John ShipleyOct 23, 2026
Shipley argues that Anton Harrison's season-ending ACL injury reshuffles the Jaguars' offensive line: Daniel Faalele becomes the eighth lineman and will be active but not a starter, Walker Little takes over as starting left tackle, Patrick Mekari returns from IR as the swing tackle depth option, and Wyatt Milum is now a snap away from being the starting right tackle. They also suggest Harrison's contract situation with Jacksonville is now clouded heading into 2027.
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What John Shipley said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMilum went from a luxury player to a critical part of the depth chart now that Harrison is sidelined for the rest of 2026.
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- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Anton Harrison's Injury Could Have Major Repercussions for These 4 Jaguars
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- 1Wyatt Milum to be 2nd on the depth chart“he now looks like he is one snap away from likely becoming the Jaguars' starting right tackle”
- 2Daniel Faalele to be 8th on the depth chart“With Harrison out, Faalele now becomes OL8. Does this mean Faalele is set to enter the Jaguars' starting lineup soon post-bye? No, not really. But he will at the very least be active”
- 3Availability Calls“Harrison will of course return in 2027, but he will be coming off an ACL injury”
- 4Daniel Faalele — “will at the very least be active on game day”“But he will at the very least be active and be closer to stepping onto the field than he was before.”
- 5Availability Calls“he could give them some very real offensive line depth when he is off injured reserve, especially in the context of the Jaguars' swing tackle spot”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Milum to be 2nd on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Daniel Faalele to be 8th on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Harrison will of course return in 2027, but he will be coming…”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Daniel Faalele — “will at the very least be active on game day”4 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “he could give them some very real offensive line depth when he…”5 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 2 availability calls, 2 depth chart calls and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 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.
1Depth Chart CallsWyatt MilumJacksonville Jaguars
Wyatt Milum to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsDaniel FaaleleJacksonville Jaguars
Daniel Faalele to be 8th on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsAnton HarrisonJacksonville Jaguars
“Harrison will of course return in 2027, but he will be coming off an ACL injury”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Roster Spot CallsDaniel FaaleleJacksonville Jaguars
Daniel Faalele — “will at the very least be active on game day”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Availability CallsPatrick MekariJacksonville Jaguars
“he could give them some very real offensive line depth when he is off injured reserve, especially in the context of the Jaguars' swing tackle spot”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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