# Andrew Erickson: Erickson's Week 2 wide receiver ranks had Nico Collins at 3, AJ Brown 11, Garrett Wilson 15, Emeka Egbuka 20, Jameson Williams 21, Calvin Ridley 26 and Ricky Pearsall 33, and they argued Jaylen Waddle can still be a top-36 receiver.

**Claimed:** Sep 11, 2025
**Pundit:** Andrew Erickson — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson
**Outlet:** FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fantasypros-fantasy-football-podcast-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/fantasypros-fantasy-football-podcast/week-2-fantasy-football-wide-receiver-rankings-tiers-studs-sleepers-and-must-starts-ep-1698

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 85.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> I'm going right back to the well here with Jalen Waddle. I still think that he can be a top thirty six receiver.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- “you got him three, you got him really high this week... Erickson has got him at eleven... Fifteen. You are not like out necessarily on Garrett Wilson... Ericson, you are right on consensus (Agbuka at twenty)... Ericson, you are the highest wide receiver twenty one... you've got him at wide receiver twenty six... Ericson, you've got him at thirty three”
  - Kind: Fantasy Rankings
  - Verdict: scored 85.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess

## More fantasy rankings

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Rich Hribar: Hribar published their post-NFL Draft top-60 rookie fantasy rankings for the 2020 season, with Clyde Edwards-Helaire vaulting to No. 1 ahead of Jonathan Taylor and J.K. Dobbins. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/12b6771e-a504-44e1-a213-c7fba69c971e (scored 76.67)
- Mike Harmon: Harmon gave his Week 18 fantasy rankings — top five quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers — plus lists of 'hot plays,' 'cold sores' (players to avoid) and 'ninjas' (sneaky plays), and said Trevor Lawrence would land around a top-four fantasy quarterback finish for the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2e20c82-d482-48e6-90f3-929d0862fc0d (scored 80)
- Marcas Grant: Grant says De'Von Achane deserves to be a top-three pick in fantasy drafts next season, keeps Breece Hall as the Jets' clear RB1 over Isaiah Davis, and lists their five league winners for the fantasy semifinals with Saquon Barkley on top. They also pick Josh Allen as the week's top quarterback and Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the top wide receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/982ad405-d984-4470-bf9e-fee5151562e6 (scored 25)
- Jake Ciely: Sealey gave their early 2026 quarterback ranks — Allen, Lamar, May and Daniels as their top four, Joe Burrow sixth, Daniel Jones 17th, Justin Herbert 10th, C.J. Stroud 25th and Sam Darnold 26th — plus tight ends with Isaiah Likely 13th and Dalton Kincaid down at 16. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0bd19b0-da37-47d6-b81f-8863be80fbe2 (scored 62.5)
- Jake Ciely: Seely gives his own early 2026 running back board — Bijan and Gibbs on top, McCaffrey third (seventh overall), Kyren Williams tenth, Jeanty 11th and Chase Brown 12th — while ranking Skattebo, Dowdle, Pollard, Hubbard and Tucker below consensus. He also insists Kyren Williams remains a top-ten back, expects Skattebo to lead the Giants backfield and expects Rico Dowdle to leave Carolina. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11e7d74c-dd01-406b-a815-e91c9df6699e (scored 93.26)
- Joe Pisapia: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/830a3414-41f0-4e58-9f3b-b1a5f9e10c3c (scored 70.83)

---

Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages.

Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology

We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us:
https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=andrew-erickson