Jeff Kerr#68 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 23, 2026
Kerr argues Joshua Weru making the 53-man roster is an overreaction, predicts Carson Steele has earned a roster spot (possibly beating out Cameron Latu for the fullback job), says Tanner McKee should and will be the QB2 over Andy Dalton by Week 1, and expects Darius Cooper to win the final receiver spot over Elijah Moore though they aren't a lock.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Jeff Kerr said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe final spot is likely Cooper, but he's not a lock.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Overreactions From Eagles Preseason Loss to Patriots: Joshua Weru Deserving of Roster Spot?
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- SaidAug 23
- GradedSep 25–Oct 10
- 1Carson Steele to make the roster“Carson Steele played his way onto the roster / Overreaction or reality: Reality”
- 2Darius Cooper to make the roster“Cooper is very likely to make the 53 ... The final spot is likely Cooper, but he's not a lock.”
- 3Carson Steele to be 1st on the depth chart“The Eagles would like to have a fullback on this team, and Steele may have passed Cameron Latu for that job.”
- 4Tanner McKee to be 2nd on the depth chart“Tanner McKee should be the QB2 come Week 1 / Overreaction or reality: Reality ... the Eagles have to hand him the job”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Steele to make the roster1 | Roster Spot Calls | 1 week on a 53 | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Darius Cooper to make the roster2 | Roster Spot Calls | 3 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Carson Steele to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tanner McKee to be 2nd on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls and 2 roster spot calls — 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.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above 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
Tanner McKee · 2026 season19 calls from 14 pundits between 1 and 3. Jeff Kerr said 2. 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.
1Roster Spot CallsCarson SteelePhiladelphia Eagles
Carson Steele to make the roster
What happened1 week on a 53100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- PHI
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Carson Steele
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 5
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 4
2Roster Spot CallsDarius CooperPhiladelphia Eagles
Darius Cooper to make the roster
What happened3 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- PHI
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Darius Cooper
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
3Depth Chart CallsCarson SteelePhiladelphia Eagles
Carson Steele to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsTanner McKeePhiladelphia Eagles
Tanner McKee to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 50
Who this take is about
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