Marcas GrantDec 16, 2025
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.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think you'd be pretty smart if you made Devon ait Chan like a top three pick in fantasy drafts next year.
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- SaidDec 16, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
- 1Breece Hall to be 1st on the depth chart“Breze Hall is still the RB one there.”
- 2Fantasy Rankings“I've got my five league winners who can carry you through both weeks sixteen and seventeen ... At number five with Darren Waller ... Number four and Juan Jennings ... At number three, it's Chase Brown ... At number two, it's Traveon Henderson ... and at number one it's Sakwon Barkley.”
- 3Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points“I think he's gonna be in the running for that top wide receiver spot.”
- 4Fantasy Rankings“I know he's not in the conversation for maybe the number one overall pick, but I think you'd be pretty smart if you made Devon ait Chan like a top three pick in fantasy drafts next year.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| “I've got my five league winners who can carry you through both…”2 | Fantasy Rankings | — | 25 | 50 | −29.25 | |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points3 | Positional Finishes | Finished #2 | 91.67 | 0 | +107.25 | |
| “I know he's not in the conversation for maybe the number one…”4 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · 1 waiting | 72.2 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 2 fantasy rankings, 1 depth chart call and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 72.2 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.
Their call against what happened
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsBreece HallNew York Jets
Breece Hall to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by rushing yards100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.17difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- NYJ
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Breece Hall
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- RB
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- measured by:
- rushing yards
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 3
“I've got my five league winners who can carry you through both weeks sixteen and seventeen ... At number five with Darren Waller ... Number four and Juan Jennings ... At number three, it's Chase Brown ... At number two, it's Traveon Henderson ... and at number one it's Sakwon Barkley.”
VerdictMiss25Miss · naive 5025this call−50a naive guess=−25worse than naive×1.17difficulty=−29.25skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- −29.25
- placed:
- 3
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 25
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- RB 3: 25
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 3
3Positional FinishesJaxon Smith-NjigbaSeattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #2called #1 · by fantasy points91.67Hit · naive 091.67this call−0a naive guess=91.67better than naive×1.17difficulty=+107.25skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 107.25
- player:
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 14
- actual finish:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 3
- predicted finish:
- 1
“I know he's not in the conversation for maybe the number one overall pick, but I think you'd be pretty smart if you made Devon ait Chan like a top three pick in fantasy drafts next year.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
72.2naive 50
Who this take is about
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