Derek Brown#12 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 8, 2026

In their Week 1 fantasy primer, Brown projects Rhamondre Stevenson to keep the Patriots' lead back role over TreVeyon Henderson, names roles for several receivers, calls for QB1/TE1 weeks from Tyler Shough, Brock Purdy, Juwan Johnson and Sam LaPorta, and flags a series of Week 1 starts and sits.

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What Derek Brown said

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Especially out of the gate for the 2026 season, I expect Rhamondre Stevenson to retain the lead back role.

Derek Brown, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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1TreVeyon Henderson to be 2nd on the depth chart“Especially out of the gate for the 2026 season, I expect Rhamondre Stevenson to retain the lead back role.”
2Travis Etienne to be 1st on the depth chart“He’s set to see a similar workload in 2026 with the Saints... Etienne should see enough volume that it won’t matter with Alvin Kamara already injured to begin the season.”
3Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart“Unless Stevenson falls off in 2026, he should remain the lead back for New England after playing at least 57% of the snaps in nine of his 14 games played in 2025.”
4Bryce Lance to be 3rd on the depth chart“With Jordyn Tyson injured to begin the season, I expect Bryce Lance to be in the starting trio of receivers for the Saints.”
5Romeo Doubs to be 2nd on the depth chart“Romeo Doubs should be A.J. Brown‘s running mate this season.”
6De'Zhaun Stribling to be 4th on the depth chart“De’Zhaun Stribling should operate as the third or fourth option in the 49ers’ passing attack in Week 1 with Mike Evans and George Kittle playing.”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
TreVeyon Henderson to be 2nd on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Travis Etienne to be 1st on the depth chart²	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart³	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Bryce Lance to be 3rd on the depth chart⁴	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Romeo Doubs to be 2nd on the depth chart⁵	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
De'Zhaun Stribling to be 4th on the depth chart⁶	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
6 calls · 6 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

6 checkable claims — 6 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Of the 6 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 5.

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

Rhamondre Stevenson · 2026 season

Derek Brown — 1the room — 19 calls from 12 punditsmedian 1

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1Depth Chart Calls TreVeyon Henderson New England Patriots
TreVeyon Henderson to be 2nd on the depth chart
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2Depth Chart Calls Travis Etienne New Orleans Saints
Travis Etienne to be 1st on the depth chart
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3Depth Chart Calls Rhamondre Stevenson New England Patriots
Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart
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4Depth Chart Calls Bryce Lance New Orleans Saints
Bryce Lance to be 3rd on the depth chart
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5Depth Chart Calls Romeo Doubs New England Patriots
Romeo Doubs to be 2nd on the depth chart
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6Depth Chart Calls De'Zhaun Stribling San Francisco 49ers
De'Zhaun Stribling to be 4th on the depth chart
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