Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 6, 2026
Fitzmaurice expects Jordan Mason to be Minnesota's lead back and a draft steal, backs Christian Watson, Makai Lemon, Jonah Coleman, Harold Fannin and Brock Bowers as undervalued, and calls Jared Goff their favorite late quarterback target.
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What Pat Fitzmaurice said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo I do think Mason is going to be the guy and I've like sort of vaulted him up my rankings to the point where I think he's, uh, really, he's been a draft steal.
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- FantasyPros - 10 Fantasy Football Questions That Will Define 2026: Sleepers, Breakouts & Draft Values (Ep. 2173)
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- 1Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (An 11th round pick in real time ADP)“It's Jared Goff... So I love Goff. And, you know, you bypass a quarterback... to load up on other positions in the early rounds and then just take a steady quarterback.”
- 2Jordan Mason to outplay his draft cost (he's being ranked as an RB4)“he's been a draft steal because like, I know even in the week one rankings, like people have him in like RB4 range... And he's being ranked as an RB4.”
- 3Jordan Mason to be 1st on the depth chart“the drum beat got louder and louder that he was maybe going to be the lead guy in Minnesota... So I do think Mason is going to be the guy”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (An 11th round pick in real time ADP)1 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordan Mason to outplay his draft cost (he's being ranked as an RB4)2 | Sleeper Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordan Mason to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 sleeper calls and 1 depth chart call — 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 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Jordan Mason · 2026 season8 calls from 7 pundits between 1 and 2. Pat Fitzmaurice said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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1Sleeper CallsJared GoffDetroit Lions
Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (An 11th round pick in real time ADP)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Sleeper CallsJordan MasonMinnesota Vikings
Jordan Mason to outplay his draft cost (he's being ranked as an RB4)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsJordan MasonMinnesota Vikings
Jordan Mason to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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