Zachary PerelesAug 16, 2026
In a recap ranking the 15 rookie quarterbacks who debuted in preseason Week 1, the piece makes a few depth-chart and roster projections: Jalon Daniels as Tampa Bay's QB3, Cade Klubnik as the Jets' clear QB2, and undrafted Joe Fagnano landing on Baltimore's roster or practice squad.
Published in writing · CBS SportsRead the original
What Zachary Pereles said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromKlubnik is pretty clearly the QB2 in New York
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Ranking rookie QB performances from Week 1 of preseason: Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson, Drew Allar among best
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- SaidAug 16
- GradedSep 25
- 1Joe Fagnano to make the roster“Fagnano, who already beat out Diego Pavia for a training camp spot, has clearly made a strong impression and is in line to make the roster or at least the practice squad behind Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley.”
- 2Jalon Daniels to be 3rd on the depth chart“He could be an intriguing QB3 in Tampa behind Baker Mayfield and Jake Browning.”
- 3Cade Klubnik to be 2nd on the depth chart“Klubnik is pretty clearly the QB2 in New York -- neither Bailey Zappe nor Brady Cook impressed after Klubnik exited”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fagnano to make the roster1 | Roster Spot Calls | 3 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Jalon Daniels to be 3rd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Cade Klubnik to be 2nd on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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
Jalon Daniels · 2026 season11 calls from 10 pundits between 1 and 3. Zachary Pereles said 3. 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 CallsJoe FagnanoBaltimore Ravens
Joe Fagnano to make the roster
What happened3 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- BAL
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Joe Fagnano
- 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:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
2Depth Chart CallsJalon DanielsTampa Bay Buccaneers
Jalon Daniels to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsCade KlubnikNew York Jets
Cade Klubnik to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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