Nick Shook· May 13, 2025
Shook's picks in the best-position-group draft: Buccaneers receivers (over the Bengals), Lions tackles, Ravens tight ends, Steelers interior offensive line, Lions running backs, Giants edge rushers, Ravens safeties, Commanders quarterbacks, Lions defensive tackles and Texans safeties. He also called Jordan Addison one of the league's best No. 2 receivers.
“That's the best receiver group in my opinion. It's not the Bengals, it's the Buccaneers.”
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8 checkable claims — 7 position group rankings and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
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- Depth Chart CallsJordan AddisonMinnesota VikingsMay 13, 2025
Jordan Addison to be 2nd on the depth chart
“you know what you have in Jordan Adison, who I think is one of the best number two receivers in the NFL”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- MIN
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Jordan Addison
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- WR
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- receptions
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“But I love what the Ravens have in safety right now... But we're gonna go safeties because the top tier, you know, potential with these guys and who they have at safety in Houston”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- best:
- HOU
- unit:
- safety
- skill:
- -200
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“That's the best receiver group in my opinion. It's not the Bengals, it's the Buccaneers... Okay, let's go receiver again... come on down, Minnesota Vikings.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skillHow this was scored
- best:
- NE
- unit:
- wide_receiver
- skill:
- 200
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“I'm going to keep it a quarterback... We know what Jaden Daniels did as a rookie offensive Rookie of the Year... But it's the presence of Marcus Mariota back there as well.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“So that's my next pick, Lions running backs. First running backs group off the board... No group, I think, and the top two is better rounded, just more complete than the Lions running backs.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“I'm going to tight Ends... The leader is the Baltimore Ravens, and it's Mark Andrews and it's Isaiah Likely.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“we're going to interior offensive line, and we're going with the Pittsburgh Steelers”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“So we're going to start with the Giants, and we're going to go with their edge rushing group”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Bradley LockerDepth Chart Calls · Carson WentzHit · 100PFF's unsigned adjusted power rankings after Week 1 of the 2026 season place the Bills first, the Rams second and the Dolphins last, with notes on quarterback situations in Seattle, Minnesota and Cleveland.
- Adam ChudwinGame Outcome Picks · Minnesota VikingsHit · 100In his annual game-by-game Bears prediction, Chudwin went through all 17 games and landed on a 12-5 season for Chicago.
- Trevor RipleyRoster Spot Calls · Dillon BellMiss · 0Ripley expects Max Brosmer to return to the Vikings on the practice squad after being waived, and thinks Dillon Bell may draw waiver interest but is also a practice squad candidate for Minnesota.
- Tom PelisseroTrade and Signing Calls · Adam ThielenHit · 100Pelissero doubted Micah Parsons would ultimately sit out, said the most logical outcome is Parsons showing up and playing out his contract, and pegged his eventual deal in the $45 million-per-year range; he also predicted the Vikings' week one starter opposite Justin Jefferson is not currently on their roster, floating Adam Thielen as a target, and said Justin Jefferson will be good to go for week one.
- Colin CowherdTrade and Signing Calls · Aaron RodgersMiss · 0Cowherd gave his post-free-agency top 10 NFL team rankings, with Philadelphia first and Green Bay tenth, kept the Chiefs as a playoff team while predicting a pullback, and said the Chargers will make a big jump in Jim Harbaugh's second year.
- Rich EisenTrade and Signing Calls · Sam DarnoldHit · 100Eisen predicts three quarterbacks go in the first round, with Jaxson Dart taken late in round one, and says three running backs in the first would be a surprise; he also insists Shedeur Sanders will not fall out of the top 10 and picks the Rams to win the NFC West while keeping the Eagles as the NFC favorite over Washington.
More position group rankings
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Rich EisenPosition Group RankingsClose · 75Eisen ranked his top five defenses remaining in the NFL playoffs, with the Texans first, Seahawks second, Broncos third, Bills fourth and Rams fifth.
- Gregg RosenthalPosition Group RankingsClose · 75In a snake draft of the NFL's best position groups, Rosenthal took the Eagles' tackles as the No. 1 group in the league, followed by the Steelers' edge rushers, Bengals receivers, Texans corners, Lions safeties, Rams defensive tackles, Broncos corners, Chiefs quarterbacks, Patriots corners and Seahawks defensive tackles. He also rated Ja'Marr Chase a top-two receiver and A.J. Brown a top-five receiver.
- Brandon GrahamPosition Group RankingsMiss · 0Graham ranked his top five wide receiver duos with the Eagles first, and predicted Philadelphia returns to the Super Bowl, the Rams make the playoffs again, and picked the Commanders' duo over the Cowboys' new pairing.
- Kyle BrandtPosition Group RankingsClose · 40Kyle Brandt ranked his top five NFL wide receiver duos, deliberately excluding newly formed pairings, with Cincinnati first and Tampa Bay fifth.
- Jamie ErdahlPosition Group Rankings · Los Angeles RamsHit · 80Erdahl ranked her top five wide receiver duos, putting Philadelphia first, Detroit above Minnesota, and Cincinnati fifth.
- Isaiah StanbackPosition Group RankingsMiss · 25Stanback ranked his top five wide receiver duos, with Cincinnati first, Miami second and Philadelphia fifth, and also placed the Lions atop their division.