# Zach Charbonnet — what pundits predicted

RB · UCLA; Michigan



12 checkable claims from 10 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

## What pundits expect (9 unsettled)

- “Zach can't play in an NFL game until week 5, but he can start practicing as early as next week... This makes it realistic and feasible that he could get rolling against San Fran.” — [Brendon Nelson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brendon-nelson), for 2026, said Sep 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b208941f-b133-43e0-ac1e-b9e156b59e0c
- Zach Charbonnet to be 2nd on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet
- Zach Charbonnet to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 42) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8f3cd83e-eecd-4a57-9290-1909fc2b24fa
- Zach Charbonnet to outplay his draft cost (ADP 42) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet
- Zach Charbonnet to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 42) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet
- Zach Charbonnet to be 1st on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6e1c3a45-6b4f-48e5-b865-066206820d14
- Zach Charbonnet to make the roster — Matthew Berry, for 2026, said Jul 22, 2026; not settled yet
- Zach Charbonnet to make the roster — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2026, said Jul 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d7b3892c-a0e0-4dff-9dcc-08e23b951ee6
- Zach Charbonnet to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2026, said May 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d28bbbe1-24a8-40ed-985c-710638a7d3ca

## Settled (3)

- Zach Charbonnet to outplay his draft cost (RB thirty five) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8d6f75eb-141c-457d-a472-57a3d3968a11
- Zach Charbonnet to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/58b6b85b-eacc-4bf3-a205-bcc403d81bc2
- Zach Charbonnet to be 1st on the depth chart — [Steve Wyche](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/steve-wyche), for 2025, said Sep 3, 2025; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/93fd71a0-51ee-4acc-b743-dc887641e2e6

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