# Zay Flowers — what pundits predicted WR · Boston College 42 checkable claims from 20 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (35 unsettled) - “Adam Schefter reported it's probably unrealistic to expect him in Week 2.” — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55c34eef-78e3-4dfe-af5d-5caa64a5d313 - “It is day to day. Okay, so he probably plays then this weekend.” — [Bobby Bones](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bobby-bones), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/89abb53a-3983-48db-bcfb-81811baf722b - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — Kurt Blakeway, for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — Ted Chmyz, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ae8609b-32e8-468b-a3fa-28f0739c2415 - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ae8609b-32e8-468b-a3fa-28f0739c2415 - Zay Flowers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/13074264-0875-4efa-9a71-1f4e2e5059d4 - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 / Picks 1-60) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d924d0f-d573-45c0-84a7-f4aeeeb9dee4 - Zay Flowers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2ddc3500-1f77-46e7-b3ff-c5c7591778e9 - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (Round 2-3 turn) — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (consensus ADP closer to WR15 and No. 42 overall) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e10c1577-8811-4944-8fe2-99e82d917dfa - Zay Flowers to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/25a721f3-95df-4b01-b475-7c079305bf9a - Zay Flowers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/503aa91f-8343-41f1-88f7-fb2800ee051b - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (ADP 41.2 | WR19) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3c397917-7527-42a4-ba75-59375f449e6e - Zay Flowers to be 1st on the depth chart — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3c397917-7527-42a4-ba75-59375f449e6e - Zay Flowers to fall short of his draft cost (top-15 WR and Round 3 prices) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — Lawrence Iacona, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 3-6) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — [Matt Okada](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-okada), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6a05d2b-fb8c-4639-ad2b-7ccb4a55943d - Zay Flowers to finish top 11 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (Round 3) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c6067798-b961-4572-b865-7822be6535be - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (Round 3) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/40f3888a-b5e6-4dbb-adce-0d1865fc3048 - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (WR14, Overall RK29 | ECR vs. ADP: +11) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eba36f2c-3880-4426-ac6b-b004a73b95d7 - Zay Flowers to be 1st on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; not settled yet - Zay Flowers to record 161 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Zay Flowers to record 84 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Zay Flowers to record 1,250 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (ECR of thirty four) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Jul 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e1b06239-ef57-4542-9150-f309d018f4ca - Zay Flowers to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Jul 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e1b06239-ef57-4542-9150-f309d018f4ca - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (ec are of thirty four overall) — [Joe Pisapia](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-pisapia), for 2026, said Jul 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/459673dd-52a7-44a6-932c-25c5a16377b4 - Zay Flowers to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31f8b70b-0082-4fad-b2d4-81add27c7d7d - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost (twenty) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Mar 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31f8b70b-0082-4fad-b2d4-81add27c7d7d ## Settled (7) - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — [Mike Harmon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-harmon), for 2025, said Jan 2, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e2e20c82-d482-48e6-90f3-929d0862fc0d - Zay Flowers to fall short of his draft cost (inside the top sixty five picks) — [Ryan Wormeli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-wormeli), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/192d6e67-2e0e-49b3-bc82-4c8a77bd5950 - Zay Flowers to fall short of his draft cost (wide receiver two) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/effe2fda-3dcb-489f-a1e1-f8fa5b11ada7 - Zay Flowers to outplay his draft cost — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c42eacc5-eb10-4103-a94d-50545a487cbb - Zay Flowers to fall short of his draft cost — [Ryan Wormeli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-wormeli), for 2025, said Jul 11, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5fa92423-bc0e-4307-a30f-bc01f63d9396 - Zay Flowers to be picked “first-round pick” (picks 1–31) — [Brendan Donahue](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brendan-donahue), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/162ad716-afba-41f3-817f-e64d31007901 - Zay Flowers to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Matt Harmon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-harmon), for 2025, said Jun 5, 2025; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/751749fe-cfd8-4054-a39a-d980158fddf3 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology