Derek Brown · Jun 29, 2025
Brown names Ricky Pearsall a second-year wide receiver breakout he wants everywhere, prefers him to Stefon Diggs, calls Kaleb Johnson a top-24 running back who can win leagues, and says JJ McCarthy will be a QB1 in 2025.
“So it's Ricky Piersow baby... So I want to draft him everywhere.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
5 checkable claims from this
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.
“he should be a top twenty four running back”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Kaleb Johnson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- RB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- naive basis:
- no prior season — the startable tier at RB
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 24
- actual finish:
- 104
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 24
“JJ McCarthy is a QB one. He's breaking out in twenty twenty five.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- J.J. McCarthy
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- naive basis:
- no prior season — the startable tier at QB
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 12
- actual finish:
- 32
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 12
- Sleeper CallsJ.J. McCarthyMinnesota VikingsJun 29, 2025
“JJ McCarthy is a QB one. He's breaking out in twenty twenty five.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Sleeper CallsKaleb JohnsonPittsburgh SteelersJun 29, 2025
“I love Caleb Johnson. He's ranked as an RB three on Fantasy pross are right now, he should be a top twenty four running back.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Sleeper CallsRicky PearsallJun 29, 2025
“So it's Ricky Piersow baby, final two weeks of the regular season, who's wide receiver? Seven wide receiver fourteen fully believed? ... So I want to draft him everywhere.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.