Tom Strachan· Jul 4, 2026
Strachan is high on Zay Flowers as a touchdown-regression candidate, ranking him ahead of consensus as a top-30 overall player and WR13, and also touts Tucker Kraft, Makayle Lemon, Josh Downs, Tyler Allgeier and Dylan Sampson as values, while sitting slightly lower than Murphitt on Kyren Williams.
“He's my twenty eighth player overall compared to the ECR of thirty four, and he's my wife's sue thirteen.”
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7 checkable claims — 5 sleeper calls and 2 positional finishes — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 12 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 above the rest of the room on every one.
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Zay Flowers · 2026 season · positional finish3 calls from 3 pundits between 5 positional finish and 24 positional finish. Tom Strachan said 13 positional finish. the room's median is 10 positional finish. not settled yet
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7 checkable claims in this take
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- Sleeper CallsMakai LemonPhiladelphia EaglesJul 4, 2026
Makai Lemon to outplay his draft cost (ECR of ninety three)
“getting him all the way down like ECR of ninety three, I think I've got him eighty second overall”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsJosh DownsIndianapolis ColtsJul 4, 2026
Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost (ECR one to thirteen)
“Josh Downs has been one of the easiest buyers of the off season ever since that move for Michael Pittman... Now you remove Michael Pittman from that offense opens up a lot more tigits.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsZay FlowersBaltimore RavensJul 4, 2026
Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (ECR of thirty four)
“He's my twenty eighth player overall compared to the ECR of thirty four, and he's my wife's sue thirteen.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsTyler AllgeierArizona CardinalsJul 4, 2026
Tyler Allgeier to outplay his draft cost (ECR one thirty three)
“I don't think that we should assume Tyler Alger can't have good fantasy value or at least really strong contingent value behind Jeremiah Love... I'm not ready to give up on Tyler Algier.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Zay Flowers to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points
“he's my wife's sue thirteen [WR13]”
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Kyren Williams to finish top 15 at his position, by fantasy points
“Yeah, I've got Karen Williams at RB fifteen.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsTucker KraftGreen Bay PackersJul 4, 2026
Tucker Kraft to outplay his draft cost (ECR sixty five)
“ECR sixty five usually about in ADP. The fifth tight end coming off the board. It's Tucker Craft... And the moment that Tucker Craft is clear... his ADP's absolutely taken at least around jump.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Baltimore RavensHit · 98Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 10Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle.
- Matt HarmonGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsHit · 100Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.
More sleeper calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Derek BrownSleeper Calls · Travis HunterHit · 100Derek Brown ("Debro") laid out a slate of wide receiver breakouts — Ricky Pearsall, Jalen Coker, Egbuka, Jalen Waddle, Joshua Palmer, George Pickens, DeVonta Smith and Travis Hunter — while fading Xavier Worthy, Tyreek Hill and the cheap Cleveland/late-round types, and gave his own rankings well ahead of ADP for several of them.
- Ryan WormeliSleeper Calls · Ricky PearsallHit · 100Host Ryan Warmley endorsed Ricky Pearsall as a bet worth making and put his rookie-receiver capital in Tetairoa McMillan, while fading Zay Flowers at his cost and opting out of Marvin Harrison Jr.
- Pat FitzmauriceSleeper Calls · Rashee RiceMiss · 0Pat Fitzmaurice gave draft-or-pass calls: reluctant drafts on Christian McCaffrey, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan (his WR16), Rashee Rice at a ninth-round price, Austin Ekeler, Chris Rodriguez, Chris Olave, Drake Maye (his QB8) and Tyler Warren, with passes on Breece Hall, Joe Mixon, Croskey-Merritt, Tyreek Hill, Travis Hunter, the Rams receivers and Justin Fields.
- Joe PisapiaSleeper Calls · Tyreek HillMiss · 0Joey P (Joe Pisapia) played draft-or-pass on 2025 fantasy values: he passed on Christian McCaffrey at pick 7, Breece Hall, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Travis Hunter and Chris Olave, while drafting RJ Harvey, Tyreek Hill, Tetairoa McMillan, Puka Nacua, Tyler Warren and a late-round Joe Mixon.
- Chris WelshSleeper Calls · Tetairoa McMillanHit · 100Welsh drafted Christian McCaffrey, Breece Hall, RJ Harvey, Tetairoa McMillan, Travis Hunter, the Rams and Saints receivers, Justin Fields (a top-10 QB), Drake Maye (QB10-14), Travis Kelce and Tyler Warren, while passing on Joe Mixon, the Commanders backfield, Tyreek Hill, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy.
- Ryan WormeliSleeper Calls · Tetairoa McMillanHit · 100Hosting the segment, Warmley backed Bryce Young to finish better than his QB22 consensus ranking, endorsed Cedric Tillman as a late-round target, and said Tetairoa McMillan will be a top-15 fantasy receiver this season.