Devon PlatanaOct 26, 2026
Platana argues the Jets, at 2-5, will be sellers before the Nov. 10 deadline and names three players as likely trade candidates: cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., receiver Isaiah Williams and safety Andre Cisco. They also suggest rookie D'Angelo Ponds should take over Brownlee's role.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Devon Platana said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromA roster retooling is needed to turn things around, after all, so don't be surprised if these three players become even bigger trade candidates after losing to the Dolphins.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- 3 Jets Look Like Bigger Trade Candidates After Humiliating Loss to Dolphins
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- SaidOct 25
- GradedNov 10
- 1Andre Cisco to move — “moving on from Cisco via trade”“A $2.2 million cap hit means the Jets shouldn't have an issue moving on from Cisco via trade”
- 2Jarvis Brownlee Jr. to move — “could easily be moved by the Jets before the trade deadline”“Two years remain with cap hits of $1.08 million and $1.19 million on his contract, per Spotrac; Brownlee could easily be moved by the Jets before the trade deadline.”
- 3D'Angelo Ponds to be 1st on the depth chart“giving the Jets even more reason to keep playing him over Brownlee ... especially if the team wants to fully unleash Ponds”
- 4Isaiah Williams to move — “the Jets could explore a potential Williams trade in the coming weeks”“With his cap hit just over $1 million and there's no real loss by moving on from him, the Jets could explore a potential Williams trade in the coming weeks.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Cisco to move — “moving on from Cisco via trade”1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +167 | |
| Jarvis Brownlee Jr. to move — “could easily be moved by the Jets before the trade deadline”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| D'Angelo Ponds to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Isaiah Williams to move — “the Jets could explore a potential Williams trade in the coming weeks”4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 3 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls and 1 depth chart call — 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.
1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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.
1Trade and Signing CallsAndre Cisco
Andre Cisco to move — “moving on from Cisco via trade”
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.67difficulty=+167skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 167
- player:
- Andre Cisco
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- NYJ
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- reported:
- traded → DET
- how he left:
- traded
- mechanism:
- traded
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 12
2Trade and Signing CallsJarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. to move — “could easily be moved by the Jets before the trade deadline”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsD'Angelo PondsNew York Jets
D'Angelo Ponds to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsIsaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams to move — “the Jets could explore a potential Williams trade in the coming weeks”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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