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Jay MorrisonAug 10, 2026

Morrison writes that DJ Ivey's camp performance makes them a certainty to make Cincinnati's 53-man roster for a fourth straight season, and that they'll serve as the first outside cornerback off the bench and a tight-end coverage specialist in 2026.

Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original

1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 1 waiting

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 2Settled1 still waiting

1Waitingnot graded yet

What Jay Morrison said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

That means Ivey is a lock to make the 53-man roster for the fourth consecutive season.

Jay Morrison, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was published: Sports Illustrated
The piece: Bengals Cornerback DJ Ivey Proving He's Worthy of a Bigger Role - Just Ask Tee Higgins
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SaidAug 10
GradedSep 25

1D.J. Ivey to make the roster“The tape doesn’t lie, and neither do the reps. That means Ivey is a lock to make the 53-man roster for the fourth consecutive season.”
2D.J. Ivey to be 2nd on the depth chart“But Ivey is carving out a role not only as the first outside corner off the bench, but as a specialist in covering tight ends.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Verdict	Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
	D.J. Ivey to make the roster¹	Roster Spot Calls	3 weeks on a 53	100	100	0
	D.J. Ivey to be 2nd on the depth chart²	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
	2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting			100	100

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot 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.

1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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.

1Roster Spot Calls D.J. Ivey Cincinnati Bengals
D.J. Ivey to make the roster
What happened3 weeks on a 53
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
club:
CIN
skill:
0
player:
D.J. Ivey
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this is wrong?
2Depth Chart Calls D.J. Ivey Cincinnati Bengals
D.J. Ivey to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

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