# Jeff Kerr: Covering the Eagles' roster cuts, Kerr expects Cameron Latu to win the fullback/tight end depth spot on the 53, believes waived defensive tackle Gabe Hall will land on an NFL 53-man roster somewhere, and says Joshua Weru gets the final pass-rusher spot if Philadelphia keeps six. **Claimed:** Aug 29, 2026 **Pundit:** Jeff Kerr — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/onsi/eagles-53-man-roster-tracker-philly-cuts-2026-draft-pick-and-preseason-fan-favorite-01m17nzjdnpt 3 checkable claims — 3 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > The Eagles were looking for a fullback, but that spot is trending towards Cameron Latu with Steele not making the 53. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Gabe Hall to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Gabe Hall - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cameron Latu to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Cameron Latu, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Joshua Weru to make the roster** - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Joshua Weru, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Gabe Hall — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/gabe-hall - Cameron Latu — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cameron-latu - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Joshua Weru — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/joshua-weru ## What others said about the same people - Rich Eisen on A.J. Brown: Eisen delivered his SoFi-presented power rankings of the 2026 NFL draftees most likely to live up to their billing, counting down from Mekhi Lemmon at No. 10 to Jeremiah Love at No. 1. He also predicted the Eagles will trade A.J. Brown and picked three NFC South teams to go over their win totals. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/44917560-fe2f-453a-a274-edd5059b1c1c (scored 100) - Justin Penik on Zack Baun: Pennock predicted Sam Darnold to Pittsburgh, Zach Baun re-signing in Philadelphia, Charvarius Ward and Jamien Sherwood to Washington, Cam Robinson to Chicago as left tackle, Cam Bynum to the Jets, Darius Slayton to the Chargers, Aaron Jones back to Minnesota and Aaron Rodgers to the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4af0c93c-46f5-4a2c-ae24-e6ffa81a6559 (scored 0) - Tyler Sullivan on Philadelphia Eagles: Sullivan takes the Jaguars to beat the Browns, doubting Deshaun Watson, and takes the Eagles over the Commanders at home. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ac678dcb-56cb-48c5-912c-3e8c8522e681 (scored 100) - Gregg Rosenthal on Philadelphia Eagles: Rosenthal picked the Texans to reach the Super Bowl, the Eagles to win the NFC East and to beat Washington in Week 1, and the Dolphins to end up with the No. 1 pick in the 2027 draft. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/506d4078-f2ff-4a40-bff4-b764e136a7e7 (scored 100) - Vani Hanamirian on Philadelphia Eagles: The show's producer takes the optimistic side at 12-5 for the Eagles and predicts a low-scoring 17-10 week one win over Washington. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9ee237b2-cac6-4c0d-88fc-72e1f79b35f1 (scored 88.1) - Dave Uram on Philadelphia Eagles: The station's Bulldog reporter leans to 10 wins rather than 12 for the Eagles, expects them to start 2-0 by beating Washington and Tennessee, and predicts a 21-20 Eagles win in the opener. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/00b30674-12cb-41b5-9369-6b1cddbf3bad (scored 97.62) ## More roster spot calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Christian Booher on Devin Cochran: Booher lays out a projected Detroit Lions offensive depth chart ahead of the 2026 regular season, naming starters, backups and practice squad members at every offensive position. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c8fa7c98-626b-413d-ac56-ac6dc7cc764f (scored 0) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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