# Caleb Lomu — what pundits predicted OT · Utah 33 checkable claims from 24 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: 6 of 24 picks had him at No. 27 (median No. 26) ## What pundits expect (5 unsettled) - Caleb Lomu to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Josh Edwards](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/josh-edwards), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d51a0618-b970-420e-aca1-ba06651e45c8 - Caleb Lomu to be 3rd on the depth chart — [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jordan-dajani), for 2026, said Aug 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/195cb537-4db7-4300-8ada-8494bfd4c477 - Caleb Lomu to be 1st on the depth chart — [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 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 24 — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Mar 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/28b96d8d-ec46-4340-8d2e-effa71a253dc - Caleb Lomu to be picked “drafted before pick 28” — [Lance Zierlein](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/lance-zierlein), for 2026, said Mar 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d0ef4a5e-33c9-41a0-8e2a-b566698a6fc0 ## Settled (28) - Caleb Lomu to make the roster — [Ethan Hurwitz](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ethan-hurwitz), for 2026, said Aug 15, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a6794a5b-800b-4a37-8d2c-40bd94238106 - “I think he's gonna come in at maybe three hundred and eight pounds, which is really light for an NFL offensive tackle.” — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2025, said Feb 25, 2026; scored 77.26 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 79.53) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/349e870d-fa16-4208-a92c-4cddb965e7b4 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 27 — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3c5ad8a4-034f-4abb-8806-20dd9e44b5c6 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 27 — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5cc44fc1-4ff9-447a-9c32-5f715fa6e9ba - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 19 — KC Laboratory, for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; scored 67.71 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 26 — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2026, said Apr 22, 2026; scored 91.7 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/30d59654-62db-490c-8786-44b8d55e5746 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 27 — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/77faa345-d736-4a90-8185-b1b92c789e5a - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 27 — [Ayrton Ostley](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ayrton-ostley), for 2026, said Apr 17, 2026; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/01ad8fa2-6e16-4d1a-9d0a-a088ab0b6ace - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 19 — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Apr 10, 2026; scored 67.71 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/428982ee-9edf-4916-9267-a11107e7ccc5 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 17 — [Colton Pouncy](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colton-pouncy), for 2026, said Mar 20, 2026; scored 62.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/936316f4-c8e1-43bb-b82d-f1bf7c5f3c7d - Caleb Lomu to be 1st offensive tackle off the board — Pushing the Pile (podcast), for 2025, said Jan 15, 2026; scored 12.5 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 27.5) - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 27 — [Ayrton Ostley](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ayrton-ostley), for 2026, said Apr 3, 2026; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/875edb4a-120e-463e-bebb-da885bf1fb65 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 24 — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Mar 24, 2026; scored 84.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffadb61d-cddc-431a-8c5d-cfe66ec272fe - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 17 — Pushing the Pile, for 2026, said Mar 16, 2026; scored 62.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 28 — [Lance Zierlein](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/lance-zierlein), for 2026, said Mar 9, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d0ef4a5e-33c9-41a0-8e2a-b566698a6fc0 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 19 — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 67.71 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ecb2ebf0-5d9b-441c-9392-2cb92129b98e - Caleb Lomu to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32) — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ecb2ebf0-5d9b-441c-9392-2cb92129b98e - Caleb Lomu to be picked “top 15” (picks 1–15) — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 56.94 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5f555325-aebe-4636-b64a-67921e0ff1ff - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 24 — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Apr 22, 2026; scored 84.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0b75c16-85ff-4257-8b56-d51a668d725c - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 28 — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Mar 8, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3d0242f-bda2-45fd-82b3-7782bd29c69f - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 28 — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Feb 20, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e90d4fd8-737c-41d9-bbb2-6480c05aa283 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 27 — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Apr 19, 2026; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aba43566-0bad-4fb7-8ea2-04864c9c06e7 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 6 — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2025, said Feb 5, 2026; scored 38.56 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c339c6e0-b429-4877-987e-0e0d8a4ef4c5 - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 31 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Jan 27, 2026; scored 87.81 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/833799c1-94ee-49d4-a9f9-f1c42dd771ed - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 30 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; scored 91.7 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0fbc7597-86ee-4037-a1e6-4b062ff9f12c - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 28 — [Nick Shook](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-shook), for 2026, said Apr 9, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 17 — [Steve Mensch](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/steve-mensch), for 2025, said Feb 8, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f65851f3-1c53-4ae9-80ef-875db5ce2a3f - Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 24 — [Jaime Eisner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jaime-eisner), for 2026, said Apr 6, 2026; scored 84.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b5ac441b-006d-4e52-b938-402c0b0d8a2e --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caleb-lomu Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology