Nate Tice#17 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 22, 2026
In a snake draft of the NFL's best wide receivers for 2026, Nate Tice made the odd-numbered picks, starting with Justin Jefferson at No. 1 and finishing with Luther Burden at No. 31. They also predicted Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' quarterback competition, called Tee Higgins a high-end No. 2 and Courtland Sutton a high-end No. 2, and said the Cowboys have the league's best receiver trio.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm going number one, Justin Jefferson.
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- NFL Daily 32: Ranking Wide Receivers
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- 1Position Group Rankings“if you go down to three guys, I think the Cowboys have the best trio”
- 2Courtland Sutton to be 2nd on the depth chart“So now he's got Sutton, who again is more of a high high end two to me than than a true one”
- 3Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart“I know it's quote unquote quarterback competition, but I'm comfortable saying Kyler Murray will win it.”
- 4Tee Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart“we're kind of talking like a guy that's essentially a low end one, and really but in his role though he's a high end two. I'm gonna go with T Higgins”
- 5Top Player Lists“Nate Tice's picks in the NFL Daily 32 wide receiver draft for 2026: Justin Jefferson (1), Pooka Nakua (3), Nico Collins (5), Amon Ra Saint Brown (7), AJ Brown (9), Teto McMillan (11), Chris Olave (13), T Higgins (15), Jalen Waddle (17), Mecca Buka (19), DeVante Adams (21), Roman Dunes (23), Christian Watson (25), DJ Moore (27), Alec Pierce (29), Luther Burden (31)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “if you go down to three guys, I think the Cowboys have the best…”1 | Position Group Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Courtland Sutton to be 2nd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tee Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Nate Tice's picks in the NFL Daily 32 wide receiver draft for…”5 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls, 1 position group ranking and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 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
Kyler Murray · 2026 season29 calls from 22 pundits between 1 and 2. Nate Tice said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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“if you go down to three guys, I think the Cowboys have the best trio”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsCourtland SuttonDenver Broncos
Courtland Sutton to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota Vikings
Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsTee HigginsCincinnati Bengals
Tee Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Nate Tice's picks in the NFL Daily 32 wide receiver draft for 2026: Justin Jefferson (1), Pooka Nakua (3), Nico Collins (5), Amon Ra Saint Brown (7), AJ Brown (9), Teto McMillan (11), Chris Olave (13), T Higgins (15), Jalen Waddle (17), Mecca Buka (19), DeVante Adams (21), Roman Dunes (23), Christian Watson (25), DJ Moore (27), Alec Pierce (29), Luther Burden (31)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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