Pat GustavsonAug 5, 2026
Co-host who drafted Parker Washington, Ladd McConkie, Jonathan Brooks and DJ Moore as sleepers, and named Breece Hall, Bucky Irving, Tetairoa McMillan and Dalton Kincaid as busts relative to their ADPs.
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What Pat Gustavson said
I think going at wide receiver 21, I think he finishes much closer to being a wide receiver one top 12 wide receiver than he does a top 24 wide receiver for sure.
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- The episode
- Sleepers and Busts for 2026 Fantasy Football! - Podcast for 8/5
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeper Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Fantasy Bust Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Depth Chart Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Positional Finishes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
How each call scored
10 checkable claims — 4 fantasy bust calls, 3 sleeper calls, 2 depth chart calls and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 14 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.
Sleeper Calls3 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Parker Washington to outplay his draft cost (going eighty fourth overall)
“He's going eighty fourth over, I believe that's the last pick in the seventh round... I think Parker Washington is gonna be the guy that separates himself from the rest of the pack.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Ladd McConkey to outplay his draft cost (Going 40 overall)
“Currently going as the wide receiver 21, I think he's gonna exceed that greatly. I got Landon McConkie here... Going 40 overall”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
DJ Moore to outplay his draft cost (Sixty third overall)
“I'm going DJ Moore... Who is going as the wide receiver '29, I believe... Sixty third overall... I think Moore is gonna produce in a similar vein to the way Diggs did.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Fantasy Bust Calls4 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Breece Hall to fall short of his draft cost (about the RB 16 right now)
“here's a guy, around the three four turn at his current value, I will not be going anywhere near him in his breeze hall... especially going at the three four turn right now being about the RB 16 right now”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Dalton Kincaid to fall short of his draft cost (tight end 10)
“Like I said, he's going here at tight end 10. I'd probably put him at, like, tight end 16.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Tetairoa McMillan to fall short of his draft cost (the wide receiver 16 this year)
“It's Tetero McMillan. Going as the wide receiver 16 this year... wide receiver sixteen is crazy.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB 21 consensus)
“It's Bucky Irvin... RB 21 consensus. I can't I can't do it... I think the environment that made him that good is gone.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Depth Chart Calls2 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart
“But I don't think that benefit from Chuba there at the start is enough to counter how I think Jonathan Brooks is gonna take over.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
DJ Moore to be 1st on the depth chart
“I think he leads a team at targets even with someone like Khalil Shakir. And again, you're getting the number one wide receiver”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Positional Finishes1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Ladd McConkey to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
“I think he finishes much closer to being a wide receiver one top 12 wide receiver than he does a top 24 wide receiver for sure.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars, Breece Hall, New York Jets, Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers, Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills, Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Panthers, DJ Moore, Tetairoa McMillan, Bucky Irving, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Others on the same people
Nate Gosney · Trade and Signing Calls · Daiyan Henley · Miss 0
After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota.John Breech · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17.Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 62
Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 74
Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17.
More fantasy bust calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Derek Brown · Fantasy Bust Calls · Zay Flowers · Miss 0
Derek Brown ("Debro") laid out a slate of wide receiver breakouts — Ricky Pearsall, Jalen Coker, Egbuka, Jalen Waddle, Joshua Palmer, George Pickens, DeVonta Smith and Travis Hunter — while fading Xavier Worthy, Tyreek Hill and the cheap Cleveland/late-round types, and gave their own rankings well ahead of ADP for several of them.Chris Welsh · Fantasy Bust Calls · Austin Ekeler · Hit 100
Welsh drafted Christian McCaffrey, Breece Hall, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan, Travis Hunter, the Rams and Saints receivers, Justin Fields (a top-10 QB), Drake Maye (QB10-14), Travis Kelce and Tyler Warren, while passing on Joe Mixon, the Commanders backfield, Tyreek Hill, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy.Joe Pisapia · Fantasy Bust Calls · Rashee Rice · Miss 0
Joey P (Joe Pisapia) played draft-or-pass on 2025 fantasy values: they passed on Christian McCaffrey at pick 7, Breece Hall, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Travis Hunter and Chris Olave, while drafting RJ Harvey, Tyreek Hill, Tetairoa McMillan, Puka Nacua, Tyler Warren and a late-round Joe Mixon.Pat Fitzmaurice · Fantasy Bust Calls · Tyreek Hill · Hit 100
Pat Fitzmaurice gave draft-or-pass calls: reluctant drafts on Christian McCaffrey, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan (their WR16), Rashee Rice at a ninth-round price, Austin Ekeler, Chris Rodriguez, Chris Olave, Drake Maye (their QB8) and Tyler Warren, with passes on Breece Hall, Joe Mixon, Croskey-Merritt, Tyreek Hill, Travis Hunter, the Rams receivers and Justin Fields.