# Malachi Lawrence — what pundits predicted LB · UCF 28 checkable claims from 20 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 12 picks had him at No. 64 (median No. 42) ## What pundits expect (7 unsettled) - Malachi Lawrence to be 4th on the depth chart — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c242e4f8-3712-4e1e-9331-88615bd73e11 - Malachi Lawrence to be 3rd on the depth chart — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/75802d33-713e-4c88-a6d8-258c8b416b9c - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “inside the twenties” — [Damian Parson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/damian-parson), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b352f2ad-cf9f-4086-8229-68786b3029cf - Malachi Lawrence to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure — [Ollie Connolly](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ollie-connolly), for 2026, said Apr 15, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3d3c51ef-e8cf-499d-9129-70db82b564aa - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “legit round two potential” — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f4ecf30e-8a7a-43e8-8ba6-de0aae7579bc - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “Day two ... might go earlier” — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2025, said Feb 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4d9b4d7-70c8-418a-9eda-4058c91aa623 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “around the 55, 60 mark” — [Ryan Tracy](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-tracy), for 2025, said Feb 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/289fecf2-43f0-4c1e-9b25-fefb7c5c7089 ## Settled (21) - Malachi Lawrence to make the roster — [Jeff Cavanaugh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-cavanaugh), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d20c4eda-eab4-4a8c-ba13-0e120fdd7d91 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “third round” (picks 65–100) — [Jerry Ostroski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-ostroski), for 2026, said Apr 7, 2026; scored 16.21 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a77eb156-f066-44af-80dd-544366f06c36 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “maybe in the third round” (picks 65–100) — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Feb 26, 2026; scored 16.21 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc772155-d332-4aba-a4c3-a99caa325a2f - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 64 — [Jaime Eisner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jaime-eisner), for 2026, said Apr 2, 2026; scored 16.93 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/01d5b680-1553-4fa7-b9bd-2d041b124dc6 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32) — [Chris Clark](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-clark), for 2026, said Apr 24, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e71fa475-8106-44bc-b7d8-83aa235c2d09 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 28 — KC Laboratory, for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; scored 80.52 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 27 — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; scored 84.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1675a984-a8fa-449e-876d-c8dfca7d8bb6 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 62 — [Ayrton Ostley](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ayrton-ostley), for 2026, said Apr 17, 2026; scored 18.46 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/01ad8fa2-6e16-4d1a-9d0a-a088ab0b6ace - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 26 — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Apr 14, 2026; scored 87.81 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c1ee6e5f-2b62-4793-8af8-485c7fe645a3 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32) — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Apr 12, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/68c776bf-e9a6-4088-9500-73eeeb32a594 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 42 — [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson), for 2026, said Mar 16, 2026; scored 43.91 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/db37da77-7064-4582-832e-2213df7ac28f - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “top 100” (picks 1–100) — [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson), for 2026, said Mar 9, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b3a9a5c3-1d1f-4d63-a3f8-953022811c16 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 73 — [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 11.46 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e15286b3-6052-4c5d-ab87-b197a2c1ab07 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 148 — [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson), for 2025, said Jan 21, 2026; scored 0.44 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bfb35c3b-6a01-4b99-b5f4-e2bbebfe7736 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “gone in the first round” (picks 1–32) — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Mar 24, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffadb61d-cddc-431a-8c5d-cfe66ec272fe - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “top 100 pick” (picks 1–100) — [Todd McShay](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/todd-mcshay), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/da28d183-41a8-4991-977b-f02f73b6f29b - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 25 — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Apr 22, 2026; scored 91.7 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0b75c16-85ff-4257-8b56-d51a668d725c - Malachi Lawrence to be picked “the first round” (picks 1–32) — [Ollie Connolly](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ollie-connolly), for 2026, said Apr 15, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3d3c51ef-e8cf-499d-9129-70db82b564aa - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 20 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2026, said Apr 23, 2026; scored 87.81 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0fbc7597-86ee-4037-a1e6-4b062ff9f12c - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 48 — [Keith Sanchez](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/keith-sanchez), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; scored 33.86 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/430b0c19-30ac-470f-9f96-0a7184ffcdf5 - Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 64 — [Jaime Eisner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jaime-eisner), for 2026, said Apr 2, 2026; scored 16.93 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/23b34f7c-41bb-4e8c-a8ea-51b59e15f390 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malachi-lawrence Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology