Shaun CalderonNov 2, 2026
Calderon projects the trade market for several Titans ahead of the deadline: Tony Pollard fetching at least a fifth-round pick, Amani Hooker bringing a fourth or even a conditional third, Jacob Martin drawing a mid-to-late Day 3 pick, Calvin Ridley moving for a late Day 3 pick, and Alontae Taylor more likely to stay in Tennessee.
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What Shaun Calderon said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBut considering how important Pollard is for Ward, I think it’ll take at least a fifth round pick to lure him away.
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- Titans' Trade Stock Hits a New High With Multiple Players After Loss to Bengals in Week 8
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- 1Jacob Martin to move — “a team offer a mid-to-late day three pick to try to take him away”“with his value being as high as it is, it wouldn’t shock me to see a team offer a mid-to-late day three pick to try to take him away.”
- 2Amani Hooker to move — “would likely fetch a fourth-round pick in return”“At this rate, Hooker would likely fetch a fourth-round pick in return, and if it turns into a bidding war between multiple teams, you could even see a team possibly go as far as offering a conditional third-rounder to secure his services.”
- 3Calvin Ridley to move — “a late day-three pick could probably get it done”“I don’t think this one would take much; a late day-three pick could probably get it done.”
- 4Tony Pollard to move — “traded for at least a fifth round pick”“But considering how important Pollard is for Ward, I think it’ll take at least a fifth round pick to lure him away.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Martin to move — “a team offer a mid-to-late day three pick to try to take him away”1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Amani Hooker to move — “would likely fetch a fourth-round pick in return”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Calvin Ridley to move — “a late day-three pick could probably get it done”3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tony Pollard to move — “traded for at least a fifth round pick”4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 4 trade and signing calls — 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.
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 CallsJacob Martin
Jacob Martin to move — “a team offer a mid-to-late day three pick to try to take him away”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsAmani Hooker
Amani Hooker to move — “would likely fetch a fourth-round pick in return”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsCalvin Ridley
Calvin Ridley to move — “a late day-three pick could probably get it done”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsTony Pollard
Tony Pollard to move — “traded for at least a fifth round pick”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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