Pat Fitzmaurice · Nov 28, 2025
Fitzmorris backed Jacoby Brissett's passing volume with a QB11 ranking, dropped Brock Purdy to QB18 in a bad Cleveland spot, ranked Mark Andrews as a top-six tight end against the Bengals, and cooled on Colston Loveland at TE17 versus Philadelphia.
“So brock Perty is going to be my quarterback eighteen.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
4 checkable claims from this
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- Positional FinishesBrock PurdyNov 28, 2025
“Right now, I've got Purty at quarterback seventeen... So brock Perty is going to be my quarterback eighteen.”
Scored 58.33a naive guess scored 16.67+55.42 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 55.42
- player:
- Brock Purdy
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 58.33
- baseline:
- 16.67
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 13
- actual finish:
- 23
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 18
“So I'm feeling pretty good about Jacoby Brissett, mostly because of the passing volume. I've got him one spot behind bow Nicks... You guys have him both. It looks like at eleven.”
Scored 58.33a naive guess scored 0+77.58 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 77.58
- player:
- Jacoby Brissett
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 58.33
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 46
- actual finish:
- 16
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 11
- Positional FinishesColston LovelandChicago BearsNov 28, 2025
“He comes in at sixteen. You guys both have him at seventeen fits... So I think this is kind of a week to cool your heels on Colston Lovelin.”
Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 75-55.42 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -55.42
- player:
- Colston Loveland
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 33.33
- baseline:
- 75
- position:
- TE
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- naive basis:
- no prior season — the startable tier at TE
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 12
- actual finish:
- 9
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 17
- Positional FinishesMark AndrewsBaltimore RavensNov 28, 2025
“Yep, tight end six? I mean everyone just rocks the Bengals.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Mark Andrews
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- TE
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1.33
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 4
- actual finish:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 6
- predicted finish:
- 6