Pat Fitzmaurice · Jun 22, 2025
Fitz calls Christian McCaffrey the ultimate boom candidate, ranking him RB5 and drafting him around the 1-2 turn; he also likes Isaiah Pacheco as a small boom, believing Pacheco is still the Chiefs' best back and a bargain in the seventh or eighth round, while fading Breece Hall because of Aaron Glenn's committee talk and Justin Fields' effect on receiving work.
“For me, he's a boom. He's my RB five.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Depth Chart CallsIsiah PachecoKansas City ChiefsJun 22, 2025
“I still think Pachecko is probably the best running back the Chiefs have”
Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 100-16.67 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- KC
- skill:
- -16.67
- player:
- Isiah Pacheco
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- RB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- rushing yards
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“For me, he's a boom. He's my RB five. I initially had him lower in my rankings this offseason, but I have moved him up”
Scored 75a naive guess scored 0+150 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 150
- player:
- Christian McCaffrey
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 75
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- RB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 72
- actual finish:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 5
- Fantasy Bust CallsBreece HallNew York JetsJun 22, 2025
“fading for all the reasons Jake said, plus a few more. One is that new head coach Aaron Glenn just keeps talking about wanting to have a committee”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
“If McCaffrey is healthy, he is going to smash... Yeah, I mean I love to wait till the second but he's right around that one two turn for me.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Sleeper CallsIsiah PachecoKansas City ChiefsJun 22, 2025
“This is a guy who was being drafted in the mid to late second round last year and now you can get him in the seventh or eighth... he's a small boom for me.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.