Jake Ciely· May 16, 2026
Seey argues Alec Pierce is being badly underranked as Indianapolis' clear top receiver, likes Josh Downs and DJ Moore as undervalued, warns that Brian Thomas is vastly overrated after being reduced to a field-stretcher, and says rookie Caleb Douglas has the inside track to start outside for Miami despite being undrafted in fantasy.
“I have Alec Pierce in the conversation to be a wide receiver two because he's going to get one hundred and twenty thirty targets.”
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8 checkable claims — 4 sleeper calls, 3 depth chart calls and 1 fantasy bust call — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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Parker Washington · 2026 season19 calls from 11 pundits between 1 and 3. Jake Ciely said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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8 checkable claims in this take
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- Depth Chart CallsAlec PierceMay 16, 2026
Alec Pierce to be 1st on the depth chart
“the one has the very little competition if any, to be the one and Alec Piers... This team clearly wants him to be the one.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsDJ MooreMay 16, 2026
DJ Moore to outplay his draft cost
“I would talk about DJ Moore because I do have DJ Moore inside my top twenty”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Brian Thomas Jr. to fall short of his draft cost
“the video was about how it pains me to say that Brian Thomas is vastly overrated right now”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Parker Washington to be 1st on the depth chart
“I do have Parker Washington, as anybody who watched that video, as the highest Jaguars wide receiver.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsJosh DownsMay 16, 2026
Josh Downs to outplay his draft cost
“now your number two is Josh Downs, which I think is undervalued”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsCaleb DouglasMiami DolphinsMay 16, 2026
Caleb Douglas to be 1st on the depth chart
“So Caleb Douglas has the inside track to be the outside starting wide receiver from day one, even if Bell is healthy.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsAlec PierceMay 16, 2026
Alec Pierce to outplay his draft cost (people still have him down in like the thirties)
“we finally got the breakout, and then people still have him down in like the thirties. I like, I have him with eight spots over consensus, and that's still only wide receiver twenty six.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsCaleb DouglasMiami DolphinsMay 16, 2026
Caleb Douglas to outplay his draft cost (completely undrafted and then undrafted and then still undrafted and redraft)
“there's no reason that he should be way down off the charts on rookie let alone, way down out of the ranks, completely undrafted and then undrafted and then still undrafted and redraft”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Nathan JahnkeDepth Chart Calls · Jalen TolbertMiss · 0PFF's preseason fantasy recap makes a large number of depth-chart, role and fantasy-value calls across the league, including Chig Okonkwo as a top sleeper tight end, Tre Tucker as the Raiders' top receiver, and various backfield hierarchies.
- Nathan JahnkeDepth Chart Calls · Jalen TolbertMiss · 0PFF's fantasy football preseason recap projects depth-chart outcomes, roster spots and fantasy value for numerous players across several preseason games, including Chig Okonkwo's expanded role in Washington, Ja'Kobi Lane as Baltimore's WR3, Malachi Fields winning the Giants' starting X job, and Zachariah Branch being a fantasy bust relative to his late-round cost.
- Jared DubinDepth Chart Calls · Daniel FaaleleMiss · 0Dubin grades the Faalele trade, predicting Faalele has a decent chance to be Jacksonville's Week 1 starting right guard in competition with Wyatt Milum, and that Evan Neal's odds of making the Giants' 53-man roster improved while Jon Runyan and Francis Mauigoa hold the Giants' starting guard jobs.
- John ShipleyDepth Chart Calls · Patrick MekariMiss · 0Shipley projects second-year cornerback Jabbar Muhammad to make the Jaguars' 53-man roster and describes him as the team's clear No. 5 cornerback, a role that would earn him a game-day jersey. He also identifies Patrick Mekari, Walker Little and Ezra Cleveland as projected Week 1 offensive line starters.
- Chad MillmanGame Outcome Picks · Miami DolphinsMiss · 0Chad Millman said he had taken money-line positions on several Week 1 underdogs — the Texans outright over the Bills, the Giants outright over Dallas (in a money-line underdog parlay), and Miami outright at Las Vegas — and that the show's survivor pick was the Steelers to win.
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- Brandon CarneySleeper Calls · Javonte WilliamsHit · 100Carney predicted AJ Brown would not be back with the Eagles, forecast a wave of free-agent landing spots (Breece Hall to the Chiefs, Alec Pierce to the 49ers, Rico Dowdle to the Saints, George Pickens to the Patriots, Mike Evans to the Bills), and named Week 1 starting quarterbacks for several teams in flux. He also gave fantasy takes on Javonte Williams, Chris Olave and others.
- Chad Ochocinco JohnsonSleeper Calls · Saquon BarkleyMiss · 0Johnson says the Steelers aren't legitimate Super Bowl contenders even with Aaron Rodgers back, and that Saquon Barkley can have a bounce-back season in year nine with the Eagles competing for a championship if the offensive line stays healthy.
- Ross JacksonSleeper Calls · Devaughn VeleMiss · 0Ross Jackson agreed to the same Saints mock draft board — Jeremiah Love at eight, Akeem Mesador in the second, Keonte Scott at 73, Keelan Rutledge and Ted Hurst in the fourth, Xavien Harris at 148, Aaron Anderson in the fifth and Bryce Boettcher in the sixth — and also called Devon Vellet a 2026 breakout candidate.
- Greg CosellSleeper Calls · Omarion HamptonMiss · 0Cosell expects the Nick Bonito vs. Will Campbell matchup to be pivotal, predicts Caleb Williams' future is bright, expects the Chargers' run game to improve dramatically under Mike McDaniel with a good season from Omarion Hampton, and expects Sean Payton not to hide Stidham.
- Andrew EricksonSleeper Calls · Malik NabersMiss · 0Erickson gave his 2026 first-round board, leaning on running backs early with Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs, Ja'Marr Chase as his WR1 and Christian McCaffrey slipping to 12. He also touted Malik Nabers as a buying opportunity, projected big touchdown numbers for Burrow and Chase, and called Barkley a buy-low.