Matt DerySep 4, 2026
Derry names Christian Mahogany and Tate Ratledge (along with DJ Reed and Jameson Williams, mentioned earlier) as Lions who could become first-time Pro Bowlers this season, and identifies Mahogany as the starting left guard and Ratledge as the right guard starter.
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What Matt Dery said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo DJ Reed, Jameson Williams, Christian Mahogany, and Tate Ratlidge. Four guys to start the list off that I think have potential to make the Pro Bowl for the first time.
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- BOLD PROJECTIONS: Detroit Lions Young Linemen TARGET First Pro Bowl NODS in 2026 SEASON
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- 1Tate Ratledge to make Pro Bowl“So DJ Reed, Jameson Williams, Christian Mahogany, and Tate Ratlidge. Four guys to start the list off that I think have potential to make the Pro Bowl for the first time”
- 2Tate Ratledge to be 1st on the depth chart“he's going to be a player that they're gonna stick it right guard, keep it right guard”
- 3Jameson Williams to make Pro Bowl“I said DJ Reed at five, Jameson Williams at four”
- 4Christian Mahogany to make Pro Bowl“So DJ Reed, Jameson Williams, Christian Mahogany, and Tate Ratlidge. Four guys to start the list off that I think have potential to make the Pro Bowl for the first time”
- 5Christian Mahogany to be 1st on the depth chart“has won the left guard spot ... entering a very big season for him, as the starting left guard”
- 6Juice Scruggs to be 1st on the depth chart“To start the season, you have Juice Scruggs, who's basically your backup center starting at center”
- 7Blake Miller to be 1st on the depth chart“Tate Ratledge and Blake Miller, the rookie right tackle out of Clemson”
- 8D.J. Reed to make Pro Bowl“I said DJ Reed at five, Jameson Williams at four”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Ratledge to make Pro Bowl1 | Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Tate Ratledge to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jameson Williams to make Pro Bowl3 | Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Christian Mahogany to make Pro Bowl4 | Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Christian Mahogany to be 1st on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Juice Scruggs to be 1st on the depth chart6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Blake Miller to be 1st on the depth chart7 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| D.J. Reed to make Pro Bowl8 | Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 4 depth chart calls and 4 pro bowl and all-pro calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 4 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
Blake Miller · 2026 season15 calls from 11 pundits between 1 and 1. Matt Dery 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.
1Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsTate RatledgeDetroit Lions
Tate Ratledge to make Pro Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsTate RatledgeDetroit Lions
Tate Ratledge to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsJameson WilliamsDetroit Lions
Jameson Williams to make Pro Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsChristian MahoganyDetroit Lions
Christian Mahogany to make Pro Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Depth Chart CallsChristian MahoganyDetroit Lions
Christian Mahogany to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Depth Chart CallsJuice ScruggsDetroit Lions
Juice Scruggs to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Depth Chart CallsBlake MillerDetroit Lions
Blake Miller to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsD.J. ReedDetroit Lions
D.J. Reed to make Pro Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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