Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 14, 2026
Fitzmorris agrees Judkins will be a bell cow but thinks their yardage/TD projections are too aggressive, is excited about Colson Loveland as their TE3 with room to exceed their projection, ranks Jackson Dart QB13 and Jared Goff QB19, sides with the bullish Jameson Williams projection, and calls the Rashee Rice projection too rosy given injury and off-field risk.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI just don't feel the projections are baking in the injury risk and the poor judgment risk here, simple as that.
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- 1Jared Goff to finish top 19 at his position, by fantasy points“GoF is my wife my quarterback nineteen and I think Jared Goff is terrific.”
- 2Quinshon Judkins to be 1st on the depth chart“I do agree with the Bell Cowie projections that Jake and Fantasy Pros both have... if he's able to stay healthy, he should get plenty of touches.”
- 3Colston Loveland to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points“as far as we're Loveland ran in based on ECR the projections, my rankings tight end three across the board”
- 4Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (forty one overall tight end number three)“it's exciting to think about what Lovelan's numbers could look like if he outkicks those expectations. And I think he could”
- 5Rashee Rice to fall short of his draft cost (twenty seven overall wide receiver twelve)“are the projections factoring in Rashid Rice's terrible personal judgment?... I just don't feel the projections are baking in the injury risk and the poor judgment risk here”
- 6Jaxson Dart to fall short of his draft cost (seventy eight overall on the ECR ... QB ten)“I'm not feeling all that great about Dart taking a big leap forward in year two with Matt Nagy as the Giants offensive coordinator.”
- 7Jaxson Dart to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points“I'm QB thirteen, okay, CR two. So yeah, these projections are definitely you know, Rosie.”
- 8Jameson Williams to finish top 22 at his position, by fantasy points“I'm kind of on the side of the projections and that's sort of where I am as far as my rankings.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff to finish top 19 at his position, by fantasy points1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Quinshon Judkins to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Colston Loveland to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points3 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (forty one overall tight end number three)4 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Rashee Rice to fall short of his draft cost (twenty seven overall wide receiver twelve)5 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jaxson Dart to fall short of his draft cost (seventy eight overall on the ECR ... QB ten)6 | Fantasy Bust Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jaxson Dart to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points7 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Jameson Williams to finish top 22 at his position, by fantasy points8 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 4 positional finishes, 2 fantasy bust calls, 1 depth chart call and 1 sleeper call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 5 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 3.
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.
Their call against the room
positional finishTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Positional FinishesJared GoffDetroit Lions
Jared Goff to finish top 19 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsQuinshon JudkinsCleveland Browns
Quinshon Judkins to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Positional FinishesColston LovelandChicago Bears
Colston Loveland to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Sleeper CallsColston LovelandChicago Bears
Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (forty one overall tight end number three)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Fantasy Bust CallsRashee RiceKansas City Chiefs
Rashee Rice to fall short of his draft cost (twenty seven overall wide receiver twelve)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Fantasy Bust CallsJaxson DartNew York Giants
Jaxson Dart to fall short of his draft cost (seventy eight overall on the ECR ... QB ten)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Positional FinishesJaxson DartNew York Giants
Jaxson Dart to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Positional FinishesJameson WilliamsDetroit Lions
Jameson Williams to finish top 22 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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