Matt Money Smith

Writes at The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)

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Is Matt Money Smith accurate? Across 3 graded calls in 1 article, Matt Money Smith scores 58.34% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -28.31, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

58.34%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

-28.31

MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

3

Graded calls

across 1 article.

Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.

Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.

Graded calls · 3

Smith says Ladd McConkie is a legitimate No. 1 receiver who could post a Jaylen Waddle-like season of roughly 1,700 yards and eight touchdowns, and he predicts second-year Chargers receiver Trey Harris will have a big year under Mike McDaniel. He also expects Philip Rivers to become an NFL head coach and thinks the Chargers offense will be good in the coming season.3 graded calls · Feb 26, 2026
- Ladd McConkey to record 8 receiving tds
  “He could end up with Jalen Waddle like seventeen hundred yard eight touchdown season. It wouldn't surprise me.”
  Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 73.31-23.31 skill
  How this was scored
  naive:
  5.2
  skill:
  -23.31
  what happened:
  6
  player:
  Ladd McConkey
  season:
  2025
  accuracy:
  50
  baseline:
  73.31
  predicted:
  8

statistic:

receiving_tds

difficulty:

1

last season:

7

weeks in the season:

18

weeks left when called:

0

position average:

3.4

zero at percent out:

50

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Ladd McConkey to be 1st on the depth chart

“I think Lad's a legitimate number one receiver.”

Hit · 92Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 91.67+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: LAC
skill:: 0
player:: Ladd McConkey
season:: 2025
accuracy:: 91.67
baseline:: 91.67
position:: WR
naive slot:: 1
actual slot:: 2
difficulty:: 1
measured by:: receptions
the naive guess:: where he sat last season
weeks in the season:: 18
predicted slot:: 1
weeks left when called:: 0

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Ladd McConkey to record 1,700 receiving yards

“He could end up with Jalen Waddle like seventeen hundred yard eight touchdown season. It wouldn't surprise me.”

Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 89.95-89.95 skill

How this was scored

naive:: 749.37
skill:: -89.95
what happened:: 789
player:: Ladd McConkey
season:: 2025
accuracy:: 0
baseline:: 89.95
predicted:: 1700
statistic:: receiving_yards
difficulty:: 1
last season:: 1149
weeks in the season:: 18
weeks left when called:: 0
position average:: 349.73
zero at percent out:: 50

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