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Grant CohnAug 11, 2026

After a joint practice with the Titans, Cohn predicted rookie-style hybrid linebacker Jaden Dugger could win a starting job immediately in the 49ers' five-man front look, and that Carver Willis would end the season as San Francisco's starting left guard over veteran stopgap Robert Jones.

Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original

Waiting2 calls, none settled yet
—Average accuracynothing settled yet
—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
0 of 2Settled2 still waiting
2Waitingnot graded yet

What Grant Cohn said

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I expect Willis will finish the season as the starting left guard, because the current starter is Robert Jones, and he's a veteran stopgap who won't be on the team next year.
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The Good and Not So Good from 49ers-Titans Practice: Stribling Outplays Tate
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  1. 1Carver Willis to be 1st on the depth chart“I expect Willis will finish the season as the starting left guard, because the current starter is Robert Jones, and he's a veteran stopgap who won't be on the team next year.”
  2. 2Jaden Dugger to be 1st on the depth chart“and Dugger is the key to it, because he's built like a defensive end, and yet he played safety in college, so he's a hybrid player... He just might start right away.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Carver Willis to be 1st on the depth chart1Depth Chart Calls————
Jaden Dugger to be 1st on the depth chart2Depth Chart Calls————
2 calls · 2 waiting——

How each call scored

2 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.

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Where this call stands in the room

Carver Willis · 2026 season

6 calls from 3 pundits between 1 and 1. Grant Cohn said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet

Grant Cohn — 1the room — 6 calls from 3 punditsmedian 1

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Their call against the room

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Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.

  1. 1Depth Chart CallsCarver WillisSan Francisco 49ers

    Carver Willis to be 1st on the depth chart

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  2. 2Depth Chart CallsJaden DuggerSan Francisco 49ers

    Jaden Dugger to be 1st on the depth chart

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