Damar Hamlin

SAF · Pittsburgh

7 checkable claims from 3 pundits. These are other people’s predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

What pundits expect · 2

Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.

Damar Hamlin to be 2nd on the depth chartRandy Gurzi · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026
Damar Hamlin to be 4th on the depth chartRalph Ventre · for 2026 · said Aug 27, 2026

Settled · 5

Damar Hamlin to make the rosterRandy Gurzi · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026
“Safety (5) ... Damar Hamlin”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Damar Hamlin
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
Damar Hamlin to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026
“I think he makes it over Gino Stone.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Damar Hamlin
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:
Damar Hamlin to make the rosterRalph Ventre · for 2026 · said Aug 27, 2026
“his experience has paid dividends this summer, and he's trending toward earning one of four safety spots.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Damar Hamlin
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
Damar Hamlin to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said Jul 24, 2026
“Lamar Hamlin doesn't make it, and, neither does Wanda Owens.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
-200
player:
Damar Hamlin
season:
2026
claimed:
he does not make the 53
accuracy:
0
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:
Damar Hamlin to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said May 1, 2026
“So that does mean that Geno Stone doesn't make it, DeMar Hamlin doesn't make it, and Wanda Owens doesn't make it.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
-200
player:
Damar Hamlin
season:
2026
claimed:
he does not make the 53
accuracy:
0
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

Settled · 5

Damar Hamlin to make the rosterRandy Gurzi · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026

“Safety (5) ... Damar Hamlin”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: BUF
skill:: 0
player:: Damar Hamlin
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

Damar Hamlin to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026

“I think he makes it over Gino Stone.”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: BUF
skill:: 0
player:: Damar Hamlin
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:

Damar Hamlin to make the rosterRalph Ventre · for 2026 · said Aug 27, 2026

“his experience has paid dividends this summer, and he's trending toward earning one of four safety spots.”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: BUF
skill:: 0
player:: Damar Hamlin
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

Damar Hamlin to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said Jul 24, 2026

“Lamar Hamlin doesn't make it, and, neither does Wanda Owens.”

Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill

How this was scored

club:: BUF
skill:: -200
player:: Damar Hamlin
season:: 2026
claimed:: he does not make the 53
accuracy:: 0
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:

Damar Hamlin to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said May 1, 2026

“So that does mean that Geno Stone doesn't make it, DeMar Hamlin doesn't make it, and Wanda Owens doesn't make it.”

Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill

How this was scored

club:: BUF
skill:: -200
player:: Damar Hamlin
season:: 2026
claimed:: he does not make the 53
accuracy:: 0
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