Grant ChachereAug 7, 2026
Chachere describes the Saints' settled depth chart entering the preseason: Tyler Shough as the starting quarterback, with Chris Olave and rookie Jordan Tyson holding the top two receiver spots while Vele, Lance and Brown fight for the WR3 job.
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What Grant Chachere said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromAs it stands, $132 million man Chris Olave and first-round draft choice Jordan Tyson have seemingly locked up the first two spots in the receiving corps.
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- Sports Illustrated
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- Saints Have One Position Battle Everyone Should Be Watching
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- 1Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart“With Tyler Shough holding down the starting quarterback role, Spencer Rattler and Zach Wilson are battling for the backup role.”
- 2Jordyn Tyson to be 2nd on the depth chart“As it stands, $132 million man Chris Olave and first-round draft choice Jordan Tyson have seemingly locked up the first two spots in the receiving corps. However, one spot remains open.”
- 3Chris Olave to be 1st on the depth chart“As it stands, $132 million man Chris Olave and first-round draft choice Jordan Tyson have seemingly locked up the first two spots in the receiving corps.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordyn Tyson to be 2nd on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Chris Olave to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Tyler Shough · 2026 season17 calls from 8 pundits between 1 and 1. Grant Chachere said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsTyler ShoughNew Orleans Saints
Tyler Shough to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsJordyn TysonNew Orleans Saints
Jordyn Tyson to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsChris OlaveNew Orleans Saints
Chris Olave to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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More depth chart calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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