# Simon Hunter — prediction record Simon Hunter is a regular voice on "Sharp or Square," the betting-focused segment of The Herd with Colin Cowherd. His predictions span divisional previews, win totals, playoff picks, and fantasy sleepers across both conferences, with a particular eye on quarterback play and draft markets. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 62.07% - **MissedTakes Score:** 14.31 - **Graded articles:** 8 - **Graded individual calls:** 30 - **Clarity:** 91.96% 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 (8) ### Sep 11, 2026 — scored 50 across 4 calls Hunter picked Houston and the Giants as underdog money line plays, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Detroit as favorites, and used Pittsburgh plus the Chargers as his survivor picks for week one. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5ac46502-b65b-469b-befc-16fbc672b011 ### Aug 25, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Hunter expects a healthy Buffalo to win 11-12 games, sees New England regressing to an 8-9 or 9-8 season, likes Miami in Week 1 at Las Vegas, would place Drake Maye in his own top ten quarterbacks, and names the Jets, Browns, Cardinals and Dolphins as the teams battling for the No. 1 overall pick. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3a49bb2f-0158-479c-af87-40c52295f1aa ### Aug 19, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Simon Hunter says the NFC North is wide open and the healthy Vikings are the play: he's betting Minnesota to win the division and to go over 8.5 wins, and he'd back them at home in Week 1 against Green Bay. He also slots Jordan Jennings behind Justin Jefferson and Addison in the Vikings' receiver pecking order. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8971036c-879f-481f-9a34-e41ffa8c15b9 ### Jan 28, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Simon leans heavily on the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, believing they are far better than a 4.5-point favorite and could blow out New England; he also likes the first-quarter under and thinks Cleveland (with Deshaun Watson), the Chiefs and the Buccaneers are the best long-shot Super Bowl futures for next season. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff2082cd-9082-4246-ba7f-59c7ba58ad33 ### Jul 23, 2025 — scored 100 across 2 calls Simon is drafting Ashton Jeanty in the late first/early second and is comfortable taking him in the first round, is all-in on DeVonta Adams with the Rams, and calls Puka Nacua one of the most overdrafted players who should not be taken in the first round. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/15f74c4e-cd8f-455b-b84f-e4098e767a84 ### Jul 18, 2025 — scored 27.48 across 2 calls Simon ranked twelve quarterbacks based on past performance — Mahomes first, Jalen Hurts second, Josh Allen third, with Dak Prescott seventh and Herbert outside the top 10 at 12 and Purdy at 14. He also called the Cowboys an undervalued, slept-on team and said he'd bet the Chiefs to win the AFC West over the hyped Chargers. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/38608da1-f418-4040-b957-d326fa5ea53c ### Jul 16, 2025 — scored 44.44 across 18 calls Simon's 14 playoff teams: Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Texans, Broncos, Steelers and Raiders in the AFC; Cowboys, Eagles, Buccaneers, Packers, Lions, 49ers and Rams in the NFC. He has Houston winning the AFC South, Green Bay the NFC North, Tampa Bay the NFC South, and the Rams winning the Super Bowl. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/86eba2fd-3918-4843-a892-45b57a85c259 ### Feb 25, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Simon says Jackson Dart, as a pocket passer in today's NFL, will likely be drafted late in the first round rather than as a top-ten pick. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b3f582a7-ff5b-41d4-a5b6-f1261d923cdf --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=simon-hunter