Albert Breer#35 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 5, 2026
From Chiefs camp, Breer reports that undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson has risen enough that it wouldn't shock anyone if they take the starting right tackle job from veteran Jaylon Moore, casts Kenneth Walker III as the every-down back the team has lacked, and expects Omarr Norman-Lott off the PUP list soon.
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What Albert Breer said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromhe has shown real potential, to the point where it wouldn't be a shock to anyone here if he wrested the job from Moore
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- Albert Breer Empties His Chiefs Notebook From Training Camp Stop
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- 1Omarr Norman-Lott: a roster call with no direction stated“The team also has high hopes for 2025 second-rounder Omarr Norman-Lott, who should come off the PUP list soon.”
- 2Kahlil Benson to be 1st on the depth chart“Incumbent Jaylon Moore gives them a veteran option, but Indiana product Kahlil Benson's meteoric rise up the depth chart has created real competition at the position... it wouldn't be a shock to anyone here if he wrested the job from Moore.”
- 3Kenneth Walker III to be 1st on the depth chart“Kenneth Walker III brings the kind of every-down presence the Chiefs have lacked”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarr Norman-Lott: a roster call with no direction stated1 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kahlil Benson to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kenneth Walker III to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls and 1 roster spot call — 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 2 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
Kenneth Walker III · 2026 season19 calls from 16 pundits between 1 and 1. Albert Breer said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Roster Spot CallsOmarr Norman-LottKansas City Chiefs
Omarr Norman-Lott: a roster call with no direction stated
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsKahlil BensonKansas City Chiefs
Kahlil Benson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsKenneth Walker IIIKansas City Chiefs
Kenneth Walker III to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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