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Pat GustavsonAug 19, 2026

Gustafsson stayed out on Xavier Worthy, endorsed late-round dart throws like Jacoby Lane, and pegged Devin Neal as the handcuff behind Travis Etienne.

Said on air, transcribed by us · Bran Coverage with BenchwarmerBran (podcast)Hear the original

Waiting2 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 2Settled2 still waiting

2Waitingnot graded yet

What Pat Gustavson said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

I'm still very out on Worthy.

Pat Gustavson, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: Bran Coverage with BenchwarmerBran (podcast)
The episode: Mock Draft Episode + Injuries EVERYWHERE - Podcast for 8/19
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1Ja'Kobi Lane to outplay his draft cost (the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth round)“when you're picking in the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth round... why not take a shot at Jacoby Lane who's in a good offense?”
2Devin Neal to be 2nd on the depth chart“I guess Devin Neal becomes more of a viable handcuff pick here. If something were to happen to Travis HN, Devin Neal's the guy.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Verdict	Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
	Ja'Kobi Lane to outplay his draft cost (the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth round)¹	Sleeper Calls	—	—	—	—
	Devin Neal to be 2nd on the depth chart²	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
	2 calls · 2 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 sleeper 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.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

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.

1Sleeper Calls Ja'Kobi Lane Baltimore Ravens
Ja'Kobi Lane to outplay his draft cost (the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth round)
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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2Depth Chart Calls Devin Neal
Devin Neal to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaiting
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