Patricia Traina#84 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 5, 2026
Traina projects the Giants' Week 1 inactive list: Darius Slayton, Thomas Fidone II, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Elijah Campbell, J.C. Davis and Bobby Jamison-Travis, with Braxton Berrios elevated from the practice squad.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Patricia Traina said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBecause we project that receiver Braxton Berrios will be elevated from the practice squad, the Giants would only need to have six players inactive.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Giants Week 1 Inactives: Early Predictions Include Injured RB, Trade Candidate WR
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
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- SaidSep 5
- GradedSep 25
- 1Braxton Berrios to land on the practice squad“Because we project that receiver Braxton Berrios will be elevated from the practice squad, the Giants would only need to have six players inactive.”
- 2Thomas Fidone II — “Week 1 inactive”“TE Thomas Fidone II — The Giants aren’t dressing four tight ends and a fullback. Fidone becomes the odd man out in this case.”
- 3J.C. Davis — “Week 1 inactive”“OT J.C. Davis — the Giants are not likely to carry a fourth offensive tackle”
- 4Darius Slayton — “Week 1 inactive”“WR Darius Slayton ... There’s no need to dress Slayton ... for the game”
- 5Elijah Campbell — “Week 1 inactive”“DB Elijah Campbell ... I can’t see how the Giants would keep both him and Elijah Campbell active.”
- 6Tyrone Tracy Jr. — “Week 1 inactive”“RB Tyrone Tracy, Jr. The odds of the Giants keeping four running backs active for Sunday night really don’t make sense.”
- 7Bobby Jamison-Travis — “Week 1 inactive”“DL Bobby Jamison-Travis — the young draft pick needs a little more time to develop his skills to be fully competitive at this level.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Berrios to land on the practice squad1 | Roster Spot Calls | 2 weeks on a 53 | 0 | 100 | −200 | |
| Thomas Fidone II — “Week 1 inactive”2 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| J.C. Davis — “Week 1 inactive”3 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Darius Slayton — “Week 1 inactive”4 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Elijah Campbell — “Week 1 inactive”5 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. — “Week 1 inactive”6 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Bobby Jamison-Travis — “Week 1 inactive”7 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 1 miss · 6 waiting | 0 | 100 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive7 checkable claims — 7 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 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.
1Roster Spot CallsBraxton BerriosNew York Giants
Braxton Berrios to land on the practice squad
What happened2 weeks on a 530Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×2difficulty=−200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- NYG
- skill:
- −200
- player:
- Braxton Berrios
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 1
2Roster Spot CallsThomas Fidone IINew York Giants
Thomas Fidone II — “Week 1 inactive”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Roster Spot CallsJ.C. DavisNew York Giants
J.C. Davis — “Week 1 inactive”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Roster Spot CallsDarius SlaytonNew York Giants
Darius Slayton — “Week 1 inactive”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Roster Spot CallsElijah CampbellNew York Giants
Elijah Campbell — “Week 1 inactive”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Roster Spot CallsTyrone Tracy Jr.New York Giants
Tyrone Tracy Jr. — “Week 1 inactive”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Roster Spot CallsBobby Jamison-TravisNew York Giants
Bobby Jamison-Travis — “Week 1 inactive”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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