John ShipleyAug 12, 2026
Shipley argues rookie third-round defensive tackle Albert Regis deserves tempered expectations, projecting them to make the 53-man roster but rank fifth among Jacksonville's interior defensive linemen, behind Matt Dickerson and Ruke Orhorhoro in snaps.
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What John Shipley said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromout of the five interior defensive linemen on our latest projected 53-man roster, Regis would be No. 5 in the pecking order
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- It Might Be Time to Temper Expectations for One Top Jaguars Draft Pick
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- 1Albert Regis to make the roster“out of the five interior defensive linemen on our latest projected 53-man roster, Regis would be No. 5 in the pecking order”
- 2Albert Regis to be 5th on the depth chart“out of the five interior defensive linemen on our latest projected 53-man roster, Regis would be No. 5 in the pecking order and behind Matt Dickerson and Ruke Orhorhoro for total snaps.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Regis to make the roster1 | Roster Spot Calls | 3 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Albert Regis to be 5th on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 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.
1Roster Spot CallsAlbert RegisJacksonville Jaguars
Albert Regis to make the roster
What happened3 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- JAX
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Albert Regis
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- 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:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
2Depth Chart CallsAlbert RegisJacksonville Jaguars
Albert Regis to be 5th on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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