# Pat Fitzmaurice: In his Week 3 waiver column, Fitzmaurice makes several depth-chart calls around injuries: Jonah Coleman leading Denver's backfield, Marcus Mariota taking over in Washington, Michael Penix Jr. starting once healthy, and Malik Washington serving as Miami's top receiver, plus availability expectations for Detroit's injured safeties. **Claimed:** Sep 21, 2026 **Pundit:** Pat Fitzmaurice — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice **Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/fantasypros **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/09/fantasy-football-waiver-wire-advice-players-to-add-stash-drop-week-3-2026/ 12 checkable claims — 10 depth chart calls and 2 availability calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 22 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 10 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one. > With Jayden Daniels dislocating his left elbow on Sunday, Marcus Mariota will quarterback the Commanders indefinitely. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Michael Penix Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tre Tucker to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Tre Tucker, Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keaton Mitchell to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Keaton Mitchell, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Khalil Shakir to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brian Robinson to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Brian Robinson, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Emmett Johnson to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Emmett Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonah Coleman to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jonah Coleman, Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Adonai Mitchell to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Adonai Mitchell, New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malik Washington to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Malik Washington, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Marcus Mariota to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet - **Neither Branch nor Joseph is expected back by Week 4.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Brian Branch, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Neither Branch nor Joseph is expected back by Week 4.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Kerby Joseph, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Michael Penix Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/michael-penix-jr - Atlanta Falcons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/falcons - Tre Tucker — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/tre-tucker - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Keaton Mitchell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/keaton-mitchell - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Khalil Shakir — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/khalil-shakir - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills - Brian Robinson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/brian-robinson - Emmett Johnson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/emmett-johnson - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Jonah Coleman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jonah-coleman - Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/broncos - Adonai Mitchell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/adonai-mitchell - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jets - Malik Washington — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malik-washington - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Marcus Mariota — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/marcus-mariota - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Brian Branch — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/brian-branch - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/lions - Kerby Joseph — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kerby-joseph ## What others said about the same people - Joshua Schulman on Kansas City Chiefs: Schulman endorses the view that the Chiefs will beat the Colts in their Sunday night matchup, calling ESPN's heavy lean toward Kansas City a fair assessment. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/688ed965-da9e-4ced-9e80-10e7c54d5f43 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Kansas City Chiefs: Amid his Week 2 spread picks, Wright made a few straight-up calls: Jacksonville wins outright at Denver, Carolina wins at Atlanta, and he'd be stunned if Kansas City lost to Indianapolis. He also expected Zay Flowers and Ladd McConkie to sit out with injuries. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2cdeee40-89bf-46f1-b5a1-1a2511dc01cd (scored 100) - Greg Jennings on Denver Broncos: Jennings put the Cardinals up as his upset alert over Seattle, backed the Texans over Cincinnati and the Bears over Minnesota with chips, put two chips on Denver beating Jacksonville, and wrote a headline of the Packers beating the Jets; he also called the Bengals a playoff team and the Chiefs winners over Indianapolis. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/420d3e29-6224-43a2-8d68-b15c864838cd (scored 100) - Kevin Wildes on New York Jets: Wildes made the Jets beating the Packers his upset alert pick, arguing Green Bay's road losing streak and Jordan Love's recent interceptions will catch up with them. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c804159d-ac3e-4af6-aab2-d709eed07b30 (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on New York Jets: Eisen picked Josh Allen to lead the NFL in total touchdowns over any QB-WR or QB-RB combo, flipped from the Lions to the Bears as NFC North winner, and made several Week 2 game calls, including the Patriots at home, the Jets over Green Bay, and both LA teams winning. He also picked a Jaguars-Broncos AFC title game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/76dcca59-cf3e-4bfd-a7c6-66574a348a51 (scored 0) - Nick Shook on Los Angeles Chargers: Shook said he would take the Steelers and Jaguars to win outright on the road, still expects the Chargers to beat the Raiders, and thinks Baltimore's run game will turn the Saints game into a double-digit Ravens win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b377b42a-7d78-4210-af2a-f8d1088561b2 (scored 0) ## More depth chart calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Matt Severance on Deshaun Watson: The CBS Sports preview backs Tampa Bay to beat Cleveland in the Bucs' Week 2 home opener, and states that Deshaun Watson — not Shedeur Sanders — will be Cleveland's starting quarterback in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/944568ce-7205-409f-8354-a392016fd8bf (scored 100) - Rafael Zamorano on Deshaun Watson: Zamorano reports Watson will start Week 2 at Tampa Bay and suggests there's little reason to expect improvement, raising the possibility Watson's five-year contract never yields more than single-digit wins. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d7d7e0a2-61e0-4525-970b-b01a2356f11b (scored 100) - Bradley Locker on Carson Wentz: PFF's unsigned adjusted power rankings after Week 1 of the 2026 season place the Bills first, the Rams second and the Dolphins last, with notes on quarterback situations in Seattle, Minnesota and Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a3716f21-0488-4fc8-a414-c25c2d781a6e (scored 100) - Bill Huber on Chris McClellan: Huber's first Packers rookie progress report projects second-round cornerback Brandon Cisse to hold onto his spot with the No. 1 defense, third-round defensive tackle Chris McClellan to start in Week 1, and fifth-round lineman Jager Burton to be the team's top interior backup rather than a starter. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dcf9daae-b511-490c-b438-173cf91e8597 (scored 0) - Tyler Sullivan on Deshaun Watson: An unsigned CBS Sports preseason review grading all 32 teams, which along the way stakes out a number of depth-chart calls for Week 1 and beyond — including Deshaun Watson opening as Cleveland's starter, Fernando Mendoza taking over as Las Vegas' QB1 by season's end, and Minnesota's Murray-Wentz-McCarthy quarterback order. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/054d7c3e-baca-4414-b3dd-72c4eced2725 (scored 100) - Ryan Wilson on Deshaun Watson: A CBS Sports piece states Deshaun Watson has won Cleveland's starting quarterback job for Week 1 with Shedeur Sanders next in line, while arguing Watson will not play like even an average NFL quarterback and that none of the Browns' current young passers should stop them from drafting a first-round quarterback next April. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff870e69-9992-4166-aa81-9b49d6f77f55 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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