# Matt Harmon: In a snake-draft of the best NFL wide receivers for the 2025 season, Harmon's ten selections (at overall picks 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 and 28) headlined by Ja'Marr Chase at No. 1 and Nico Collins at No. 4. He also made several depth-chart calls, including Travis Hunter as Jacksonville's No. 2 receiver behind Brian Thomas Jr., and predicted Riley Leonard will make starts for the Colts.

**Claimed:** Jun 5, 2025
**Pundit:** Matt Harmon — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-harmon
**Outlet:** Around the NFL (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/around-the-nfl-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-daily/aaron-rodgers-signs-and-top-30-wide-receivers-in-the-nfl

6 checkable claims — 5 depth chart calls and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

5 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 84 out of 100, against 83.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.

> I'm gonna go ahead and give it Jamar Chase off the top here because he's coming off the best year.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Harmon's picks in the top-30 wide receiver draft: Jamar Chase (1), Nico Collins (4), Amon-Ra St. Brown (7), Malik Nabers (10), Ladd McConkey (13), Garrett Wilson (16), Brandon Aiyuk (19), Chris Godwin (22), Travis Hunter (25), Zay Flowers (28)**
  - Kind: Top Player Lists
  - Verdict: scored 70.24 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Brian Thomas Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars
  - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 83.33 for a naive guess
- **Zay Flowers to be 2nd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess
- **Michael Pittman to be 2nd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Michael Pittman, Indianapolis Colts
  - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess
- **Riley Leonard to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Riley Leonard, Indianapolis Colts
  - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess
- **Travis Hunter to be 2nd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Travis Hunter, Jacksonville Jaguars
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Brian Thomas Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/brian-thomas-jr
- Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jaguars
- Zay Flowers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers
- Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/ravens
- Michael Pittman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/michael-pittman
- Indianapolis Colts — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/colts
- Riley Leonard — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/riley-leonard
- Travis Hunter — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/travis-hunter

## What others said about the same people

- John Shipley on Jalen McLeod: Shipley projects a full 16-player (plus one international/exemption spot) Jaguars practice squad for 2026, naming specific players at each position he expects to land there. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c0a52b7c-63b2-4e18-b7da-9342dbbc111f (scored 0)
- Jason La Canfora on Gerad Lichtenhan: La Canfora predicts the Ravens will keep several young players on their practice squad — DL Kaimon Rucker, LB Dominic DeLuca, LB Ethan Burke, CB Amani Oruwariye, OT Gerad Lichtenhan and QB Joe Fagnano — and expects the team to make at least one trade from its surplus of cornerbacks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6d42cee5-8b2d-4c78-a41b-ed2daab90019 (scored 0)
- Bucky Brooks on Keenan Allen: Brooks predicted J.J. McCarthy won't be on the Vikings' roster (traded or released), said Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' QB competition, made a series of 2025 award picks, made 2026 Heisman/draft projections including Arch Manning as the front-runner for the No. 1 overall pick, and said none of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen or Joe Burrow win a championship this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10c3797b-f9e0-41ca-a2a3-5d765a242a79 (scored 100)
- Chris Brockman on Mac Jones: Brockman argued the Texans will reach the AFC Championship Game, declared the Chiefs dynasty over, said the road to the Super Bowl in the NFC goes through Lambeau Field, that Josh Allen is still the most dangerous QB and the Bills will win a playoff game (with the AFC East runner-up as the 5 seed winning in Pittsburgh or Baltimore), that Carolina will win the NFC South, that Baltimore finishes under .500 with Lamar no longer a top-five QB, that the Colts should trade for Mac Jones, and that Marcus Freeman will be in the NFL next year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c06d1a3a-78d8-4aec-8574-159821b42aab (scored 0)
- John Middlekauff on Anthony Richardson: Middlecoff says Anthony Richardson's Colts career is finished and expects him to be traded within ten days for any value, even a fifth-round pick. He backs the Texans to win the AFC South, calls the Ravens, Bills and Chiefs playoff locks with Baltimore and Buffalo winning their divisions, and expects Buffalo to win 14-plus games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc7c7ec4-0fb3-4de8-9016-7b35d7059b4c (scored 0)
- Colin Cowherd on Armand Membou: Cowherd delivered his own top-15 draft board — what he would do as GM of each team — pairing prospects with picks 1 through 15, and separately argued Shedeur Sanders is a far better prospect than Daniel Jones and that Aaron Rodgers should retire. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1d3f1be7-f506-422a-af38-e6e32088f3e5 (scored 73.84)

## More depth chart calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- 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)
- Rafael Zamorano on Deshaun Watson: Zamorano argues the Browns do not have a franchise quarterback and that it's unlikely Watson or Sanders is their long-term answer. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/80cb396b-8dbf-4e39-bd65-6d25df403db1 (scored 100)
- John Breech on Deshaun Watson: The unsigned newsletter author says Deshaun Watson will start Week 1 at Jacksonville, notes he voted for Jaxson Dart as his breakout QB rather than Caleb Williams, and says newly signed Daniel Carlson is the favorite to win the Saints' kicking job. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1e520b2b-bf4e-4a82-9743-7cb7bc3ee125 (scored 100)
- Mark Chichester on Deshaun Watson: Unsigned PFF piece reporting/asserting that Deshaun Watson will be Cleveland's Week 1 starting quarterback against Jacksonville, with Shedeur Sanders behind him on the depth chart. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ef347873-c28b-4a47-bb04-2488937cd3cf (scored 100)
- Zachary Pereles on Deshaun Watson: The unsigned recap argues Sanders clearly outplayed Watson and, even if Sanders isn't named the Week 1 starter, predicts both quarterbacks will see significant playing time in 2026. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1b6d3216-38ff-4922-9e0a-807497573121 (scored 100)

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