Andrew Erickson#30 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 22, 2026
Erickson laid out their own early 2026 quarterback and tight end ranks — Justin Herbert QB6, Jalen Hurts QB9, Jordan Love QB13, Baker Mayfield QB14, Kyler Murray QB19, Sam Darnold QB23; Tucker Kraft TE8, Isaiah Likely TE12, Ronde Gadsden TE13 — and predicted Kyler Murray starts somewhere in 2026 and Mike Evans stays in Tampa Bay.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromThat's why I have Jalen Hurts ranked as QB nine.
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- SaidFeb 22
- GradedAug 7
- 1Fantasy Rankings“his tight end ten in the ECR, but you've got him all the way at thirteen [Gadsden]... expert concetsus asm at five. But Andrew, you got him only at eight [Kraft]... So Andrew, you've got him a tight end twelve [Likely]”
- 2Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart“he's gonna be starting quarterback where I don't know, but it's gonna be somewhere... But I'm confident he's going to start somewhere.”
- 3Fantasy Rankings“So that's why I have Jalen Hurts ranked as QB nine... So that's why I have him QB six [Herbert]... you've got him at QB thirteen [Love]... he is ECR of eighteen, but you've got him at fourteen [Mayfield]... you've got him at nineteen [Murray]... Andrew, you have him at twenty three [Darnold]”
- 4Mike Evans to move to Tampa Bay Buccaneers“I still think Mike Evans is a lifer and true through to Tampa Bay.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “his tight end ten in the ECR, but you've got him all the way at…”1 | Fantasy Rankings | — | 75 | 50 | +25 | |
| Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 2 | 91.67 | 91.67 | 0 | |
| “So that's why I have Jalen Hurts ranked as QB nine... So that's…”3 | Fantasy Rankings | — | 82.86 | 50 | +32.86 | |
| Mike Evans to move to Tampa Bay Buccaneers4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 1 close call · 1 waiting | 83.2 | 63.9 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 fantasy rankings, 1 depth chart call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 83.2 out of 100, against 63.9 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.
“his tight end ten in the ECR, but you've got him all the way at thirteen [Gadsden]... expert concetsus asm at five. But Andrew, you got him only at eight [Kraft]... So Andrew, you've got him a tight end twelve [Likely]”
VerdictClose75Close · naive 5075this call−50a naive guess=25better than naive×1difficulty=+25skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 25
- placed:
- 3
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 3
- accuracy:
- 75
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- TE 3: 75
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Depth Chart CallsKyler Murray
Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 2called No. 1 · by passing yards91.67Hit · naive 91.6791.67this call−91.67a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- ARI
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Kyler Murray
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
“So that's why I have Jalen Hurts ranked as QB nine... So that's why I have him QB six [Herbert]... you've got him at QB thirteen [Love]... he is ECR of eighteen, but you've got him at fourteen [Mayfield]... you've got him at nineteen [Murray]... Andrew, you have him at twenty three [Darnold]”
VerdictHit82.86Hit · naive 5082.86this call−50a naive guess=32.86better than naive×1difficulty=+32.86skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- placed:
- 6
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 6
- accuracy:
- 82.86
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 6: 82.86
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 0
4Trade and Signing CallsMike EvansTampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Evans to move to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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
83.2naive 63.9
Who this take is about
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