Pat Fitzmaurice· Aug 8, 2026
Fitzmorris is fading Rashee Rice's bullish projections given injury, suspension and the Chiefs' diminished passing game, ranks Tyler Shough as QB21, is coming back around on Harold Fannin Jr. as a high-end TE1, projects Carnell Tate for over 900 receiving yards, and expects Jonathan Brooks to pass Chuba Hubbard on the Panthers' depth chart.
“So I'm I'm fading the heck out of these Rashi Rice projections.”
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5 checkable claims — 2 positional finishes, 1 depth chart call, 1 fantasy bust call and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
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Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 1.
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Tyler Shough · 2026 season · positional finish7 calls from 5 pundits between 5 positional finish and 24 positional finish. Pat Fitzmaurice said 21 positional finish. the room's median is 12 positional finish. not settled yet
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Rashee Rice to fall short of his draft cost (ADP Wide Receiver eleven ... overall ADP twenty nine)
“So I'm I'm fading the heck out of these Rashi Rice projections. I just there's so many ways this could go wrong.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Tyler Shough to finish top 21 at his position, by fantasy points
“I've got Chuck at QB twenty one. ... I'm cautiously optimistic about Shuck, but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a little bit of statistical recoil in his second season.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Harold Fannin Jr. to finish top ? at his position, by fantasy points
“There's a case that you know, he could be an upper half, upper half TE one, high end t E one”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Depth Chart CallsJonathon BrooksAug 8, 2026
Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart
“I'm bullish on Jonathan Brooks, so I'm cool with any optimistic projections on him. I do think he's going to pass ... Hubbard at some point”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Carnell Tate to record 900 receiving yards
“I have Colonel Tape for over nine hundred yards.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Jake ArthurScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Arthur expects a close Chiefs win on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead, predicting a final score of 27-23 for Kansas City.
- Zach HicksScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Hicks predicts a lower-scoring, field-goal-heavy game with the Chiefs beating the Colts 23-19, citing Indianapolis' red-zone success against Kansas City historically.
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps.
- Alain PoupartScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsClose · 74Previewing the Week 3 home opener, he predicted the Chiefs would comfortably beat the Dolphins, saying Miami's defense couldn't contain Kansas City and its offense wasn't ready for a shootout.
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- Pat GustavsonPositional Finishes · Bijan RobinsonClose · 75Gustafson picks the Patriots, Bills, Seahawks and Bears in the divisional round with a Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl, predicts Mike Tomlin and Matt LaFleur stay, Aaron Rodgers returns to Pittsburgh, and lays out his own coaching landing spots.
- JP AcostaPositional Finishes · Bijan RobinsonClose · 75JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named his own first-team All-Pro roster.
- Rich EisenPositional Finishes · George PickensHit · 100Eisen called the Rams-winning-it-all take an overreaction but expects Los Angeles to win the NFC West, said he doesn't see how Myles Garrett fails to win Defensive Player of the Year, and called George Pickens perhaps the third-best receiver in the NFL this season.
- Chad Ochocinco JohnsonPositional Finishes · Christian GonzalezMiss · 0Ochocinco says Christian Gonzalez belongs in the top-five DB conversation, believes Kyler Murray will be elsewhere next year, expects Chase to get a one-game suspension, backs Sam Darnold to bounce back, and floats Jaxon Smith-Njigba reaching 2,000 receiving yards. He also reminds listeners he called the Bears and Panthers as teams to watch before the season.