# Ethan Hurwitz: Hurwitz writes that the elevations of Jeremiah Pharms Jr. and Mike Brown likely mean Leonard Taylor III stays a healthy scratch and Joshua Farmer could be one too for the Week 3 game at Jacksonville, and that both elevated players will revert to the practice squad after Sunday.

**Claimed:** Sep 26, 2026
**Pundit:** Ethan Hurwitz — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ethan-hurwitz
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/onsi/patriots-elevate-2-from-practice-squad-here-s-what-these-moves-mean

4 checkable claims — 2 availability calls and 2 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> With him being added, it would likely mean that Leonard Taylor III (who was inactive last week) will remain a healthy scratch.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Jeremiah Pharms Jr. to make the roster**
  - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Jeremiah Pharms Jr., New England Patriots
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess
- **Joshua Farmer could also be a healthy scratch along the defensive line. (Week 3)**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Joshua Farmer, New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **With him being added, it would likely mean that Leonard Taylor III (who was inactive last week) will remain a healthy scratch. (Week 3 vs. Jacksonville)**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Leonard Taylor III, New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Mike Brown to make the roster**
  - Kind: Roster Spot Calls · About: Mike Brown, New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Jeremiah Pharms Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiah-pharms-jr
- New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots
- Joshua Farmer — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/joshua-farmer
- Leonard Taylor III — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/leonard-taylor-iii
- Mike Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mike-brown-9699

## What others said about the same people

- Nathan Jahnke on Efton Chism III: An unsigned PFF preseason recap makes numerous depth-chart, roster and usage projections across the league, based on Week 3 preseason playing time — including Roman Wilson winning Pittsburgh's third receiver job, Luke McCaffrey's roster spot being in danger, Charlie Kolar as the Chargers' top tight end, and Kendre Miller as the Saints' RB2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/47566b48-8024-4960-b25c-11c03fe43543 (scored 100)
- Nathan Jahnke on Kyle Williams: An unsigned PFF fantasy preseason recap makes a series of depth-chart and roster-spot calls: Roman Wilson wins the Steelers' third receiver job over Germie Bernard, Robert Tonyan makes Pittsburgh's roster as the third tight end, Kyle Williams and Efton Chism III stick in New England, Mike Washington Jr. is the Raiders' primary backup back, Jalen Nailor stays a Raiders starter, Kaelon Black leads the 49ers' backup running back competition, and Charlie Kolar is the Chargers' top tight end with top-12 fantasy upside. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e9e8a675-165c-4246-a19c-eec9f5dfccf4 (scored 100)
- Nathan Jahnke on Kyle Williams: PFF's preseason fantasy recap makes a large number of depth-chart, role and fantasy-value calls across the league, including Chig Okonkwo as a top sleeper tight end, Tre Tucker as the Raiders' top receiver, and various backfield hierarchies. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b (scored 100)
- Gregg Rosenthal on Javon Baker: Rosenthal picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Micah Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year, Jahmyr Gibbs for Offensive Player of the Year, Aaron Glenn for Coach of the Year, Travis Hunter for both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Bill Callahan for Assistant Coach of the Year and Tristan Wirfs for Protector of the Year. He also made depth-chart calls on Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/88928365-78fb-4f7b-84a4-0dd7856ba9cc (scored 0)
- Chris Broussard on New England Patriots: Brew stood by the Lions as division winners and playoff team, picked the Texans over Cincinnati, the Bears over Minnesota, the Patriots to beat Pittsburgh with a solid Drake Maye game, flagged Jacksonville over Denver as his upset alert, and said he still feels good about the Ravens winning the AFC. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a54915e0-49e6-427b-a7a5-4feb5d0f3cbb (scored 100)
- Rich Eisen on New England Patriots: Eisen picked Josh Allen to lead the NFL in total touchdowns over any QB-WR or QB-RB combo, flipped from the Lions to the Bears as NFC North winner, and made several Week 2 game calls, including the Patriots at home, the Jets over Green Bay, and both LA teams winning. He also picked a Jaguars-Broncos AFC title game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/76dcca59-cf3e-4bfd-a7c6-66574a348a51 (scored 100)

## More availability calls

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

- Jared Koch on Nico Collins: Previewing Houston's Week 3 trip to Indianapolis, he expects the Texans to be without wide receiver Nico Collins again, and frames the rest of the piece as conditional keys to victory (running the ball on a weak Colts run defense, winning the turnover battle, converting in the red zone) rather than an outright pick. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b506650e-36b7-4526-b8d2-8f882cddfe2e (not settled)
- Thomas Martinez on Ladd McConkey: Martinez projects the Chargers' starting lineups on offense and defense for their Week 3 game at Buffalo, with injuries forcing several changes — Oronde Gadsden II at tight end, Trevor Penning at left guard, Jamaree Caldwell at defensive tackle and RJ Mickens at safety — while expecting Ladd McConkey to play and Marquez Valdez-Scantling to debut. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bcc0c9e2-6313-45af-bc99-f1cd46806da6 (not settled)
- Ian Rapoport on Jalen Coker: Rapoport reported that Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker, who has been limited by an ankle injury, is expected to play in Sunday's game at Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2bdde326-4fbe-47aa-86d4-abecbac07723 (not settled)
- Josh Alper on Jalen Coker: Alper wrote that of the two questionable Panthers receivers, at least one — Coker — looks set to play Sunday in Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d1a2192-c76e-467c-a770-88de62b8e7b8 (not settled)
- Tracy Sandler on Caleb Williams: Sandler predicted Caleb Williams would miss two to three weeks with his hamstring injury, and in the picks segment took the Broncos, Ravens, Vikings, Bills and Bears (switching off an earlier Tampa pick). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74f12600-9587-488a-af00-2e8c11643531 (not settled)
- Carmen Vitali on Caleb Williams: In the show's weekly picks segment Vitali took the Broncos over the Rams, the Ravens over the Cowboys in Rio, Tampa at home over Minnesota, the Bills over the Chargers and the Eagles on the road in Chicago. She also agreed that Caleb Williams would be out roughly two to three weeks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/948bc684-6a05-4cb4-a5ff-72861da00102 (not settled)

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