# Jared Koch — prediction record Jared Koch covers the Houston Texans for Sports Illustrated, with particular attention to roster battles and depth chart projections. His work tracks the margins—preseason standouts, position competitions, the ripple effects of injuries and trades on players fighting for spots. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 83.33% - **MissedTakes Score:** 33.33 - **Graded articles:** 6 - **Graded individual calls:** 8 - **Clarity:** 100% PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology ## Graded articles (6) ### Sep 8, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Koch argues the Texans hold the advantage over the Bills in their Week 1 2026 matchup in Houston, based on returning personnel and past results against Josh Allen. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2efb7200-8a8f-4000-95e6-4c4ca2c7bd0e ### Sep 5, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Koch expects Brevin Jordan to be the odd man out among Houston's five tight ends and be inactive for the Week 1 game against the Bills, largely due to a leg injury. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e72db74e-4086-48d6-bb8f-1db483450348 ### Aug 25, 2026 — scored 100 across 3 calls Koch argues Kayshon Boutte is a winner in the trade to Houston, likely to see many more snaps and potentially post a career season, while Xavier Hutchinson's path to a breakout gets harder. He also sees Kamari Ramsey stepping up as the primary backup safety behind a top three of Bullock, Pitre and Blankenship, and views Jared Wayne as a fringe roster player squeezed by receivers he calls virtual locks. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/14048ef2-7210-46fd-825a-b9849c144a9f ### Aug 24, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Koch highlights five Texans preseason standouts, suggesting Jared Wayne could claim the final receiver roster spot, Aiden Fisher could sneak onto the 53-man roster, Jaylen Reed has locked in a Week 1 roster spot, Marlin Klein will climb the tight end depth chart, and Wade Woodaz has a solid chance at the LB3 role. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/80908eb0-4378-4d88-8dfa-936ca4556c28 ### Aug 22, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Koch projects the Texans' wide receiver depth chart after Jayden Higgins' season-ending injury, naming Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson and Jaylin Noel as starters, listing backups and roster locks, and predicting Collins tops his 2025 receiving marks. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74bc29c1-a3ec-4b20-bd4a-2766759c439b ### Aug 20, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Koch argues that with Jayden Higgins lost for the season, third-year receiver Jared Wayne's rising stock makes him likely to make the Texans' 53-man roster rather than the practice squad. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b71ff635-378d-4adf-ae7e-4443d1019207 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=jared-koch