# Malik Benson — what pundits predicted WR · Oregon; Florida State; Alabama; Hutchinson CC 7 checkable claims from 5 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (5 unsettled) - Malik Benson to be 1st on the depth chart — [Hondo Carpenter](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/hondo-carpenter), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8d40f703-d603-444c-9ab8-1f7ce835b6b0 - Malik Benson 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 - Malik Benson to be 1st on the depth chart — [Logan Lazarczyk](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/logan-lazarczyk), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/15d3c65a-c140-45ec-b268-3d1bd3f96c25 - Malik Benson to be 3rd on the depth chart — [Hondo Carpenter](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/hondo-carpenter), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2fc9073a-cdc6-425a-8561-feaf037f31c4 - Malik Benson to be picked “midday three pick” — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2026, said Apr 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf0033a6-a014-48ea-ae92-e5ba8a9f8d87 ## Settled (2) - Malik Benson to be picked “number two twenty three in the seventh round” (picks 217–257) — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2026, said Apr 8, 2026; scored 38.56 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf0033a6-a014-48ea-ae92-e5ba8a9f8d87 - Malik Benson to be picked at number 255 — Locked On Rams (podcast), for 2026, said Mar 20, 2026; scored 7.43 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malik-benson Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology