Carter Bahns#18 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 3, 2026
The piece states that Anthony Richardson will enter the 2026 season as the Colts' No. 2 quarterback behind starter Daniel Jones, after winning the backup competition over Riley Leonard.
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What Carter Bahns said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromHe has another chance to prove himself with the Indianapolis Colts in 2026, but it will come as the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart rather than the starter.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Colts name Anthony Richardson backup QB: What's next for former first-rounder with trade request in rearview
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- 1Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“Coach Shane Steichen announced on Thursday that Richardson won the battle with Riley Leonard for the backup job behind Daniel Jones.”
- 2Riley Leonard to be 3rd on the depth chart“Coach Shane Steichen announced on Thursday that Richardson won the battle with Riley Leonard for the backup job behind Daniel Jones.”
- 3Anthony Richardson to be 2nd on the depth chart“He has another chance to prove himself with the Indianapolis Colts in 2026, but it will come as the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart rather than the starter.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Riley Leonard to be 3rd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthony Richardson to be 2nd 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 4 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 above the room on 1 and below it on 2.
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
Daniel Jones · 2026 season10 calls from 8 pundits between 1 and 1. Carter Bahns 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.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsRiley LeonardIndianapolis Colts
Riley Leonard to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsAnthony RichardsonIndianapolis Colts
Anthony Richardson 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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