Dan BeyerAug 24, 2026
Bayer said they would avoid Patrick Mahomes, Cam Ward and Daniel Jones in fantasy drafts, called Rashee Rice overvalued, and described the Chiefs' and Seahawks' depth charts with Kenneth Walker starting ahead of Elijah Mercado-type backups and A.J. Barner as Seattle's No. 1 tight end.
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What Dan Beyer said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI wouldn't even waste a backup spot on cam Ward and Daniel Jones.
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- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)
- The episode
- I WANT YOUR FLEX - 2026 Preseason QB Rankings
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- 1Emari Demercado to be 2nd on the depth chart“you have Emery de Marcado coming in as a backup, You've got Kenneth Walker as the starter.”
- 2Kenneth Walker III to be 1st on the depth chart“You've got Kenneth Walker as the starter.”
- 3AJ Barner to be 1st on the depth chart“A. J. Barner is still tight in number one there”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emari Demercado to be 2nd on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kenneth Walker III to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| AJ Barner to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Kenneth Walker III · 2026 season19 calls from 16 pundits between 1 and 1. Dan Beyer 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.
1Depth Chart CallsEmari DemercadoKansas City Chiefs
Emari Demercado to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsKenneth Walker IIIKansas City Chiefs
Kenneth Walker III to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsAJ BarnerSeattle Seahawks
AJ Barner to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More depth chart calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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