Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 5, 2025

Rosenthal's ten picks in the best-wide-receivers draft (overall picks 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 and 30), taking A.J. Brown third and trading to grab Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 18 while sliding DK Metcalf to 21. They also said Drake London could produce a first-team All-Pro season, sees Smith-Njigba as a true No. 1, and believes Daniel Jones will win the Colts' starting job.

Said on air or in an interview · Around the NFL (podcast)Hear the original

2 of 4calls landed2 hits · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled

66.1Average accuracyout of 100, across 4 calls

87.5A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

4 of 4Settlednone still waiting

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Where it was said: Around the NFL (podcast)
The episode: Aaron Rodgers Signs and Top-30 Wide Receivers in the NFL
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SaidJun 5, 2025
GradedAug 5–Oct 9, 2026

1Drake London to make First-Team All-Pro“it wouldn't shock me at all if he goes and has like a first team All Pro type of season this year”
2Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“that's been my number one thing is like, Okay, I see, I see what you're doing. You're you're winning this job if everyone's healthy”
3Top Player Lists“Rosenthal's picks in the top-30 wide receiver draft: A.J. Brown (3), CeeDee Lamb (6), Brian Thomas Jr. (9), Drake London (12), Mike Evans (15), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (18 after trade), DK Metcalf (21), Jaylen Waddle (24), Jordan Addison (27), Josh Downs (30)”
4Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart“showed last year that I think he's even better than I expected he could be at the NFL level, that he can be like a true one”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Drake London to make First-Team All-Pro¹	Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls	Did not make it	0	100	−200
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart²	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	100	0
“Rosenthal's picks in the top-30 wide receiver draft: A.J. Brown…”³	Top Player Lists	—	64.24	50	+28.48
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart⁴	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	100	0
4 calls · 2 hits · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled			66.1	87.5

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls, 1 pro bowl and all-pro call and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 4 have settled, averaging 66.1 out of 100, against 87.5 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.

1Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls Drake London Atlanta Falcons
Drake London to make First-Team All-Pro
What happenedDid not make itAll-Pro first team
0Miss · naive 100
0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
How this was scored
made:
no
naive:
he did not make it the year before, so the naive pick said no
skill:
−200
player:
Drake London
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
selection:
all_pro_first_team
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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2Depth Chart Calls Daniel Jones Indianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
IND
skill:
0
player:
Daniel Jones
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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3Top Player Lists
“Rosenthal's picks in the top-30 wide receiver draft: A.J. Brown (3), CeeDee Lamb (6), Brian Thomas Jr. (9), Drake London (12), Mike Evans (15), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (18 after trade), DK Metcalf (21), Jaylen Waddle (24), Jordan Addison (27), Josh Downs (30)”
VerdictClose
64.24Close · naive 50
64.24this call50a naive guess14.24better than naive2difficulty+28.48skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
28.48
placed:
10
season:
2025
players:
10
accuracy:
64.24
baseline:
50
by position:
WR 10: 64.24
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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4Depth Chart Calls Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by receptions
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
SEA
skill:
0
player:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
WR
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
receptions
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
66.1naive 87.5

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