2
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he keeps the job he had last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Positional FinishesJordan LoveGreen Bay Packers
Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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