# Aaron Donald — what pundits predicted DE · Pittsburgh 46 checkable claims from 36 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (38 unsettled) - “to me, I'm looking for Aaron Donald to be back out there, on the field on Monday night and playing well.” — [Mike Garafolo](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-garafolo), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/575325c7-710d-43cf-870c-9ef74266e925 - Aaron Donald to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/42a25cd0-45a3-40a9-a737-8e7a635f2e5d - Aaron Donald to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Matt Severance](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-severance), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3ed55944-986d-433f-8c65-efe0dda34446 - Aaron Donald to finish top 5 at his position, by sacks — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3861150c-4a1d-4e8e-9585-d3ad36833851 - Aaron Donald to move — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b5fffa08-e5d3-4d2b-ba4b-284a5cb89375 - Aaron Donald to be 1st on the depth chart — [Veejay Huskey](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/veejay-huskey), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9b37fc24-8be7-499e-85c9-5743fdc71d25 - Aaron Donald to be 1st on the depth chart — [Eric Williams](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/eric-williams), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4705617b-045f-4764-bf6d-930740f1055b - Aaron Donald to move — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ad07a412-2d7d-4306-9514-e78009682070 - Aaron Donald to move — Sean McVay, for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to move — [Charean Williams](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/charean-williams), for 2026, said Aug 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aa769df3-ab4d-4199-94ff-d064f03ba388 - Aaron Donald to move — Steve Krebs, for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to move — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Aug 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/125f6ccb-4633-4148-9b4b-1bfdaeb18b5d - Aaron Donald to move — [Rafael Zamorano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rafael-zamorano), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/397f49aa-2e95-46e1-9737-acfa1700f47b - Aaron Donald to move — Will Brinson, for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to move — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/db6fdfef-05e2-47cb-81fd-01f4b7fac107 - Aaron Donald to win Comeback Player of the Year — Will Brinson, for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to make Hall of Fame — Bill Barnwell, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to move — [Kevin Patra](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kevin-patra), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c06d10a-9cff-47ff-b4b4-a82ff4d593d9 - Aaron Donald to move — Diante Lee, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to move — Daire Carragher, for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to move — [John Breech](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-breech), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fc2cd5ea-d61f-43cf-9788-17fbd9dbdac6 - Aaron Donald to move — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/669a4287-2d7e-4461-a284-7b0a2cda5b8b - Aaron Donald to make Pro Football Hall of Fame induction — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/233d0425-67b2-4949-b77c-8d56d5ce4f74 - Aaron Donald to move — Adam Auslund, for 2026, said Aug 8, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to make Pro Bowl — Adam Auslund, for 2026, said Aug 8, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Donald to move — [Ran Carthon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ran-carthon), for 2026, said Aug 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ad896830-0987-4fb9-901f-81b77213c44b - Aaron Donald to move — [John Breech](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-breech), for 2026, said Aug 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffe34508-4059-47b6-adb0-4a262e183d76 - Aaron Donald to move — [Albert Breer](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/albert-breer), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f634853f-d4d8-4556-b874-07a0759cb25e - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Jack McKessy](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jack-mckessy), for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/809b1c24-f3cb-471a-b8b0-782bda9ec95b - Aaron Donald to move — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9538b827-fc12-4c2e-8e32-eaa69edc6c2d - Aaron Donald to move — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2026, said Jul 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d771f9cd-f30b-4ec1-837b-c4807c6b353b - Aaron Donald to move — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said Jul 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9960b182-e695-40de-9b96-a84e6fda1d90 - Aaron Donald to move — [Veejay Huskey](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/veejay-huskey), for 2026, said Jul 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/58927270-4634-41ad-9042-92a825933a6c - Aaron Donald to move — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said Jul 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a7fa11d0-8cb8-4d98-bc6c-dd663eefd712 - Aaron Donald to move — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said Jul 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/23f4619e-5973-4750-89b3-11dc8e2b5b95 - Aaron Donald to move — [Michael Brockers](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/michael-brockers-2), for 2026, said Jun 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2d2c6b99-91e9-4ec5-83e0-5c69b839e485 - Aaron Donald to move — [Rob Bushka](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rob-bushka), for 2026, said Jun 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bdd18d0a-503d-4aa4-9c34-7155989bd264 - Aaron Donald to move — Nightcap, for 2026, said Jun 7, 2026; not settled yet ## Settled (8) - Aaron Donald to make the roster — [Nick Shook](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-shook), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea18c6ec-7662-4e66-91ed-4d0ef9d7d97d - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — Sharp Football Staff, for 2023, said Mar 10, 2023; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Mike Tannenbaum](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-tannenbaum), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/df951dc9-b6c1-4730-8590-227832e4ef13 - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Robert Smith](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/robert-smith), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/effb9613-a73a-4648-b135-89a40329b40d - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Rich Gannon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-gannon), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/39f480bd-4838-4e8d-ba1d-2fe6f3021bd7 - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Mike Martz](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-martz), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a66306bb-b292-46aa-83a2-a123ca88a4e8 - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Ronde Barber](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ronde-barber), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f14f5c77-616a-4851-aa07-3458f0126b80 - Aaron Donald to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Jack McKessy](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jack-mckessy), for 2021, said Feb 18, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4cc35e2e-94fb-43d2-99ca-955810e42191 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/aaron-donald Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology