# Zach Roberts: Previewing the Panthers' preseason finale, Roberts predicts which receivers make the 53-man roster (McMillan, Coker, Legette and Tremayne easily; Metchie possibly cut), expects AJ Dillon to make the roster, doubts both Aaron Hall and Elijah Garcia stick, and suggests Ja'Tavion Sanders could be traded. **Claimed:** Aug 28, 2026 **Pundit:** Zach Roberts — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zach-roberts **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/onsi/players-watch-panthers-preseason-texans-aj-dillon-aaron-hall-princely-umanmielen 8 checkable claims — 8 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 7 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 85.7 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls. > John Metchie may be the odd man out, but Ja'seem Reed needs a good showing after getting hurt, too. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jalen Coker to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Jalen Coker, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **AJ Dillon to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: AJ Dillon, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Xavier Legette to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Xavier Legette, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Brycen Tremayne to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Brycen Tremayne, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Princely Umanmielen to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Princely Umanmielen, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Tetairoa McMillan to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **John Metchie III to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: John Metchie III, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Jimmy Horn Jr. to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Jimmy Horn Jr., Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jalen Coker — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jalen-coker - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers - AJ Dillon — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/aj-dillon - Xavier Legette — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/xavier-legette - Brycen Tremayne — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/brycen-tremayne - Princely Umanmielen — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/princely-umanmielen - Tetairoa McMillan — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/tetairoa-mcmillan - John Metchie III — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/john-metchie-iii - Jimmy Horn Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jimmy-horn-jr ## What others said about the same people - AJ Hawk on Carolina Panthers: AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74f9146c-d27f-4851-b8a4-4103d043308f (scored 0) - Brady Quinn on Carolina Panthers: In the show's Week 1 picks-against-the-spread segment, Quinn took the Steelers over the Falcons, the Panthers at home over the Bears, the Bengals over the Buccaneers, the Texans at home over the Bills, and the Cowboys on the road over the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/696da78f-ea04-4f40-9242-4fb9a3f93d91 (scored 0) - Tyler Sullivan on Carolina Panthers: An unsigned CBS Sports piece flags five Week 1 underdogs as upset candidates: the 49ers over the Rams in Melbourne, the Texans over the Bills, the Panthers over the Bears, the Jets over the Titans, and the Broncos over the Chiefs on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd6c3269-8c90-4044-9c48-0b1fc3537699 (scored 0) - John Pluym on Carolina Panthers: Pluym's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e7e5c159-21f2-4766-92de-857294ef51cf (scored 0) - Nathan Jahnke on Feleipe Franks: An unsigned PFF preseason recap makes numerous depth-chart, roster and usage projections across the league, based on Week 3 preseason playing time — including Roman Wilson winning Pittsburgh's third receiver job, Luke McCaffrey's roster spot being in danger, Charlie Kolar as the Chargers' top tight end, and Kendre Miller as the Saints' RB2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/47566b48-8024-4960-b25c-11c03fe43543 (scored 100) - Nathan Jahnke on Feleipe Franks: PFF's preseason fantasy recap makes a series of depth-chart, roster and usage projections based on final-week preseason snap counts, including Ja'Kobi Lane locking down the Ravens' third receiver role, Luke McCaffrey's roster spot being in danger, Kyle Pitts facing reduced 12-personnel usage, Kendre Miller as the Saints' RB2 and Emmett Johnson as the Chiefs' backup running back. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/265cbdba-b0e0-4f80-9665-a4ca5aaec53e (scored 100) ## More roster spot calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - John Shipley on Jack Kiser: 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) - Cody Rourke on Mitchell Fraboni: Rourke names the Ravens as the bounce-back team most likely to be dangerous in the AFC again, and says Houston's defense alone should carry the Texans into the postseason. He also expects long snapper Mitchell Fraboni to be one of Denver's practice-squad elevations for the Chiefs game, and slots Pat Bryant as Denver's third receiver behind Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ecf0b4d8-7096-41e4-b8bd-f37d5cdcd8d5 (scored 0) - Sayre Bedinger on Adam Prentice: Benninger expects Houston's elite defense to make them either a division winner or a wild card team, thinks Marvin Mims was trending toward being Denver's fourth receiver rather than just the return man, and figures Adam Prentice will be the Broncos' other practice-squad call-up. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ac244b64-ba35-48be-bad9-b54ef4f4fcfc (scored 0) - Bob Morris on Adam Prentice: Morris predicts Jarrett Stidham holds the backup QB job behind Bo Nix, Adam Prentice makes the 53-man roster as the fullback/fourth back, and Lucas Krull gets cut. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fbd4f215-eaf5-4bff-9431-d661656ff28a (scored 100) - Erick Trickel on Adam Prentice: After the Broncos' preseason opener, Trickel argued fullback Adam Prentice has shown enough value to earn a spot on the 53-man roster ahead of the team's fourth running back options (Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, Cody Schrader). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3b8bcd8c-c4ab-4a02-9bb6-39d20cae9d37 (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Aaron Donald: Shook unveiled his first NFL power rankings of the year, putting the Rams first, the Broncos second and the defending champion Seahawks only third, with the Dolphins last. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea18c6ec-7662-4e66-91ed-4d0ef9d7d97d (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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