Donnie Druin#7 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 12, 2026
After reviewing Cardinals training camp, Druin predicted several roster and depth-chart outcomes: Trey Benson being traded or cut, Bam Knight making the 53 as a fourth running back, Isaiah Adams winning the starting right guard job over rookie Chase Bisontis, Kedon Slovis being cut, Christian Jones missing the roster, Andrew Wingard starting at safety over Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, BJ Ojulari as a cut candidate, and Kitan Crawford making the roster.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Donnie Druin said
The overwhelming feeling in the desert is Benson will either be traded or cut before the regular season
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- 14 Biggest Winners and Losers From Cardinals Training Camp
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- SaidAug 12
- GradedSep 25
Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster Spot Calls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Depth Chart Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Trade and Signing Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
How each call scored
12 checkable claims — 6 roster spot calls, 5 depth chart calls and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 12 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 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
Chase Bisontis · 2026 season3 calls from 3 pundits between 1 and 2. Donnie Druin said 2. the room's median is 2. 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.
Roster Spot Calls1 hit · 5 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Eku Leota to make the roster
“just might be an eye-opening finalist to make the final roster over Ojulari”
3 weeks on a 53100Hit100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- ARI
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Eku Leota
- 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
Kedon Slovis to be cut
“Slovis' bags are all but packed at this point, as it's only a formality that he'll be cut barring an injury to any of the three quarterbacks ahead.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Christian Jones: a roster call with no direction stated
“Now, Jones is on the outside looking in of the roster with Williams and Fryar ahead of him as backup tackle options.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
BJ Ojulari: a roster call with no direction stated
“quite honestly he just might be one of the biggest cut candidates entering the next few weeks despite being a second-round pick”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Bam Knight: a roster call with no direction stated
“If Arizona does keep a fourth running back, it's clearly Knight.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Kitan Crawford: a roster call with no direction stated
“makes Crawford an easy lock for the roster”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Depth Chart Calls5 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Chase Bisontis to be 2nd on the depth chart
“it does feel as if it will take Adams playing poorly and "lose" the job for the rookie to enter the starting lineup in 2026”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Andrew Wingard to be 1st on the depth chart
“it's become extremely apparent Wingard will be starting for the Cardinals this season, capping Taylor-Demerson's role/potential”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Isaiah Adams to be 1st on the depth chart
“Adams has impressed the entire coaching staff and essentially has the starting job in his hands... Adams emerging from camp as the starting right guard is a big win for him.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jayden Williams to be 2nd on the depth chart
“Williams, a rookie tackle, went from being a massive question mark to an undeniable second-teamer”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson to be 2nd on the depth chart
“it's become extremely apparent Wingard will be starting for the Cardinals this season, capping Taylor-Demerson's role/potential even after playing well to begin his career”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Trade and Signing Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Trey Benson to move to Arizona Cardinals
“The overwhelming feeling in the desert is Benson will either be traded or cut before the regular season”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Eku Leota, Arizona Cardinals, Kedon Slovis, Christian Jones, Chase Bisontis, BJ Ojulari, Andrew Wingard, Isaiah Adams, Jayden Williams, Trey Benson, Bam Knight, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, Kitan Crawford
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