# Aaron Jones — what pundits predicted

RB · Texas-El Paso



17 checkable claims from 12 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

## What pundits expect (15 unsettled)

- Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — Josh Shepardson, for 2026, said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet
- Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31adc8bb-8f15-453f-bbcf-cab44e29b8b3
- Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — Trevor Ripley, for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; not settled yet
- Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aaa32b43-8324-4ef2-aa2f-fb5b1440518d
- Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/53496a86-9874-475b-a145-f51f3052f86c
- Aaron Jones to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c528a174-4cc1-468c-9473-e9b60da1f6f8
- Aaron Jones to fall short of his draft cost (round 10) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d6e49275-e4cf-4d86-917d-1d29252c1d0a
- Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/47566b48-8024-4960-b25c-11c03fe43543
- Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost (Round 11+ / Outside Top 120) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d924d0f-d573-45c0-84a7-f4aeeeb9dee4
- Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/22a4578b-eb92-41d2-820b-1a7eaa2e4e2f
- Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost (a current superflex ADP of 130) — Ryan Conway, for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet
- Aaron Jones to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c6f6ca7-2193-4aef-8a62-e4a7f535b80a
- Aaron Jones to fall short of his draft cost (outside of the RB1 range in ADP) — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Aug 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f9c1634b-1813-4674-8636-d3225c4a7b19
- Aaron Jones to move — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4f38dcb-6e95-4645-9f16-fad932bc003c
- Aaron Jones to move — [Justin Penik](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/justin-penik), for 2025, said Mar 6, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4af0c93c-46f5-4a2c-ae24-e6ffa81a6559

## Settled (2)

- Aaron Jones to fall short of his draft cost (RB twenty two) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said May 31, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6eb326e0-2082-4ae8-ac76-20d3f25b0b78
- Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost (his end of the fifth round ECR) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said May 17, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/316f2dfd-c096-416d-ae8a-6cb60715ceac

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