# Jacob Rodriguez — what pundits predicted LB · Texas Tech; Virginia 20 checkable claims from 16 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (10 unsettled) - Jacob Rodriguez to win Defensive Rookie of the Year — [Lance Zierlein](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/lance-zierlein), for 2026, said Sep 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d6cb5da1-29c8-40f9-8b55-472aa93759ab - Jacob Rodriguez to be 1st on the depth chart — John and Lance — ESPN Houston (podcast), for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet - Jacob Rodriguez to be 1st on the depth chart — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0ff48079-418b-4d5a-9eb2-6e66b0e6f6e1 - Jacob Rodriguez to be 1st on the depth chart — [Alain Poupart](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/alain-poupart), for 2026, said Sep 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a18a6143-a164-4b5c-b1c8-c575a4b71568 - Jacob Rodriguez to be 1st on the depth chart — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ee6e727-57ff-4cb4-8e49-6579021eab15 - Jacob Rodriguez to be 1st on the depth chart — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Jul 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d7b3892c-a0e0-4dff-9dcc-08e23b951ee6 - Jacob Rodriguez to make Pro Bowl — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f9630e9f-6c7f-4f6f-801a-c98eb5a03919 - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “round two” — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ecb2ebf0-5d9b-441c-9392-2cb92129b98e - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “back end round two early round three” — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2025, said Feb 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ae404d9c-ef7d-44a7-88c2-008b281e729c - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “kind of a late too, he might have pushed himself up” — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Feb 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a02390c8-2a4a-4139-9933-ff1fa32bda05 ## Settled (10) - Jacob Rodriguez to make the roster — [Alain Poupart](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/alain-poupart), for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8d4c251a-feb0-423c-ab57-3c49236782c0 - Jacob Rodriguez to make the roster — [Alain Poupart](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/alain-poupart), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/af1013eb-d6fa-476c-b1d9-bc977dff22a5 - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “high second round even maybe even into the first round” (picks 1–64) — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Mar 3, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bae54daf-7b5e-4757-9184-3ee400de3fbc - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked at number 26 — [Rob Rang](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rob-rang), for 2026, said Apr 14, 2026; scored 47.88 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2f779d3f-16e4-4518-bb3b-b4d4a52fc2f3 - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked at number 46 — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2026, said Apr 14, 2026; scored 87.81 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/daeaf5ef-f5b2-4389-81cc-6b1a8d8bc008 - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64) — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Apr 8, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fa349c5e-12c5-4b82-84ad-aff5d3bba78b - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64) — [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson), for 2026, said Mar 27, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/802f0427-21b7-4922-9c50-c5f1ccadad0f - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64) — DLLS Dallas Cowboys (podcast), for 2025, said Feb 27, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “top 50” (picks 1–50) — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f4ecf30e-8a7a-43e8-8ba6-de0aae7579bc - Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “in the second round” (picks 33–64) — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2026, said Mar 24, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jacob-rodriguez Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology