Raju ByfieldAug 23, 2026
Byfield walks through 10 players whose expert consensus rankings have risen or fallen, calling several of them values relative to their current draft cost (Nabers, Diggs, Deebo, Stribling, Brooks) and flagging others as falling (Tyson, Pierce, Antonio Williams, Makai Lemon). They also predict depth-chart roles for Parker Washington, Jonathon Brooks and Antonio Williams, and floats Stribling as an Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate.
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What Raju Byfield said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromStribling may become a household fantasy football name in Week 1 of his rookie season.
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- FantasyPros
- The piece
- 10 ECR Risers/Fallers (2026 Fantasy Football)
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- 1Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart“Brooks now has a clear path to seizing the starting/lead role for good”
- 2Antonio Williams to be 3rd on the depth chart“with Diggs now in town, Williams is likely out of most two wide sets and may rotate on and off the field in three receiver looks”
- 3De'Zhaun Stribling to win Offensive Rookie of the Year“be prepared to be aggressive to land what may be an Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate”
- 4Parker Washington to be 1st on the depth chart“Parker Washington is slated to enter the 2026 season as Trevor Lawrence’s top target.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Antonio Williams to be 3rd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| De'Zhaun Stribling to win Offensive Rookie of the Year3 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Parker Washington to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 2.
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
Jonathon Brooks · 2026 season30 calls from 11 pundits between 1 and 2. Raju Byfield 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.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsJonathon BrooksCarolina Panthers
Jonathon Brooks to be 1st 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.
3Award PicksDe'Zhaun StriblingSan Francisco 49ers
De'Zhaun Stribling to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsParker Washington
Parker Washington to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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