# Aaron Jones — what pundits predicted RB · Texas-El Paso 19 checkable claims from 13 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (15 unsettled) - “I think, well, this is definitely based on the assumption Aaron Jones plays... he was described as day to day. So which usually means to me that they're probably going to play. (Week 8)” — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Oct 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b1b1345a-7d8e-43b6-8657-11514f378f27 - Aaron Jones to finish top 30 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Oct 28, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — Josh Shepardson, for 2026, said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Trevor Ripley](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/trevor-ripley), for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e0e524e-22ab-4767-85ea-48d6d27d3928 - Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/aaa32b43-8324-4ef2-aa2f-fb5b1440518d - Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/53496a86-9874-475b-a145-f51f3052f86c - Aaron Jones to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c528a174-4cc1-468c-9473-e9b60da1f6f8 - Aaron Jones to fall short of his draft cost (round 10) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d6e49275-e4cf-4d86-917d-1d29252c1d0a - Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/47566b48-8024-4960-b25c-11c03fe43543 - Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost (Round 11+ / Outside Top 120) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d924d0f-d573-45c0-84a7-f4aeeeb9dee4 - Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/22a4578b-eb92-41d2-820b-1a7eaa2e4e2f - Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost (a current superflex ADP of 130) — Ryan Conway, for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet - Aaron Jones to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c6f6ca7-2193-4aef-8a62-e4a7f535b80a - Aaron Jones to fall short of his draft cost (outside of the RB1 range in ADP) — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Aug 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f9c1634b-1813-4674-8636-d3225c4a7b19 - Aaron Jones to move — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e4f38dcb-6e95-4645-9f16-fad932bc003c ## Settled (4) - Aaron Jones to move — [Justin Penik](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/justin-penik), for 2025, said Mar 6, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 55) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4af0c93c-46f5-4a2c-ae24-e6ffa81a6559 - Aaron Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/31adc8bb-8f15-453f-bbcf-cab44e29b8b3 - Aaron Jones to fall short of his draft cost (RB twenty two) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said May 31, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6eb326e0-2082-4ae8-ac76-20d3f25b0b78 - Aaron Jones to outplay his draft cost (his end of the fifth round ECR) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said May 17, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/316f2dfd-c096-416d-ae8a-6cb60715ceac --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-jones Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology