Derek Brown · Jul 26, 2025

Brown is even higher on Tetairoa McMillan (WR17) and calls him Carolina's alpha WR1, pitches Tony Pollard as a value with top-15 RB upside and the clear lead back in Tennessee, and says George Pickens is badly underpriced and will finish as a WR2.

“He's gonna be a wide receiver two, with the volume that he's gonna see.”

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8 checkable claims from this

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Depth Chart Calls Tony Pollard Tennessee TitansJul 26, 2025
“Pollard's the unquestioned leader this backfield.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
TEN
skill:
0
player:
Tony Pollard
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
RB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
rushing yards
naive basis:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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Positional Finishes George Pickens Dallas CowboysJul 26, 2025
“I have George Pickens as a top twenty wide receiver. He's my wide receiver sixteen.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
player:
George Pickens
season:
2025
zero at:
12
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
position:
WR
ranked by:
fantasy points
difficulty:
2
naive basis:
where he finished last season
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
41
actual finish:
4
weeks left when called:
18
predicted finish:
16
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Positional Finishes Drake Maye New England PatriotsJul 26, 2025
“I think there's a definitive chance that May is a top twelve quarterback this year... So Drake May could easily be a top twelve quarterback.”
Scored 16.67a naive guess scored 0+33.33 skill
How this was scored
skill:
33.33
player:
Drake Maye
season:
2025
zero at:
12
accuracy:
16.67
baseline:
0
position:
QB
ranked by:
fantasy points
difficulty:
2
naive basis:
where he finished last season
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
22
actual finish:
2
weeks left when called:
18
predicted finish:
12
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Positional Finishes Tony Pollard Tennessee TitansJul 26, 2025
“Tony Pollard could be a top fifteen running back based off a volume in an improved situation.”
Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 91.67-116.67 skill
How this was scored
skill:
-116.67
player:
Tony Pollard
season:
2025
zero at:
12
accuracy:
33.33
baseline:
91.67
position:
RB
ranked by:
fantasy points
difficulty:
2
naive basis:
where he finished last season
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
22
actual finish:
23
weeks left when called:
18
predicted finish:
15
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Depth Chart Calls Tetairoa McMillan Carolina PanthersJul 26, 2025
“the pathway for him to be the un like unquestioned wide receiver one alpha in this offense”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+16.67 skill
How this was scored
club:
CAR
skill:
16.67
player:
Tetairoa McMillan
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
WR
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
receptions
naive basis:
no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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Positional Finishes Tetairoa McMillan Carolina PanthersJul 26, 2025
“I've got Tedoro mcmillans Wide receiver seventeen thirty.”
Scored 66.67a naive guess scored 0+133.33 skill
How this was scored
skill:
133.33
player:
Tetairoa McMillan
season:
2025
zero at:
12
accuracy:
66.67
baseline:
0
position:
WR
ranked by:
fantasy points
difficulty:
2
naive basis:
no prior season — the startable tier at WR
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
36
actual finish:
13
weeks left when called:
18
predicted finish:
17
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Sleeper Calls Tony Pollard Tennessee TitansJul 26, 2025
“right now he's sixty six overall. He's the RB twenty six in ACR. He's my fifty second overall player. I have him an RB nineteen”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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Sleeper Calls George Pickens Dallas CowboysJul 26, 2025
“it's George Pickens. He is inappropriately priced. I mean he's seventy first overall in ECR wide receiver thirty two.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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