Nathan Jahnke#72 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 24, 2026
PFF's fantasy preseason recap projects Tennessee's usage: Spears out-snapping Pollard with the starters and possibly leading the backfield in fantasy points, a set three-receiver depth chart of Ridley, Tate and Robinson, Helm as lead tight end but a fantasy avoid, and Arroyo stuck behind AJ Barner in Seattle.
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What Nathan Jahnke said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThere is a decent chance that Spears ends up leading this backfield in fantasy points.
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- NFL Preseason Week 2 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Seahawks-Titans
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- 1Tyjae Spears to be 1st on the depth chart“Tyjae Spears out-snaps Tony Pollard with the starters again: Pollard has started both games, but Spears has been on the field more frequently with Cam Ward this preseason.”
- 2Elic Ayomanor to be 4th on the depth chart“they have fallen behind Calvin Ridley, who spent most of last season injured, first-round rookie Carnell Tate and free-agent addition Wan'Dale Robinson. Ayomanor and Dike didn't see significant playing time until the fourth quarter”
- 3Elijah Arroyo to be 2nd on the depth chart“Arroyo was a second-round pick by the Seahawks last season but ultimately lost the starting job to AJ Barner... it's unlikely that Arroyo has another path to fantasy value this season.”
- 4Tony Pollard to be 2nd on the depth chart“Tyjae Spears out-snaps Tony Pollard with the starters again”
- 5Calvin Ridley to be 1st on the depth chart“For the first three drives, Ridley played X, Tate played Z and Robinson lined up in the slot.”
- 6Gunnar Helm to be 1st on the depth chart“While Helm is still expected to be the lead tight end, he will need more playing time to earn a higher target share than he has seen in the past.”
- 7AJ Barner to be 1st on the depth chart“Arroyo will be someone to pick up off the waiver wire if Barner suffers an injury”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyjae Spears to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Elic Ayomanor to be 4th on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Elijah Arroyo to be 2nd on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tony Pollard to be 2nd on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Calvin Ridley to be 1st on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Gunnar Helm to be 1st on the depth chart6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| AJ Barner to be 1st on the depth chart7 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 7 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
7 checkable claims — 7 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 6 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 4.
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
Tony Pollard · 2026 season20 calls from 10 pundits between 1 and 2. Nathan Jahnke said 2. 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 CallsTyjae SpearsTennessee Titans
Tyjae Spears to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsElic AyomanorTennessee Titans
Elic Ayomanor to be 4th on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsElijah ArroyoSeattle Seahawks
Elijah Arroyo to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsTony PollardTennessee Titans
Tony Pollard to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Depth Chart CallsCalvin RidleyTennessee Titans
Calvin Ridley to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Depth Chart CallsGunnar HelmTennessee Titans
Gunnar Helm to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Depth Chart CallsAJ BarnerSeattle Seahawks
AJ Barner 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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