Eric CrockerMay 5, 2026
Crocker expects rookie receiver Dejean Stribling to open their career as the backup Z behind Ricky Pearsall, competing with Pearsall while also taking slot snaps, and they think Enrique Cruz Jr. likely gets cut initially and returns on the practice squad.
Said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On 49ers (podcast)Hear the original
What Eric Crocker said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromYou're a backup z starting off.
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- Locked On 49ers (podcast)
- The episode
- Rookie Roles for San Francisco 49ers 2026 Draft Picks
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- SaidMay 5
- GradedSep 25
- 1Enrique Cruz to land on the practice squad“Seems like someone who may be let go initially and brought back on practice squad and kinda develop behind the scenes”
- 2De'Zhaun Stribling to be 2nd on the depth chart“So I think you bring in the guy, you put him hey. You're a backup z starting off. ... I am having him compete with Ricky Pearsall.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Cruz to land on the practice squad1 | Roster Spot Calls | 3 weeks on a 53 | 0 | 100 | −200 | |
| De'Zhaun Stribling to be 2nd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 miss · 1 waiting | 0 | 100 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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
De'Zhaun Stribling · 2026 season23 calls from 13 pundits between 1 and 4. Eric Crocker said 2. the room's median is 2. not settled yet
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.
1Roster Spot CallsEnrique CruzSan Francisco 49ers
Enrique Cruz to land on the practice squad
What happened3 weeks on a 530Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×2difficulty=−200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- SF
- skill:
- −200
- player:
- Enrique Cruz
- 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
2Depth Chart CallsDe'Zhaun StriblingSan Francisco 49ers
De'Zhaun Stribling to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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