Lance Zierlein#11 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 2, 2025
Lance says they do not see Riley Leonard as a starter, expects Jayden Higgins to be a second-round receiver, and believes Dominic Lovett can become a starting slot receiver.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromNOW i don't see a starter personally With Riley. LEONARD
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- 2025 NFL Combine Recap: QBs, WRs, and RBs
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- SaidMar 2, 2025
- GradedAug 5, 2026
- 1Dominic Lovett to be 1st on the depth chart“BUT i Think Love it has a chance to be a really, fun under the radar starting. SLOT”
- 2Jayden Higgins to be picked “in the second, round”“because a discount tech tech McMillan's going to Be Jadan higgin in the second, round”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Lovett to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 6 | 58.33 | 66.67 | −16.67 | |
| Jayden Higgins to be picked “in the second, round”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 close call · 1 waiting | 58.3 | 66.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 58.3 out of 100, against 66.7 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.
Their call against what happened
Their call against what actually happened.
1Depth Chart CallsDominic Lovett
Dominic Lovett to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 6called No. 1 · by receptions58.33Close · naive 66.6758.33this call−66.67a naive guess=−8.34worse than naive×2difficulty=−16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- DET
- skill:
- −16.67
- player:
- Dominic Lovett
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 58.33
- baseline:
- 66.67
- position:
- WR
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 6
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- receptions
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Mock Draft PicksJayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins to be picked “in the second, round”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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More depth chart calls
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