Garrett Podell#78 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 3, 2026
In a piece on Justin Herbert's fit in Mike McDaniel's new Chargers offense, CBS Sports projects the 2026 Chargers offensive line starters: Rashawn Slater at left tackle, Jake Slaughter at left guard, Tyler Biadasz at center, Cole Strange at right guard and Joe Alt at right tackle.
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What Garrett Podell said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromLos Angeles' 2026 offensive front features healthy versions of Slater and Alt, 2026 second-round pick Jake Slaughter slotting in at left guard, Pro Bowl center Tyler Biadasz arriving from Washington in free agency and former New England Patriots first-round pick Cole Strange filling the right guard spot.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Justin Herbert found peace off the field. Mike McDaniel could bring it to the Chargers offense
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- 1Tyler Biadasz to be 1st on the depth chart“Pro Bowl center Tyler Biadasz arriving from Washington in free agency”
- 2Rashawn Slater to be 1st on the depth chart“Chargers offensive line (past two seasons) ... 2026 (projected) Left tackle ... Rashawn Slater”
- 3Joe Alt to be 1st on the depth chart“Right tackle ... Joe Alt (2026 projected)”
- 4Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart“2026 second-round pick Jake Slaughter slotting in at left guard”
- 5Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart“former New England Patriots first-round pick Cole Strange filling the right guard spot”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Biadasz to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Rashawn Slater to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Joe Alt to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 5 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 5 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Jake Slaughter · 2026 season23 calls from 16 pundits between 1 and 2. Garrett Podell said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsTyler BiadaszLos Angeles Chargers
Tyler Biadasz to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsRashawn SlaterLos Angeles Chargers
Rashawn Slater to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsJoe AltLos Angeles Chargers
Joe Alt to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsJake SlaughterLos Angeles Chargers
Jake Slaughter to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Depth Chart CallsCole StrangeLos Angeles Chargers
Cole Strange to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Nate Gosney · Trade and Signing Calls · Daiyan Henley · Miss 0
After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season.Kevin Wildes · Game Outcome Picks · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Wildes used their upset alert on the winless Chargers to beat the Rams.Greg Auman · Score Predictions · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 21
Auman predicts an all-Los Angeles Super Bowl with the Chargers beating the Rams 24-21.Nick Wright · Game Outcome Picks · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Nick Wright ran through their projected 2025 records for all 16 AFC teams, calling Baltimore a 13-win regular-season juggernaut, Houston a 12-win team with the league's best defense, and going under on the Jets, Bengals, Steelers and Chargers; they also picked the Chiefs' game-by-game schedule to 12-5 and said Buffalo wins the AFC East.Eric Mangini · Game Outcome Picks · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Mangini took the Titans to upset the Texans, and in the chips segment backed the Chargers to upset Denver, the Patriots over the Raiders, and the Rams over the Bills.
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