# Doug Joubert: Ahead of the Saints' home game against the Raiders, Joubert expects cornerback Jayden Price and receiver Bryce Lance to see playing time, largely in the return game, with rookie returner Barion Brown sidelined by a hamstring injury. **Claimed:** Sep 26, 2026 **Pundit:** Doug Joubert — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/doug-joubert **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/onsi/saints-add-receiver-help-to-active-roster-01m3fn1nmr5m 2 checkable claims — 2 availability calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Expect cornerback Jayden Price and wide receiver Bryce Lance to get some reps. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Expect cornerback Jayden Price and wide receiver Bryce Lance to get some reps. (Sunday's game vs. the Las Vegas Raiders)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Jayden Price, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Expect cornerback Jayden Price and wide receiver Bryce Lance to get some reps. (Sunday's game vs. the Las Vegas Raiders)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Bryce Lance, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jayden Price — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jayden-price - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/saints - Bryce Lance — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bryce-lance ## What others said about the same people - Ross Jackson on Juwan Johnson: Ross Jackson gives his final preseason 53-man roster projection for the New Orleans Saints, naming who makes the initial roster at every position group, who starts on injured reserve or the practice squad, and who the five starting offensive linemen and kicker will be. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b43691e9-1673-4236-ba12-7d60ad3b95f5 (scored 100) - Grant Chachere on Barion Brown: Reviewing the Saints' unofficial depth chart, Chachere says Devaughn Vele is the No. 3 receiver, Barion Brown will be the fourth receiver and a lock to make the 53-man roster, and Travis Etienne will out-carry Alvin Kamara as the lead back. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a21e4240-e93f-4f19-86ee-7190e37e3cfa (scored 100) - Ross Jackson on Carl Granderson: Ross Jackson lays out his early defensive 53-man roster projection for the 2026 Saints, naming five edge rushers, four interior defensive linemen, five cornerbacks, five linebackers and five safeties, plus his kicker, punter and long snapper, and sends Mike Heldman, Chris Rumph and Jackson Sirmon to the practice squad. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/43240125-25d4-4060-bbc1-fa62fe5cd6d9 (scored 100) - Ross Jackson on Jeremiah Wright: Ross Jackson projects the New Orleans Saints' offensive 53-man roster: three quarterbacks with Tyler Shough starting and Spencer Rattler as the backup, four running backs including Alvin Kamara, six wide receivers with Jalen Polk making it, three tight ends, ten offensive linemen with a set starting five, and Charlie Smith at kicker. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5f4d7215-b47b-478d-8a8e-3199f34273ef (scored 0) - Ross Jackson on Jayden Price: Jackson expects Jordan Tyson to top 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie without reaching 1,500, sees Cesar 'Torricelli' Simpkins holding the backup center job, projects Kaden Ellis at weak-side linebacker contributing to the pass rush, and names Jaden Price as his dark horse to make the 53-man roster. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d05a1fe7-a37e-4a38-bdb8-7ce4c2eee64d (scored 100) - Dylan Sanders on New Orleans Saints: Dylan Sanders picked the Saints to upset the Ravens 23-17 in a low-scoring game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55d9798e-b8b9-4382-a11b-22a86a66d80e (scored 97.62) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jared Koch on Nico Collins: Previewing Houston's Week 3 trip to Indianapolis, he expects the Texans to be without wide receiver Nico Collins again, and frames the rest of the piece as conditional keys to victory (running the ball on a weak Colts run defense, winning the turnover battle, converting in the red zone) rather than an outright pick. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b506650e-36b7-4526-b8d2-8f882cddfe2e (not settled) - Thomas Martinez on Ladd McConkey: Martinez projects the Chargers' starting lineups on offense and defense for their Week 3 game at Buffalo, with injuries forcing several changes — Oronde Gadsden II at tight end, Trevor Penning at left guard, Jamaree Caldwell at defensive tackle and RJ Mickens at safety — while expecting Ladd McConkey to play and Marquez Valdez-Scantling to debut. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bcc0c9e2-6313-45af-bc99-f1cd46806da6 (not settled) - Ian Rapoport on Jalen Coker: Rapoport reported that Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker, who has been limited by an ankle injury, is expected to play in Sunday's game at Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2bdde326-4fbe-47aa-86d4-abecbac07723 (not settled) - Josh Alper on Jalen Coker: Alper wrote that of the two questionable Panthers receivers, at least one — Coker — looks set to play Sunday in Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d1a2192-c76e-467c-a770-88de62b8e7b8 (not settled) - Tracy Sandler on Caleb Williams: Sandler predicted Caleb Williams would miss two to three weeks with his hamstring injury, and in the picks segment took the Broncos, Ravens, Vikings, Bills and Bears (switching off an earlier Tampa pick). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74f12600-9587-488a-af00-2e8c11643531 (not settled) - Carmen Vitali on Caleb Williams: In the show's weekly picks segment Vitali took the Broncos over the Rams, the Ravens over the Cowboys in Rio, Tampa at home over Minnesota, the Bills over the Chargers and the Eagles on the road in Chicago. She also agreed that Caleb Williams would be out roughly two to three weeks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/948bc684-6a05-4cb4-a5ff-72861da00102 (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=doug-joubert