Ross Jackson· Jun 30, 2026

Ross Jackson projects the New Orleans Saints' offensive 53-man roster: three quarterbacks with Tyler Shough starting and Spencer Rattler as the backup, four running backs including Alvin Kamara, six wide receivers with Jalen Polk making it, three tight ends, ten offensive linemen with a set starting five, and Charlie Smith at kicker.

“So Olave, Tyson, Vele, Polk, Lance, Brown, that's our projection for our wide receivers.”

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33 checkable claims — 23 roster spot calls and 10 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 29 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

14 of 33 have settled so far, averaging 92.9 out of 100, against 71.4 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.

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Tyler Shough · 2026 season

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33 checkable claims in this take

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Roster Spot Calls Jeremiah Wright New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Jeremiah Wright to make the roster
“Jeremiah Wright, I don't think there's any way he doesn't make this roster.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Jeremiah Wright
season:
2026
claimed:
he does not make the 53
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
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Roster Spot Calls Tyler Shough New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Tyler Shough to make the roster
“And so for me, I've got the Saints keeping three quarterbacks as of right now. Tyler Shuck, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Tyler Shough
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
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Roster Spot Calls Zach Wilson New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Zach Wilson to make the roster
“I've got the Saints keeping three quarterbacks as of right now. Tyler Shuck, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Zach Wilson
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
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Roster Spot Calls Asim Richards New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Asim Richards to make the roster
“And then I've got Radiance, Richards, Simpkins, Wright, and Herron all holding on to the depth side.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Asim Richards
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
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Roster Spot Calls Noah Fant New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Noah Fant to make the roster
“I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Noah Fant
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Juwan Johnson New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Juwan Johnson to make the roster
“So for tight ends, I have the Saints keeping three. I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Juwan Johnson
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Devaughn Vele New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Devaughn Vele to make the roster
“So Olave, Tyson, Vele, Polk, Lance, Brown, that's our projection for our wide receivers.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Devaughn Vele
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Oscar Delp New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Oscar Delp to make the roster
“I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
200
player:
Oscar Delp
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Alvin Kamara New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Alvin Kamara to make the roster
“but I do right now have Alvin Kamara on the active roster”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Alvin Kamara
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Chris Olave New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Chris Olave to make the roster
“I think it's Olave, Tyson, Vele, Lance Brown, Polk”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Chris Olave
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Travis Etienne New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Travis Etienne to make the roster
“Travis Hagen junior is your lock, of course. Saints went out, paid him $12,000,000 per year. He's on your roster.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Travis Etienne
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Bryce Lance New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Bryce Lance to make the roster
“Bryce Lance is pretty much as close to a lock as you can be as a fourth round pick.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
200
player:
Bryce Lance
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Barion Brown New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Barion Brown to make the roster
“And then Barry Allen Brown, even though he was a six round selection, very much has a role in this New Orleans Saints offense”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
200
player:
Barion Brown
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Roster Spot Calls Spencer Rattler New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Spencer Rattler to make the roster
“I've got the Saints keeping three quarterbacks as of right now. Tyler Shuck, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Spencer Rattler
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Depth Chart Calls Spencer Rattler New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Spencer Rattler to be 2nd on the depth chart
“if I were picking that quarterback right now based on what we saw during offseason practices, OTAs, mini camps, stuff like that, I'd go with Spencer Rattler.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Roster Spot Calls Dillon Radunz New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Dillon Radunz to make the roster
“And then I've got Radiance, Richards, Simpkins, Wright, and Herron all holding on to the depth side.”
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Depth Chart Calls Ja'Lynn Polk New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Ja'Lynn Polk to be 4th on the depth chart
“But I'm not certain that Polk's role is really the six wide receiver role. It very well could be the fourth wide receiver role... I think Polk maybe is ahead of Lance and ahead of Brown for right now”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Roster Spot Calls Hunter Dekkers New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Hunter Dekkers to make the roster
“And then I think you're not gonna have a hard time getting Hunter Deckers back to your practice squad.”
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Roster Spot Calls Alan Herron New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Alan Herron to make the roster
“And then finally, I have the team also keeping tackle Allen Herron.”
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Roster Spot Calls Ja'Lynn Polk New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Ja'Lynn Polk to make the roster
“So I have the Saints keeping six wide receivers here with Polk filling out sort of the last available role.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Depth Chart Calls Cesar Ruiz New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Cesar Ruiz to be 1st on the depth chart
“So expect Cesar Ruiz to still be the starting right guard going into this season. No doubt about that.”
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Depth Chart Calls Tyler Shough New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart
“Tyler Shuck leads off that position, of course, as the starting quarterback for this team going into 2026”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Depth Chart Calls David Edwards New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
David Edwards to be 1st on the depth chart
“David Edwards is your starting left guard.”
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Depth Chart Calls Taliese Fuaga New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Taliese Fuaga to be 1st on the depth chart
“Taliesin Huang is your starting right tackle.”
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Depth Chart Calls Jordyn Tyson New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Jordyn Tyson to be 2nd on the depth chart
“Very well could be, by the end of the season, the team's top wide receiver or second leading receiver.”
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Roster Spot Calls Charlie Smyth New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Charlie Smyth to make the roster
“So I'm gonna go with Charlie Smith right now making that kicker roll.”
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Depth Chart Calls Erik McCoy New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Erik McCoy to be 1st on the depth chart
“Eric McCoy is your starting center.”
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Roster Spot Calls Torricelli Simpkins III New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Torricelli Simpkins III to make the roster
“Torres Ellie Simpkins is your backup center that can also play either guard spot for you as well.”
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Roster Spot Calls Jordyn Tyson New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Jordyn Tyson to make the roster
“Jordan Tyson is a lock, of course.”
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Depth Chart Calls Kelvin Banks Jr.New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Kelvin Banks Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart
“Kelvin Banks Junior is your starting left tackle.”
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Roster Spot Calls Devin Neal New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Devin Neal to make the roster
“Devin Neal, Audrecht Esteemay are the other two running backs that I have the Saints keeping”
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Roster Spot Calls Brisly Estime New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Brisly Estime to make the roster
“as of right now, I have the Saints keeping Echan, Kamara, Neal, and Estime”
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Depth Chart Calls Torricelli Simpkins III New Orleans SaintsJun 30, 2026
Torricelli Simpkins III to be 2nd on the depth chart
“But I think him being your dedicated backup center is a really, really important step forward for him”
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