# Mike Washington — what pundits predicted RB · Arkansas; New Mexico State; Buffalo 50 checkable claims from 28 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 6 picks had him at No. 73 (median No. 73) ## What pundits expect (35 unsettled) - Mike Washington to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/507352d9-bfc8-4b60-9a5b-a715a45fe85e - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ee6e727-57ff-4cb4-8e49-6579021eab15 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 3, 2026; not settled yet - Mike Washington to outplay his draft cost (ADP 43) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/459152fc-c49f-4959-9d0b-ff00d99d6f28 - Mike Washington to be 1st 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/99acee40-7ca3-41a5-9ffb-c1d1ba5a542e - Mike Washington 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 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet - Mike Washington 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/732400bd-f8bc-4fa6-aaf5-fac90ff9c061 - Mike Washington 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 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Raju Byfield](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/raju-byfield), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cfcf9e48-8269-40ed-9f86-dad96bd6db16 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/879941a3-f250-463c-8365-4ca5f6c74b7e - Mike Washington to be 1st on the depth chart — Ezekiel Trezevant, for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet - Mike Washington to be 1st on the depth chart — Dave Richard, for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Walter Cherepinsky](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walter-cherepinsky), for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cabb9e2a-6905-4c56-8caf-d680b66a0c64 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — Daire Carragher, for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3078215d-1f19-4794-a6ec-7a98a8d389c4 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/45c8bf54-1a8e-45dd-909f-6e4c60f09f95 - Mike Washington to be 2nd 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 - Mike Washington to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 207.7) — Ethen Hutton, for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — Ethen Hutton, for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Logan Lazarczyk](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/logan-lazarczyk), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7dee42f7-e350-455e-b72b-09209fbb8093 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5c9a30bb-1642-4fd3-b451-5d8fb6a7e7f2 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1813afef-f083-42dc-aea5-40bd212a3370 - Mike Washington to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 16.07) — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1813afef-f083-42dc-aea5-40bd212a3370 - Mike Washington to finish top 2 at his position, by rushing yards — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said May 28, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c7beec8b-9f9e-445c-b93b-b7f2220c02db - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Lance Zierlein](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/lance-zierlein), for 2026, said May 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/59223490-cb50-42de-963a-9e9e00750c05 - Mike Washington to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said May 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74b1d5fd-763f-4b10-9641-735f738a70b4 - Mike Washington to be 3rd on the depth chart — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0151883-b7ac-4b3a-ae45-1cc58b32adb8 - Mike Washington to be picked “day two” — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2026, said Apr 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/08acf565-e458-440f-84a5-483dfa08a623 - Mike Washington to be picked “day two pick” — [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson), for 2026, said Mar 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1f1dbe1a-f4a3-407a-9961-d3f555ee32d4 - Mike Washington to be picked “day two” — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2026, said Mar 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b421a458-21c3-42c0-8d6f-37665bcbe0d3 - Mike Washington to be picked “day two pick” — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ecb2ebf0-5d9b-441c-9392-2cb92129b98e - Mike Washington to be picked “mid round two” — [Brandon Deutsch](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-deutsch), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/48540341-aee4-475f-a3a3-dedc8ccdc1e2 - “Mike Washington, Junior out of Arkansas, who gives you two hundred and twenty eight pounds to go along with that speed” — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4b865856-02f6-442a-8d40-75e42704cead - Mike Washington to post probably be in the four fours, maybe even lower four fours at the combine — [Matty Lane](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matty-lane), for 2025, said Feb 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9e13536d-1ca4-4593-abf6-a292a0bf0a67 ## Settled (15) - Mike Washington to be picked “third round” (picks 65–100) — [Daniel Jeremiah](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah), for 2026, said Mar 3, 2026; scored 38.56 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/25b96899-580b-40b2-bc6f-4b689da13084 - Mike Washington to be picked “day two, second or third round” (picks 33–100) — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; scored 38.56 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c5f73411-5250-4743-b506-56919ca3507b - Mike Washington to be picked at number 83 — [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/david-harrison), for 2026, said Apr 20, 2026; scored 18.46 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0151883-b7ac-4b3a-ae45-1cc58b32adb8 - Mike Washington to be picked at number 73 — Locked On Saints (podcast), for 2026, said Apr 18, 2026; scored 11.97 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) - Mike Washington to be picked at number 73 — [Ross Jackson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson), for 2026, said Apr 13, 2026; scored 11.97 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/99b6f0d2-34e6-4358-b7ae-993c8db9f9dd - Mike Washington to be picked at number 84 — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Apr 10, 2026; scored 19.28 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/19f96118-a56e-477b-bf93-5589509f489f - Mike Washington to be picked “top 100” (picks 1–100) — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Apr 8, 2026; scored 38.56 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/50432c43-14c4-408e-9d34-a84c73168ef6 - Mike Washington to be picked at number 52 — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Mar 23, 2026; scored 4.82 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/28957497-e72d-47a2-808c-685f72b2f7af - Mike Washington to be picked “into the top 50” (picks 1–50) — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 4.42 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/90dbed0d-2bcc-4f16-aa4c-2349b37a602b - Mike Washington to be picked “probably a second round pick” (picks 33–64) — [Matt Miller](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-miller), for 2026, said Mar 17, 2026; scored 8.11 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b35d2856-f3ed-4ec3-973a-deef271fd5c8 - Mike Washington to be 2nd running back off the board — [Brandon Deutsch](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-deutsch), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; scored 35.36 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 39.03) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/48540341-aee4-475f-a3a3-dedc8ccdc1e2 - Mike Washington to be picked at number 138 — [Eric Crocker](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/eric-crocker-2), for 2025, said Feb 23, 2026; scored 50 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c24df9f3-bfdc-436a-bc5d-159299a74902 - Mike Washington to be 2nd running back off the board — [Matty Lane](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matty-lane), for 2025, said Feb 21, 2026; scored 35.36 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 39.03) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9e13536d-1ca4-4593-abf6-a292a0bf0a67 - Mike Washington to be picked “top 100 pick” (picks 1–100) — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2025, said Feb 18, 2026; scored 38.56 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/56a3ee7d-dad5-434f-b7ff-685dc6bf445c - Mike Washington to be 3rd running back off the board — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; scored 50 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 39.03) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/79b8fdc1-c94c-4b80-bf05-50f19da0a88c --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mike-washington Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology