Jake Ciely · Feb 22, 2026
Sealey gave his early 2026 quarterback ranks — Allen, Lamar, May and Daniels as his top four, Joe Burrow sixth, Daniel Jones 17th, Justin Herbert 10th, C.J. Stroud 25th and Sam Darnold 26th — plus tight ends with Isaiah Likely 13th and Dalton Kincaid down at 16.
“I have Alan Lamar May Daniels as my top four.”
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- Fantasy RankingsFeb 22, 2026
“I have Alan Lamar May Daniels as my top four... So he's at six [Burrow]... you've got him at ten [Herbert]... c J. Stroud is at ECR of twenty but you've got him at twenty five... JKM at twenty six [Darnold]... You have n't at seventeen [Daniel Jones]”
Scored 62.5a naive guess scored 50+12.5 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 12.5
- placed:
- 9
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 9
- accuracy:
- 62.5
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 9: 62.5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Fantasy RankingsFeb 22, 2026
“Dalton Kinkaid is number nine on this list, but jake them outside of the top twelve at sixteen... Jake, you've got him at tight end thirteen [Likely]”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 50-50 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- -50
- placed:
- 2
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 2
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- TE 2: 0
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Depth Chart CallsIsaiah LikelyFeb 22, 2026
“Because Isaiah Likely is going to a team where he's going to be the lead option... he's going to go to a team because he's a free agent. Somebody's going to pay through the nose for him”
Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 100-8.33 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- BAL
- skill:
- -8.33
- player:
- Isaiah Likely
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- TE
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- receptions
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0