JP Acosta#40 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 1, 2026

Acosta would move the Commanders and Steelers up a tier, picks the Lions as the up-and-coming line they'd bet on for 2026, and projects the Chargers' interior with Cole Strange at guard and Tyler Beata at center. They also think the Buccaneers are most likely to reach the top tier and is excited about the Panthers becoming one of the better units.

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Waiting3 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 3Settled3 still waiting

#40JP Acosta’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What JP Acosta said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

Man, I'm kinda leaning towards the lions here if I'm betting for somebody in 2026.

JP Acosta, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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1Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart“they drafted a guy who Jake Slaughter, who was a center, but probably won't be playing center, will be playing guard”
2Tyler Biadasz to be 1st on the depth chart“Cole Strange's gonna be at guard. Tyler Beata's at center”
3Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart“Cole Strange's gonna be at guard. Tyler Beata's at center”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Tyler Biadasz to be 1st on the depth chart²	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart³	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
3 calls · 3 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

3 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls — 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

Jake Slaughter · 2026 season

JP Acosta — 1the room — 23 calls from 16 punditsmedian 1

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Their call against the room

1They said

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

1Depth Chart Calls Jake Slaughter Los Angeles Chargers
Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart
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2Depth Chart Calls Tyler Biadasz Los Angeles Chargers
Tyler Biadasz to be 1st on the depth chart
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3Depth Chart Calls Cole Strange Los Angeles Chargers
Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart
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Tyler Sullivan · Game Outcome Picks · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
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Kevin Wildes · Game Outcome Picks · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Wildes used their upset alert on the winless Chargers to beat the Rams.
Greg Auman · Score Predictions · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 21
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Nick Wright · Game Outcome Picks · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
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Eric Mangini · Game Outcome Picks · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
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Michael Moore · Depth Chart Calls · Shedeur Sanders · Hit 100
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Zachary Pereles · Depth Chart Calls · Shedeur Sanders · Hit 100
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