Nick RaducanuSep 23, 2026
Raducanu says Brock Bowers will return from their knee procedure to make their season debut in Week 3 against the Saints, that Ashton Jeanty stays a high-volume RB1 with Bowers back, and that Michael Mayer reverts to a block-heavy backup tight end role behind Bowers.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Nick Raducanu said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe dynamic back gets a noticeable efficiency bump and remains firmly entrenched as a high-volume RB1.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Brock Bowers Set to Make Season Debut in Week 3: Whose Fantasy Football Stock is Ready to Soar?
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- 1Ashton Jeanty to finish RB1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points“The dynamic back gets a noticeable efficiency bump and remains firmly entrenched as a high-volume RB1.”
- 2Availability Calls“Bowers is set to make his highly anticipated season debut this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. ... Week 3”
- 3Michael Mayer to be 2nd on the depth chart“Mayer slides back into a block-heavy inline role and two-tight-end set package.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Jeanty to finish RB1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| “Bowers is set to make his highly anticipated season debut this…”2 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Michael Mayer to be 2nd on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 depth chart call and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
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
Michael Mayer · 2026 season8 calls from 7 pundits between 1 and 2. Nick Raducanu said 2. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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1Positional FinishesAshton JeantyLas Vegas Raiders
Ashton Jeanty to finish RB1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Availability CallsBrock BowersLas Vegas Raiders
“Bowers is set to make his highly anticipated season debut this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. ... Week 3”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsMichael MayerLas Vegas Raiders
Michael Mayer to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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