# Derek Brown: In his Week 4 primer, Brown made several availability and role calls: he expects Jayden Daniels, Breece Hall, Adonai Mitchell, Mason Taylor and Caleb Williams all to be out/sit in Week 4, expects Tyson Bagent to start for Chicago, and says Braelon Allen will be the Jets' lead back. **Claimed:** Oct 1, 2026 **Pundit:** Derek Brown — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown **Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fantasypros **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/10/the-primer-week-4-edition-2026-fantasy-football/ 7 checkable claims — 5 availability calls and 2 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one. > Jayden Daniels returned to practice this week, but I would be shocked if he played this week. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Mason Taylor is week-to-week with a thumb injury. I'm expecting him to sit again this week. (Week 4)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Mason Taylor, New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jayden Daniels returned to practice this week, but I would be shocked if he played this week. (Week 4)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet - **Breece Hall sustained a quad injury last week. I'm expecting him to be out this week. He opened the week with a DNP. (Week 4)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Breece Hall, New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **Adonai Mitchell is still working through a finger injury. He opened this week with a DNP. I'm expecting him to be out again this week. (Week 4)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Adonai Mitchell, New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tyson Bagent to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Tyson Bagent, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **I expect Caleb Williams to be sidelined again this week. (Week 4)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Braelon Allen to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Braelon Allen, New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Mason Taylor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mason-taylor - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jets - Jayden Daniels — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jayden-daniels - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Breece Hall — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/breece-hall - Adonai Mitchell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/adonai-mitchell - Tyson Bagent — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyson-bagent - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Caleb Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams - Braelon Allen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/braelon-allen ## What others said about the same people - Jeremy Pargo on Washington Commanders: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including an upset of the Colts by Washington in London and a Buccaneers win over the Packers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c480715-cdf3-4092-ac36-f7a4e338e2eb (scored 19.05) - Richard Sherman on Washington Commanders: Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 (scored 0) - David Harrison on Washington Commanders: Harrison lays out a path for the Washington Commanders to exceed their 7.5-win total, identifying eight specific games he projects them to win: home vs. Seattle (Week 3), vs. Indianapolis in London (Week 4), a sweep of the Giants (Weeks 5 and 10), at Arizona (Week 12), at Tennessee (Week 13), vs. Atlanta (Week 15) and vs. Dallas (Week 18). He also says the Bengals (Week 11) and Texans (Week 14) games are winnable. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/557473e2-242a-41c5-beb5-026d792d86fa (scored 0) - Chris Brockman on Washington Commanders: Brockman argued Buffalo belongs in the top five and Josh Allen will be an MVP candidate, said he'd drop Dallas from the list, and made his own picks in the international games win/loss game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ecf298ec-5674-4848-84f0-040409c29bdd (scored 0) - Gene Chamberlain on Marcus Davenport: Chamberlain argues the Bears' cap restructuring won't lead to a splashy edge-rusher trade for Maxx Crosby or Josh Sweat, and that Marcus Davenport will be promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster as their veteran edge help. He also describes the Bears opening the season with rookie Dillon Thieneman starting at safety and Cam Lewis at the deep safety spot. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17023c90-bef4-4a59-823f-90408ebbf8d9 (scored 100) - Mike Moraitis on Marcus Davenport: Moraitis names seven Bears as trade candidates before roster cuts, predicting Kiran Amegadjie and Jedrick Wills are on the roster bubble and likely to be traded, while Ozzy Trapilo avoids an injured list, and listing several players as locks for the 53-man roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/07eb40f6-9e40-4a79-b1d4-e2f7e73e104a (scored 100) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Russell Heltman on Ja'Marr Chase: Heltman expects the Bengals' upcoming four-game slate against Miami, Baltimore, Tennessee and Atlanta to be the easiest stretch of their season, and suggests injured players — including Ja'Marr Chase — will return quickly, with concussions costing players only one or two games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/807d4dcd-219e-40ac-8363-296d7c0ff06e (not settled) - Jason La Canfora on Lamar Jackson: La Canfora expected Lamar Jackson, designated questionable with an ankle injury, not to return to Sunday's game against the Titans given the wet field, Baltimore's big lead and offensive line concerns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d75c998-12d0-42e9-b60d-6161324fa927 (not settled) - John Maakaron on Jalen Coker: Ahead of the Week 4 Sunday Night Football matchup in Carolina, he expects Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker to be ruled out with a quad injury. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5b0e3fa0-036c-4c24-a2e2-e4be09843864 (not settled) - Josh Alper on Joey Porter Jr.: Alper states that cornerback Joey Porter Jr., newly acquired by Dallas from Pittsburgh, will play in the Cowboys' game against the Texans, making his first appearance of the 2026 season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d22c12a1-452b-45b5-a502-18e42d0d994f (not settled) - Ian Rapoport on Ladd McConkey: Rapoport indicated that Ladd McConkey is likely to suit up for the Chargers in Week 4 against Seattle despite a foot injury he described as not especially serious. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9194c38a-92ed-4385-bef2-307bb6ef99d7 (not settled) - Josh Alper on Lane Johnson: Alper suggests Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson is likely to be unavailable for Sunday's game against the Rams after being added to the injury report for personal reasons, and that Markel Bell would be the tackle option available. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b9047c1b-3418-4df5-84b3-0cc53d06091d (not settled) --- 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=derek-brown