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Jason La Canfora covers the NFL for Sports Illustrated, with recent work centered on the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns. La Canfora writes on trades, roster moves and player availability, tracking figures like Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Marlon Humphrey.
Across 11 graded calls in 8 articles, Jason La Canfora scores 50% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -46.42, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.
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Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 79 calls · one square per call
5hits45% of graded
6misses55%
68waitingnot graded yet
How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Jason La Canfora covers the NFL for Sports Illustrated, with recent work centered on the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns. La Canfora writes on trades, roster moves and player availability, tracking figures like Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Marlon Humphrey.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
11 graded calls in 8 articles, newest first. Every take from Jason La Canfora, including the ones still waiting →
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The same 87, by how often their calls landed, with no credit for difficulty.
Jason La Canfora isn’t ranked yet: a record is ranked from 10 graded articles, so a lucky first handful can’t top the table.
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Ravens
“The Baltimore Ravens are almost certain to lose Thursday night.”
Closing line (Nov 5): Jaguars by 8.5 · favorite pick, Jaguars about 4 in 5 (79%).
Baltimore Ravens to beat Browns
“this is also a football game Sunday at Cleveland that they should find a way to win... Here's how and why they should win this game.”
Closing line (Oct 18): Ravens by 3 · favorite pick, Ravens 60%.
Cleveland Browns to beat Ravens
“there is reason to believe the Browns (3-2) can hang around and put some pressure on the Ravens (4-1). And maybe even pull off the upset.”
Closing line (Oct 18): Ravens by 3 · underdog pick, Browns 40%.
Jacoby Brissett to move — “probably traded too if they can”
“who are trading receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and probably quarterback Jacoby Brissett too if they can and are tanking for 2027”
Tyler Loop to land on the practice squad
“This week, with limited practice time and a long flight and Jake Moody no longer on the practice squad means nothing will happen, but if you think the kicker issue is resolved you much only be watching this kid kick in a dome.”
Gerad Lichtenhan to land on the practice squad
“OT Gerad Lichtenhan — These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS”
Joe Fagnano to be cut
“With so many veteran QBs about to be cut, it would be pretty surprising if the Ravens weren’t able to usher him right back to their practice squad.”
Ethan Burke to land on the practice squad
“LB Dominic DeLuca/Ethan Burke — These are some interesting cases of youngsters I believe they will want to keep on the PS”
Joe Fagnano to land on the practice squad
“he has absolutely played his way on to the roster as at least a practice squad signee”
Keyon Martin to make the roster
“they love him on special teams he didn't get much work at all Saturday, which shows he's in great roster standing”
Marlon Humphrey to make the roster
“Moving Humphrey's contract is impossible, and keeping him on a pitch count and getting him through the season feels like a priority.”