Lane MillsNov 4, 2026

Mills lays out a Titans trade-deadline big board, naming Calvin Ridley as the most likely Tennessee player to be dealt before the deadline, while arguing Tony Pollard and Alontae Taylor are now effectively untouchable, and that Taylor would be the team's top nickel option if Marcus Harris misses time.

Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original

Waiting4 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 4Settled4 still waiting

4Waitingnot graded yet

What Lane Mills said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

It seems fair to say that no player fits the bill of a possible trade more than Ridley.

Lane Mills, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was published: Sports Illustrated
The piece: Titans NFL Trade Deadline Big Board: 7 Realistic Pieces Tennessee Could Still Trade
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1Alontae Taylor to move — “looks almost immovable for the time being”“He went from an obvious trade possibility to someone who looks almost immovable for the time being.”
2Tony Pollard to stay with Tennessee Titans“Pollard appears to be the least likely to be traded of the bunch at this point... This one looks less likely by the day.”
3Alontae Taylor to be 1st on the depth chart“if Harris misses time, Taylor will be Tennessee's go-to option at nickel”
4Calvin Ridley to move — “most likely trade candidate on this roster”“Ridley appears like the most likely trade candidate on this roster... It seems fair to say that no player fits the bill of a possible trade more than Ridley.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Alontae Taylor to move — “looks almost immovable for the time being”¹	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Tony Pollard to stay with Tennessee Titans²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
Alontae Taylor to be 1st on the depth chart³	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
Calvin Ridley to move — “most likely trade candidate on this roster”⁴	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 4 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

4 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls and 1 depth chart call — 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.

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

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.

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.

1Trade and Signing Calls Alontae Taylor
Alontae Taylor to move — “looks almost immovable for the time being”
VerdictWaiting
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2Trade and Signing Calls Tony Pollard Tennessee Titans
Tony Pollard to stay with Tennessee Titans
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3Depth Chart Calls Alontae Taylor Tennessee Titans
Alontae Taylor to be 1st on the depth chart
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4Trade and Signing Calls Calvin Ridley
Calvin Ridley to move — “most likely trade candidate on this roster”
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