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Jared Koch#1 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 4, 2026

Koch predicts several Texans practice squad players — notably the running backs and defensive backs like Jawhar Jordan, Noah Whittington, Lewis Bond, Bryce Hall and Alijah Huzzie — will be elevated to play at some point this season, and they suggest this Texans roster is the best of the DeMeco Ryans/C.J. Stroud era.

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0 of 2calls landed2 misses · 2 waiting
0Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls
100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
2 of 4Settled2 still waiting
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So for many of the Texans' practice squad players, like in the case of those in the running back or defensive back room, they've got a great chance to be elevated at some point this season
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One Detail of Texans’ 53-Man Roster Reveals the Front Office’s Vision
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  2. GradedOct 11–18
  1. 1Jawhar Jordan to land on the practice squad“Running backs Jawhar Jordan and Noah Whittington... So for many of the Texans' practice squad players, like in the case of those in the running back or defensive back room, they've got a great chance to be elevated at some point this season”
  2. 2Bryce Hall to land on the practice squad“cornerbacks Bryce Hall and Alijah Huzzie... they've got a great chance to be elevated at some point this season”
  3. 3Noah Whittington to land on the practice squad“Running backs Jawhar Jordan and Noah Whittington... they've got a great chance to be elevated at some point this season”
  4. 4Alijah Huzzie to land on the practice squad“cornerbacks Bryce Hall and Alijah Huzzie... they've got a great chance to be elevated at some point this season”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Jawhar Jordan to land on the practice squad1Roster Spot Calls1 week on a 530100−200
Bryce Hall to land on the practice squad2Roster Spot Calls1 week on a 530100−200
Noah Whittington to land on the practice squad3Roster Spot Calls————
Alijah Huzzie to land on the practice squad4Roster Spot Calls————
4 calls · 2 misses · 2 waiting0100

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

4 checkable claims — 4 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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. 1Roster Spot CallsJawhar JordanHouston Texans

    Jawhar Jordan to land on the practice squad

    What happened1 week on a 53
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    HOU
    skill:
    −200
    player:
    Jawhar Jordan
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he lands on the practice squad
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    6
    weeks on the practice squad:
    5
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  2. 2Roster Spot CallsBryce HallHouston Texans

    Bryce Hall to land on the practice squad

    What happened1 week on a 53
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    HOU
    skill:
    −200
    player:
    Bryce Hall
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he lands on the practice squad
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    difficulty:
    2
    the naive guess:
    he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks on the53:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18
    first week on the53:
    5
    weeks on the practice squad:
    4
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  3. 3Roster Spot CallsNoah WhittingtonHouston Texans

    Noah Whittington to land on the practice squad

    VerdictWaiting

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

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  4. 4Roster Spot CallsAlijah HuzzieHouston Texans

    Alijah Huzzie to land on the practice squad

    VerdictWaiting

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

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  5. All

    The take as a whole

    the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once

    0naive 100

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