# Cade McDonald — what pundits predicted

WR · Miami (Ohio); Michigan State



17 checkable claims from 13 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

## What the room says

- Mock drafts: 4 of 13 picks had him at No. 26 (median No. 26)

## What pundits expect (1 unsettled)

- Cade McDonald to be picked “round one” — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Apr 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ee9eb15c-b35e-4734-ad42-6e5c0430e1d3

## Settled (16)

- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 26 — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3c5ad8a4-034f-4abb-8806-20dd9e44b5c6
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 32 — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2026, said Apr 22, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/30d59654-62db-490c-8786-44b8d55e5746
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 29 — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2026, said Apr 22, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8ee7a82e-354b-46c0-a0d6-30a146eab20d
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 26 — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/77faa345-d736-4a90-8185-b1b92c789e5a
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 26 — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f93a0d01-bf42-4298-aeea-be59185728ab
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 26 — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Apr 10, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3d55caff-428d-4d40-8a9d-44e86988fd90
- Cade McDonald to be 1st defensive tackle off the board — [Ryan Tracy](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-tracy), for 2026, said Mar 12, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/43592263-b8a4-4555-a1a1-d60fabc44a91
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 21 — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Apr 6, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b42c002a-c26a-4525-8f68-94c09813f602
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 28 — Pushing the Pile, for 2026, said Mar 16, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50)
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 30 — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f4ecf30e-8a7a-43e8-8ba6-de0aae7579bc
- Cade McDonald to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32) — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2025, said Feb 3, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a919c346-690f-486f-8a84-a03ce1cd97b4
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 28 — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Apr 22, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0b75c16-85ff-4257-8b56-d51a668d725c
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 18 — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Apr 19, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aba43566-0bad-4fb7-8ea2-04864c9c06e7
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 25 — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2025, said Feb 5, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c339c6e0-b429-4877-987e-0e0d8a4ef4c5
- Cade McDonald to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32) — [Joel Klatt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joel-klatt), for 2025, said Nov 28, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/822e66c4-2076-40c2-bae5-987c373f0c7f
- Cade McDonald to be picked at number 31 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2026, said Mar 17, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/81b98180-a971-4b4f-a610-5aa2906a1ea5

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