Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 20, 2026
Rosenthal unveils their ranking of the top 101 free agents of 2026, headlined by Malik Willis at No. 1, George Pickens second and Jaelan Phillips third, and running all the way down to Jadeveon Clowney at No. 101. They also expect Quincy Williams to sign in Tennessee, thinks Wyatt Teller will start somewhere in 2026, and wouldn't be surprised if David Onyemata is picked up by Dennis Allen's defense.
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What Gregg Rosenthal said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromNumber two, I have George Pickens... it's not happening to Malik Willis, who I decided to go number one with.
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- The Top 101 Free Agents of 2026!
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- SaidFeb 20
- GradedAug 7–18
- 1Wyatt Teller to be 1st on the depth chart“But he'll be available and I think he'll be starting for someone this year.”
- 2Top Player Lists“Rosenthal reads out his entire top 101 free agents of 2026 list, from Malik Willis at No. 1 down to Jadeveon Clowney at No. 101.”
- 3David Onyemata to move“David Anyamada, who's out there for Dennis Allen to go pick up and it wouldn't surprise me if he does”
- 4Quincy Williams to move to Tennessee Titans“If Robert Salas signs him in Tennessee, which I fully expect, he'll probably play really well”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Teller to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 2 | 91.67 | 100 | −8.33 | |
| “Rosenthal reads out his entire top 101 free agents of 2026…”2 | Top Player Lists | — | 46.11 | 50 | −3.89 | |
| David Onyemata to move3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Quincy Williams to move to Tennessee Titans4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 2 waiting | 68.9 | 75 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 2 trade and signing calls, 1 depth chart call and 1 top player list — 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.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 68.9 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
Their call against what happened
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsWyatt Teller
Wyatt Teller to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 2called No. 1 · by offensive snaps91.67Hit · naive 10091.67this call−100a naive guess=−8.33worse than naive×1difficulty=−8.33skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- CLE
- skill:
- −8.33
- player:
- Wyatt Teller
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- G
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- offensive snaps
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
“Rosenthal reads out his entire top 101 free agents of 2026 list, from Malik Willis at No. 1 down to Jadeveon Clowney at No. 101.”
VerdictClose46.11Close · naive 5046.11this call−50a naive guess=−3.89worse than naive×1difficulty=−3.89skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- −3.89
- placed:
- 94
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 100
- accuracy:
- 46.11
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 4: 40, WR 10: 81.21, LB 15: 23.21, C 2: 0, DE 11: 44.55, RB 6: 77.14, OT 4: 0, CB 13: 45.05, TE 8: 50, G 6: 54.29, SAF 5: 35, OLB 5: 75, DT 3: 0, MLB 2: 100
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Trade and Signing CallsDavid Onyemata
David Onyemata to move
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsQuincy WilliamsTennessee Titans
Quincy Williams to move to Tennessee Titans
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
68.9naive 75
Who this take is about
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