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Manti Te'o played linebacker in the NFL from 2013 to 2021, selected in the second round by the San Diego Chargers after earning unanimous All-American honors at Notre Dame. Since 2024, he's worked as an on-air commentator and analyst for NFL Network, where we've tracked his predictions on the Move the Sticks podcast. His commentary spans the league broadly — AFC and NFC playoff races, award picks, Super Bowl predictions — with particular attention to players like Lamar Jackson, Jalen Carter, and Jihaad Campbell.
Writes at Move the Sticks (podcast)
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Is Manti Te'o accurate? Across 65 graded calls in 21 articles, Manti Te'o scores 35.09% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 5.22, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution.
A limited sample — under 30 graded articles.
100% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
10 of 21 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 2 of 2.
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“we all three have the Bucks and the Ravens in the playoffs”
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
“the San Francisco forty nine ers pick in the wild card round at the NFC Division, I'm really really proud of”
Jalen Carter to win Defensive Player of the Year
“Oh, I have Jalen Carter... Who will win the Defensive Player of the Year”
Russell Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart
“I would say if they're in the playoff. I think that Russell would be starting.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs
“we all three have the Bucks and the Ravens in the playoffs”
Denver Broncos to win the division
“the Denver Broncos. As if AFC West champions first time in ten years.”
Lamar Jackson to win MVP
“Laman Jackson is going to win his third”
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“I held the Patriots helmet up with the Steelers helmet and I chose the Steelers”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“KB Tows, the Chiefs... And when these guys right here come get into the playoffs... because these guys this is another free space.”
Washington Commanders to make the playoffs
“I love Jayden. I love that they got Debo and scary tarians back. I got the Washingtons”
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“I got the La Rams is the NFC West Champs”
Denver Broncos to win the division
“will lead the Denver Broncos and that nasty defense to the AFC West Championship the first time in ten years”
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“Lay up, Baltimore Ravens. A FC North.”
Houston Texans to win the division
“Now AFC South... we're gonna go all the way over here to Houston, where we have c J. Stroud going into his third year”
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“Let's get the Buffalo Bills in their MVP... So I got the Buffalo Bills at the AFC East.”
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles... NFC East Champs, Philly”
Minnesota Vikings to win the division
“he's gonna be the NFC North Chaps. Let's put the Minnesota Bikings. I got them.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“I love Baker Mayfield... these guys are going to be the NFC South champs. I got the type of baby books”
Detroit Lions to make the playoffs
“The Detroit Lions over there, they just know something about just just execution... I got the Detroit Lions.”
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
“I got the San Francisco forty nine ers as a Simon seed in my playoff picture”
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“I got the Steelers... You are my seventh seed in the playoff, Steelers”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“that's what it's like for the l A Chargers, LA Chargers, you are there”
Dan Campbell to win NFL Coach of the Year
“our NFL Coach of the Year picks for twenty twenty five Manti Dan Campbell”
Abdul Carter to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“And that is Abdull Carter. Of the New York Giants. Will win. He's got to defensive Rookie of the Year.”
Tyler Warren to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“I have the former Nitty Lion another one and Tyler Warren as my offensive Rookie of the Year.”
Dan Cambll to win Coach of the Year
“So my head Coach of the Year, Dan Cambll Go ahead, Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions.”
“Ten Frankie Louvu nine, Denzel Paraman eight, Nick Bolton seven, Zach Bond six, Alex Anzeloni... So this is my top five. Number one, I got Bobby Wagner, number two, I've got Fred Warner, three, Dre Greenlaw for Levonte David five, ro Kwan Smith.”
Minnesota Vikings to win the division
“I'm gonna say it's gonna be Minnesota Soda should be the favorites in this division.”
Jihaad Campbell to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“in a few months, when the twenty twenty five football season is done, just watch for this guy to be a candidate for the Defense of Rookie Defensive Player of the Year award”
Jihaad Campbell to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Jehat Campbell from Alabama. If he doesn't go in the first round, guys, I don't know what, Like, what are we doing?”
Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals
“I know Trey he wants to be in Cincinnati... So I think Trade's going to come back”
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Houston Texans
“I got the Chargers over the Houston Texans.”