Brandon Carney· May 13, 2026
Carney named four fantasy breakout candidates for the upcoming season — Bhayshul Tuten, Parker Washington, Jalen Coker and Jayden Higgins — quoting each one's draft cost, and made depth-chart calls on Jauan Jennings, Jordan Addison and Jayden Higgins. He also predicted Puka Nacua is the best receiver in football and expects Xavier Legette to be displaced.
“So I'm going to Parker Washington.”
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10 checkable claims — 6 depth chart calls, 3 sleeper calls and 1 positional finishe — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 12 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 6 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 5.
Where this call stands in the room
Bhayshul Tuten · 2026 season9 calls from 8 pundits between 1 and 1. Brandon Carney said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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10 checkable claims in this take
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- Sleeper CallsJayden HigginsHouston TexansMay 13, 2026
Jayden Higgins to outplay his draft cost (a hundred and twenty first overall)
“So Jayden Higgins is at a hundred and twenty first overall. It's a cheap gamble that CJ Stroud figures it the fuck out... So I just think him around this range, is a is a good bet for a breakout.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Emeka Egbuka to be 1st on the depth chart
“it's hard for me to envision a world where the Bucks two receiver set is not Emeka Ebuka and Chris Godwin”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Chris Godwin Jr. to be 2nd on the depth chart
“it's hard for me to envision a world where the Bucks two receiver set is not Emeka Ebuka and Chris Godwin”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsJauan JenningsMinnesota VikingsMay 13, 2026
Jauan Jennings to be 3rd on the depth chart
“this is probably one of the best places that he could go be a three... I'm not expecting anything out of the Vikings wide receiver three”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsJordan AddisonMinnesota VikingsMay 13, 2026
Jordan Addison to be 2nd on the depth chart
“Jordan Addison who is, you know, one of the more talented wide receiver twos in the league, and he's going to remain a wide receiver too”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsJayden HigginsHouston TexansMay 13, 2026
Jayden Higgins to be 2nd on the depth chart
“But Jaden Higgins, I think, is primed to be the full time wide receiver too for this team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Bhayshul Tuten to be 1st on the depth chart
“if I am putting my money on anything, it's going to be on the guy who has the more elite talent profile, who was actually drafted by this regime... I think Chris Rodriguez is certainly gonna be involved, but if I got to pick here, I'm picking Basile too”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Parker Washington to outplay his draft cost (ninety fifth overall in consensus rankings)
“we are talking about a guy who is going ninety fifth overall in consensus rankings... So I'm going to Parker Washington.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Sleeper CallsBhayshul TutenJacksonville JaguarsMay 13, 2026
Bhayshul Tuten to outplay his draft cost (65 overall ADP)
“if I got to pick here, I'm picking Basile too, and the guy's going, I want to say in the 70s or so right now... So 65 overall ADP currently. And for a guy that I think has as much RB one sort of breakout potential as there is”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Positional FinishesPuka NacuaMay 13, 2026
Puka Nacua to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure
“Puka, I've said it many times, I think he's the best overall receiver in football.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
What others said about the same people
- Fox SportsRoster Spot Calls · J.J. McCarthyHit · 100FOX Sports projects Kyle McCord as Miami's backup behind starter Malik Willis, Mitchell Trubisky as Tennessee's primary backup behind starter Cam Ward, and J.J. McCarthy making the Vikings' 53-man roster.
- Nathan JahnkeRoster Spot Calls · Ameer AbdullahHit · 100An 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.
- Nathan JahnkeRoster Spot Calls · Carson WentzHit · 100PFF'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.
- Jared KochRoster Spot Calls · Nico CollinsHit · 100Koch projects the Texans' wide receiver depth chart after Jayden Higgins' season-ending injury, naming Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson and Jaylin Noel as starters, listing backups and roster locks, and predicting Collins tops his 2025 receiving marks.
- Trevor RipleyRoster Spot Calls · Jacob ThomasHit · 100Ripley expects UDFA safety Jacob Thomas to earn a roster spot with the Vikings after a strong preseason showing, believes Jay Ward will start opposite Metellus, and thinks Theo Jackson's roster spot is safe despite losing his starting job.
- Tom JensenRoster Spot Calls · T.J. HockensonMiss · 0NFL.com published a list of players it expects to be released by cutdown day, headlined by tight ends Dawson Knox, T.J. Hockenson and Cole Kmet.
More depth chart calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Fox SportsDepth Chart Calls · Michael Penix Jr.Hit · 100Fox Sports states that a healthy Tua Tagovailoa will serve as Atlanta's backup quarterback in Week 3, with Michael Penix Jr. handling the starting duties against Green Bay.
- Matt SeveranceDepth Chart Calls · Deshaun WatsonHit · 100The CBS Sports preview backs Tampa Bay to beat Cleveland in the Bucs' Week 2 home opener, and states that Deshaun Watson — not Shedeur Sanders — will be Cleveland's starting quarterback in Week 2.
- Rafael ZamoranoDepth Chart Calls · Deshaun WatsonHit · 100Zamorano reports Watson will start Week 2 at Tampa Bay and suggests there's little reason to expect improvement, raising the possibility Watson's five-year contract never yields more than single-digit wins.
- Rich HribarDepth Chart Calls · Tua TagovailoaMiss · 0Hribar expects Tua Tagovailoa to be Atlanta's starting quarterback for Week 2 while Michael Penix stays out, with Penix's return closer to Week 4. He is unenthusiastic about the Falcons' offense either way and treats Bryce Young as a fringe fantasy starter.
- Tyler SullivanDepth Chart Calls · Michael Penix Jr.Miss · 0In a Week 1 recap with no named byline, CBS Sports suggested Michael Penix Jr. would take over as Atlanta's Week 2 starter if healthy, called Ashton Jeanty's sophomore breakout imminent, and warned readers not to overlook San Francisco as NFC West winners.
- Pat FitzmauriceDepth Chart Calls · Rashod BatemanMiss · 0In his Week 2 waiver wire column, Fitzmaurice recommends a slate of pickups he expects to outperform their current rostership (Kaelon Black, Deebo Samuel, Tyler Shough, Geno Smith and others), lays out several depth-chart expectations (Black as the 49ers' No. 2 back, Shedeur Sanders eventually taking over in Cleveland, Penix returning for Atlanta), and flags Fool's Gold/drop candidates such as Mike Gesicki, Kendrick Bourne and Rashid Shaheed.