# Nick Shook: 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.

**Claimed:** May 13, 2025
**Pundit:** Nick Shook — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-shook
**Outlet:** Around the NFL (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/around-the-nfl-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-daily/top-20-position-groups-in-the-nfl

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.

3 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 66.7 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> That's the best receiver group in my opinion. It's not the Bengals, it's the Buccaneers.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Jordan Addison to be 2nd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess
- **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**
  - Kind: Position Group Rankings
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess
- **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.**
  - Kind: Position Group Rankings
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess
- **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.**
  - Kind: Position Group Rankings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **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.**
  - Kind: Position Group Rankings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **I'm going to tight Ends... The leader is the Baltimore Ravens, and it's Mark Andrews and it's Isaiah Likely.**
  - Kind: Position Group Rankings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **we're going to interior offensive line, and we're going with the Pittsburgh Steelers**
  - Kind: Position Group Rankings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **So we're going to start with the Giants, and we're going to go with their edge rushing group**
  - Kind: Position Group Rankings
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Jordan Addison — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jordan-addison
- Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/vikings

## What others said about the same people

- Bradley Locker on Carson Wentz: PFF'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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a3716f21-0488-4fc8-a414-c25c2d781a6e (scored 100)
- Adam Chudwin on Minnesota Vikings: In his annual game-by-game Bears prediction, Chudwin went through all 17 games and landed on a 12-5 season for Chicago. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b6e5e93f-2997-4140-881f-3acec911a1f1 (scored 100)
- Trevor Ripley on Dillon Bell: Ripley 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/529718b4-3310-4bc4-949a-09c9600f3c48 (scored 0)
- Tom Pelissero on Adam Thielen: Pelissero 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a7185069-741c-4dc1-b7c3-09775ddb0c32 (scored 100)
- Colin Cowherd on Aaron Rodgers: Cowherd 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6bec15ac-bc47-4fae-b138-ffa90bd62538 (scored 0)
- Rich Eisen on Sam Darnold: Eisen 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b7b4272f-1a0d-4a49-aa8d-9c4e0fafe7f4 (scored 100)

## More position group rankings

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Rich Eisen: Eisen ranked his top five defenses remaining in the NFL playoffs, with the Texans first, Seahawks second, Broncos third, Bills fourth and Rams fifth. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2a3ce061-cd05-485c-9f71-c7d0ce390a1a (scored 75)
- Gregg Rosenthal: In 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5539f810-db04-4de0-bf1f-5e3006379250 (scored 75)
- Brandon Graham: Graham 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a054e705-4e72-4c3f-b475-95b2643e8699 (scored 0)
- Kyle Brandt: Kyle Brandt ranked his top five NFL wide receiver duos, deliberately excluding newly formed pairings, with Cincinnati first and Tampa Bay fifth. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/88c49d42-2a19-4ded-807c-4ac54bece76b (scored 40)
- Jamie Erdahl on Los Angeles Rams: Erdahl ranked her top five wide receiver duos, putting Philadelphia first, Detroit above Minnesota, and Cincinnati fifth. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/331b284f-f71c-4588-9b70-948bf0e82147 (scored 80)
- Isaiah Stanback: Stanback ranked his top five wide receiver duos, with Cincinnati first, Miami second and Philadelphia fifth, and also placed the Lions atop their division. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc8c795d-9d53-402a-a460-42c830ca2977 (scored 25)

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