Nick Shook · Jul 21, 2025

Shook lays out the Giants' quarterback pecking order with Russell Wilson starting, Jameis Winston as the veteran backup and Jackson Dart third, predicts Abdul Carter beats out Kayvon Thibodeaux for the Giants' starting edge job, and assumes Tyler Shough wins the Saints' quarterback job.

“Russ is gonna win the job because it's gonna be his job. Jameis is gonna be your backup, veteran backup.”

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Depth Chart Calls Tyler Shough New Orleans SaintsJul 21, 2025
“I would assume Shuck. Yeah, investments in him.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+16.67 skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
16.67
player:
Tyler Shough
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
QB
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
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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Depth Chart Calls Jaxson Dart New York GiantsJul 21, 2025
“and Dart's gonna be the ooh. I don't know, we don't know anything about him... But I think for now that's the way it lines up.”
Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 91.67-16.67 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
-16.67
player:
Jaxson Dart
season:
2025
accuracy:
83.33
baseline:
91.67
position:
QB
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
naive basis:
no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
3
weeks left when called:
18
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Depth Chart Calls Russell Wilson New York GiantsJul 21, 2025
“Russ is gonna win the job because it's gonna be his job.”
Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 91.67+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
0
player:
Russell Wilson
season:
2025
accuracy:
91.67
baseline:
91.67
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
2
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing 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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Depth Chart Calls Jameis Winston New York GiantsJul 21, 2025
“Jameis is gonna be your backup, veteran backup”
Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 83.33+16.67 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
16.67
player:
Jameis Winston
season:
2025
accuracy:
91.67
baseline:
83.33
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
3
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
naive basis:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
2
weeks left when called:
18
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Depth Chart Calls Abdul Carter New York GiantsJul 21, 2025
“I think Carter wins this job, and I think it applies pressure to Thibodeau”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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