Pat Fitzmaurice · Sep 19, 2025
Fitzmorris laid out his Week 3 wide receiver ranks: Jefferson sixth, Brian Thomas Jr. tenth, AJ Brown 11th, Tee Higgins 24th, George Pickens 22nd, Rome Odunze 27th, Jaylen Waddle 32nd, plus Piersall 34, Ridley 35 and Jennings 37.
“I've got him right now at wide receiver ten myself.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
10 checkable claims from this
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Positional FinishesTee HigginsCincinnati BengalsSep 19, 2025
“you got him at wide receiver twenty four, so you got him to the wide receiver two”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 33.33-63 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -63
- player:
- Tee Higgins
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 33.33
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 19
- actual finish:
- 11
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 24
“you guys both have him at six”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Justin Jefferson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 2
- actual finish:
- 30
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 6
- Positional FinishesGeorge PickensDallas CowboysSep 19, 2025
“You guys both have them high twenty two for fits”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- George Pickens
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 41
- actual finish:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 22
- Positional FinishesJaylen WaddleMiami DolphinsSep 19, 2025
“Jalen Waddle. I've got AMIT wide receiver thirty two, his ECRs wide receiver thirty eight.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Jaylen Waddle
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 48
- actual finish:
- 19
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 32
“I've got him right now at wide receiver ten myself.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Brian Thomas Jr.
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 4
- actual finish:
- 45
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 10
- Positional FinishesCalvin RidleyTennessee TitansSep 19, 2025
“Calvin Ridley wide receiver thirty five”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Calvin Ridley
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 25
- actual finish:
- 113
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 35
- Positional FinishesA.J. BrownPhiladelphia EaglesSep 19, 2025
“You've got him at eleven.”
Scored 66.67a naive guess scored 83.33-31.5 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -31.5
- player:
- A.J. Brown
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 66.67
- baseline:
- 83.33
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 17
- actual finish:
- 15
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 11
“I have got Ridley, Ricky piersall wide receiver thirty four”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 75-141.75 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -141.75
- player:
- Ricky Pearsall
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 75
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 81
- actual finish:
- 78
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 34
“Juwan Jennings wide receiver thirty seven”
Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 83.33-94.5 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -94.5
- player:
- Jauan Jennings
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 33.33
- baseline:
- 83.33
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 27
- actual finish:
- 29
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- predicted finish:
- 37
- Positional FinishesRome OdunzeChicago BearsSep 19, 2025
“You've got him at twenty seven this week, so you've got him outside of a wide receiver too.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.