Jesse Holland· Aug 26, 2026
Jesse set Brevyn Spann-Ford's reception line at 20-25, said the Cowboys will keep five receivers with Camden Brown landing on the practice squad, said Israel Abanikanda won't make the 53, and floated Michael Trigg making the roster only to be placed on IR.
“I guess I will say they're gonna go with five wide receivers and that Camden Brown is not going to make these.”
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4 checkable claims — 3 roster spot calls and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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- Roster Spot CallsIsrael AbanikandaDallas CowboysAug 26, 2026
Israel Abanikanda to make the roster
“Israel, Abanaconda, man... We only had 53. It's it's just one of those situation where the numbers don't fall in your favor.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- DAL
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- 5941aba3-1bca-466a-abb6-781a05388026
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he does not make the 53
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
- Roster Spot CallsCamden BrownDallas CowboysAug 26, 2026
Camden Brown to make the roster
“I guess I will say they're gonna go with five wide receivers and that Camden Brown is not going to make these.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- DAL
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- e0868ab6-2128-44b8-838b-017305026780
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he does not make the 53
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
- Roster Spot CallsMichael TriggDallas CowboysAug 26, 2026
Michael Trigg to make the roster
“So I think Tri might be one of those that will go make the roster and then they'll go, oh, you're IR for the rest of the year”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Brevyn Spann-Ford to record 25 receptions
“25. I was gonna say 20 to 25.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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