Jake Ciely#20 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 22, 2026
Sealey gave their early 2026 quarterback ranks — Allen, Lamar, May and Daniels as their top four, Joe Burrow sixth, Daniel Jones 17th, Justin Herbert 10th, C.J. Stroud 25th and Sam Darnold 26th — plus tight ends with Isaiah Likely 13th and Dalton Kincaid down at 16.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI have Alan Lamar May Daniels as my top four.
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- SaidFeb 22
- GradedAug 7
- 1Fantasy Rankings“I have Alan Lamar May Daniels as my top four... So he's at six [Burrow]... you've got him at ten [Herbert]... c J. Stroud is at ECR of twenty but you've got him at twenty five... JKM at twenty six [Darnold]... You have n't at seventeen [Daniel Jones]”
- 2Fantasy Rankings“Dalton Kinkaid is number nine on this list, but jake them outside of the top twelve at sixteen... Jake, you've got him at tight end thirteen [Likely]”
- 3Isaiah Likely to be 1st on the depth chart“Because Isaiah Likely is going to a team where he's going to be the lead option... he's going to go to a team because he's a free agent. Somebody's going to pay through the nose for him”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “I have Alan Lamar May Daniels as my top four... So he's at six…”1 | Fantasy Rankings | — | 62.5 | 50 | +12.5 | |
| “Dalton Kinkaid is number nine on this list, but jake them…”2 | Fantasy Rankings | — | 0 | 50 | −50 | |
| Isaiah Likely to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 2 | 91.67 | 100 | −8.33 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled | 51.4 | 66.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 2 fantasy rankings and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 3 have settled, averaging 51.4 out of 100, against 66.7 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.
“I have Alan Lamar May Daniels as my top four... So he's at six [Burrow]... you've got him at ten [Herbert]... c J. Stroud is at ECR of twenty but you've got him at twenty five... JKM at twenty six [Darnold]... You have n't at seventeen [Daniel Jones]”
VerdictClose62.5Close · naive 5062.5this call−50a naive guess=12.5better than naive×1difficulty=+12.5skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 12.5
- placed:
- 9
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 9
- accuracy:
- 62.5
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 9: 62.5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 0
“Dalton Kinkaid is number nine on this list, but jake them outside of the top twelve at sixteen... Jake, you've got him at tight end thirteen [Likely]”
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 500this call−50a naive guess=−50worse than naive×1difficulty=−50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- −50
- placed:
- 2
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 2
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- TE 2: 0
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Depth Chart CallsIsaiah Likely
Isaiah Likely to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 2called No. 1 · by receptions91.67Hit · naive 10091.67this call−100a naive guess=−8.33worse than naive×1difficulty=−8.33skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- BAL
- skill:
- −8.33
- player:
- Isaiah Likely
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- TE
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- receptions
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
51.4naive 66.7
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