Derek Brown#12 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 2, 2026
Derek Brown is drafting Drake London despite Atlanta's quarterback questions, calling them a locked-in WR1; they also plant a flag on Jaylen Waddle as a WR2 with WR1 upside in Denver, and expects MarShawn Lloyd to open the season as Green Bay's workhorse back with Josh Jacobs sidelined.
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What Derek Brown said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromLondon should be a locked-in WR1 this season with top-five upside if the quarterback situation works itself out.
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- 1Drake London to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points“London should be a locked-in WR1 this season”
- 2MarShawn Lloyd to be 1st on the depth chart“MarShawn Lloyd looks primed to enter the NFL season as the Packers’ workhorse back with Josh Jacobs on the commissioner-exempt list.”
- 3Jaylen Waddle to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points“You can easily draft him as a WR2 for your teams this season that has WR1 upside.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| MarShawn Lloyd to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jaylen Waddle to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points3 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 positional finishes and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 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 2 and below it on 1.
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
MarShawn Lloyd · 2026 season24 calls from 15 pundits between 1 and 2. Derek Brown 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 record
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Positional FinishesDrake LondonAtlanta Falcons
Drake London to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsMarShawn LloydGreen Bay Packers
MarShawn Lloyd to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Positional FinishesJaylen WaddleDenver Broncos
Jaylen Waddle to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points
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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Jensen predicts Daiyan Henley's arrival will cut into Justin Strnad's snaps while Alex Singleton keeps playing virtually every down, and that Denver will return to a three-linebacker rotation after the Week 10 bye. They also expect one of Jordan Turner or Karene Reid — most likely Turner — to be waived to clear a roster spot.Alex Curry · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
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Acosta expects John Harbaugh's Giants to jump to roughly seven wins in year one, and forecast several offseason moves: Aaron Rodgers returning to Pittsburgh, Daniel Jones returning to the Colts, Kirk Cousins being released by Atlanta, and Brandon Aiyuk leaving San Francisco.
More positional finishes
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Eisen called the Rams-winning-it-all take an overreaction but expects Los Angeles to win the NFC West, said they don't see how Myles Garrett fails to win Defensive Player of the Year, and called George Pickens perhaps the third-best receiver in the NFL this season.