Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 3, 2026
Fitzmorris named Tetairoa McMillan, David Montgomery and Jared Goff as their safest fantasy draft picks — McMillan eventually being seen as a first- or second-round value, Montgomery as Houston's clear early-down and goal-line back who could lead the league in carries, and Goff as a reliable value at their 11th-round price.
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What Pat Fitzmaurice said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think there might come a time when we look at t I McMillan is like a first or second round value in fantasy drafts.
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- FantasyPros - 6 SAFEST Fantasy Football Draft Picks | High-Floor Players You Can Trust (Ep. 2110)
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- 1Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (QB sixteen, one hundred and twenty fifth overall in eleventh round)“our Fantasy Pros real time ADP shows GoF going QB sixteen, one hundred and twenty fifth overall in eleventh round EIGHTP... maybe there's an even better ceiling for Jared Goff than we typically associate with Jared Goff”
- 2David Montgomery to be 1st on the depth chart“So Montgomery is going to be the Texans primary early down back... Montgomery is pretty much a mortal lock to be the Texans goal line back... As the clear number one back for a good team”
- 3David Montgomery to outplay his draft cost (RB twenty forty six point seven overall)“Montgomery's real time ADP at this very moment ... it's RB twenty forty six point seven overall... But the rushing floor is very sturdy.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (QB sixteen, one hundred and twenty fifth overall in eleventh round)1 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| David Montgomery to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| David Montgomery to outplay his draft cost (RB twenty forty six point seven overall)3 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 sleeper calls and 1 depth chart 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 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.
Where this call stands in the room
David Montgomery · 2026 season22 calls from 15 pundits between 1 and 1. Pat Fitzmaurice said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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1Sleeper CallsJared GoffDetroit Lions
Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (QB sixteen, one hundred and twenty fifth overall in eleventh round)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsDavid MontgomeryHouston Texans
David Montgomery to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Sleeper CallsDavid MontgomeryHouston Texans
David Montgomery to outplay his draft cost (RB twenty forty six point seven overall)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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