Nathan Jahnke#72 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 27, 2026
A PFF fantasy piece names Jalen Hurts and Trevor Lawrence as 2026 quarterback 'league winners' — early-round picks more likely than similarly priced players to return first-round value, with Hurts framed as the safest bet at the position.
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What Nathan Jahnke said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromJalen Hurts is the safest bet at the position
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- Fantasy Football: Quarterback sleepers, breakouts and league winners
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- 1Jalen Hurts to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 5.06)“Jalen Hurts , Philadelphia Eagles (ADP: 5.06) ... The league winners are early-round targets with a better chance than similarly priced players to deliver first-round value.”
- 2Trevor Lawrence to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 8.04)“Trevor Lawrence , Jacksonville Jaguars (ADP: 8.04)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 5.06)1 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Trevor Lawrence to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 8.04)2 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 sleeper calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Sleeper CallsJalen HurtsPhiladelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 5.06)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Sleeper CallsTrevor LawrenceJacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Lawrence to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 8.04)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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