# Will Anderson Jr. — what pundits predicted

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16 checkable claims from 15 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

## What pundits expect (12 unsettled)

- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [John Middlekauff](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-middlekauff), for 2026, said Sep 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/772eb6e7-be6a-4777-a8c3-a781e8a04395
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7a102b09-2330-488b-af35-1c3096a6695d
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [John Middlekauff](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-middlekauff), for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2031500e-f632-4a66-95ca-26f7716d2607
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Matty Lane](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matty-lane), for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a7960556-657b-4f94-aadb-f271fd401668
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Jourdan Rodrigue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jourdan-rodrigue), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/67b547cb-42e1-4194-9f15-2a3b766443b8
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Patrick Claybon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/patrick-claybon), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55ec416f-94f0-401a-a5b0-a48b04586bd4
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/42a25cd0-45a3-40a9-a737-8e7a635f2e5d
- Will Anderson Jr. to make All-Pro — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Sep 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ca9e630-4d2a-4412-8afa-c0d52843d26c
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Greg Jennings](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/greg-jennings), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c7291c60-8966-4e8f-af4f-7168ca0d2100
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — Julian "JB" Bitton, for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet
- Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year — [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jordan-dajani), for 2026, said Aug 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/195cb537-4db7-4300-8ada-8494bfd4c477
- Will Anderson Jr. to record 15 sacks — [Greg Auman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/greg-auman), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8c330b11-828e-4ce1-9258-e6e0dd269c56

## Settled (4)

- Will Anderson Jr. to make First-Team All-Pro — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2025, said Jan 8, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/660e3494-2b0b-415e-beb7-9e3bf3464e30
- Will Anderson Jr. to be picked “top-10 pick” (picks 1–10) — [Charlie Campbell](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/charlie-campbell), for 2023, said Feb 24, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6bd9d5c3-5cd6-4053-8b8e-49153cfd4864
- Will Anderson Jr. to be picked at number 5 — [Brendan Donahue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brendan-donahue), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 91.7 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/162ad716-afba-41f3-817f-e64d31007901
- Will Anderson Jr. to be picked at number 2 — [Ryan McCrystal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-mccrystal), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/40af5841-7437-4bbc-8432-88cbb660dcf2

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