Matthew CollerSep 12, 2026
In a Vikings mailbag, Coller projected how adding Jauan Jennings would affect the receiving corps, forecasting roughly 45-50 catches for Jennings and 60-70 for Jordan Addison, with Addison producing more explosive plays.
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What Matthew Coller said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI could see Jennings getting something like 45-50 catches and Addison around 60-70 though with more explosive plays.
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- The piece
- Vikings Eve of Week 1 Mailbag: Run Game Worries, Jauan Jennings, Devon Achane Trade?
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- 1Jordan Addison to record 60–70 receptions“I could see Jennings getting something like 45-50 catches and Addison around 60-70 though with more explosive plays.”
- 2Jauan Jennings to record 45–50 receptions“I could see Jennings getting something like 45-50 catches and Addison around 60-70 though with more explosive plays.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Addison to record 60–70 receptions1 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Jauan Jennings to record 45–50 receptions2 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 player season numbers — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 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.
1Player Season NumbersJordan AddisonMinnesota Vikings
Jordan Addison to record 60–70 receptions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Player Season NumbersJauan JenningsMinnesota Vikings
Jauan Jennings to record 45–50 receptions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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