Jonathan Jones · Feb 26, 2026
Jones expects Anthony Richardson to be traded, likely for roughly a fifth-round pick, and to serve as a backup rather than a starter in 2026. He also lays out a series of quarterback-market predictions: Aaron Rodgers back with the Steelers, Tua off the Dolphins roster, Daniel Jones ultimately staying as the Colts' starter, Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders competing for Cleveland's QB1 job, Will Levis most likely of the veteran backups to be traded, and Kirk Cousins possibly landing in Arizona.
“Ultimately, I believe that Daniel Jones will be the quarterback of the Colts.”
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- Depth Chart CallsAnthony RichardsonFeb 26, 2026
Anthony Richardson to be 2nd on the depth chart
“He's going somewhere to be a backup next year to just kinda see what you got. Yeah... But I don't have any evidence from his play that he's going to be able to do that to start '26.”
Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 75+8.33 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- IND
- skill:
- 8.33
- player:
- Anthony Richardson
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 75
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 4
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- passing yards
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Depth Chart CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis ColtsFeb 26, 2026
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
“Ultimately, I believe that Daniel Jones will be the quarterback of the Colts.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- IND
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Daniel Jones
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- passing yards
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
Kirk Cousins to move to Arizona Cardinals
“I don't know that cousins just maybe to Arizona.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
“Steelers, Aaron Rodgers. I think that they know that he's coming back... I think that he's their plan”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
Tua Tagovailoa to move to Miami Dolphins
“No. No. Tua won't Tua won't be on the team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
Will Levis to move to Tennessee Titans
“most likely to be traded out of that group would be Will Levis”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Depth Chart CallsDeshaun WatsonCleveland BrownsFeb 26, 2026
Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart
“I see this playing out as Deshaun and Shador are battling it out for QB one.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Trade and Signing CallsAnthony RichardsonFeb 26, 2026
Anthony Richardson to move
“I did not really see where Anthony Richardson was gonna be a member of the Indianapolis Colts in 2026... You start getting into that fifth round range, and that that's probably the sweet spot. That's probably what's gonna wind up happening.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.