Derek Brown#12 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 11, 2026
Brown is fading RJ Harvey, Bucky Irving, Zach Charbonnet, TreVeyon Henderson and Jeremiyah Love relative to their draft cost, citing crowded backfields, injuries and efficiency concerns; they expect Love to be Arizona's lead back but not an RB1.
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What Derek Brown said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromHarvey is a decent selection in fantasy drafts this season, but in 2026, I won't go out of my way to get him on all my teams like last year.
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- 1RJ Harvey to fall short of his draft cost (RB33, Overall RK91 | ECR vs. ADP: -15)“Harvey is a decent selection in fantasy drafts this season, but in 2026, I won't go out of my way to get him on all my teams like last year.”
- 2Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart“With that type of draft capital investment, I think Love will be Arizona's lead back in 2026, but he could have his workload eaten into by Allgeier and/or Conner.”
- 3Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB22, Overall RK57 | ECR vs. ADP: -13)“Irving could be a nice bounce-back candidate in 2026 or a massive disappointment that loses work to Gainwell and Tucker all year. I'll buy the dip if he slips in some drafts, but I won't go out of my way to draft him this season.”
- 4Jeremiyah Love to fall short of his draft cost (RB14, Overall RK34 | ECR vs. ADP: -8)“The cluttered backfield and worrisome scoring environment could hinder Love in 2026, keeping him as a strong RB2, but locking him out of RB1 status.”
- 5TreVeyon Henderson to fall short of his draft cost (RB24, Overall RK61 | ECR vs. ADP: -12)“Henderson could eat into Stevenson's workload more in 2026 if he can take another step and payoff as an RB2, but he 's best viewed as an upside RB3.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harvey to fall short of his draft cost (RB33, Overall RK91 | ECR vs. ADP: -15)1 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB22, Overall RK57 | ECR vs. ADP: -13)3 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jeremiyah Love to fall short of his draft cost (RB14, Overall RK34 | ECR vs. ADP: -8)4 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| TreVeyon Henderson to fall short of his draft cost (RB24, Overall RK61 | ECR vs. ADP: -12)5 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 4 fantasy bust calls and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below 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
Jeremiyah Love · 2026 season5 calls from 5 pundits between 1 and 2. Derek Brown 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.
1Fantasy Bust CallsRJ HarveyDenver Broncos
RJ Harvey to fall short of his draft cost (RB33, Overall RK91 | ECR vs. ADP: -15)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsJeremiyah LoveArizona Cardinals
Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Fantasy Bust CallsBucky IrvingTampa Bay Buccaneers
Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB22, Overall RK57 | ECR vs. ADP: -13)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Fantasy Bust CallsJeremiyah LoveArizona Cardinals
Jeremiyah Love to fall short of his draft cost (RB14, Overall RK34 | ECR vs. ADP: -8)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Fantasy Bust CallsTreVeyon HendersonNew England Patriots
TreVeyon Henderson to fall short of his draft cost (RB24, Overall RK61 | ECR vs. ADP: -12)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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