Patricia Traina

Patricia Traina covers the New York Giants for Sports Illustrated and the Locked On Saints podcast, writing about roster construction, cap management, and player availability. Her work tracks the practical questions—who makes the 53, who's healthy, what the numbers mean—across draft season and into the regular year.

Writes at Locked On Saints (podcast)

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Is Patricia Traina accurate? Across 60 graded calls in 8 articles, Patricia Traina scores 60.5% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -10.68, 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.

60.5%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

-10.68

MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

Graded calls

across 8 articles. 33 more not yet settled.

Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.

100% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.

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

Graded calls · 60

5 of 8 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 3 of 3.

Previewing the Giants' preseason finale, Traina says John Michael Schmitz is locked in as the starting center and identifies Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields and Darius Slayton as receivers certain to make the 53-man roster.2 graded calls · Aug 28, 2026
- Malik Nabers to make the roster
  “forced the Giants to rethink the bottom of their receiver depth chart behind prospective roster locks Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields, and Darius Slayton”
  Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
  How this was scored
  club:
  NYG
  skill:
  0
  player:
  Malik Nabers
  season:
  2026
  claimed:
  he makes the 53
  accuracy:
  100
  baseline:
  100
  difficulty:
  2
  the naive guess:
  he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
  weeks in the season:
  18
  weeks on the53:
  3
  weeks left when called:
  18
  first week on the53:
  1
  weeks on the practice squad:
  0
  Think this grade is wrong?
- Malachi Fields to make the roster
  “prospective roster locks Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields, and Darius Slayton”
  Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
  How this was scored
  club:
  NYG
  skill:
  200
  player:
  Malachi Fields
  season:
  2026
  claimed:
  he makes the 53
  accuracy:
  100
  baseline:
  0
  difficulty:
  2
  the naive guess:
  he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
  weeks in the season:
  18
  weeks on the53:
  3
  weeks left when called:
  18
  first week on the53:
  1
  weeks on the practice squad:
  0
  Think this grade is wrong?
Traina expects Odell Beckham Jr. to make the Giants' 53-man roster, and believes Jalin Hyatt will not make the roster and is headed to injured reserve. She also suggests one or both of Theo Johnson and Tanner Conner may miss the preseason finale.Aug 26, 2026
- Odell Beckham Jr. to make the roster
  “Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. began the week with a 50/50 chance of making the 53-man roster. But between the season-ending ACL injury to Calvin Austin III and Beckham's own hard work, he's probably closer to having a 95% chance of avoiding the Turk on Sunday.”
  Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
  How this was scored
  club:
  NYG
  skill:
  200
  player:
  Odell Beckham Jr.
  season:
  2026
  claimed:
  he makes the 53
  accuracy:
  100
  baseline:
  0
  difficulty:
  2
  the naive guess:
  he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
  weeks in the season:
  18
  weeks on the53:
  3
  weeks left when called:
  18
  first week on the53:
  1
  weeks on the practice squad:
  0
  Think this grade is wrong?
Traina writes that the Giants may make more trades before the roster cutdown and names the players she sees as the most likely candidates to be dealt: kicker Ben Sauls, one of receivers Darius Slayton or Darnell Mooney, offensive lineman Jake Kubas, and linebacker Darius Muasau.Aug 24, 2026
- Darius Slayton to move — “one of Slayton or Mooney traded”
  “one of receiver Darius Slayton or Darnell Mooney”
  Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
  How this was scored
  skill:
  200
  player:
  Darius Slayton
  season:
  2026
  claimed:
  he leaves
  was with:
  NYG
  accuracy:
  100
  baseline:
  0
  reported:
  signed → IND (from NYG)
  settled by:
  a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
  difficulty:
  2
  the naive guess:
  he stays where he is
  weeks in the season:
  18
  weeks left when called:
  18
  Think this grade is wrong?
Traina expects tight end Thomas Fidone II to land on the Giants' practice squad rather than the 53-man roster unless he outplays veteran Chris Manhertz in the preseason.Aug 15, 2026
- Thomas Fidone II to make the roster
  “With the Giants likely to deploy a lot of heavy personnel, there could very well be a spot for Fidone on the practice squad unless he delivers a performance that tops that of veteran Chris Manhertz, who is Fidone's biggest obstacle to a roster spot.”
  Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
  How this was scored
  club:
  NYG
  skill:
  -200
  player:
  Thomas Fidone II
  season:
  2026
  claimed:
  he lands on the practice squad
  accuracy:
  0
  baseline:
  100
  difficulty:
  2
  the naive guess:
  he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
  weeks in the season:
  18
  weeks on the53:
  3
  weeks left when called:
  18
  first week on the53:
  1
  weeks on the practice squad:
  0
  Think this grade is wrong?
Traina had the Giants draft Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 5 overall.Apr 16, 2026
- Sonny Styles to be picked at number 5
  “At number five, the New York Giants, Patricia Traina locked on Giants with with Sonny Styles, the linebacker out of Ohio State.”
  Hit · 92Scored 91.7a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored
  draft:
  2026
  naive:
  a shuffled mock scores 50
  player:
  Sonny Styles
  season:
  2026
  zero at:
  32
  accuracy:
  91.7
  baseline:
  50
  actual pick:
  7
  difficulty:
  1
  weeks in the season:
  18
  pick accuracy:
  91.7
  predicted pick:
  5
  weeks left when called:
  0
  mock ordering score:
  only one pick — no order to score
  Think this grade is wrong?

Patricia Traina

Graded calls · 60

5 of 8 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 3 of 3.

Previewing the Giants' preseason finale, Traina says John Michael Schmitz is locked in as the starting center and identifies Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields and Darius Slayton as receivers certain to make the 53-man roster.2 graded calls · Aug 28, 2026

Malik Nabers to make the roster
“forced the Giants to rethink the bottom of their receiver depth chart behind prospective roster locks Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields, and Darius Slayton”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
0
player:
Malik Nabers
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this grade is wrong?
Malachi Fields to make the roster
“prospective roster locks Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields, and Darius Slayton”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
200
player:
Malachi Fields
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this grade is wrong?

Traina expects Odell Beckham Jr. to make the Giants' 53-man roster, and believes Jalin Hyatt will not make the roster and is headed to injured reserve. She also suggests one or both of Theo Johnson and Tanner Conner may miss the preseason finale.Aug 26, 2026

Odell Beckham Jr. to make the roster
“Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. began the week with a 50/50 chance of making the 53-man roster. But between the season-ending ACL injury to Calvin Austin III and Beckham's own hard work, he's probably closer to having a 95% chance of avoiding the Turk on Sunday.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
200
player:
Odell Beckham Jr.
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this grade is wrong?

Traina writes that the Giants may make more trades before the roster cutdown and names the players she sees as the most likely candidates to be dealt: kicker Ben Sauls, one of receivers Darius Slayton or Darnell Mooney, offensive lineman Jake Kubas, and linebacker Darius Muasau.Aug 24, 2026

Darius Slayton to move — “one of Slayton or Mooney traded”
“one of receiver Darius Slayton or Darnell Mooney”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
skill:
200
player:
Darius Slayton
season:
2026
claimed:
he leaves
was with:
NYG
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
reported:
signed → IND (from NYG)
settled by:
a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he stays where he is
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this grade is wrong?

Traina expects tight end Thomas Fidone II to land on the Giants' practice squad rather than the 53-man roster unless he outplays veteran Chris Manhertz in the preseason.Aug 15, 2026

Thomas Fidone II to make the roster
“With the Giants likely to deploy a lot of heavy personnel, there could very well be a spot for Fidone on the practice squad unless he delivers a performance that tops that of veteran Chris Manhertz, who is Fidone's biggest obstacle to a roster spot.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
-200
player:
Thomas Fidone II
season:
2026
claimed:
he lands on the practice squad
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Think this grade is wrong?

Traina had the Giants draft Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 5 overall.Apr 16, 2026

Sonny Styles to be picked at number 5
“At number five, the New York Giants, Patricia Traina locked on Giants with with Sonny Styles, the linebacker out of Ohio State.”
Hit · 92Scored 91.7a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Sonny Styles
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
7
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
5
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
Think this grade is wrong?