# Ross Tucker: Tucker ranks all 32 NFL offensive lines entering the 2023 season in tiers, with the Eagles first and the Titans last. He also expects Cam Jurgens to start at right guard for Philadelphia, Halapoulivaati Vaitai to start at right guard for Detroit, Riley Reiff at right tackle in New England, rookie Juice Scruggs at center in Houston, rookie Broderick Jones at left tackle in Pittsburgh, Darnell Wright at right tackle in Chicago, Bryce Young to start at QB in Carolina, Colton McKivitz at right tackle in San Francisco, John Michael Schmitz at center for the Giants, and Sam Cosmi moving to right guard in Washington. He also thinks the Chargers could be viewed as an elite line by year's end. **Claimed:** Aug 1, 2023 **Pundit:** Ross Tucker — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-tucker **Outlet:** The 33rd Team — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-33rd-team **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.the33rdteam.com/2023-preseason-nfl-offensive-line-rankings-who-lands-in-the-elite-tier/ 18 checkable claims — 17 depth chart calls and 1 position group ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 31 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 16 of 18 have settled so far, averaging 94.3 out of 100, against 91.2 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I broke down all 32 offensive lines into five different categories to give you a better sense of where each team stacks up. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Sam Cosmi to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Sam Cosmi, Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 83.33 for a naive guess - **Shaq Mason to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Shaq Mason, Houston Texans - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Evan Neal to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Evan Neal, New York Giants - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **Darnell Wright to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Darnell Wright, Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **Matthew Bergeron to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Matthew Bergeron, Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **Colton McKivitz to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Colton McKivitz, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 66.67 for a naive guess - **Juice Scruggs to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Juice Scruggs, Houston Texans - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Broderick Jones to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Broderick Jones, Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Jawaan Taylor to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jawaan Taylor, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Jonah Williams to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jonah Williams, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **John Michael Schmitz to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: John Michael Schmitz, New York Giants - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **Jamaree Salyer to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jamaree Salyer, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 83.33 for a naive guess - **Cam Jurgens to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Donovan Smith to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Donovan Smith, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **I broke down all 32 offensive lines into five different categories... 1. Philadelphia Eagles ... 32. Tennessee Titans** - Kind: Position Group Rankings - Verdict: scored 59.24 out of 100, against 75.38 for a naive guess - **Bryce Young to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **Halapoulivaati Vaitai to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Riley Reiff to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Riley Reiff, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Sam Cosmi — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sam-cosmi - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Shaq Mason — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/shaq-mason - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/texans - Evan Neal — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/evan-neal - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/giants - Darnell Wright — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/darnell-wright - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bears - Matthew Bergeron — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/matthew-bergeron - Atlanta Falcons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/falcons - Colton McKivitz — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/colton-mckivitz - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Juice Scruggs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/juice-scruggs - Broderick Jones — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/broderick-jones - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/steelers - Jawaan Taylor — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jawaan-taylor - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Jonah Williams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jonah-williams-5629 - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bengals - John Michael Schmitz — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/john-michael-schmitz - Jamaree Salyer — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jamaree-salyer - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Cam Jurgens — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cam-jurgens - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Donovan Smith — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/donovan-smith - Bryce Young — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bryce-young - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Halapoulivaati Vaitai — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/halapoulivaati-vaitai - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/lions - Riley Reiff — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/riley-reiff - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots ## What others said about the same people - Seth Walder on Kayshon Boutte: Walder proposes five trades he believes should happen before Week 1 of the 2026 season: Jessie Bates III to the 49ers, Kayvon Thibodeaux to the Patriots, Keon Coleman to the Colts, Walker Little to the Cardinals, and Kayshon Boutte to the Commanders, where he says Boutte would immediately be Washington's No. 2 receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0263bd78-6c5c-41c5-8615-0467d8ef521a (scored 0) - Steven Ruiz on A.J. Brown: Ruiz expects the Eagles to trade A.J. Brown once the June 1 dead-cap threshold passes, most likely to New England, and thinks Baker Mayfield will get a Buccaneers extension making him the league's highest-paid quarterback within a month or two. He also argues the Lions may have to let one or two of their 2023 draft class leave, and that Houston should extend C.J. Stroud. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6f6c3a28-18bb-4f4d-beb5-061d863b4e28 (scored 100) - Garrett Podell on Stefon Diggs: A CBS Sports report frames Stefon Diggs as filling Washington's vacant No. 2 receiver role opposite Terry McLaurin after his reported one-year deal, expecting him in that spot in the 2026 passing game with Jayden Daniels. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc79861b-dbde-474e-9d55-bf50f7b766d2 (scored 100) - Bucky Brooks on Stefon Diggs: In a quarterback rapid-fire segment and later discussion, Brooks named starters for several clubs (Kyler Murray over JJ McCarthy in Minnesota, Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland, Tua in Atlanta, Jeremiah Love as Arizona's starting running back), called Chris Olave a No. 1 receiver, backed Stefon Diggs landing with the Commanders and Aaron Donald returning to the Rams, argued Baker Mayfield belongs among the top 15-17 quarterbacks, and published a top-five defensive tackle list topped by Jeffrey Simmons. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9538b827-fc12-4c2e-8e32-eaa69edc6c2d (scored 100) - Jason McIntyre on Baker Mayfield: Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre argued the 49ers' window is closed amid a brutal injury list and record travel, floated a Bijan Robinson trade to the Bears, predicted the Lions can win the NFC North, doubted Atlanta is even a playoff team, said Baker Mayfield's Tampa run ends after this season, and delivered a top-10 quarterback ranking. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3fa10b83-c7a3-489f-a011-76f2eb991e81 (scored 0) - Mike Tannenbaum on Stefon Diggs: Tannenbaum argues the Chiefs should lean on the run game early while Mahomes recovers, says the Bills haven't done enough at receiver and would repeat their playoff shortcoming, expects AJ Brown to have a massive impact in New England, thinks George Pickens will earn a big raise, and offers free-agent fits: Deebo Samuel to Buffalo, Joey Bosa to Tampa Bay, Taylor Decker to Houston, and Stefon Diggs to San Francisco. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f7a29c18-face-49c0-b84f-33715b4c6678 (scored 0) ## 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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