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Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 1, 2025

Fitzmorris gave their own Week 5 wide receiver rankings, keeping Ja'Marr Chase as a low-end WR1 at No. 9, slotting the Chargers trio as Quentin Johnston 20/Ladd McConkey 22/Keenan Allen 23, and naming Malik Washington as their deeper play with Tyreek Hill out.

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100Hit · out of 100

No. 2What happenedcalled No. 2 · by receptions

91.67A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge

100This callout of 100

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What Pat Fitzmaurice said

Ja'Marr Chase is insanely good at football.

Our reading: Malik Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart

Where it was said: FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast (podcast)
The episode: FantasyPros - Week 5 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings & Tiers: Studs, Sleepers, and Must-Starts (Ep. 1745)
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One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

The call scored 100 out of 100, against 91.7 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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Depth Chart Calls Malik Washington Miami Dolphins
Malik Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 2called No. 2 · by receptions
100Hit · naive 91.67
100this call91.67a naive guess8.33better than naive1.78difficulty+14.83skill
How this was scored
club:
MIA
skill:
14.83
player:
Malik Washington
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
WR
naive slot:
3
actual slot:
2
difficulty:
1.78
measured by:
receptions
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
2
weeks left when called:
14
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