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Jared Koch#1 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 8, 2026

Koch expects newly signed receiver Bryce Oliver to serve mainly as a special teams contributor in Houston, sitting behind the team's established receivers on the depth chart, and predicts Tank Dell will be added back to the receiver room in the coming weeks.

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Waiting2 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 2Settled2 still waiting

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Now, that total rises to six, and feels like a sign that the former Titans wideout will be primarily commanding special teams duties.

Jared Koch, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was published: Sports Illustrated
The piece: Texans Sign Former Titans WR to Roster Just Before Week 5 Matchup
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1Bryce Oliver to be 6th on the depth chart“The Texans already have a solid dose of receivers on the roster due for their respective reps on the offensive side: Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel, and Kayshon Boutte easily rise above him, and maybe even Jared Wayne.”
2Tank Dell — “returns from injured reserve to the active roster in the coming weeks”“He's officially seen his 21-day return window activated from injured reserve, hinting at Houston's wide receiver room will likely have another target to roster here in the coming weeks.”

Box score

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Verdict	Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
	Bryce Oliver to be 6th on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
	Tank Dell — “returns from injured reserve to the active roster in the coming weeks”²	Roster Spot Calls	—	—	—	—
	2 calls · 2 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot 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.

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.

1Depth Chart Calls Bryce Oliver Houston Texans
Bryce Oliver to be 6th on the depth chart
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2Roster Spot Calls Tank Dell Houston Texans
Tank Dell — “returns from injured reserve to the active roster in the coming weeks”
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