# Gregg Rosenthal: In a snake draft of the NFL's best position groups, Rosenthal took the Eagles' tackles as the No. 1 group in the league, followed by the Steelers' edge rushers, Bengals receivers, Texans corners, Lions safeties, Rams defensive tackles, Broncos corners, Chiefs quarterbacks, Patriots corners and Seahawks defensive tackles. They also rated Ja'Marr Chase a top-two receiver and A.J. Brown a top-five receiver. **Claimed:** May 13, 2025 **Pundit:** Gregg Rosenthal — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal **Outlet:** Around the NFL (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/around-the-nfl-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-daily/top-20-position-groups-in-the-nfl 10 checkable claims — 5 position group rankings, 3 positional finishes and 2 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 7 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 65.5 out of 100, against 66.7 for a naive guess at the same calls. > The Eagles tackles position that is my number one position group in the entire NFL. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Marcus Jones to be 3rd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Marcus Jones, New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - “The Houston Texans cornerbacks are next on my list... I'm doing another cornerback room the Broncos... I don't think I'm being a homer putting the Patriots cornerbacks up here.” - Kind: Position Group Rankings - Verdict: scored 75 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess - **Ja'Marr Chase to finish top 2 at his position, by an unstated measure** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess - **Andrei Iosivas to be 3rd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Andrei Iosivas, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **A.J. Brown to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 41.67 for a naive guess - **Tee Higgins to finish top 25 at his position, by an unstated measure** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess - “Except I'm going Bengals wide receivers with my next pick... I actually had the Eagles wide receivers in my top five or six overall” - Kind: Position Group Rankings - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - “I am taking them with the ninth overall pick in our best position groups the Lions' safeties.” - Kind: Position Group Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - “any room with Patrick Mahomes, I feel like it should be included in the best position group in the league... I love my pick. I got Patrick Mahomes this late.” - Kind: Position Group Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - “this is third overall, I'm taking the Steelers edge group” - Kind: Position Group Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Marcus Jones — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/marcus-jones - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Ja'Marr Chase — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ja-marr-chase - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Andrei Iosivas — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/andrei-iosivas - A.J. Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/a-j-brown - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Tee Higgins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tee-higgins ## What others said about the same people - Pat Fitzmaurice on New England Patriots: Fitzmaurice predicted a 24-21 Patriots win over the Packers, said they would not be surprised if Jonathan Taylor were inactive amid trade talk, pegged Jonah Coleman as an RB22 rest-of-season value, expected Evan Hull to be Arizona's backup back, and saw Kerby Joseph returning in Week 10 or 11. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41cd806b-d6f3-401d-ac46-33a027d3a0fd (scored 14.29) - Kevin Wildes on New England Patriots: Wildes took Minnesota over Buffalo, predicted a comfortable roughly 10-point New England win over Green Bay, and switched their Super Bowl matchup to Jaguars–Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f31ce48f-df1b-41cf-9d17-ec463ba972d4 (scored 0) - Nick Wright on New England Patriots: Wright argued the Jaguars are the AFC's most complete team, calling them the considerable favorite for the No. 1 seed and the only club essentially locked into the playoffs. They also picked Tampa Bay to upset Chicago, had Kansas City sweeping its next three games, liked New England over Green Bay by about a field goal, and updated their Super Bowl matchup to Chiefs–49ers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/878403ae-b780-41f0-b38a-200b1a3e36ff (scored 0) - Eric Mangini on New England Patriots: Mangini picked New England to beat Green Bay by more than a field goal, flagged Tampa Bay as their upset alert over Chicago, expects Kansas City to handle the Jets, took Buffalo over Minnesota, backed Cincinnati over Atlanta in Madrid, and updated their Super Bowl to Rams–Bengals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af0819c3-4662-44a2-a451-a08fa3b7e59a (scored 0) - Connor Rogers on New England Patriots: Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11646f69-18dd-4831-a7de-e4115ded875c (scored 0) - Chris Simms on New England Patriots: Simms gave a predicted final score for every Week 9 game, picking the Bengals, Chiefs, Broncos, Lions, Giants, Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Texans, Bears and Bills, and also said they wouldn't be shocked to see Jacksonville reach the AFC Championship Game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17eb747a-90b1-472f-bb6d-e71c0c69133a (scored 30.95) ## More position group rankings The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Rich Eisen: Eisen ranked their top five defenses remaining in the NFL playoffs, with the Texans first, Seahawks second, Broncos third, Bills fourth and Rams fifth. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2a3ce061-cd05-485c-9f71-c7d0ce390a1a (scored 75) - Nick Shook: Shook's picks in the best-position-group draft: Buccaneers receivers (over the Bengals), Lions tackles, Ravens tight ends, Steelers interior offensive line, Lions running backs, Giants edge rushers, Ravens safeties, Commanders quarterbacks, Lions defensive tackles and Texans safeties. They also called Jordan Addison one of the league's best No. 2 receivers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eefce1fd-b4db-4466-b850-79c0f88969a9 (scored 0) - Brandon Graham: Graham ranked their top five wide receiver duos with the Eagles first, and predicted Philadelphia returns to the Super Bowl, the Rams make the playoffs again, and picked the Commanders' duo over the Cowboys' new pairing. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a054e705-4e72-4c3f-b475-95b2643e8699 (scored 0) - Kyle Brandt: Kyle Brandt ranked their top five NFL wide receiver duos, deliberately excluding newly formed pairings, with Cincinnati first and Tampa Bay fifth. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88c49d42-2a19-4ded-807c-4ac54bece76b (scored 40) - Jamie Erdahl on Los Angeles Rams: Erdahl ranked their top five wide receiver duos, putting Philadelphia first, Detroit above Minnesota, and Cincinnati fifth. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/331b284f-f71c-4588-9b70-948bf0e82147 (scored 80) - Isaiah Stanback: Stanback ranked their top five wide receiver duos, with Cincinnati first, Miami second and Philadelphia fifth, and also placed the Lions atop their division. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cc8c795d-9d53-402a-a460-42c830ca2977 (scored 25) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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