Philip HughesAug 13, 2026
In a roundup of Commanders camp coverage, Hughes states Nick Cross has locked down a starting safety job, with Jeremy Reaves working alongside them in the first unit, and describes Terry McLaurin as the team's No. 1 receiver with newly signed Stefon Diggs as their partner.
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What Philip Hughes said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromNick Cross continues to have a great camp and is locked in as a starter at one safety position.
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- 1Nick Cross to be 1st on the depth chart“Nick Cross continues to have a great camp and is locked in as a starter at one safety position.”
- 2Terry McLaurin to be 1st on the depth chart“the signing of Stefon Diggs to partner with No. 1 receiver Terry McLaurin last week”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Cross to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Terry McLaurin to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 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
Terry McLaurin · 2026 season11 calls from 9 pundits between 1 and 1. Philip Hughes said 1. the room's median is 1. 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.
1Depth Chart CallsNick CrossWashington Commanders
Nick Cross to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsTerry McLaurinWashington Commanders
Terry McLaurin to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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