Jared Dubin#60 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 13, 2026
Dubin revises CBS Sports' top-10 wide receiver rankings five weeks into the season, installing Jaxon Smith-Njigba at No. 1 ahead of Ja'Marr Chase and Puka Nacua. They also predict Chase will again reach at least 100 catches, 1,200 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
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What Jared Dubin said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThis crown will likely be passed back and forth between the top few guys for a while, but right now, JSN has it.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Who is the best WR in the NFL? How Puka Nacua stacks up vs. JSN, Ja'Marr after historic 'MNF'
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- 1Ja'Marr Chase to record 7+ receiving tds“He's gone for at least 100-1,200-7 in each of the last three years, and even if he's not on that pace right now, he'll almost surely get there again.”
- 2Ja'Marr Chase to record 100+ receptions“He's gone for at least 100-1,200-7 in each of the last three years, and even if he's not on that pace right now, he'll almost surely get there again.”
- 3Top Player Lists“So in the space below, we'll detail the updated top 10. ... 10. Zay Flowers, Ravens ... 1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks”
- 4Ja'Marr Chase to record 1,200+ receiving yards“He's gone for at least 100-1,200-7 in each of the last three years, and even if he's not on that pace right now, he'll almost surely get there again.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase to record 7+ receiving tds1 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Ja'Marr Chase to record 100+ receptions2 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| “So in the space below, we'll detail the updated top 10. ... 10.…”3 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Ja'Marr Chase to record 1,200+ receiving yards4 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 3 player season numbers and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 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 below 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.
Their call against the record
receiving tdsTheir call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Player Season NumbersJa'Marr ChaseCincinnati Bengals
Ja'Marr Chase to record 7+ receiving tds
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Player Season NumbersJa'Marr ChaseCincinnati Bengals
Ja'Marr Chase to record 100+ receptions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“So in the space below, we'll detail the updated top 10. ... 10. Zay Flowers, Ravens ... 1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Player Season NumbersJa'Marr ChaseCincinnati Bengals
Ja'Marr Chase to record 1,200+ receiving yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More player season numbers
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Broussard expects Lamar Jackson to play well but not vintage — two touchdown passes and no picks — while Derrick Henry carries the load with over 100 rushing yards. They also take the Browns to upset the Bengals and believes Myles Garrett gets at least two sacks to break the single-season record.Nick Wright · Player Season Numbers · Myles Garrett · Hit 100
Wright picks the Steelers to beat the Ravens outright in Pittsburgh, takes Seattle over San Francisco, and thinks the Browns lose to Cincinnati even as Myles Garrett gets the sack record.Nick Wright · Player Season Numbers · Myles Garrett · Hit 84
Nick Wright says Myles Garrett is playing at an all-time level and might reach 25 sacks this season, and among their weekly picks they expect the Bears to beat the Steelers in an ugly low-margin home win and Seattle to win comfortably at Tennessee.Rich Eisen · Player Season Numbers · Micah Parsons · Close 56
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