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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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1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 1 waiting
100Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call
0A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
1Games calledeveryone’s picks below
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What Pat Fitzmaurice said

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The perception might be that Murray is damaged goods, but he could be one of the better QB values in 2026 fantasy drafts.
Pat Fitzmaurice, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below
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6 Fantasy Football Sleepers Experts Target: Quarterbacks (2026)
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  1. SaidAug 28
  2. PlayedSep 13
  3. GradedSep 17
  1. 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”
  2. 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
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart1Depth Chart Calls—1000+200
Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards2Positional Finishes————
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting1000

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 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.

  1. 1Depth Chart CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota Vikings

    Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart

    VerdictHit
    100Hit · naive 0
    100this call0a naive guess100better than naive2difficulty+200skill
    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
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  2. 2Positional FinishesJordan LoveGreen Bay Packers

    Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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