# Nathan Jahnke: In his preseason Week 1 fantasy reactions, Jahnke argues Jonathon Brooks will handle the bulk of Carolina's rushing work and be the more valuable back over Chuba Hubbard, sees Jeremiyah Love ahead of Tyler Allgeier in Arizona, warns off Cam Skattebo at his ADP, expects the Pollard/Spears split to narrow, and places several rookie receivers on their teams' depth charts. **Claimed:** Aug 17, 2026 **Pundit:** Nathan Jahnke — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke **Outlet:** Pro Football Focus — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/pro-football-focus **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.pff.com/news/fantasy-football-preseason-week-1-reactions/ 12 checkable claims — 7 depth chart calls, 4 sleeper calls and 1 fantasy bust call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 18 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 7 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 4 and below it on 3. > That type of split would likely make Brooks the more valuable fantasy back of the two. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Caleb Douglas to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Caleb Douglas, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Caleb Douglas to outplay his draft cost (late-round picks)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Caleb Douglas, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tyjae Spears to outplay his draft cost (consensus ADP is 92 picks later than Pollard's)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Tyjae Spears, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malik Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Malik Washington, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dalton Kincaid to outplay his draft cost** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Isaiah Bond to be 4th on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Isaiah Bond, Cleveland Browns - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malik Washington to outplay his draft cost (late-round picks)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Malik Washington, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Omar Cooper to be 4th on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Omar Cooper - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matthew Golden to be 4th on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cam Skattebo to fall short of his draft cost (his current ADP)** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: Cam Skattebo, New York Giants - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jonathon Brooks, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Caleb Douglas — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caleb-douglas - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Tyjae Spears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/tyjae-spears - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans - Malik Washington — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malik-washington - Dalton Kincaid — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dalton-kincaid - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills - Isaiah Bond — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/isaiah-bond - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/browns - Omar Cooper — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/omar-cooper - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Matthew Golden — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/matthew-golden - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/packers - Cam Skattebo — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cam-skattebo - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/giants - Jonathon Brooks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jonathon-brooks - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers ## What others said about the same people - Mike Florio on Shedeur Sanders: Florio reports the Browns will start Deshaun Watson in Week 1 but predicts Shedeur Sanders will likely be the starting quarterback by Week 3. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf6258b2-b55f-4f50-84f9-24269a5a006a (scored 0) - Paul Keren on Teven Jenkins: Keren says Teven Jenkins still projects as Cleveland's Week 1 starting right guard despite a push from KT Leveston, and that Carson Schwesinger and Quincy Williams will be the Browns' lead linebackers. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/86b36112-724c-4f9c-a4fd-cf74a38be8e4 (scored 0) - Henry McKenna on Carson Beck: McKenna predicts Kyler Murray will win the Vikings' starting QB job over J.J. McCarthy, that Minnesota will make the playoffs if Murray cuts out the hero ball, that both QBs will play in 2026, and wonders whether rookie Carson Beck could unseat Jacoby Brissett as Arizona's Week 1 starter. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9025c533-03e6-4e1f-8773-b8ef2f1d46ea (scored 0) - Chad Millman on New York Giants: Chad Millman said he had taken money-line positions on several Week 1 underdogs — the Texans outright over the Bills, the Giants outright over Dallas (in a money-line underdog parlay), and Miami outright at Las Vegas — and that the show's survivor pick was the Steelers to win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bd767876-d060-44de-aa5a-3fc87ff4e749 (scored 100) - Jacob Westendorf on Green Bay Packers: Westendorf picks the Packers to win the opener 27-21, with Tucker Kraft leading the team in catches, Christian Watson in yards, Jayden Reed in touchdowns and Josh Jacobs in rushing. He tabs Bo Nix as MVP, the Broncos as the AFC's top team and Super Bowl winner over the Rams, the Lions to win the NFC North, and the Packers to finish 8-9. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74732492-951c-4bdd-9047-b9c9b08265d6 (scored 23.81) - Eric Cohen on Tennessee Titans: Cohen says the Bears win easily in Carolina, and that Tennessee starts 1-0 over a Jets team he considers the third-worst in the league. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/37c0b874-cb1b-43c8-b78e-96a7b287ae62 (scored 0) ## More depth chart calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Tyler Sullivan on Drew Lock: In an unsigned Week 2 odds roundup, the piece states that with Sam Darnold hurt, Drew Lock will likely start at quarterback for Seattle against Arizona. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a14b5e6-066b-457f-b409-a3ddbd512aca (scored 0) - Ralph Vacchiano on Tua Tagovailoa: Vacchiano ranks all 32 NFL teams entering the 2026 season, with the Rams first and Dolphins last. He also flags the Giants as a potential surprise team with a top-10 defense, and notes Deshaun Watson won Cleveland's QB job while Tua Tagovailoa starts Week 1 in Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6f782be9-64d3-47cf-b054-6566e14194d6 (scored 0) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Kyler Murray: Fitzmaurice touts Kyler Murray as a value QB who will start Week 1 for Minnesota, Tyler Shough as the Saints' undisputed starter, and Juwan Johnson and Terrance Ferguson as late-round tight end targets. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/70a7844a-2fb6-44d7-814f-30ec9fbcc26d (scored 100) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Kyler Murray: Fitzmaurice expects Kyler Murray to be Minnesota's Week 1 starter and calls him one of the better quarterback values in 2026 drafts; he also views Jordan Love as a top-10 real-life quarterback but only a QB2 in fantasy. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0653fc24-437c-4aba-89ee-f1f417e1983d (scored 100) - Steven Ruiz on Michael Penix Jr.: In a retrospective tiering of all 32 starting quarterbacks, Ruiz treats Michael Penix Jr. as the Falcons' Week 1 starter over Kirk Cousins, whom he places in his lowest tier. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/968b3764-11ef-41b5-a370-ff570b3219d1 (scored 0) - Emmett Matasovsky on Christian Izien: Matasovsky says Dobbs is currently leading the backup quarterback race and suggests Christian Izien may be pressed into a starting safety role in Week 1 while Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph rehab. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9715ee92-1646-4ee4-8911-e3e4cbae9027 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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