# Kaelon Black — what pundits predicted RB · Indiana; James Madison 35 checkable claims from 16 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: 2 of 3 picks had him at No. 179 (median No. 179) ## What pundits expect (30 unsettled) - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55c34eef-78e3-4dfe-af5d-5caa64a5d313 - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — Raymond Summerlin, for 2026, said Sep 15, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost (True Value : $9) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6218d3c2-61e7-4ace-9976-b51eeefdf22c - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6218d3c2-61e7-4ace-9976-b51eeefdf22c - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — Joshua Poniatowski, for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost — Joshua Poniatowski, for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b98ce047-28b7-45b1-a888-d08479ebe436 - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b98ce047-28b7-45b1-a888-d08479ebe436 - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55970368-caa8-4c87-8543-2f400be63855 - Kaelon Black to be 2nd 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 - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5f0f4018-8b5c-4526-a3f3-e5ee19d9ff7a - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e9e8a675-165c-4246-a19c-eec9f5dfccf4 - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Parker Hurley](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/parker-hurley), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e6863539-5f5b-4f08-bd1b-0c8b59ebce13 - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea523951-5291-4db1-8532-e768ae4dc24f - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost (drafted late) — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea523951-5291-4db1-8532-e768ae4dc24f - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost (late-round) — Walter Cherepinsky, for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c2fa5435-71d6-41b0-9735-6362b80daa9a - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 234 (RB65)) — [Alex Kay](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/alex-kay), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/84ecb741-4672-40a5-a68a-44e371768cc5 - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Alex Kay](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/alex-kay), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/84ecb741-4672-40a5-a68a-44e371768cc5 - Kaelon Black to finish top 60 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost (ECR: RB82) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to outplay his draft cost — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/801a950e-3211-4a95-a174-cdd873daf618 - Kaelon Black to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Parker Hurley](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/parker-hurley), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9878740c-304c-42e4-92e4-435c43efb4cf - Kaelon Black to record 185 rushing yards — Mike Clay, for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet - Kaelon Black to be picked “drafted by the Packers” — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/638e5fe4-6042-45a9-a0c4-fe43807079b7 ## Settled (5) - Kaelon Black to make the roster — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/62e9aad7-105c-45a0-95b3-3b43b64603ae - Kaelon Black to be picked “potential sixth round pick types” (picks 182–216) — [Ollie Connolly](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ollie-connolly), for 2026, said Apr 17, 2026; scored 1.86 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/451a3983-ef51-4051-988d-6842523d646b - Kaelon Black to be picked at number 179 — [Jaime Eisner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jaime-eisner), for 2026, said Mar 31, 2026; scored 2.12 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bf47b272-a062-4e0e-9949-dbb8cac1e5ce - Kaelon Black to be picked at number 223 — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2025, said Feb 8, 2026; scored 0.31 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ac8558ee-2397-4202-b8b2-04e942c23bbf - Kaelon Black to be picked at number 179 — [Jaime Eisner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jaime-eisner), for 2026, said Mar 31, 2026; scored 2.12 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ab0fb4f4-96ef-49b5-95af-ce16ddebe50c --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kaelon-black Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology