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Jason La Canfora· Aug 23, 2026

La Canfora predicts the Ravens will keep several young players on their practice squad — DL Kaimon Rucker, LB Dominic DeLuca, LB Ethan Burke, CB Amani Oruwariye, OT Gerad Lichtenhan and QB Joe Fagnano — and expects the team to make at least one trade from its surplus of cornerbacks.

“These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS”

published in writing · Sports Illustrated · read the original →

6 checkable claims — 6 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

3 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 66.7 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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6 checkable claims in this take

Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

  • Ethan Burke to make the roster

    “LB Dominic DeLuca/Ethan Burke — These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    BAL
    skill:
    -200
    player:
    Ethan Burke
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he lands on the practice squad
    accuracy:
    0
    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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  • Joe Fagnano to make the roster

    “With so many veteran QBs about to be cut, it would be pretty surprising if the Ravens weren’t able to usher him right back to their practice squad.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    BAL
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Joe Fagnano
    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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  • Gerad Lichtenhan to make the roster

    “OT Gerad Lichtenhan — These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    BAL
    skill:
    -200
    player:
    Gerad Lichtenhan
    season:
    2026
    claimed:
    he lands on the practice squad
    accuracy:
    0
    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:
    2
    weeks on the practice squad:
    2

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  • Dominic DeLuca to make the roster

    “LB Dominic DeLuca/Ethan Burke — These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  • Amani Oruwariye to make the roster

    “CB Amani Oruwariye — These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  • Kaimon Rucker to make the roster

    “These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS: DL Kaimon Rucker ... This roster is just too deep and too healthy on the defensive side for him to crack it.”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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