Joe Pisapia#73 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 17, 2026

Joe Pisapia's 2026 first round is receiver-heavy, starting with Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Ja'Marr Chase, insisting Amon-Ra St. Brown belongs in the top five, keeping Justin Jefferson in round one, and dropping Christian McCaffrey to 12. They also see Omarion Hampton as a value who will be a top-10 pick a year later.

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0 of 1calls landed1 close call · 2 waiting

70.8Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

50A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 3Settled2 still waiting

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What Joe Pisapia said

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I will stand fast though, that alman Rat is a top five guy.

Joe Pisapia, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast (podcast)
The episode: FantasyPros - Projecting the First Round | The Top 12 Fantasy Football Players in 2026 (Ep. 1939)
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SaidJan 17
GradedAug 7

1Fantasy Rankings“it's Jackson Smith and Jigba who is going to have a huge solo... Jamar Chase at one, because he's my number two... Bjeon Robinson is my three... And then my four is Puka Nakua... aman Rad go to four and jamieer Gibbs go to five... Cede Lamb for me is still pick number seven... Drake London is my pick number eight... Justin Jefferson... Jonathan Taylor does sneak into my top ten... James Cook at eleven for me... And then at twelve for me... CMC”
2A.J. Brown to move“look AJ Brown's gone, Petulla's gone.”
3George Pickens to move to Dallas Cowboys“I think Pigins will return.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
“it's Jackson Smith and Jigba who is going to have a huge…”¹	Fantasy Rankings	—	70.83	50	+20.83
A.J. Brown to move²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
George Pickens to move to Dallas Cowboys³	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
3 calls · 1 close call · 2 waiting			70.8	50

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

3 checkable claims — 2 trade and signing calls and 1 fantasy ranking — 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 70.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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.

1Fantasy Rankings
“it's Jackson Smith and Jigba who is going to have a huge solo... Jamar Chase at one, because he's my number two... Bjeon Robinson is my three... And then my four is Puka Nakua... aman Rad go to four and jamieer Gibbs go to five... Cede Lamb for me is still pick number seven... Drake London is my pick number eight... Justin Jefferson... Jonathan Taylor does sneak into my top ten... James Cook at eleven for me... And then at twelve for me... CMC”
VerdictClose
70.83Close · naive 50
70.83this call50a naive guess20.83better than naive1difficulty+20.83skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
20.83
placed:
12
season:
2025
players:
12
accuracy:
70.83
baseline:
50
by position:
WR 7: 89.29, RB 5: 45
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
0
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2Trade and Signing Calls A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown to move
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
3Trade and Signing Calls George Pickens Dallas Cowboys
George Pickens to move to Dallas Cowboys
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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