Rob BushkaMay 12, 2026
Buschka expects the Rams to be picking late in the first round (somewhere from 28th to 32nd) in next year's draft, and floats Jordan breaking out as the Rams' No. 3 receiver rather than signing Stefon Diggs.
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What Rob Bushka said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIf you're in the window to win and we think we're gonna pick 28 to 32 next year
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- Locked On Rams (podcast)
- The episode
- RAMS SQUAD SHOW: EXPERTS rank our roster HIGHER than Seahawks + FAVORITES to TRADE for Maxx Crosby!
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- 1Jordan Whittington to be 3rd on the depth chart“Maybe this is a year Jordan has a breakout there as a number three guy”
- 2Los Angeles Rams to pick “28 to 32”“If you're in the window to win and we think we're gonna pick 28 to 32 next year, back to back ones don't make protected fine. Take my 31 next year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Whittington to be 3rd on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to pick “28 to 32”2 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 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 below 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 CallsJordan WhittingtonLos Angeles Rams
Jordan Whittington to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Team Draft Slot CallsLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to pick “28 to 32”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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