# Jalen Carter — what pundits predicted

DT · Georgia



10 checkable claims from 7 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

## What pundits expect (3 unsettled)

- Jalen Carter to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Sep 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/40d8d8c3-9bc0-4023-990d-49cba10447df
- Jalen Carter to make All-Pro — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Sep 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ca9e630-4d2a-4412-8afa-c0d52843d26c
- Jalen Carter to make the roster — [Jeff Kerr](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/328a952b-d6b4-4065-aac9-0029421fb50f

## Settled (7)

- Jalen Carter to move — “will overlap/surpass Chris Jones' contract and reset the market” — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2025, said Sep 2, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9e73fb7b-57e3-41d6-92fe-bb853c43b125
- Jalen Carter to make the roster — [Jeff Kerr](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2120c4ea-7113-4ebf-9ebc-0d4a62d83c3a
- Jalen Carter to make the roster — [Jeff Kerr](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4e6e81fc-dc8e-4cb6-87ad-d62d4f5b85bf
- Jalen Carter to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Manti Te'o](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/manti-te-o), for 2025, said Sep 3, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fdaf5344-36a2-4839-9a1d-a1f4984460f1
- Jalen Carter to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Manti Te'o](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/manti-te-o), for 2025, said Sep 4, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/51e93aac-f0be-4bce-98a7-5f7449f3edf2
- Jalen Carter to be picked at number 10 — [Ryan McCrystal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-mccrystal), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/40af5841-7437-4bbc-8432-88cbb660dcf2
- Jalen Carter to be picked at number 10 — [Brendan Donahue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brendan-donahue), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/162ad716-afba-41f3-817f-e64d31007901

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Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jalen-carter
Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology