Mike MoraitisAug 16, 2026
Moraitis argues undrafted rookie Camden (Camen) Brown, after a two-touchdown preseason debut, should be the front-runner to win the Cowboys' No. 5 wide receiver job and make the 53-man roster over Jonathan Mingo, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Anthony Smith.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Mike Moraitis said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBut if we're going on just camp and preseason performance alone, Brown should be the front-runner for what could be the final spot at wide receiver.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Cowboys Have 53-Man Roster Upset Brewing at Wide Receiver After Preseason Week 1
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- SaidAug 16
- GradedSep 25
- 1Camden Brown to make the roster“And if Brown can grab that spot over the other three, that would amount to a significant upset on the 53-man roster.”
- 2Camden Brown to be 5th on the depth chart“Brown is a major threat to beat out the rest of his competitors for the No. 5 wide receiver spot ... Brown should be the front-runner for what could be the final spot at wide receiver.”
- 3CeeDee Lamb to be 1st on the depth chart“a depth chart that includes CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy and KaVontae Turpin, all of whom are locked in”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Brown to make the roster1 | Roster Spot Calls | 3 weeks on a 53 | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Camden Brown to be 5th on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| CeeDee Lamb to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls 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 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 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.
1Roster Spot CallsCamden BrownDallas Cowboys
Camden Brown to make the roster
What happened3 weeks on a 53100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- DAL
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Camden 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
2Depth Chart CallsCamden BrownDallas Cowboys
Camden Brown to be 5th on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsCeeDee LambDallas Cowboys
CeeDee Lamb to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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