Ross Jackson#21 of 87 NFL pundits · 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.

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15 of 16calls landed15 hits · 1 miss · 17 waiting

93.8Average accuracyout of 100, across 16 calls

68.8A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

16 of 33Settled17 still waiting

#21Ross Jackson’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Ross Jackson said

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

Ross Jackson, the lead quote

Where it was said: Locked On Saints (podcast)
The episode: PROJECTION: New Orleans Saints' Tyler Shough Leads Offensive 53-Man Prediction With Path As Future
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SaidJun 30
GradedSep 25–Nov 9

Box score, by kind

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Hits	Misses	Waiting
Roster Spot Calls	15	1	7
Depth Chart Calls	0	0	10
All	15	1	17

How each call scored

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

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

16 of 33 have settled so far, averaging 93.8 out of 100, against 68.8 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.

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.

Where this call stands in the room

Tyler Shough · 2026 season

Ross Jackson — 1the room — 16 calls from 8 punditsmedian 1

Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.

Roster Spot Calls15 hits · 1 miss · 7 waitingShow ▸

Jordyn Tyson to make the roster
“Jordan Tyson is a lock, of course.”
Jordyn Tyson New Orleans Saints
1 week on a 53
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 2 difficulty = +200 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
200
player:
Jordyn Tyson
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:
1
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
9
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
Charlie Smyth to make the roster
“So I'm gonna go with Charlie Smith right now making that kicker roll.”
Charlie Smyth New Orleans Saints
1 week on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
0
player:
Charlie Smyth
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:
1
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
9
weeks on the practice squad:
7
Think this is wrong?
Jeremiah Wright to be cut
“Jeremiah Wright, I don't think there's any way he doesn't make this roster.”
Jeremiah Wright New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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
Think this is wrong?
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.”
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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
Think this is wrong?
Zach Wilson to make the roster
“I've got the Saints keeping three quarterbacks as of right now. Tyler Shuck, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson.”
Zach Wilson New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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
Think this is wrong?
Asim Richards to make the roster
“And then I've got Radiance, Richards, Simpkins, Wright, and Herron all holding on to the depth side.”
Asim Richards New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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
Think this is wrong?
Noah Fant to make the roster
“I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
Noah Fant New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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?
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.”
Juwan Johnson New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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?
Devaughn Vele to make the roster
“So Olave, Tyson, Vele, Polk, Lance, Brown, that's our projection for our wide receivers.”
Devaughn Vele New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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?
Oscar Delp to make the roster
“I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
Oscar Delp New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 2 difficulty = +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?
Alvin Kamara to make the roster
“but I do right now have Alvin Kamara on the active roster”
Alvin Kamara New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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?
Chris Olave to make the roster
“I think it's Olave, Tyson, Vele, Lance Brown, Polk”
Chris Olave New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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?
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.”
Travis Etienne New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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?
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.”
Bryce Lance New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 2 difficulty = +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?
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”
Barion Brown New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 2 difficulty = +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?
Spencer Rattler to make the roster
“I've got the Saints keeping three quarterbacks as of right now. Tyler Shuck, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson.”
Spencer Rattler New Orleans Saints
3 weeks on a 53
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 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?
Alan Herron to make the roster
“And then finally, I have the team also keeping tackle Allen Herron.”
Alan Herron New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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.”
Ja'Lynn Polk New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
Brisly Estime to make the roster
“as of right now, I have the Saints keeping Echan, Kamara, Neal, and Estime”
Brisly Estime New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
Devin Neal to make the roster
“Devin Neal, Audrecht Esteemay are the other two running backs that I have the Saints keeping”
Devin Neal New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
Dillon Radunz to make the roster
“And then I've got Radiance, Richards, Simpkins, Wright, and Herron all holding on to the depth side.”
Dillon Radunz New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
Hunter Dekkers to land on the practice squad
“And then I think you're not gonna have a hard time getting Hunter Deckers back to your practice squad.”
Hunter Dekkers New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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.”
Torricelli Simpkins III New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

Depth Chart Calls10 waitingShow ▸

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.”
Spencer Rattler New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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”
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
Taliese Fuaga to be 1st on the depth chart
“Taliesin Huang is your starting right tackle.”
Taliese Fuaga New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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”
Ja'Lynn Polk New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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”
Torricelli Simpkins III New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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.”
Cesar Ruiz New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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.”
Jordyn Tyson New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
David Edwards to be 1st on the depth chart
“David Edwards is your starting left guard.”
David Edwards New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
Erik McCoy to be 1st on the depth chart
“Eric McCoy is your starting center.”
Erik McCoy New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
Kelvin Banks Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart
“Kelvin Banks Junior is your starting left tackle.”
Kelvin Banks Jr.New Orleans Saints
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

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