Pat Fitzmaurice· Jun 14, 2026
Fitzmorris agrees Judkins will be a bell cow but thinks his yardage/TD projections are too aggressive, is excited about Colson Loveland as his TE3 with room to exceed his projection, ranks Jackson Dart QB13 and Jared Goff QB19, sides with the bullish Jameson Williams projection, and calls the Rashee Rice projection too rosy given injury and off-field risk.
“I just don't feel the projections are baking in the injury risk and the poor judgment risk here, simple as that.”
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8 checkable claims — 4 positional finishes, 2 fantasy bust calls, 1 depth chart call and 1 sleeper call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
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Jared Goff · 2026 season · positional finish5 calls from 5 pundits between 5 positional finish and 19 positional finish. Pat Fitzmaurice said 19 positional finish. the room's median is 12 positional finish. not settled yet
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- Positional FinishesJameson WilliamsDetroit LionsJun 14, 2026
Jameson Williams to finish top 22 at his position, by fantasy points
“I'm kind of on the side of the projections and that's sort of where I am as far as my rankings.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Quinshon Judkins to be 1st on the depth chart
“I do agree with the Bell Cowie projections that Jake and Fantasy Pros both have... if he's able to stay healthy, he should get plenty of touches.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Fantasy Bust CallsRashee RiceKansas City ChiefsJun 14, 2026
Rashee Rice to fall short of his draft cost (twenty seven overall wide receiver twelve)
“are the projections factoring in Rashid Rice's terrible personal judgment?... I just don't feel the projections are baking in the injury risk and the poor judgment risk here”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Positional FinishesColston LovelandChicago BearsJun 14, 2026
Colston Loveland to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points
“as far as we're Loveland ran in based on ECR the projections, my rankings tight end three across the board”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsColston LovelandChicago BearsJun 14, 2026
Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (forty one overall tight end number three)
“it's exciting to think about what Lovelan's numbers could look like if he outkicks those expectations. And I think he could”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Fantasy Bust CallsJaxson DartNew York GiantsJun 14, 2026
Jaxson Dart to fall short of his draft cost (seventy eight overall on the ECR ... QB ten)
“I'm not feeling all that great about Dart taking a big leap forward in year two with Matt Nagy as the Giants offensive coordinator.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Positional FinishesJared GoffDetroit LionsJun 14, 2026
Jared Goff to finish top 19 at his position, by fantasy points
“GoF is my wife my quarterback nineteen and I think Jared Goff is terrific.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Positional FinishesJaxson DartNew York GiantsJun 14, 2026
Jaxson Dart to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points
“I'm QB thirteen, okay, CR two. So yeah, these projections are definitely you know, Rosie.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Pat GustavsonPositional Finishes · Bijan RobinsonClose · 75Gustafson picks the Patriots, Bills, Seahawks and Bears in the divisional round with a Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl, predicts Mike Tomlin and Matt LaFleur stay, Aaron Rodgers returns to Pittsburgh, and lays out his own coaching landing spots.
- JP AcostaPositional Finishes · Bijan RobinsonClose · 75JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named his own first-team All-Pro roster.
- Rich EisenPositional Finishes · George PickensHit · 100Eisen called the Rams-winning-it-all take an overreaction but expects Los Angeles to win the NFC West, said he doesn't see how Myles Garrett fails to win Defensive Player of the Year, and called George Pickens perhaps the third-best receiver in the NFL this season.
- Chad Ochocinco JohnsonPositional Finishes · Christian GonzalezMiss · 0Ochocinco says Christian Gonzalez belongs in the top-five DB conversation, believes Kyler Murray will be elsewhere next year, expects Chase to get a one-game suspension, backs Sam Darnold to bounce back, and floats Jaxon Smith-Njigba reaching 2,000 receiving yards. He also reminds listeners he called the Bears and Panthers as teams to watch before the season.
- Rich EisenPositional Finishes · Puka NacuaHit · 92Eisen defended his preseason call of the Packers reaching the Super Bowl, said the Chiefs will win the AFC West, called the Ravens the favorites in the AFC North, said the Colts are a playoff team, expected Denver to handle Cincinnati and the Giants to beat the winless Saints, and endorsed Puka Nacua as the league's best receiver.