Pat Fitzmaurice· Nov 28, 2025
Fitzmorris backed Jacoby Brissett's passing volume with a QB11 ranking, dropped Brock Purdy to QB18 in a bad Cleveland spot, ranked Mark Andrews as a top-six tight end against the Bengals, and cooled on Colston Loveland at TE17 versus Philadelphia.
“So brock Perty is going to be my quarterback eighteen.”
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It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 37.5 out of 100, against 22.9 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Positional FinishesBrock PurdyNov 28, 2025
Brock Purdy to finish top 18 at his position, by fantasy points
“Right now, I've got Purty at quarterback seventeen... So brock Perty is going to be my quarterback eighteen.”
Close · 58Scored 58.33a naive guess scored 16.67+55.42 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 55.42
- player:
- Brock Purdy
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 58.33
- baseline:
- 16.67
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 13
- actual finish:
- 23
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 18
Jacoby Brissett to finish top 11 at his position, by fantasy points
“So I'm feeling pretty good about Jacoby Brissett, mostly because of the passing volume. I've got him one spot behind bow Nicks... You guys have him both. It looks like at eleven.”
Close · 58Scored 58.33a naive guess scored 0+77.58 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 77.58
- player:
- Jacoby Brissett
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 58.33
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 46
- actual finish:
- 16
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 11
- Positional FinishesColston LovelandChicago BearsNov 28, 2025
Colston Loveland to finish top 17 at his position, by fantasy points
“He comes in at sixteen. You guys both have him at seventeen fits... So I think this is kind of a week to cool your heels on Colston Lovelin.”
Miss · 33Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 75-55.42 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -55.42
- player:
- Colston Loveland
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 33.33
- baseline:
- 75
- position:
- TE
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — the startable tier at TE
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 12
- actual finish:
- 9
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 17
- Positional FinishesMark AndrewsBaltimore RavensNov 28, 2025
Mark Andrews to finish top 6 at his position, by fantasy points
“Yep, tight end six? I mean everyone just rocks the Bengals.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Mark Andrews
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- TE
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 4
- actual finish:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 6
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