# Josh Jacobs — what pundits predicted RB · Alabama 33 checkable claims from 18 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (31 unsettled) - “I wouldn't bank on Lloyd or Jacobs to be ready for Week 10.” — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Nov 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c20e60ab-6e99-4cf2-9366-2a2e87d5a1f5 - Josh Jacobs to finish RB2 (13–24) at his position, by fantasy points — [Nick Raducanu](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-raducanu), for 2026, said Oct 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cbc067ff-4297-4866-a0ba-c4a75dae1fb4 - “DETROIT – Running back Josh Jacobs will make his season debut on Sunday for the Green Bay Packers.” — [Bill Huber](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bill-huber), for 2026, said Oct 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/67ac3bbc-13ae-4ffd-b456-a40bc3ba19da - “Josh Jacobs is going to play, I was told on Thursday. (Week 7 vs. Detroit)” — [Bill Huber](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bill-huber), for 2026, said Oct 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c277f0d9-896e-40dd-b610-d46e14ddc6cc - “the Packers are also getting reinforcements back in this game because Josh Jacobs is gonna play (Week 7 vs. Lions)” — [Matt Harmon](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-harmon), for 2026, said Oct 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e84047aa-9ad5-4d07-8b2a-93581426ca2e - Josh Jacobs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Oct 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3e7a650e-08f5-41a8-9754-194df181794e - “Jacobs, who has missed the season's first six games while serving time on the commissioner exempt list, will suit up for the first time in 2026 next Sunday against the Lions. (Week 7 vs. Detroit)” — [Vito Chirco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/vito-chirco), for 2026, said Oct 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/364965b2-c4b1-4585-8193-4821fccb9026 - “if you've held Josh Jacobs this long, he's absolutely a startable at the worst, you know, mid range RB two kind of guy” — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2026, said Oct 20, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/42a2b306-d9ac-472b-929b-96150c16c976 - Josh Jacobs to finish RB2 (13–24) at his position, by fantasy points — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Oct 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/67f3b68c-f058-49b1-8882-57c30308dbe6 - “The seventh-year back is set to be removed from the list Monday, allowing him to practice and play against Detroit next week.” — [Vito Chirco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/vito-chirco), for 2026, said Oct 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f9b6dedb-f6d8-43a0-9a25-77e579794882 - Josh Jacobs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Mark Morales-Smith](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mark-morales-smith), for 2026, said Sep 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4840d3d9-7a29-4ca6-b758-5fc38cadcf91 - Josh Jacobs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jacob Westendorf](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jacob-westendorf), for 2026, said Sep 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/74732492-951c-4bdd-9047-b9c9b08265d6 - Josh Jacobs to stay put — [Jacob Westendorf](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jacob-westendorf), for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/511067de-03ef-4df2-a9af-2afc74f7cf11 - Josh Jacobs to move — “the NFL will issue some kind of suspension in the near future” — [Jason Hirschhorn](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-hirschhorn), for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0eac1a7c-916a-4ccd-b931-dfac7f87e52b - Josh Jacobs to fall short of his draft cost (round eight) — [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 - Josh Jacobs to fall short of his draft cost (the 10th round) — [Simon Hunter](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/simon-hunter), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/43ba38bc-0c70-4486-b557-45e7be618e87 - Josh Jacobs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jacob Westendorf](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jacob-westendorf), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60a297eb-a1a6-4929-a589-40cb7119463c - Josh Jacobs to be 1st on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/700228ec-88d5-4206-aeda-b0b1aa7f01c3 - Josh Jacobs to fall short of his draft cost (Inside the top-50) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/700228ec-88d5-4206-aeda-b0b1aa7f01c3 - Josh Jacobs to fall short of his draft cost (first four rounds) — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ea523951-5291-4db1-8532-e768ae4dc24f - Josh Jacobs to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e16e970-77cc-4d8a-84b3-54322965f3a3 - Josh Jacobs to outplay his draft cost (Our ECR currently ranks Jacobs at RB17) — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e16e970-77cc-4d8a-84b3-54322965f3a3 - Josh Jacobs to fall short of his draft cost (MFL ADP: RB18) — Richard Janvrin, for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Jacobs to fall short of his draft cost (RB15, Overall RK36 | ECR vs. ADP: -8) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b332acd-4dd5-493b-a212-419ac1696e43 - Josh Jacobs to fall short of his draft cost (a fringe RB1) — [Mark Morales-Smith](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mark-morales-smith), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9ae2ff8f-0697-4735-9427-4b6066f1533a - Josh Jacobs to finish top 20 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Jacobs to outplay his draft cost (ECR: RB16) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Jacobs to finish top 11 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Josh Jacobs to move — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Jul 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1be8f9db-ce25-40f2-ae8c-6672606e4f62 - Josh Jacobs to move — [Peter Bukowski](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/peter-bukowski), for 2026, said Mar 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/90dbed0d-2bcc-4f16-aa4c-2349b37a602b - Josh Jacobs to move — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9337347d-fde9-46c9-9bb6-26ade467538b ## Settled (2) - Josh Jacobs to make the roster — [Jacob Westendorf](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jacob-westendorf), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60a297eb-a1a6-4929-a589-40cb7119463c - Josh Jacobs to make the roster — [Bill Huber](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bill-huber), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/252e49be-50e8-48d2-91e2-b5e540d78adc --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-jacobs Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology