Rich Hribar#24 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 7, 2026
In their Week 1 Seahawks-Patriots fantasy preview, Hribar assigns weekly fantasy tiers to the key players: Darnold as a QB2, Jadarian Price as a volatile RB2/FLEX, A.J. Brown as a WR2 start, Romeo Doubs a WR4/FLEX, Rashid Shaheed a WR5/FLEX, and both Hunter Henry and A.J. Barner as touchdown-dependent TE2s. They also expect Jaxon Smith-Njigba to again lead Seattle in targets and sees Rhamondre Stevenson opening the year with the Patriots backfield largely to themselves.
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What Rich Hribar said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromDarnold did miss some potential chunk plays in the Super Bowl, but he still ultimately only posted 12.6 points, leaving Darnold as a QB2 option in the opener.
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- Sharp Football Analysis
- The piece
- Seahawks vs. Patriots Fantasy Football Worksheet, Week 1
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- 1Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart“We still fully expect Smith-Njigba to lead Seattle in targets and for this passing game to run through him again”
- 2Jared Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart“With Garrett Bradbury traded and the addition of Alijah Vera-Tucker , Jared Wilson can now slide into the center spot for his second season.”
- 3Josh Jobe to be 1st on the depth chart“Josh Jobe and Ty Okada will be sliding into primary roles in the secondary.”
- 4Ty Okada to be 1st on the depth chart“Josh Jobe and Ty Okada will be sliding into primary roles in the secondary.”
- 5Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart“things are trending towards Stevenson opening the season with the backfield largely to himself”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jared Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Josh Jobe to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Ty Okada to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 5 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 5 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Rhamondre Stevenson · 2026 season22 calls from 12 pundits between 1 and 2. Rich Hribar said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Depth Chart CallsJaxon Smith-NjigbaSeattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsJared WilsonNew England Patriots
Jared Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsJosh JobeSeattle Seahawks
Josh Jobe to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsTy OkadaSeattle Seahawks
Ty Okada to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Depth Chart CallsRhamondre StevensonNew England Patriots
Rhamondre Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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