# Joey Porter Jr. — what pundits predicted CB · Penn State 27 checkable claims from 15 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (25 unsettled) - “But look, I don't think he going to play neither. He blowing all this smoke. You hear me? He know he ain't going to even be out there. (upcoming game against the Bengals)” — [Joe Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/joe-johnson), for 2026, said Sep 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/639d45fe-c93b-44d7-8842-4e1c41c5154d - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “contract claim: Steelers slot him between 25 and 30, while he's looking to go to 34” — [Shannon Sharpe](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/shannon-sharpe), for 2026, said Sep 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/34031730-8f32-4182-92f9-987c4502d8da - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “contract claim: no extension done once the season has started” — [Shannon Sharpe](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/shannon-sharpe), for 2026, said Sep 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/34031730-8f32-4182-92f9-987c4502d8da - “yesterday. He said at some point to me that I would take that as not this week... And then not next week maybe either. (Week 3)” — [Pat McAfee](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-mcafee), for 2026, said Sep 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/661f6693-9242-4d40-b624-bccf947239a2 - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “dealt before the Nov. 10 trade deadline” — [Joel Corry](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/joel-corry), for 2026, said Sep 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/25196116-210c-437d-8830-6cb98ea54b29 - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “traded to the Lions” — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Sep 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fca2cc3c-b55d-47bf-b53c-93bf42d9097e - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “could be traded to the Lions” — [Christian Booher](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/christian-booher), for 2026, said Sep 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cb2f0d9c-344e-4ab3-8cb2-cb082235e123 - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “could be a potential landing spot for Porter” — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Sep 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d5ce7b-845f-4892-9bb6-72964ef5e082 - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “the Steelers trade away Porter Jr. for a second-round draft pick” — Jacob Punturi, for 2026, said Sep 19, 2026; not settled yet - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “willing to play it out without a new contract” — Ari Meirov, for 2026, said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet - “For now, he won’t put on a uniform for the second game of the 2026 season.” — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2cf335bc-f2c8-4336-a803-ebbecdb129c2 - Joey Porter Jr. to stay put — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2cf335bc-f2c8-4336-a803-ebbecdb129c2 - “You see the trainer leave with Porter. You know, we'll see what his status is this weekend. I'd be a little surprised if he plays.” — [Ian Rapoport](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ian-rapoport), for 2026, said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a550af05-c6e9-4331-aa0b-2ce81a27997b - Joey Porter Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jack Markowski](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jack-markowski), for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c9bda91-2bd6-4ae9-bdc3-9b6581c4da4e - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “stays with Steelers rather than being traded; contract negotiations resume next offseason, with franchise tag available” — [Jack Markowski](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jack-markowski), for 2026, said Sep 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c9bda91-2bd6-4ae9-bdc3-9b6581c4da4e - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “contract prediction: roughly $30 million annually over four years” — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/80d76c0c-4ca3-414b-89fe-03f3611975ed - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “no new contract will be done until after the season (contract claim)” — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/09ff746e-d477-4090-94d4-303b1dab7690 - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “will not get a new deal in Pittsburgh this year (contract/extension claim)” — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6f0a5682-8901-4e7b-81c0-ecde59ee7c46 - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “hold-in will continue; contract standoff unresolved” — [Jack Markowski](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jack-markowski), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c37db626-43a8-4d06-a80f-89615c81eaed - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “might be dealt before cut day” — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1efd361e-309f-48ba-ab0a-28d77ff76942 - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “could be traded if a team offers considerable capital” — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bd269550-714b-4a52-b6e1-2ba079b58fef - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “ends contract holdout and is back for Week 1” — [Geoff Schwartz](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/geoff-schwartz), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dd5e8030-ebc4-4647-8e08-d5f64a7b50ff - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “traded from the Steelers to the Cowboys” — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2827601a-8b9d-45fc-8dc3-56b476ba030b - Joey Porter Jr. to move — “remains in Pittsburgh through 2026” — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a6edcb85-bcff-47cb-ba7d-e09dc7549fe1 - Joey Porter Jr. to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions — Jacob Punturi, for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; too vague to check ## Settled (2) - Joey Porter Jr. to be picked “first-round pick” (picks 1–31) — [Brendan Donahue](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brendan-donahue), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 95.76 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/162ad716-afba-41f3-817f-e64d31007901 - Joey Porter Jr. to be picked at number 14 — [Ryan McCrystal](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-mccrystal), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 45.85 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/40af5841-7437-4bbc-8432-88cbb660dcf2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joey-porter-jr Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology