Nick RaducanuOct 13, 2026
Raducanu lists their top five fantasy Defense/Special Teams waiver-wire streaming targets for Week 6, headed by the Chiefs at home off a bye and followed by the Bills, Falcons, Giants and Colts.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
75Close · out of 100
Fantasy Defense RankingsThe callsettled
50A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
75This callout of 100
+43Skillafter difficulty
What Nick Raducanu said
As we look ahead to Week 6, let's break down five D/ST streaming targets to target on your waive wire this week.
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- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Fantasy Football Week 6 Waiver Wire: Who are the Best D/ST Streaming Options This Week?
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a naive guessbetter than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 75 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
5 fantasy defenses ranked for Week 6
VerdictClose75Close · naive 5075this call−50a naive guess=25better than naive×1.72difficulty=+43skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- scope:
- week 6
- skill:
- 43
- method:
- spearman
- placed:
- 5
- season:
- 2026
- scoring:
- standard D/ST
- accuracy:
- 75
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- defenses ranked:
- 5
- weeks left when called:
- 13
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