Ralph VacchianoAug 13, 2026

Vacchiano expects the Ravens under new coach Jesse Minter to win 10-plus games and contend for the Super Bowl, with a healthy Lamar Jackson near the top of the MVP race. They also flag rookie WR Ja'Kobi Lane as a deep fantasy sleeper battling for the No. 3 receiver job and expects Derrick Henry to stay healthy and power an unstoppable rushing attack.

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—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

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What Ralph Vacchiano said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

But all the pieces are right there for the Ravens to win 10-plus games, even in what could be a much more competitive AFC North.

Ralph Vacchiano, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was published: Fox Sports
The piece: Ravens HC Jesse Minter Has Quickly Won Over Players — Now He Must Win Games
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1Rashod Bateman to be 2nd on the depth chart“Bateman, the No. 2 WR, has been a perennial disappointment”
2Ja'Kobi Lane to be 3rd on the depth chart“Right now, Lane is battling for the No. 3 job, but I'm told he's been outstanding all summer long”
3Lamar Jackson to win MVP“If he's healthy, pencil him in near the top of the MVP race.”
4Baltimore Ravens to finish with 10 wins“But all the pieces are right there for the Ravens to win 10-plus games, even in what could be a much more competitive AFC North.”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Rashod Bateman to be 2nd on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Ja'Kobi Lane to be 3rd on the depth chart²	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Lamar Jackson to win MVP³	Award Picks	—	—	—	—
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 10 wins⁴	Season Win Totals	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 4 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls, 1 award pick and 1 season win total — 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.

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

Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.

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.

Where this call stands in the room

Baltimore Ravens · 2026 season · wins

Ralph Vacchiano — 10 winsthe room — 19 calls from 13 punditsmedian 12 wins

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Their call against the room

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2The room (5 pundits)

Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.

1Depth Chart Calls Rashod Bateman Baltimore Ravens
Rashod Bateman to be 2nd on the depth chart
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2Depth Chart Calls Ja'Kobi Lane Baltimore Ravens
Ja'Kobi Lane to be 3rd on the depth chart
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3Award Picks Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson to win MVP
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4Season Win Totals Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 10 wins
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