# Jeremy Brener: Brener projects Seattle's wide receiver room to include Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed, Tory Horton, Jake Bobo and rookie Emmanuel Henderson Jr. on the 53-man roster, leaving Montorie Foster Jr. fighting for a spot despite a strong camp and preseason showing. **Claimed:** Aug 17, 2026 **Pundit:** Jeremy Brener — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeremy-brener **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi/montorie-foster-jr-preseason-td-adds-pressure-seattle-seahawks-roster-decisions 6 checkable claims — 6 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > The Seahawks already have Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed, Tory Horton, Jake Bobo and sixth-round rookie Emmanuel Henderson Jr. already on the projected roster. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Rashid Shaheed to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Rashid Shaheed, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Emmanuel Henderson to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Emmanuel Henderson, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cooper Kupp to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tory Horton to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Tory Horton, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jake Bobo to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Jake Bobo, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Rashid Shaheed — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/rashid-shaheed - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Emmanuel Henderson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/emmanuel-henderson - Cooper Kupp — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cooper-kupp - Tory Horton — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/tory-horton - Jake Bobo — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jake-bobo - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba ## What others said about the same people - Michael Hanich on Seattle Seahawks: Hanich argues the Week 2 road game at Arizona is not a true trap game, citing Seattle's long winning streak in the series, Mike Macdonald's preparation and injuries in the Cardinals' secondary, and rates his confidence in the Seahawks at 7. He also suggests safety Nick Emmanwori may miss a second straight game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/735e7874-81a3-4bde-8c8f-d718cadf6e33 (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on Seattle Seahawks: Prisco picks final scores for every Week 2 NFL game, with several teams that lost in Week 1 — the Chargers, Patriots, Cowboys, Packers and Rams — bouncing back, and the Bills outlasting the Lions in a shootout. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/29185ff4-dec4-498f-aa45-4ca2d72dcbe3 (scored 57.14) - Richard Sherman on Seattle Seahawks: Sherman ran through the entire Week 2 slate with winners and several exact final scores, picking Seattle, San Francisco, Buffalo, Houston, Chicago, New England, Jacksonville, Dallas, Kansas City, the Rams, Green Bay, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Carolina. He also called Fred Warner the league's best middle linebacker and floated Parker Washington as a top-five receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a2c5da4-3fba-43d7-82eb-dc25b81f245e (scored 69.05) - Colin Cowherd on Seattle Seahawks: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") gave his own Week 2 picks: Seattle, the Niners in dominant fashion, his Lions over Buffalo, Cincinnati 31-27 at Houston, Chicago, Pittsburgh 24-21 as a road upset, Jacksonville by at least a touchdown, Dallas 26-22, and Kansas City handily. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e7a2965-bd9c-4c78-81b8-cb9ff18f6520 (scored 100) - Connor J. Benintendi on Seattle Seahawks: Benintendi predicts Sam Darnold misses three more games with Drew Lock starting, and forecasts Seattle winning all three games — at Arizona, at Washington, and home vs. the Chargers — to reach 4-0 after Week 4. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0e6b315b-ea1c-4684-b910-a9bbfd08da47 (scored 52.38) - Brendon Nelson on Seattle Seahawks: Nelson expects Sam Darnold to miss the Cardinals game and likely the Commanders game, with Drew Lock starting in his place, and believes Seattle is good enough to beat both Arizona and Washington with Lock under center. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/469dc3bd-6091-4348-b19f-be27fb086457 (scored 100) ## More roster spot calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Doug Joubert on Kelvin Banks Jr.: Joubert grades the Saints' units after their win at Baltimore and predicts that left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. will be placed on injured reserve, with one of three practice-squad tackles potentially elevated. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6e48166c-9792-4e2b-aae7-fe44b83758e2 (scored 0) - Jason La Canfora on Tyler Loop: La Canfora argues the Ravens have unresolved problems at left tackle, downfield receiver, center and kicker, and says that despite Tyler Loop's home struggles no kicker change will be made this week given the trip to Brazil and Jake Moody no longer being on the practice squad. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/435cae49-559f-4914-972b-73404a1bd8ef (scored 0) - Trevor Ripley on Dillon Bell: Ripley expects Max Brosmer to return to the Vikings on the practice squad after being waived, and thinks Dillon Bell may draw waiver interest but is also a practice squad candidate for Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/529718b4-3310-4bc4-949a-09c9600f3c48 (scored 0) - Randy Gurzi on Justin Barron: Gurzi predicts the Cowboys' 17-man practice squad, naming each player he expects Dallas to sign, including a surprise addition of released Giants tackle Evan Neal. He also predicts Jaydon Blue will be claimed off waivers by another team and that Sam Williams will land elsewhere. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a37588ef-f76e-4f06-a951-a85a563271d5 (scored 0) - John Shipley on Jalen McLeod: Shipley projects a full 16-player (plus one international/exemption spot) Jaguars practice squad for 2026, naming specific players at each position he expects to land there. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c0a52b7c-63b2-4e18-b7da-9342dbbc111f (scored 0) - Bucky Brooks on Josh Johnson: Brooks predicted J.J. McCarthy won't be on the Vikings' roster (traded or released), said Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' QB competition, made a series of 2025 award picks, made 2026 Heisman/draft projections including Arch Manning as the front-runner for the No. 1 overall pick, and said none of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen or Joe Burrow win a championship this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10c3797b-f9e0-41ca-a2a3-5d765a242a79 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=jeremy-brener