# Ezekiel Trezevant: In a position-group report card after the Raiders' loss to Buffalo, Trezevant argues Las Vegas' tight end group is making its case as the best in the NFL, while noting the team's needs on defense. Nearly all of the piece is retrospective grading rather than forward-looking prediction. **Claimed:** Oct 19, 2026 **Pundit:** Ezekiel Trezevant — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ezekiel-trezevant **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-grading-every-position-group-following-loss-bills One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > Las Vegas' tight ends continued to make their case as the league's best group. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Las Vegas Raiders tight end to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders ## What others said about the same people - Chris Broussard on Las Vegas Raiders: Broussard picked the Ravens to beat the Bills in a shootout, 38-34, took the Raiders to upset the Jets, and said Detroit would beat the Vikings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/69de6faa-8bec-4a79-9d86-5dbc5bae0573 (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on Las Vegas Raiders: Rogers picked straight-up winners across the Week 8 slate, siding with the Bills over the Ravens, the Lions, Steelers, Jaguars, Bengals, Falcons, Raiders, Broncos, Rams, Patriots, Commanders and the Bears in Seattle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/14b3a81b-ba4d-4270-b122-8cfe7fc959b0 (scored 100) - John Breech on Las Vegas Raiders: Breech's Week 8 score predictions include Bengals over Titans, Raiders over Jets, Rams over Chargers and Patriots over Dolphins. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a57cb0eb-708d-41aa-9bb8-dbc16f7d3ded (scored 95.24) - Tyler Sullivan on Las Vegas Raiders: Sullivan's Week 8 upset alert column flags five favorites they expect to lose: they pick the Falcons over the Buccaneers, the Raiders over the Jets, the undefeated Vikings over the Lions, the Ravens (with Lamar Jackson returning) over the Bills, and the Browns over the Steelers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1ca06895-a1db-4f4e-b814-270f5ecea69c (scored 100) - Richard Sherman on Las Vegas Raiders: Sherman kept their top five unchanged in concept but shuffled it to 49ers, Bills, Vikings, Chiefs, Bears, and made Week 8 picks across the slate, including Seattle over Chicago 27-17 and a begrudging Lions pick over Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab6b4f5f-1083-43b1-a29c-b30795ddf69f (scored 100) - Mitchell Eisenstein on Las Vegas Raiders: Eisenstein put the Bills first in their power rankings ahead of the 49ers, Vikings, Chiefs and Bears, picked their Lions to beat Minnesota 23-16, and made picks across the rest of the Week 8 slate while naming four teams they expect in the playoffs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/01588b84-4ffa-49e4-87f6-a4537ede33bd (scored 100) ## More position group finish The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Brent Sobleski on Dallas Cowboys: In their 2027 NFL mock draft, Sobleski has the Cowboys selecting Oregon defensive tackle A'Mauri Washington at No. 21 overall (via the Packers), and considers Washington a first-round talent despite their down season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8cb4e2ee-db0a-4b68-90bf-8ac9f4230349 (not settled) - Carter Bahns on Jacksonville Jaguars: Bahns ranks all 18 in-season NFL trades by impact, projecting that Kirk Cousins lifts a Super Bowl-contending Vikings offense, Jeffery Simmons transforms Chicago's defense, and Jacksonville's additions push the Jaguars toward the AFC's top seed. They also forecast roles for several acquired players, including Marvin Harrison Jr. sitting low in Houston's receiver pecking order and Daiyan Henley backing up in Denver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b2b66e67-15ca-4915-ad10-1266766d1d9b (not settled) - Raymond Summerlin on Indianapolis Colts: In their Week 10 waiver wire column, Summerlin makes a handful of role and depth-chart calls alongside their weekly streaming advice: Corey Kiner starting for the Patriots, Chuba Hubbard holding the Panthers' lead job with Jonathon Brooks returning in a complementary role, rookie Carson Beck quarterbacking Arizona the rest of the season, Kyle McCord debuting against the Colts, and the Colts fielding possibly the league's worst offense going forward. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b30c2739-2d6a-4cc8-8d36-3f4be391c986 (not settled) - Jose Sanchez on San Francisco 49ers: Sanchez graded the 49ers' trade deadline a B, praising the DeForest Buckner acquisition and predicting the 49ers' interior pass rush will be dominant going forward, with Buckner and Osa Odighizuwa both among the league's best defensive tackles. They also expect Keenan Allen to be only a depth contributor. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88d18bca-7755-4c32-b503-53868fbdeb0b (not settled) - Zachary Pereles on Baltimore Ravens: Pereles grades the Brissett trade well for both sides, projecting Brissett as Baltimore's Week 10 starter who gives the Ravens a workable but below-average offense, and identifying the Chargers and Panthers games as winnable. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/883b3e26-6021-4fe9-bc77-d8daec04922c (not settled) - Jordan Dajani on Chicago Bears: In a set of bold predictions for the 2026 season, Dajani picked Joe Burrow for MVP, Liam Coen for Coach of the Year, the defending champion Seahawks to miss the playoffs, and the Bears to win Super Bowl LXI. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b3c75e1-6367-4e3f-bf61-7e8d3c398b2b (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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