# Justin Herbert — what pundits predicted QB · Oregon 54 checkable claims from 35 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## Measurables - 40-yard dash: 4.68 s - Vertical: 35½″ - Broad jump: 10′3″ - Height: 6′6″ - Weight: 236 lb - 3-cone: 7.06 s - 20-yard shuttle: 4.46 s 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. Drills not listed were not performed. Combine results via [Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2020-combine.htm). ## What pundits expect (43 unsettled) - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Ian Rapoport](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ian-rapoport), for 2026, said Nov 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/76335ec2-fa1c-49bc-839c-6be609176806 - Justin Herbert to stay put — Brennan Isham, for 2026, said Nov 10, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to move — “off-limits at the trade deadline” — Brad Crawford, for 2026, said Nov 7, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to move — “extremely unlikely he gets traded” — [Gilberto Manzano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gilberto-manzano), for 2026, said Nov 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/67d5af78-94ea-4ee2-a277-5e68347022de - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Nov 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d5a93acb-5dfd-4012-b137-e22af3b1d163 - Justin Herbert to finish top 5 at his position, by an unstated measure — [Albert Breer](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/albert-breer), for 2026, said Nov 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52888f3f-506f-497a-815e-c9c46a8fa97a - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Albert Breer](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/albert-breer), for 2026, said Nov 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52888f3f-506f-497a-815e-c9c46a8fa97a - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Chris Roling](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-roling), for 2026, said Oct 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6c1d5944-e5f1-4440-b858-818e42ea71f7 - Justin Herbert to stay put — [John Middlekauff](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-middlekauff), for 2026, said Oct 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fb38c02-f63f-488f-95b9-e40daed5a32f - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jordan-dajani), for 2026, said Oct 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ad41e13d-b9ee-49a8-a91b-3923a74e4d9e - Justin Herbert to finish top 10 at his position, by an unstated measure — [Chris Roling](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-roling), for 2026, said Oct 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ad4e971e-1743-452f-8538-e50c8759c6e3 - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Chris Roling](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-roling), for 2026, said Oct 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ad4e971e-1743-452f-8538-e50c8759c6e3 - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Bryan DeArdo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bryan-deardo), for 2026, said Oct 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d552d841-7bd4-466b-b98e-3b338f527ad8 - Justin Herbert to move — “might just cost them Herbert, who appears to be in a funk only a change of scenery will solve” — [Chris Roling](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-roling), for 2026, said Oct 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/30bd148d-5702-4545-9c31-6413e7c226c9 - Justin Herbert to be 1st on the depth chart — [Thomas Martinez](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/thomas-martinez), for 2026, said Oct 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2e095ac-d1bd-4223-be97-71cc77815646 - Justin Herbert to be 1st on the depth chart — [Thomas Martinez](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/thomas-martinez), for 2026, said Oct 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b0104cc2-c76b-4048-9a4a-abe9302844a1 - Justin Herbert to move — “could be traded if the season keeps collapsing, with a no-trade clause letting him hand-pick a destination” — [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan), for 2026, said Sep 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b9868de6-ac6f-4b28-a68c-6541371eb633 - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Sep 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4a9d8598-05eb-4470-8b19-f5555fa343ff - Justin Herbert to be 1st on the depth chart — [Thomas Martinez](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/thomas-martinez), for 2026, said Sep 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bcc0c9e2-6313-45af-bc99-f1cd46806da6 - Justin Herbert to stay put — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said Sep 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/37ac8ef6-b174-47f9-8228-eab00283367f - Justin Herbert to be 1st on the depth chart — [Thomas Martinez](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/thomas-martinez), for 2026, said Sep 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ca8474ac-b2ea-4741-95b1-18fe8eee6f58 - Justin Herbert to win MVP — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/36c480cc-6b54-4cea-8204-3fc00ea6493c - Justin Herbert to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to win MVP finalist — [Chris Broussard](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-broussard), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cdf8bbf0-ffd2-4209-8b8c-ad38f2d0dfb8 - Justin Herbert to win MVP — [Veejay Huskey](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/veejay-huskey), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9b37fc24-8be7-499e-85c9-5743fdc71d25 - Justin Herbert to win MVP — [Mark “Magic Mark” Willard](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mark-magic-mark-willard), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b3ed1c21-6174-4806-a6dc-4c87c3683ce1 - Justin Herbert to outplay his draft cost (an ADP of QB9 and is going in the back half of the seventh round) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cfdff149-1e6c-4d4f-bd3f-2e392f31e363 - Justin Herbert to win MVP — [Albert Breer](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/albert-breer), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f57d7772-c7a0-46a3-808b-446eaa879702 - Justin Herbert to win MVP — Damon Bruce, for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to outplay his draft cost (9.01, QB14 ESPN ADP) — [Nic Bodiford](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nic-bodiford), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5d6e4e8c-dffb-4899-87ad-8b0214526dc2 - Justin Herbert to outplay his draft cost (Round 7 or 8) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9b481392-5ee9-43eb-bd58-fc132674dcea - Justin Herbert to outplay his draft cost (an ADP of QB9 and is going in the back half of the seventh round) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d48c57cb-8447-4f48-99bb-4d0dff29f89a - Justin Herbert to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/feacf9fe-5946-4dbc-ac48-4c34d62c2ad3 - Justin Herbert to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to fall short of his draft cost (QB8) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points — [Nic Bodiford](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nic-bodiford), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/96519009-196d-4719-a363-00ea0177aa8d - Justin Herbert to outplay his draft cost (the middle rounds) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/de765b46-ad1b-43a3-b685-4b38acb95569 - Justin Herbert to outplay his draft cost (Round 7 or 8) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cac2f0f5-22f8-4b35-b533-933eddcc67f1 - Justin Herbert to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards — Dan Dwade, for 2026, said Aug 7, 2026; not settled yet - Justin Herbert to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Jun 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2d5a8a35-185a-4757-9edc-1a9ac823ada3 - Justin Herbert — MVP: finish in the top three — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c98e2861-ac07-4bb7-a536-52699b0a3e09 - Justin Herbert — MVP: finish in the top three — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a495def0-48a1-4104-875b-08533935707c ## Settled (11) - Justin Herbert to win MVP — [Eric Mangini](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eric-mangini), for 2025, said Jan 10, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a0d45d98-1c40-47ec-9f79-7444727d076c - Justin Herbert to win MVP — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Sep 22, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9a980b3d-dd79-4893-80c6-4ee9d9dcd028 - Justin Herbert to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards — [Jay Stewart](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jay-stewart), for 2025, said Jun 21, 2025; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5fe9535a-0493-40c9-ac73-c7643995f71e - Justin Herbert to finish top 8 at his position, by passing yards — [Shannon Sharpe](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/shannon-sharpe), for 2025, said Jul 16, 2025; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cfcdf9f8-bbc4-4186-b030-a6790d012cf3 - Justin Herbert to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2025, said Jul 29, 2025; scored 66.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/50f5acdf-a4f0-414f-aeac-222067b75938 - Justin Herbert to win MVP — [Dan Pizzuta](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/dan-pizzuta), for 2022, said Sep 8, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5cef782a-2154-448a-a0af-3762cb3f5d2e - Justin Herbert to win Most Valuable Player — [Mike Tannenbaum](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-tannenbaum), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/df951dc9-b6c1-4730-8590-227832e4ef13 - Justin Herbert to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Mike Tannenbaum](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-tannenbaum), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/df951dc9-b6c1-4730-8590-227832e4ef13 - Justin Herbert to win Most Valuable Player — [Matt Cassel](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-cassel), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bfe3169b-8d05-40f7-bb19-6f8ee754435a - Justin Herbert to win Most Valuable Player — [Mike Martz](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-martz), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a66306bb-b292-46aa-83a2-a123ca88a4e8 - Justin Herbert to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards — [Ryan Reynolds](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-reynolds), for 2023, said Sep 5, 2023; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/20d4982c-14f1-4af1-875f-61e96d1c4a05 --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/justin-herbert Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology