Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 15, 2026
Fitzmaurice labels four popular Week 1 breakout candidates as "Fool's Gold" waiver wire adds — Kalif Raymond, Mike Gesicki, Kendrick Bourne and Antonio Williams — cautioning fantasy managers against spending priority or FAAB on them.
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What Pat Fitzmaurice said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromHe has a tough Week 2 matchup against the Texans and should be left on waivers.
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- FantasyPros
- The piece
- 4 Waiver Wire Pickups to Avoid: Do Not Add (Fantasy Football)
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- Read it wrong?
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- 1Kendrick Bourne to be 3rd on the depth chart“But Bourne is the Cardinals' No. 3 receiver and played fewer Week 1 snaps than Michael Wilson or Marvin Harrison Jr.”
- 2Antonio Williams to be 3rd on the depth chart“But Williams is clearly the No. 3 receiver for the Commanders”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Bourne to be 3rd on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Antonio Williams to be 3rd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 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 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above 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
Antonio Williams · 2026 season17 calls from 14 pundits between 1 and 5. Pat Fitzmaurice said 3. the room's median is 2. 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.
1Depth Chart CallsKendrick BourneArizona Cardinals
Kendrick Bourne to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsAntonio WilliamsWashington Commanders
Antonio Williams to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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