# Maxwell Hairston — what pundits predicted CB · Kentucky 20 checkable claims from 11 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: 3 of 5 picks had him at No. 23 (median No. 23) ## What pundits expect (9 unsettled) - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/728e041b-5c33-4845-85a2-b526fe01a73f - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart — [Joe Brady](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-brady), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e5cf56d7-ae7f-403b-8b8b-70d486bcdd87 - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart — [Ralph Ventre](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-ventre), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/70079e7f-89bd-46fe-a55a-665416f339fc - Maxwell Hairston to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Joe Brady](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-brady), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bff4b416-307e-428e-abe4-f8a1164f0b11 - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/65f0752f-5147-4476-be34-4909b3c44bc8 - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said May 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aed6860d-c741-41e9-a016-6600aa781e7b - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Apr 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0fbb396e-ba97-489c-ba9a-a2259083e46c - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Mar 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c14f711a-326f-4c2b-9880-5ba365bc09be - Maxwell Hairston to be picked at a slot they never named — [Mel Kiper](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mel-kiper), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 ## Settled (11) - Maxwell Hairston to make the roster — [Randy Gurzi](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/randy-gurzi), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/95db61d4-3514-4d17-aa02-ed56a31ecabf - Maxwell Hairston to make the roster — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/65f0752f-5147-4476-be34-4909b3c44bc8 - Maxwell Hairston to make the roster — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said Jul 24, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6619123c-e94e-4ca3-b5df-4bb9beaf7cfd - Maxwell Hairston to make the roster — [Joe Marino](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-marino), for 2026, said May 1, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c31330e8-0a8f-462a-af99-3e74b1b0acad - Maxwell Hairston to be picked at number 30 — [Mike Mayock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-mayock), for 2025, said Apr 21, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc6aa598-b890-44dc-ac22-693c86fe8600 - Maxwell Hairston to be picked at number 23 — [Jourdan Rodrigue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jourdan-rodrigue), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 73.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bfd6b9fc-005a-4145-bf5b-d03b4c55f2c0 - Maxwell Hairston to be picked at number 23 — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Apr 23, 2025; scored 73.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3154a28-bc87-4621-a9b7-15df1fc53605 - Maxwell Hairston to be picked at number 23 — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Mar 20, 2025; scored 73.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c5de01a8-6e40-436d-9e04-07e1d39e54ae - Maxwell Hairston to be picked “maybe in the first round and certainly in the first forty to fifty picks” (picks 1–32) — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Mar 3, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/89637841-0be4-414d-9dd0-f380cb679557 - Maxwell Hairston to be 1st cornerback off the board — [Nick Shook](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-shook), for 2025, said Mar 3, 2025; scored 70.71 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 17.91) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bbbcc4b3-dce9-4d2e-9e5e-ee639860f45e - Maxwell Hairston to be picked at number 37 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; scored 73.84 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/maxwell-hairston Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology